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Hocine
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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2018, 07:30:37 PM » |
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The contexts in which these three movies were made are quite different.
Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes are two MGM films directed by Brian G. Hutton.
Later, Brian G. Hutton’s name will be written on a grave of High Plains Drifter’s cemetery, like Sergio Leone and Don Siegel names.
After the Dollar trilogy, Clint became a rising star in Hollywood in the late sixties and early seventies.
His agent, Lenny Hirshan, encouraged him to make pictures with other well-known actors.
So, he made Where Eagles Dare with Richard Burton, Paint Your Wagon with Lee Marvin and Kelly’s Heroes with Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles.
His agent thought that sharing the screen with big names could help Clint to become a household name.
Clint was very disappointed with Paint Your Wagon and Kelly’s Heroes because a lot of money was wasted, the making of these movies was too long and directors Joshua Logan and Brian G. Hutton hadn’t the final cut.
Thanks to these experiences, Clint learned what to do when shooting a film in Hollywood: shooting on real locations, staying away from the big studios’ bosses, getting the final cut, working with small crews, avoiding big stars.
About Where Eagles Dare, Clint thought that it should have been called Where Doubles Dare because many stuntmen were used during action sequences.
Actually, Where Eagles Dare is more balanced than Paint Your Wagon and Kelly’s Heroes.
Kelly’s Heroes is half a comedy and half an adventure film.
Richard Burton and Elisabeth Taylor became his friends but Clint didn’t share their lifestyle.
The Beguiled is the kind of movies Clint wanted to make.
I think that Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes are still entertaining though a little bit forgotten.
In these movies, Clint played silent and action men, reminiscent of the Man with No Name.
Heartbreak Ridge is not really a war film. It’s much of a drama, a parody of masculinity.
Clint directed it and it was released in 1986, more than 15 years after Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes.
Clint gave one of his best performances as Thomas Highway.
This part is a turning point for Clint because this is the first that Clint really played an old man.
In many ways, the Thomas Highway part opened the field to Clint next roles:
John Wilson, Nick Pulovski, William Munny, Frank Horrigan, Red Garnett, Robert Kincaid, Luther Whitney, Steve Everett, Frank Corvin, Terry McCaleb, Frankie Dunn, Walt Kowalski, Gus Lobel and Earl Stone.
Heartbreak Ridge is not always considered among Clint best films.
I like Heartbreak Ridge thanks to Clint’s performance which is somewhere between Bronco Billy and Dirty Harry.
There is some nostalgia of America which reminds me Bronco Billy.
I like Where Eagles Dare, Kelly’s Heroes and Heartbreak Ridge but I prefer the last one.
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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2018, 06:22:27 AM » |
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The contexts in which these three movies were made are quite different.
Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes are two MGM films directed by Brian G. Hutton.
Later, Brian G. Hutton’s name will be written on a grave of High Plains Drifter’s cemetery, like Sergio Leone and Don Siegel names.
After the Dollar trilogy, Clint became a rising star in Hollywood in the late sixties and early seventies.
His agent, Lenny Hirshan, encouraged him to make pictures with other well-known actors.
So, he made Where Eagles Dare with Richard Burton, Paint Your Wagon with Lee Marvin and Kelly’s Heroes with Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Don Rickles.
His agent thought that sharing the screen with big names could help Clint to become a household name.
Clint was very disappointed with Paint Your Wagon and Kelly’s Heroes because a lot of money was wasted, the making of these movies was too long and directors Joshua Logan and Brian G. Hutton hadn’t the final cut.
Thanks to these experiences, Clint learned what to do when shooting a film in Hollywood: shooting on real locations, staying away from the big studios’ bosses, getting the final cut, working with small crews, avoiding big stars.
About Where Eagles Dare, Clint thought that it should have been called Where Doubles Dare because many stuntmen were used during action sequences.
Actually, Where Eagles Dare is more balanced than Paint Your Wagon and Kelly’s Heroes.
Kelly’s Heroes is half a comedy and half an adventure film.
Richard Burton and Elisabeth Taylor became his friends but Clint didn’t share their lifestyle.
The Beguiled is the kind of movies Clint wanted to make.
I think that Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes are still entertaining though a little bit forgotten.
In these movies, Clint played silent and action men, reminiscent of the Man with No Name.
Heartbreak Ridge is not really a war film. It’s much of a drama, a parody of masculinity.
Clint directed it and it was released in 1986, more than 15 years after Where Eagles Dare and Kelly’s Heroes.
Clint gave one of his best performances as Thomas Highway.
This part is a turning point for Clint because this is the first that Clint really played an old man.
In many ways, the Thomas Highway part opened the field to Clint next roles:
John Wilson, Nick Pulovski, William Munny, Frank Horrigan, Red Garnett, Robert Kincaid, Luther Whitney, Steve Everett, Frank Corvin, Terry McCaleb, Frankie Dunn, Walt Kowalski, Gus Lobel and Earl Stone.
Heartbreak Ridge is not always considered among Clint best films.
I like Heartbreak Ridge thanks to Clint’s performance which is somewhere between Bronco Billy and Dirty Harry.
There is some nostalgia of America which reminds me Bronco Billy.
I like Where Eagles Dare, Kelly’s Heroes and Heartbreak Ridge but I prefer the last one.
I really like your point of view on these movies. Thank you! |
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