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30/05/2024

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"Times have changed and s*x sells. Around 1990 I voluntarily went into rehab because I was drinking too much and some smart-ass editor said, "Oh, another boring story about an actor going to rehab. Let's give him s*x addiction." Then it became, "Self-confessed s"x addict!".

Michael Douglas considers "Falling Down" (1993) his favorite performance of all the movies he has been in.

In an interview less than a week before the film's release, screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith gave his interpretation of what the movie was about. "To me, even though the movie deals with complicated urban issues, it really is just about one basic thing: The main character represents the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost. And that way, I guess you could say D-FENS is like Los Angeles. For both of them, it's adjust-or-die time."

Every studio in Hollywood turned down Smith's script, and producer Arnold Kopelson was getting to the stage of considering cable television. Joel Schumacher envisioned his friend Douglas in the lead role. However, Douglas planned to take a break from acting, as he had just done two films back-to-back, and desired to spend some time with his family. Douglas agreed to read the script after Schumacher's urging, and declared it one of the best he had ever read, taking the role immediately. The presence of such a popular actor as the lead allowed the film to get a much higher budget. Douglas, believing the film to be important, agreed to take a much lower salary, so the film could also have more money to be made.

It was Schumacher's idea for the crew cut that Michael Douglas has in this movie. Combined with the glasses Douglas wore, he was almost unrecognizable. Douglas commented on how it helped him get into the character of a veteran of the military or defense industry, "It gave me the feeling of the late 50s and the early 60s, and somehow my character you kinda have the feeling that he came from another time, or he wished or he hoped for another time when things made sense." Douglas would add concerning the character, "There's a lot of people who are a paycheck away from being on the streets and being out of work who did everything right, they've been responsible, they tried hard, [and] they don't know what went wrong! We won the war, where's it all at?"
Falling Down (1993)

The opening scene of the film, in which Michael Douglas is stuck in gridlock on the freeway, took a day to shoot.
At the time of its release Douglas's father, actor Kirk Douglas, declared "He played it brilliantly. I think it is his best piece of work to date." He also defended the film against critics who claimed that it glorifies lawbreaking: "Michael's character is not the 'hero' or 'newest urban icon'. He is the villain and the victim. Of course, we see many elements of our society that contributed to his madness. We even pity him. But the movie never condones his actions." (IMDb/Wikipedia)

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26/05/2024

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Watch "Cool Hand Luke" at least once before You Die!

On November 1, 1967, "Cool Hand Luke" was released.

Donn Pearce, a merchant seaman who later became a counterfeiter and safe cracker, wrote the novel "Cool Hand Luke", about his experiences working on a chain gang while serving in a Florida prison. He sold the story to Warner Bros. for $80,000 and received another $15,000 to write the screenplay. After working in television for over a decade, Rosenberg chose it to make it his directorial debut in cinema. He took the idea to Jalem Productions, owned by Jack Lemmon. Since Pearce had no experience writing screenplays, his draft was reworked by Frank Pierson. Conrad Hall was hired as the cinematographer, while Paul Newman's brother, Arthur, was hired as the unit production manager. Newman's biographer Marie Edelman Borden states that the "tough, honest" script drew together threads from earlier movies, especially "Hombre", Newman's earlier film of 1967. Director Stuart Rosenberg altered the original ending in the script, adding "an upbeat ending that would reprise the protagonist's (and Paul Newman's) trademark smile."

George Kennedy turned in an Academy Award-winning performance as the leader of the prisoners, Dragline, who fights Luke, and comes to respect him. During the nomination process, worried about the box office success of Camelot and Bonnie and Clyde, Kennedy invested US$5,000 in trade advertising to promote himself. Kennedy later stated that thanks to the award his salary was "multiplied by ten the minute (he) won," also adding "the happiest part was that I didn't have to play only villains anymore."

My favorite movie of 2023 :
02/01/2024

My favorite movie of 2023 :

Army of One Trailer 1 (2016) Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand Comedy Movie HD [Official Trailer]

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28/08/2022

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Matt Damon breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Good Will Hunting,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'The Talented Mr. Ripley,' 'Ocean's 11,...

Not a dry in the house great movie!
17/08/2022

Not a dry in the house great movie!

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18/03/2022

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1958 classic tv show Trackdown epi 130 The End of the World reflects man named Trump who wants a wall. ironic. prophetic. YOU be the judge. Enjoy. CBS

10/11/2020

Mad max & The Road Warrior are in the top 10 movies of all times. Fight me

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03/10/2020

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Jack Nicholson presenting producer Clint Eastwood with the Oscar® for Best Picture for "Unforgiven" at the 65th Academy Awards® in 1993. Introduced by Billy ...

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30/07/2020

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Arnold Schwarzenegger breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Terminator,' 'The Terminator 2: Judgement Day,' 'Predator,' 'Batman...

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