strictly dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written , produced and directed by melvin frank and norman panama , and starring ezio pinza and janet leigh .

it is the second film to be based on preston sturges ' 1929 hit broadway play of the same name after a pre-code film released by universal pictures in 1931 with the same title .

strictly dishonorable ( 1951 film )

ezio pinza and janet leigh kiss in a scene from the film ' strictly dishonorable ' , 1951 .
william ricciardi is the only actor who also appeared in the broadway production of strictly dishonorable .
ezio pinza and janet leigh kiss in a scene from the film ' strictly dishonorable ' , . . .
strictly dishonorable was in production from mid - january to mid - march 1951 , and was released on 3 july of that year .
this story is supposedly set in the 1920s , yet the fashions and hairdos are strictly from 1951 .
with the headline : the screen in review ; ' strictly dishonorable , ' starring ezio pinza and janet leigh , new feature at capitol .
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in 1951 , harold lloyd received a golden globe nomination as
best motion picture actor - musical / comedy
, and the film was nominated for grand prize at the 1951 cannes film festival . [ 6 ]
preston sturges approached mgm with the idea of doing a remake of strictly dishonorable with ezio pinza , and received $ 60 , 000 for the rights , but was disappointed when he was not hired to write the screenplay .
( 1950 ) - supposedly judy and ezio pinza were
discussed
for this film , released in 1951 with janet leigh and pinza .
crew : ( b & w ) extract of a review from 1951 . running time : 94 min .
title strictly dishonorable genre film notes - 1951 records by ezio pinza of orig cast .
everything i have is yours ,
i ' ll see you in my dreams
( 45 / rca 49 - 3395 , alb - 1608 , alb - 2212 , alb - 2345 ) ( production and recordings information ) - from : show music on record by jack raymond - loc . natlib . smor . 1951 - 21 ( digitalid ) description film . 1951 records by ezio pinza of orig cast .
everything i have is yours ,
i ' ll see you in my dreams
( 45 / rca 49 - 3395 , alb - 1608 , alb - 2212 , alb - 2345 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by jack raymond additional metadata formats metsxml record
review , top ticket prices were $ 1 . 50 at the criterion theatre in ny , where the film enjoyed a four - week minimum run . in 1951 , m - g - m released
pinza’s short - lived movie career began with the 1951 film , mr . imperium . a piece of mgm hokum about a playboy prince and a hollywood star , it matched pinza up with lana turner .
. at liberty in chicago , he started by writing two lines of dialogue :
what are your intentions ?
strictly dishonorable .
he wrote the play quickly , in about six days of work , and called it originally
come , come , isabelle .
he gave the ingenue his grandmother ' s maiden name , isabelle perry .
pinza’s second feature film was far superior , the preston sturges romp , strictly dishonorable . in this one , pinza got to play a womanizing opera star ( no comment ! ) , which gave him licence to sing an eclectic assortment of material , including the two numbers featured here , i’ll see you in my dreams ( isham jones –gus kahn ) and everything i have is yours ( burton lane–harold adamson ) .
( 1951 ) at the studio . pinza had left the metropolitan opera a few years earlier and transitioned to broadway with his famous performance as emile de becque in
gus offers to put isabelle up for the night , assuring her that his intentions are
strictly dishonorable
. the judge warns isabelle about gus , but she is adamant about staying , since she has fallen in love . so , too , has gus : overwhelmed by isabelle ' s sweetness and innocence , he spends the night in judge dempsey ' s apartment .
since metro ' s first try at starting ezio pinza on a screen career in an item called
mr . imperium
turned out something of a flop d ' estime ( which the company withheld from distribution after a few dismal dates here and there ) , it is actually launching the singer and middle - aged glamour - boy in his second film made for metro ,
strictly dishonorable .
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( 1951 ) - another musical biopic , this time based on the life and music of sigmund romberg . no doubt freed had judy on his early lists of guest star appearances . a screenplay was delivered by joseph fields on december 2 , 1951 . the project was turned over to roger edens and released in 1954 as deep in my heart .
the following 2 decades exemplified a significant upsurge in theatre adapted for the big screen . and hollywood began contracting notable playwrights for their burgeoning production teams . after preston sturges ’ string of broadway hits and successful film adaptations like strictly dishonorable ( 1931 ) and child of manhattan ( 1933 ) , he was contracted out as a writer - for - hire for several hollywood studios , before going on to become one of the most prolific filmmakers of his generation .
lloyd was never to star in another film , turning instead to production , and releasing compilation films featuring his earlier silent film work .
although the film explicitly connects the character of harold diddlebock to that in the freshman , in the earlier film his surname is lamb .
( 1951 / 1953 ) - paul henried wanted to make this film , based on the 1948 emily harvin novel about a husband who has his wife put in an insane asylum just to get her out of his life . that would have been interesting .
, but the current film was released first , so it marks his dramatic acting debut . pinza went on to make only one more film ,
offers came from film world , so sturges picked up some fast money by writing film scripts . shortly after , a play from his trunk ,
among her films :
act of violence
( with van heflin ) ,
little women ,
holiday affair
( robert mitchum ) ,
strictly dishonorable
( ezio pinza ) ,
the naked spur
( james stewart ) ,
living it up
( martin and lewis ) ,
jet pilot
( john wayne ) ,
bye bye birdie
( dick van dyke ) ,
safari
( victor mature ) .
( universal - 1932 ) - this universal film starring zasu pitts is the earliest known feature film that judy ( then still frances gumm ) was considered for . her role was played in the finished film by cora sue collins .
sturges , meanwhile , started his own film career , writing many fine screenplays through the 1930s and becoming a director in 1940 , after which he turned out some of the best film comedies of all time . by 1951 , his power , popularity and output were nearing the end . he had an inkling , however , that mgm might be interested in launching a musical remake of
a film poster for the 1940 british screen adaptation of patrick hamilton’s celebrated play .
( 1939 ) - a title suggested for a possible judy and mickey film .
( 20th century - fox - 1961 ) - judy was always mentioned in various talks about bringing the 1951 musical version of the famous book by betty smith to the screen . judy would have played
aunt cissy ,
played on broadway by shirley booth . the musical never made it to film .
soon after , his works were being snapped up by film studios , and his screen adapted works dominated the hollywood model , including the glass menagerie ( 1950 ) , a streetcar named desire ( 1951 ) , the rose tattoo ( 1955 ) , cat on a hot tin roof ( 1958 ) , orpheus descending ( under the film title the fugitive kind ) , and the night of the iguana ( 1964 ) .
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the wizard of oz a month later . this title was never made into a film .
( with bing crosby ) - the film was made with crosby and jane wyman in 1952 .
( 1951 ) , indeed starred pinza as well as 24 - year - old janet leigh in a comic , musical story of a may - december romance between an opera star and the wide - eyed southern gal who has idolized him since childhood . the posters declared :
( mid - 1950s ) - judy was supposedly considered for the role eventually played in the 1960 film by elizabeth taylor . taylor won the first of her two best actress oscars for this film .
in 1923 , silent film producer thomas h . ince paid a whopping usd 35 , 000 for the screen rights to eugene o’neill ’s 1921 play anna christie ( the first of three film adaptations ) .
a film that carried many a curse . john huston , marilyn monroe and arthur miller on set for
, but the song ended up being performed by george murphy and eleanor powell in the final film .
william ricciardi was the only actor from the broadway cast to play his role in the 1931 film adaptation .
- this was a project that freed wanted to make from the late 1930s into the 1950s . it was based on the 1935 stage hit
billy rose ' s jumbo .
freed planned to star judy and mickey , then in 1948 and 1951 he planned to pair judy with frank sinatra ( joseph fields turned in a screenplay dated october 2 , 1951 ) . mgm made the film in 1962 , produced by joe pasternak starring doris day , stephen boyd , and jimmy durante . durante was in the original 1935 stage version . the 1962 film recreates his famously hysterical comedy bit of attempting to sneak jumbo off the circus grounds . he ' s stopped by a sheriff who asks
where are you going with that elephant ?
and durante delivers the punch line as only he could :
what elephant ?
( 20th century - fox - 1950 ) - fox had an exclusive agreement with rodgers & hammerstein as their studio of choice for any film project , especially adaptations of their stage successes . the team supposedly first came to fox with the idea for an original musical film version of
anna & the king of siam
in 1950 . the project never materialized , and it ' s possible this is just rumor or wishful thinking on the part of rodgers & hammerstein . a short while later
rodgers & hammerstein ' s the king and i
opened on broadway in 1951 with yul brynner and gertrude lawrence . too quick of a turnaround to axe a garland project in 1950 and have it reformatted for the stage , ready to open on broadway in 1951 with a new cast , songs , and rehearsal / tryout period .
into production , a lengthy opening
mini - musical
version of
show boat
was created , with lena horne in the role freed was to give to judy in a full - length film version : the tragic singer
julie .
the full - length film version wouldn ' t get made until 1951 , after judy had left the studio . garland fans have always speculated on how different the role and the film would have been if judy had the chance to play the role . it had also been argued ( with some validation ) that if judy had stayed at mgm , her status as the studio ' s premiere musical leading lady would most likely have prevented her being cast in a secondary role that basically disappears from most of the last half of the story . audiences would have wanted
more judy .
in the end , ava gardner gave a wonderful performance as
julie
in the 1951 version .
the popular “cowboy”songs of the period are reflected in a pair of numbers pinza recorded with the sons of the pioneers in 1951 : the little ol’ state of texas and the wind is a woman . in one photo of the period , you can even find pinza sporting a highly inappropriate ten - gallon hat .
judy was never seriously in the running for this film . it was planned for production at the same time as
( 1951 ) - this project really was a cause for alarm . the producer , tom lewis , wanted judy for the lead . loretta young was lewis ' wife and wanted the role . a lot . it ' s hollywood legend that she had a lawyer threaten to sue lewis on the grounds of discrimination because he wouldn ' t give the role to her . she got the role . the film is forgotten today .
( 1937 ) - the mgm music department records show that judy recorded
who knows ?
for the film on august 27 , 1937 . the recording has not survived . the final film starred eleanor powell and nelson eddy .
in may , it was reported that hughes was running a contest for his employees to find a shorter name for the film , with the winner to get $ 250 ; the next month , after it had only played in three cities , the film was pulled from circulation and its name changed to mad wednesday , because of concerns that the word
sin
in the title would hold back the film ' s box office from the
family trade
. it was intended to return the film to distribution as soon as october , and a special effects crew was sent to san francisco to film process shots to be used in the film ' s re - editing . [ 1 ]
amrit nahata ' s kissaa kursee kaa , the film which will never be released =
kissā kursī kā
.
from an analytical standpoint , we need to look at the theatre space and the film set as two separate entities .
( embassy pictures - circa , 1963 / 64 ) - it was reported in contemporary papers that judy was considered for lead in the film version of the popular 162 musical . to date , no film of the show has been made .
, preston sturges unofficially endorsed the film version of his highly successful play in a letter to carl laemmle . a october 1932
. the play was sturges ' second broadway production , and the first of his plays to be made into a film .
david o . selznick , 1941 ) - judy expressed interest in starring in the film version of the 1939 book
claudia : the story of a marriage
and its subsequent broadway play . the play ran from 1941 - 1943 and starred dorothy mcguire , who recreated the title role for her film debut in the 1943 film version made by 20th century - fox .
( 1969 ) - in their january 1 , 1969 issue ,
variety
reported that director barry mahon was negotiating to have judy provide the narration for this film . the deal fell through , but the film was made - without narration .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
il ritorno di césare is a fictitious opera created by mario castelnuovo - tedesco for the film , and staged by vladimir rosing .
the completed film , reuniting astaire and rogers after 10 years , opened on may 13 , 1949 and was a huge success .
( circa , 1965 / 66 ) - columnists listed judy as one of the potential stars for the film version of thomas berger ' s 1964 novel . the film was made and released in 1970 starring dustin hoffman and faye dunaway and directed by arthur penn .
the canny , self - promoting pinza parlayed his success as de becque into a multi - tasking empire as a recording and film artist . he even ventured into television , with a 1951 variety series ( “the ezio pinza show” ) as well as a short - lived live 1953 sitcom called “bonino” . where he played a widowed opera singer with five children . ( one of them was a ten - year - old named van dyke parks , who later went on to a successful music career . )
20th century - fox , circa 1937 ) - a sequel to judy ' s feature film debut was suggested , but never made .
she wrote in her autobiography that the manchurian candidate was
a dynamite film ,
though she had worried about working with frank sinatra .
would include
buddy ebsen and judy garland .
judy ' s part was written out before she began any work on the film .
the judy garland database features a promotional photo of judy from the 1940s used in connection with this film , but nothing else is known .
( 1967 ) - judy was considered for the role of
mrs . robinson ,
played in the finished film by anne bancroft .
– but the reception by the general public was no better the second time around . a few critics consider this film a masterpiece of comedy .
( 1939 ) - the film adaptation of rachel crothers ' 1937 broadway hit was originally going to star greer garson as
susan
with frederick march and judy as susan ' s daughter . the film was eventually made with joan crawford , march and rita quigley in the daughter role .
( circa , 1965 / 66 ) - judy was considered for a cameo in this world war ii film , released by columbia in 1967 .
lux radio theatre broadcast a radio adaptation of the film on december 8 , 1952 , with janet leigh reprising her role and fernando lamas replacing pinza .
but the failure of pinza’s various film and television projects , as well as changing public tastes , caused interest in his work to decline after that .
judy ' s instincts were usually spot - on , and she no doubt realized this was a quickie production ( filmed on tape for transfer to film , no less ! ) meant to compete with another film about harlow with angela lansbury as harlow ' s mother and carroll baker as harlow . it was rogers ' last film appearance . neither film did very well , coming off as highly fictionalized soap opera . too bad , as jean harlow was one of the greatest stars of the 1930s and deserved better . in a better production judy could have done some justice to harlow ' s story .
the film premiered in miami , florida on 8 february 1947 , and went into general release on 4 april . despite sturges ' later claim that the film
got the best reviews i ever received ,
the notices were mixed and commented on the unevenness of the comedy , perhaps the result of the falling out between sturges and lloyd . sturges claimed that producer howard hughes used the reviews as an excuse to re - make the film . [ 1 ]
, where he had made his most popular films , but the film was not successful in its initial release . it was quickly pulled from distribution by producer
this movie was the only credited feature film appearance of frances ramsden ( 1920—2000 ) , whose role is important enough that she could have received second billing .
more recently , such playwrights as david mamet and tony kushner have had fruitful careers in screenwriting and film directing , earning much praise in both creative industries .
the sin of harold diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by preston sturges , starring the silent film comic icon harold lloyd , and featuring a supporting cast including jimmy conlin , raymond walburn , rudy vallee , arline judge , edgar kennedy , franklin pangborn , j . farrell macdonald , robert dudley , robert greig , lionel stander and jackie the lion . the film ' s story is a continuation of the freshman , one of lloyd ' s most successful movies .
crowther , bosley .
above and beyond , film review .
the new york times , january 31 , 1953 . retrieved : february 6 , 2010 .
a film biography of buddy desylva ( with bing crosby ) paramount wanted judy to co - star with bing crosby and
hopalong cassidy
in a western .
in the event , because of hughes ' re - editing of the film and re - shooting of some scenes – sturges said that hughes
[ left ] out all the parts i considered the best in the picture , and adding to its end a talking horse
– the film was not ready for re - release until 1950 . united artists backed out of their distribution deal with hughes , so after hughes bought rko , he used his new studio to release the film , now cut from 89 to 76 minutes , on 28 october 1950 . the total cost of the film was estimated to be $ 1 , 712 , 959 .
with ezio pinza , and received $ 60 , 000 for the rights , but was disappointed when he wasn ' t hired to write the screenplay for the film .
( warner bros . , 1944 ) - warner bros . supposedly wanted judy for the lead . the film was released in 1946 starring gary cooper and ingrid bergman .
( 1942 ) - judy wanted to be in the film adaptation of pearl s . buck ' s novel . it was made by mgm in 1944 starring katherine hepburn .
when initial reviews came in , taylor ' s performance in above and beyond was considered the
finest performance of his career to date
. [ 12 ] taylor was also proud of his accomplishments in the film and urged mgm to allow him to promote the film on television . taylor and tibbets appeared together on ed sullivan ' s toast of the town show in order to promote the film , an unusual step at a time when the major hollywood studios disapproved of its stars appearing on television , which they saw as a threat . [ note 5 ] although the studio was hesitant about the television appearance , the publicity gained was important to the film ' s initial success . [ 12 ]
according to mgm records the film earned $ 660 , 000 in the us and canada and $ 221 , 000 elsewhere , resulting in a loss of $ 664 , 000 .
the film was suggested by screenwriter beirne lay , jr . , a colonel in the air force reserve , to general curtis lemay , then commander of the strategic air command ( sac ) , who had discussed with lay the problem of the high rate of divorce among flight crews . a film depicting the problems might help raise morale . [ 6 ]
( 1934 ) - not to be confused with the proposed mgm film of the same name as noted below , this earlier mgm version would have included judy and her sisters .
( circa 1950 ) - originally slated for judy and gene kelly , the completed 1953 film starred debbie reynolds , bob fosse , marge & gower champion , and kurt kaznar .
this 1954 musical was highly successful at the time , but has never been successfully revived and the 1961 film version ( with charles boyer in pinza’s role ) eliminated all of the music .
the blonde beauty enjoyed a long and distinguished career , appearing in such films as the 1962 political thriller the manchurian candidate and in orson welles ' 1958 film noir classic touch of evil .
( circa 1938 ) - another film for judy , mickey rooney , & freddie bartholomew from a screenplay by f . scott fitzgerald based on his 1929
saturday evening post
story .
the handsome matthews for me was the most empathetic to the style of performing perfected by the actors who worked with sturges in film after film . he steamrolled through his dialogue with verve , exploded in futile anger with just the right level of indignation and even took a nice pratfall . if sturges were around , he ' d make sure matthews worked in his next project as well .
many of sir peter shaffer ’s plays saw screen reincarnations , most notably sleuth ( shaffer’s 1970 tony award winning play , and joseph l . mankiewicz ’s last directed film ) , equus ( 1977 ) , and amadeus ( 1984 ) . shaffer would receive the 1984 oscar for best adapted screenplay for the latter of the three . the film would take home 8 academy awards in total .
( 1948 / 49 ) - allegedly some of the existing musical outtakes from various mgm musicals were compiled by george murphy and
shown privately
with the idea to make a feature film .
( 1957 ) - united artists had judy on their wish list for this project . the final film was released in 1957 with betty hutton playing the role of margaret
maggie
brewster .
( stage 1961 ) - on may 5 , 1961 hedda hopper reported that chuck walters intended to direct judy in the film version of the 1954 dorothy fields broadway musical ( not to be confused with the fields / kern project listed above ) about a coney island boarding house owner in the early 1900s that had starred shirley booth . no film of this show has ever been made .
contrary to crowther and other reviewers ' reactions , above and beyond was named one of the year ' s 10 best films by the national board of review , and celebrity and film columnist louella parsons , chose it as the
best drama of the month
in cosmopolitan . [ 2 ] leonard maltin considered the film ,
a meaningful account
of an important event . [ 18 ] a more tepid later review by alun evans , noted the film was
pretty boring fare , but the right kind of hollywood fodder for the days of mccarthy and stalin .
[ 19 ]
above and beyond is a 1952 american war film about lt . col . paul w . tibbets , jr . , the pilot of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima in august 1945 .
pigskin parade came along , which was a better showcase for her talents than an our gang film would have been . or , maybe they just decided not to loan her to the hal roach studios .
warner bros . wanted judy for the lead role in this breezy technicolor musical . obviously mgm wasn ' t about to loan her out at this point in her career , so doris day got the part , making her feature debut and beginning her own phenomenal film career . one wonders what magic judy could have brought to day ' s big hit song from the film
it ' s magic .
orriss , bruce . when hollywood ruled the skies : the aviation film classics of world war ii . hawthorne , california : aero associates inc . , 1984 . isbn 0 - 9613088 - 0 - x .
holds the dubious distinction of being the first film that judy could not complete due to her physical and mental frailties . barkleys was conceived as judy and fred astaire ' s follow - up to the huge success of
( 1943 ) - the final film was produced by joe pasternak and released in 1945 starring gene kelly , frank sinatra and kathryn grayson . in 1943 it was on the idea list for judy and gene kelly .
( 1952 ) - louis b . mayer was fired from mgm not long after judy . he attempted to make independent films , and on his list was a film version of this lerner & lowe musical to star judy . that never happened , and the musical was finally made in 1969 starting lee marvin and clint eastwood . yes , they both
sing
in this colossal film musical flop . mayer also wanted to make
( 1963 - 1970 ) - this project was envisioned as the grand finale of the careers of arthur freed , vincente minnelli , and irving berlin . it ' s been suggested that in the projects early stages freed wanted judy to star in the film . the story of the attempts to get the film made is a good example of how much hollywood filmmaking had changed after the fall of the studio system in the 1950 ' s .
after howard hughes re - edited the film , rudy vallee ' s part was almost entirely cut out , and he did not receive screen credit on the re - released film , mad wednesday , nor did georgia caine . also , lloyd ' s billing was moved from above the title to below , provoking lloyd to file a $ 750 , 000 lawsuit in 1953 against rko and california pictures , claiming breach of contract . [ 1 ]
according to mgm records the film earned $ 2 , 647 , 000 in the us and canada and $ 1 , 333 , 000 overseas , resulting in a profit of $ 1 , 037 , 000 . [ 1 ]
with the advent of sound in cinema , film culture was rapidly being fashioned by the likes of the marx brothers and king vidor . these ‘talkies’ of the 20’s were also introducing opera and musical theatre to a new audience .
( 1961 ) - judy was supposedly in the running for the film version of the 1960 broadway musical . the show made it to the screen in 1963 without the songs and co - starring jack lemmon and shirley maclaine .
janet leigh , whose shocking murder in the classic alfred hitchcock thriller psycho was credited with making generations of film fans think twice about stepping into a motel room shower , has died at her beverly hills home . she was 77 .
his most notable film adaptations were the big knife in 1950 , and the fritz lang directed clash by night in 1952 . odets also wrote the 1957 screenplay to sweet smell of success , which starred burt lancaster and tony curtis .
if history is of any indicator , the public’s insatiable appetite for film adaptations of theatre pieces isn’t likely to sedate any time soon . with many creative figures being heralded for their work in both spheres , the proven working combination of playwright and film director has added another dimension to the way we look at cinema . and , similarly , as films have began to be adapted to the stage , the relationship is changing the way we look at the theatre .
( rko - 1950 ) - another patriotic all - star salute to the armed forces , this time featuring stars entertaining troops for the u . s . o . ( united service organization ) . the film was never made .
( united artists , 1940 ) - it ' s reported that director george marshall wanted to borrow judy from mgm and co - star herr with james steward . the film was released in 1941 co - starring stewart with paulette goddard .
after writer - director preston sturges left paramount pictures in 1944 , he and millionaire howard hughes formed california pictures , and in july of that year it was reported that sturges had tempted one of his idols , harold lloyd , out of retirement to become a producer - director at the new studio , with his first project to be
the sin of hilda diddlebock
, a story written by sturges about a girl ' s adventures in hollywood , and their second project a film called
the wizard of whispering falls
( lloyd had not appeared on film since 1938 ' s professor beware ) . even after lloyd became the lead character , he was promised by sturges that he could direct part of the film , but this never happened . [ 1 ] although the project began as a labor of love between sturges and lloyd , the two had a falling out over creative differences , which affected the quality of the finished film . [ 3 ]
working predominantly in london , harold pinter crafted 27 film scripts in total for cinema and television . his work with british director and close associate joseph losey brought him considerable fame in film and theatre circles . despite being adaptations from novels , pinter and losey’s 3 collaborations the servant ( 1963 ) , accident ( 1967 ) and the go - between ( 1971 ) still bare strong elements of the theatrical and the melodramatic … testimony to the stage backdrop from which pinter was essentially birthed .
from that film , we hear a number that harold arlen and dorothy fields composed for pinza , let me look at you as well as more spanish sentiment , this one by augustin lara and ray gilbert , called you belong to my heart .
taylor and parker were rumored to be lovers , and this conjecture helped the film ' s
box - office grosses .
[ 2 ] recently divorced taylor and parker going through a divorce , were tabloid fodder during the production . [ 16 ]
mississippi belle isabelle and her hard - headed , quick - tempered jersey fiancé henry arrive at an italian speakeasy in new york . they meet an amiable retired judge there , but henry ' s back is up immediately anyway . henry leaves as his car is parked illegally . isabelle likes the opera , and it happens that her favourite singer , di ruvo , is a bar patron that evening .
gus
, as he prefers to be known , is very charming . henry returns to find the pair dancing . a row ensues ; henry leaves . isabelle accepts gus ' s offer to retire to his apartment even though he warns her his intentions are
strictly dishonourable
. but henry has told officer mulligan that isabelle has been
kidnapped by villains
. . .
, a romantic comedy , opened on broadway in september 1929 . an instant hit , it ran for 557 performances and became the longest - running broadway play up to that point . hollywood came calling , and sturges sold the film rights to universal for a whopping $ 125 , 000 . he also asked to write the screenplay . but universal declined his request and went on to make the film without his involvement ; released in 1931 , it starred paul lukas , sidney fox and lewis stone , directed by john stahl .
touch of evil was
a great experience ,
she said in 1984 , but she was disappointed with the end result :
universal just couldn ' t understand it , so they recut it . gone was the undisciplined but brilliant film orson had made .
around the same time patrick hamilton was to sell the screen rights to his plays rope and gaslight that made him a rich man by his mid - twenties . the film adaptations would go on to be box - office successes for george cukor and alfred hitchcock respectively .
( circa , 1962 ) - judy would have been amazing as the loved and respected , legendary stage actress laurette taylor . director george cukor and even the late taylor ' s daughter , marguerite courtney , wanted judy for the role . the film was never made .
( paramount - 1966 ) - judy was considered to play natalie wood ' s mother in this film version of the tennessee williams play . kate reid played the role in the final version , released in 1966 co - starring wood , robert redford and charles bronson .
both versions of the film , as originally released and as altered by hughes , still exist . according to all movie guide ' s hal erikson , the shorter version plays better for audiences , while the original is richer in its comic invention and characterizations . [ 3 ]
, so it ' s unlikely that there was any serious thought to having either star appear in the film outside of some very early ideas to star the duo with shirley temple ( which may have been the bait freed used to get mayer to purchase the property ) .
( mid - 1950s ) - not to be confused with the late 1930 ' s mgm project of the same name . this is the version that eventually became
funny girl
starring barbra streisand on broadway in 1964 ( and the 1968 film version ) . it was originally a film musical idea for judy from producer ray stark , who was the late brice ' s son - in - law . the screenplay for that version was by isobel lennart who later adapted it for the stage musical . judy ' s loss was barbara ' s gain .
( 1969 ) - a controversial project and a part of the garland legend from day one . in march 1969 , judy ' s husband mickey deans entered into an agreement with european concert promoter arne stivell and his music artists of europe company to film a documentary about judy titled
above and beyond received generally favorable reviews , [ 14 ] however , the new york times critic bosley crowther found the military elements of the film superior to its focus on the relationship between tibbets and his wife . he liked taylor in the military scenes , but not in the scenes concerning his marriage and found parker to be
utterly theatrical .
[ 15 ] [ note 6 ] reviewer robert parish considered the film a comprehensive if lengthy account that was a
too meticulous detail - by - detail presentation ,
and considered parker ' s performance
overwrought .
[ 7 ] although considered an aviation classic due to its subject matter focusing on the mission of the
enola gay
, aviation film historians noted that the flying sequences were limited , and that the romance scenes
got in the way .
[ 17 ]
film . soundtrack . music : josef myrow . words : mack gordon . orch & cond : alfred newman . cast : dan dailey , betty grable , mona freeman , lee patrick , chick chandler , imogene lynch , connie marshall . ( classic international filmusicals 3008 , . . .
the roaring 20’s saw a string of notable silent film adaptations of theatre , like victor sjöström’s he who gets slapped ( 1924 ) , cecil b . demille’s chicago ( 1927 ) , and frank borzage’s 7th heaven ( nominated for outstanding picture at the 1st academy awards in 1929 ) .
judy turned down this role in 1956 . she would have been incredible , but it ' s been speculated that perhaps the thought of digging into her own inner demons for this film may have scared judy away . joanne woodward was given the role and won the 1957 best actress oscar .
( 1949 ) - with words and music by irving berlin , direction by moss hart , and book by robert e . sherwood the broadway production opened on july 15 , 1949 and ran for 308 performances . considered a disappointment , freed still wanted to make a film version starring judy .
1962 ) - judy was one of several stars mentioned for the pivotal role of
mama rose
the film version of ethel merman ' s broadway triumph . other actresses mentioned : merman , judy holliday , ann - margaret ( as
gypsy
) . rosalind russell got the role .
film . album ( c 1947 ) by charles kullman of orig cast . music : nicolai rimsky - korsakov , arranged by miklos rozsa . words : jack brooks . cond : julius burger .
song of india ,
hymn to the sun ,
gypsy song ,
. . .
review : preston sturges ' smash stage comedy is well done in this film version , showcasing the talents of opera singer pinza and the looks of leigh . he plays , strangely enough , an opera singer , known not only for his lungs but also for his love for women . leigh arr… ( more )
freed had always wanted to make a biopic about irving berlin , but berlin resisted any film about his life story . freed then suggested a film built around berlin ' s career and titled it after one of berlin ' s songs
say it with music .
the wheels were set in motion , with berlin agreeing to write six new songs , and ( after much negotiation ) receiving a $ 1 million paycheck ( payable over a ten - year period ! ) with 12 1 / 2 percent of the film ' s profits . berlin delivered the six new songs :
( it ' s ) always the same ,
a guy on monday ,
a man to cook for ,
one man woman ,
outside of loving you , i like you ,
the p . x . ,
the ten best undressed women in the world ,
and
whisper it .
preston sturges ' smash stage comedy is well done in this film version , showcasing the talents of opera singer pinza and the looks of leigh . he plays , strangely enough , an opera singer , known not only for his lungs but also for his love for women . leigh arrives on the scene straight off a
in january 1936 with an april 1936 release date . the film would star robert montgomery and jessie matthews , and
baby [ as judy was still called by her family ] plays opposite buddie [ sic ] ebson [ sic ] a 6 foot 2 comedian that made a big hit with his sister in the new b
as noted above , any filmmaker or studio preparing a musical film invariably wanted judy as a star or guest star . even in the years when judy ' s reputation for unreliability was at its highest , filmmakers still ( if only wistfully ) considered her for various projects . after she left mgm and found triumph on the stage and her oscar nominated 1954 film comeback in a star is born , producers and directors of dramas increasingly wanted judy for her acting abilities . her subsequent oscar nominated supporting role in judgment at nuremberg and triumph at new york ' s carnegie hall , both in 1961 , made judy garland a hot property , again !
( 1946 ) - another freed idea , this time a musical version of the 1931 oscar winner for best picture to co - star judy and gene kelly . it never got past the idea phase , but was remade in 1960 by mgm as a straight dramatic film starring glenn ford , maria schell , and anne baxter .
( 1940 ) - another title suggested for judy and mickey . the original gershwin musical was a big hit on broadway in 1927 starring fred astaire and his sister adele . astaire finally got to make a film version in 1957 co - starring audrey hepburn and featuring judy ' s great friend ( and liza ' s godmother ) kay thompson stealing the show . the 1957 stanley donen project was originally planned as an mgm musical but when the studio wouldn ' t finance it , the cast and crew went to paramount , producing the only
mgm musical
made at a different studio . a sign of the times for film musicals in the late 1950s .
film . 1946 records by dick haymes of orig cast .
another night like this
( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 , alb - 397 )
mi vida
( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by . . .
, scott beal was born in quinnesec , michigan . after gaining some experience as a stage actor , he headed to california to break into the film industry . although he did find a few jobs as an actor , most of his work was behind the camera , as an assistant director , camera operator and director . . . .
but in the end , neither of the two pictures gave pinza a hollywood career .
fate never intended me to be a film star ,
he later reflected .
it is difficult to say exactly what went wrong with my films . being human , i shall blame others first , and then myself . the build - up i was given placed me at an extreme disadvantage both as a singer and as an actor . i was pinza the great lover , god ' s own gift to the aging man , mr . middle - aged sex himself ! all that was necessary , the film executives must have thought , was to place me in amorous situations before the camera with some enticing female - - and a terrific success was certain . . . . but the scripts were without humor or style or the slightest opportunity for acting . the big mistake of the film executives was to order me to generate sex appeal , rather than create character . my mistake was to try to fill the order .
with all that being said , however , good drama always reigns penultimate with respect to both crafts . testament to this are a good number of worthy filmmakers who have managed to successfully adapt the playwright’s script for the screen . simultaneously , more than a handful of those that wrote for the theatre had promising careers as screenwriters and film directors .
for me and my gal , producer arthur freed wanted to film the oscar hammerstein / jerome kern show
very warm for may
starring judy with ray mcdonald and marta eggerth or kathryn grayson . but the plot was too similar to the three previous
let ' s put on a show !
films ( about the singing and dancing daughter of show people who wants to quit school and go on the stage ) . freed wanted to keep moving forward with the advancement of the film musical and this plot would be a step backwards . he eventually turned it over to fellow mgm producer jack cummings and it became 1944 ' s broadway rhythm starring ginny sims and george murphy .
( 1967 ) - the title role of
mame
and the role of
mama rose
in
gypsy
are two roles that to this day garland fans still talk about as being potential crowning achievements to judy ' s film career . songwriter jerry herman had always wanted judy for
mame ,
but in the late 1960s judy was considered too high of a liability risk due to the perception of her inability to sustain the grueling weekly schedule of a big broadway musical . judy had stated on a few occasions that she wanted to replace angela lansbury on broadway . judy was never seriously considered for the film adaptation , made after judy ' s death in 1974 with lucille ball .
film . 1947 records by betty hutton of orig cast . music & words : frank loesser .
poppa , don ' t preach to me
( 78 / cap 380 , alb - 285 , alb - 1014 , alb - 1635 , alb - 2123 )
the sewing machine ,
i wish i didn ' t . . .
one could quite rightfully argue that cinema shares it’s genealogical roots with theatrical stage performances , and the early vaudeville acts of the 19th century . silent filmmakers drew inspiration from the grand theatre halls and amphitheaters that performed to packed houses and captivated the modernising world . and soon enough film producers were scrambling to obtain the screen rights to a plethora of theatre plays .
this is the first known film project that judy was considered for after signing with mgm in september 1935 . the 1975 book
young judy
by david dahl and barry kehoe features the contents of a letter from october 1935 in which judy ' s father , frank gumm , relayed to their family friend john perkins in lancaster , california that judy was to start production on
( 20th century - fox - 1957 ) - there was talk of making a film musical version of the 1950 oscar winner for best picture that starred bette davis and anne baxter . judy would have played the role made famous by davis ; margo channing .
eve
was to be played by peggy king . another idea consisted of having cole porter write the songs .
( 1967 & 1968 ) - in a march 1967 interview with radie harris , judy said she wanted to play mcpherson ' s mother in a biopic about the evangelist . meanwhile , george cukor allegedly wanted judy for a biopic of french singer edith piaf who was sometimes referred to as
the french judy garland .
cukor intended to film judy in concert singing songs piaf made famous .
much of the information below has been compiled from researching the many film reference books and biographies published over the last fifty years , home media liner notes & booklets , and websites . notable resources include :
judy garland - the day - by - day chronicle of a legend
by scott schechter published in 2002 ;
judy
by gerold frank published in 1975 ;
get happy - the life of judy garland
by gerald clarke published in 2000 ;
young judy
by david dahl and barry kehoe published in 1975 ;
mgm - when the lion roars
by peter hay published in 1991 ;
the world ' s greatest entertainer
by john fricke published in 1992 ;
judy garland - a legendary film career
by john fricke published in 2011 .
lay suggested a film based on the experiences of colonel paul tibbets , commander of the 509th composite group during world war ii . lemay approved , and after writing an outline , lay handed over scriptwriting duties to melvin frank and norman panama . [ 7 ] although tibbets gave his full approval and support to the film , he felt he was too closely involved to be objective , and suggested lt . col . charles f . h . begg , commander of the nuclear ordnance squadron , and charles sweeney , [ 8 ] pilot on the follow - up nagasaki mission , as technical advisors . [ 4 ] ultimately , begg , major norman w . ray ( ret ' d . ) and major james b . bean served as usaf technical advisors . [ 5 ] [ note 4 ]


final justice is a 1985 italian-american action film directed , produced , and written by greydon clark .

the film was lampooned in a 1999 episode of mystery science theater 3000 .

now infamous for its poor quality , it is among the lowest rated movies on the internet movie database .

final justice ( 1985 film )

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final justice is a 1985 italian - american action film directed , produced , and written by greydon clark . it stars joe don baker as a texas sheriff who overturns a maltese city to find the mobster who killed his partner .
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final justice is the 8th episode of the tenth season of mystery science theater 3000 and the 193rd episode overall . it premiered on june 20 , 1999 .
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the film was featured in the eighth episode of mst3k ' s tenth and final season . it is the second joe don baker film to be riffed on mst3k , following mitchell , to which a few references were made in this episode .
[ in the final showdown , geronimo cuts his own catchphrase off halfway through to shoot palermo dead . ]
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mitchell we accept the attack on baker and mitchell because we dislike the character so much . but in final justice the attack on geronimo and baker seem off base and too mean spirited . i think that in the effort to recapture the glory of the previous episode the crew made the mistake of riffing the persona of joe don baker instead of the movie final justice . now these final three seasons of mst3k are all a bit meaner and more sarcastic with the riffing . i accept that . but a few times they boys go overboard and i think this is a perfect example of it .
mixed in with the film ' s graphic action sequences - - which are as beautifully shot as they are unwatchable - - are a lot of feverish , feeble , inch - deep platitudes about freedom and justice .
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that’s the problem with the movie in general , it never comes together to make an entertaining whole . individual elements seem to work in isolation . others , like the music , don’t work at all . but still the final product should have been more interesting than this . i mean you got to film on malta and island with a lot of history and visual interest . but the bland half - baked script scuttled this flick before it had a chance . combined with poorly executed action and thrill scenes – in your action movie – well that makes final justice a dud in any book .
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greydon clark ( who co - stars as joe don ' s partner that is shot at the beginning by the film ' s main villain ) had previously directed two other comedy movies with baker ( wacko , joysticks ) . clark also directed angels revenge ( with jacqueline cole and jack palance ) . clark ' s non - mst3k projects include the alien horror film without warning ( again with palance ) , tom ( again with cole ) and many other infamous exploitation films . in final justice , clark also plays the dj on the radio station overheard during the opening credits .
scott , j . e . ( 1985 ) . violence and erotic material—the relationship between adult entertainment and rape ? paper presented at the annual meeting of the american association for the advancement of science , los angeles , ca .
mitchell looms large over mst3k , and i can see the appeal of the crew tackling another joe don baker as cop movie again . final justice seems to have all the elements , as well as new ones to mock . the only problem is that fans of the show are going to compare it to the season five classic – and it will be tough to top .
palys , t . s . ( 1984 ) . a content analysis of sexually explicit videos in british columbia . report # 15 , working papers on pornography and prostitution . department of justice , ottawa , canada .
the american trial and american cinema share certain epistemological tendencies . both stake claims to an authoritative form of knowledge based on the indubitable quality of observable phenomena . and both are preoccupied with sustaining the authority that underlies the knowledge produced by visual perception . the american trial and cinematic form also increasingly share cultural space . although the trial film ( otherwise known as the courtroom drama ) is as old as the medium of film , the continuing popularity of the legal drama centered on a courtroom verdict suggests more than a trend . the inherent affinities between law and film not only produce enduring and memorable stories about law and justice but help constitute a popular legal consciousness that sustains the authority of the rule of law in the united states . this article describes these affinities in more detail , tracing the common themes in trial films , the special case of trial film based on true stories , and the future of the genre in american popular culture . it concludes by reviewing the disciplinary approach to the study of law and visual popular culture .
this film ( along with girl in gold boots and hamlet ) is one of the three films during mst3k ' s time on the scifi channel to not fit into the usual horror / fantasy / sci - fi areas . unlike comedy central , scifi did not want mst3k to riff on movies outside those genres , but as they knew this would be their final season , the mst crew decided to do a few
straight
movies they felt were worth it .
the version of the film used in the mst3k episode contains a very prominent editing mistake . early in the film when the sheriff ( played by director greydon clark ) dies , there is a shot of the partner getting killed and collapsing to the ground . moments later , the exact shot is repeated . this error only appears in a television print , and the original vestron release does not contain this mistake .
no doubt french poet , dramatist , and novelist victor hugo ( 1802 - 1885 ) would be stunned to learn that more than 60 screen versions of les miserables have been made , and since the french debut of the musical , the english language version ( 1985 ) with a new libretto by herbert kretzmer ranks as the third - longest running musical in broadway history .
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low - budget film about a young man given a mystical medallion by an aztec shaman , in order to become a puma - empowered champion like his father before him . in trying to initially locate the . . . see full summary »
javert is an archetypal melodramatic character whose obsession with his own ideal of justice makes him into a villain who serves as judge and jury for everyone he meets . part of this policeman ' s zeal for bringing valjean down is the thrill of the chase and the battle of wills which ensues .
you know i agree with you . when i wrote this back in 2010 i had only seen the episode a couple of times and i was irritated by overall episode . this spilled into my commentary about maria ' s character and i sold her a bit short . you make a good point that she comes across as competent and able to think on her feet , something not all female cops of the 80s ever really managed to do ( thanks to poor writing and direction ) . i ' d watch your version of
final justice ii
and if we had maria as the main character that would be even better ! thanks for reading and commenting !
part of the success of les miserables as a novel , musical , and film is that it evokes and touches our yearnings for love , freedom , redemption , justice , and forgiveness . there is a built - in audience around the world who have already made the spiritual journey with jean valjean and are ready to make it again . fans of the broadway show , many of whom have seen it multiple times , are joined by the kind of people who regularly tune into the emmy award - winning english television series downton abbey for its top - drawer cast and lavish production qualities .
closing ( segment five ) : mike erroneously assumes that because joel was able to escape after watching a bad joe don baker film that it must now be his turn to escape . the bots gently point out that , regrettably , it ' s not and tell him to come upstairs for some swiss miss . mike asks if they can watch a good joe don baker film , but crow assures him that would never happen . meanwhile down in castle forrester , pearl ' s funny dress - up day gets a scary dose of reality from brain guy .
this episode is notable for the relentless mocking of joe don baker , particularly regarding his weight and hygiene . the reason why the mockery directed at him was so merciless was due to baker ' s reported hostile reaction to mst3k ' s treatment of his film mitchell during the 5th season .
in this action film , deputy sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) must transport a captured mafia member from texas to italy to be tried for his crimes . however , geronimo ' s prisoner has friends in high places and the journey might not be as easy as he thought .
texas lawman thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) simply has to escort italian hit man joseph palermo ( venantino venantini ) back to rome . but bad blood exists between the two . palermo killed geronimo’s best friend and partner in cold blood . in turn geronimo killed palermo’s brother while attempting to apprehend them . palermo’s friends aren’t about to let the texan get away with this , so they force the plane to land on the small island of malta . there , palermo escapes and geronimo must hunt him down . but texan swagger and stubbornness aren’t going to capture the killer , even if perky policewoman maria ( helena abella ) is assigned to help geronimo . he’s gonna have to take matters into his own hands to execute his brand of final justice .
the uncut version of the film contains more controversial moments such as showing an implied assault on one of the drug lord ' s dancers , as well as a topless moment from another female lead . surprisingly , none of the violence is cut out in the mst3k version ( possibly due to it being quick and not excessively bloody , and / or would ' ve harmed the film ' s continuity if it had been modified further ) . the edit used on the show cuts out profanity that is present in other movies and had been used by the sol gang themselves ( such as
son of a bitch
and
bastard
) .
ex - sydney squatters spy v spy were noted for their tough , bottom - end heavy political output . in the mid - 80s , aboriginal exploitation was investigated in injustice , money culture was covered in credit cards , heroin addiction spotlighted in harry’s reasons and urban gentrification railed against in don’t tear it down . perhaps their starkest and most timely output however was my final candidate , sallie - anne ( 1986 ) .
the worst of the bunch is a very very very long foot chase that turns into a boat chase , that ends with tough geronimo getting knocked out with one hit , and palermo not killing him right there . what ? the footchase scene is very dull , with an attempt of suspense with palermo disguising himself as a monk , but instead of blending into a crowd , he runs onto a lonely dock ! ? they run around some dock equipment and boats , but it’s less than thrilling . finally they hop into boats and you get your hopes up for a bit – but it never gets going . it just seems like two guys are motoring around a bay in malta instead of chasing each other down . bad filming and editing are the real culprits here . well - executed action scenes require planning and skill in pulling off . i get the feeling that the action scenes in final justice were improvised very close to shooting and the result is something that never gels .
the host segments are hit and miss . the show starts with tom wondering about “the owner of the lonely heart” compared to owners of other things – like toaster ovens . pearl shows up with a corporate inspired “having fun at the workplace” moment . she’s about as successful as most corporate suits are at making work “fun” . after the break , the bots try to prove a point to pearl about continuity . mike shows off his physical comedy skills . the next break features the maltese favorite – goosio , who appeared in final justice as a float . goosio seems nice enough – which means that the bots must make him suffer . at the next break , crow unleashes his inner anger toward all things maltese . mike tries to correct this obnoxious flaw . the movie ends and mike assumes that he can escape from the satellite of love – just like joel did in season five . the sad truth is revealed to him – joe don baker does not equal the end of your duty as human guinea pig .
les miserables is the first film directed by british filmmaker tom hooper since he won the best director oscar for the king ' s speech two years ago . this romantic drama is written by william nicholson and adapted from the popular musical of the same name based on the 1862 french novel by victor hugo . the music and songs were written by claude michel schonberg , alain boublil , and jean - marc natel .
coming out of the papunya region in arnhem land , birthplace of australia’s most recognised visual art movement , the warumpis tacked onto a feeling for country few could match . many in the big cities down south were cottoning on to just what kind of magic existed within the shores of their country and driven by co - founder neil murray , the band’s only non - indigenous member , and enigmatic vocalist , the late george burarrwanga , blackfella / whitefella ( 1985 ) became a bouncy , dusty , back - of - a - flatbed anthem for fusion , both artistic and political . picked up midnight oil’s powderworks label , the warumpis co - headlined with them on the ground - breaking blackfella / whitefella tour of outback australia in 1986 .
les miserables delivers a powerful advocacy of forgiveness over revenge . after he is arrested and forgiven by the priest , valjean is set on a new path where he eventually forgives javert who has tormented and hated him for years . instead of taking the policeman ' s life , he gives him the great gift of freedom . and in the highly emotional closing scenes of the film , valjean is released from the past and embraced in a circle of love .
les miserables touches and moves us deeply with its depiction of this universal experience of the
tempest in the heart .
in this review of the film directed by tom hooper , we will focus on the main characters , quotations by victor hugo , and ideas and values to ponder ( indicated with • ) after experiencing les miserables . we can all do more inner work on our sentiments , and in the process , refine and polish our spiritual character .
his name is thomas jefferson geronimo . his brand of justice doesn ' t stop at the texas border ! geronimo ( baker ) is a deputy sheriff working in a small town in south texas . when two mafia hit men try to escape across the border to mexico , geronimo - with the skill of a quick - draw gunfighter - kills one and captures the other . when geronimo tries to take his prisoner to italy for extradition , they find themselves on an unplanned layover in malta . the texas lawman must battle the mafia to finish the job he started . [ 1 ]
that ' s a poorly constructed
epic
film . under the shadow of the forgotten ancestors , my first sentence is the warning i can provide you with . . . pardon me , prevent you from ever watching an insult to moral , mental and majestic dignity . pacino , sutherland , hudson , robotic crew ? if it were made by the puthons , we ' d be talking about a new masterpiece , however , if you are not a fan of miss kinski ' s delicate face , i suggest you fall into a coma compared to the indefinite visual suffering .
for those of us who prefer being forwarned about unsavory films : violence , way too much nudity and semi - nudity , a brutal shower rape scene , brutality , prostitution , blood . . . you name it , it ' s in here . even worse , this is one of those
ain ' t we the coolest ?
american films aimed at brain dead american machismos who swagger around crowing that americans can
beat the crap
out of everyone else in the world . in this case , joe don baker feels compelled to hold the entire italian judicial system up to ridicule , a xenophobic stance which , were he anywhere but in a movie , might have given him an immediate taste of the real thing , wherein he would quickly learn that the italian police are nowhere as dimwitted as this film would suggest . in any event , those as seriously misguided and misinformed as mr . baker will love this movie ; the remainder of us will cringe . except for rossano ( the only actor in the movie with anything approaching dignity and style ) , this entire film is little more than a violent and offensive embarrassment . but buy it anyway . . . rossano ' s quite charming in it , criminal or not .
over the years , there have been critics who have put down hugo ' s les miserables as a work of sentimentality . it is interesting that early in the eighteenth century this term had a positive meaning as something characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling . but since then , sentimentality picked up pejorative connotations . such as having too much sentiment . in our times , literary and film critics regularly show their disdain for sentimental works which they put down with adjectives like maudlin , mawkish , bathetic , melodramatic , and drippy . sadly , some male critics regularly condemn all
chick flicks
and costume dramas as sentimental slop .
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what really shines in the film is the maltese location filming . with its sapphire blue mediterranean waters and impressive walls built by crusaders , the island is really something to see . unfortunately director greydon clark doesn’t quite manage to show the island off as well as i had hoped . during the boat chase scene we get some great views of the impressive fortifications , but i was disappointed you didn’t get to see more . we do get to see plenty of floats and costumes during the carnival sequence , as well as some of the narrow medieval streets . still malta doesn’t come off too badly and it makes for some interesting locations shooting during the action scenes .
according to al pacino and hugh hudson , studio interference was detrimental to this movie ' s impact . i watched it in the
revisited
director ' s cut edition , and i was still unimpressed with what i saw . this is a movie that falls apart so quickly and extremely that it ' s difficult to pull out any redeeming features . this is a picture that should have been much longer and more detailed , with more focus on the characters and their motives / backgrounds . what we are provided with are not people with discernable traits , and the plot is too cloudy to follow it strictly on that basis . there are things that i respect about this film . for instance , hugh hudson ' s decision to shoot it completely on hand - held cameras is not only bold , but surprisingly effective . this is a very handsome and unique - looking piece . i also admire pacino ' s dedication to his craft , and he manages to shape a distinct performance when he appears to have very little to work with .
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homicidal sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to malta ; when the prisoner escapes , geronimo goes rogue to catch him .
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class of teenage students attempting to save their unconventional school from closure , which was one of the highest - grossing turkish films of 2007 .
a woman seeks revenge on her former lover , who owns a skydiving business .
a young man is transformed into a hideous
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after enslavement and near extermination by an alien race in the year 3000 , humanity begins to fight back .
a porn actor uses his fellow adult movie stars in creating a fake traditional family , in order to impress his girlfriend ' s conservative father .
jerry falls in love with a stripper he meets at a carnival . little does he know that she is the sister of a gypsy fortune teller whose predictions he had scoffed at earlier . the gypsy turns him into a zombie and he goes on a killing spree .
follows the passing of the fifa baton through three association presidents : jules rimet , joao havelange , and sepp blatter .
geronimo is the sheriff of a little texas town . one night two brothers from palermo kills the sheriffs coworker and pal so he chases them . the chase takes him across the border down to mexico where he kills one of the brothers and takes the other one back to usa to stand trial . the surviving brother vows revenge on the sheriff . but the criminal is handed over to the italian police and the sheriff is sent over to europe with the prisoner .
this movie grew in popularity when mystery science theater 3000 made fun of it .
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due to his violent past , deputy sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) has been transferred to a rural outpost . when two thugs kill the sheriff , geronimo shoots one of them , and the other vows revenge . unfortunately for geronimo , that thug turns out to be a mob boss , and the court orders geronimo to extradite him back to his home in sicily . when their plane is hijacked , the adversaries find their roles reversed .
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like all the r - rated movies shown on the show , the network had to remove some content . most notable is joe don baker ' s constant use of
son of a bitch ,
with the expletive portion silenced out and replaced by silence .
prologue : tom and mike consider the unexplored implications of the yes song
owner of a lonely heart .
tom is insistent that the band should have considered every possible permutation of
a owner of a lonely heart , is much better than -
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segment one : now whenever mike and the bots say
owner of a lonely heart ,
they ' re assaulted by a yes orchestra hit , while down in castle forrester pearl attempts to raise productivity through humor , but she doesn ' t approve of the type of humor demonstrated by the sol crew or bobo .
segment two : disturbed by the sequence where greydon clark is shot and slides down the wall twice , mike and the bots strive to point out how annoying this is to pearl . repeatedly . she eventually caves and promises to never send another joe don baker movie where a sheriff is shot and slides down the same wall twice .
, friend to maltese children everywhere , arrives on the sol as a goodwill ambassador , but the bots think it ' s a joke by mike and brutally dismember the poor lovable goose . oops .
segment four : crow has written an essay on the wonder and splendor of malta . it also includes a great deal of slander against the men of malta .
stinger : geronimo ' s catch phrase -
yew think yew kin take me ? go ' head on . it ' s yer move .
goosio - michael j . nelson ( voice ) ; patrick brantseg ( puppeteer )
there are a few references to mitchell , which was the previous move starring joe don baker on the show , most of which involve continuing a running gag from mitchell of joe don constantly asking for more food ( often butter ) .
hobgoblins had been experiment # 907 . greydon clark is not listed anywhere in the credits of hobgoblins , so servo may be mis - remembering .
jon lovitz , a regular cast member on saturday night live during the late 1980s and early ' 90s , then voiced the title character on the short lived animated sitcom the critic , and later appeared in a series of commercials for the fast - food chain subway . the man refusing a drink resembles him .
serial killer john wayne gacy sexually abused and murdered 33 boys and young men during the 1970s .
a reference to a seinfeld episode in which elaine struggles to decide whether her current boyfriend is worthy of using one of her stockpile of her preferred ( but now - discontinued ) brand of contraceptive sponge .
the
pig lady
float bears a strong resemblance to ms . piggy .
the diminutive bearded man standing in the background bears some resemblance to actor john rhys - davies . when this episode aired , he was known for his role as sallah from the indiana jones movies . later he would be remembered for his role as gimli from the lord of the rings trilogy .
robert james waller wrote bridges of madison county and slow waltz in cedar bend both of which were published as small square novelettes .
bon voyage joe don . . . i ' m off to make xerox commercials !
referring to the 1976 super bowl ad where a franciscan monk uses a xerox machine to duplicate manuscripts .
the lion in winter was a famous play by james goldman and movie about king henry ii and eleanor of aquitaine and their struggles for the british throne . the reference is made during a dungeon scene , and dungeons featured prominently in the play .
legendary jazz trumpeter miles davis was famous for performing with his back to the audience .
referring to the andrea martin pidgin - tongued janitress character from the sctv comedy show .
i ' m glad it ' s a nudie suit in name only .
a reference to the rhinestone - covered suits , popular with ' 70s country musicians , designed by nudie cohn .
[ geronimo shoots an italian suspect and he falls from a small ledge in slow motion . ]
[ the mst3k crew makes fun of the television version ' s censorship during a particularly profanity - heavy scene . ]
[ government official wilson discusses texas ranger geronimo ' s mission to extradite murderer palermo to italy . ]
: ah , you see , mr . palermo ' s been a major source of embarrassment to the italian government .
: yeah , let ' s get out the manual . kill someone ? turn to page 37 .
[ geronimo has challenged a villian to a duel in a rainstorm . cut to close - up of his rain - dripping hand . ]
[ in malta , geronimo and palermo ' s taxi races down the road as palermo ' s allies attack from their own sedan . ]
[ as the fiery explosion clears , a car door inexplicably falls from the sky . ]
[ in malta , geronimo confronts three henchman in a classic spaghetti - western showdown . ]
[ bad guy palermo , disguised as a robed priest , runs from geronimo . ]
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it’s not a bad idea for a movie , not terribly original , but you know , it can work . take one very texan deputy sheriff and stick him on the picturesque island of malta to chase a bad guy . have him run into a few fish out of water scenarios . give him a cute maltese sidekick and throw in some strippers and boat chases and it should work out right ? in theory , but in execution it comes back to the script , which was really flimsy . what you’ve got here is enough to make a 40 minute episode of a cop show , but trying to turn it into a 90 minute movie just kills it .
i’m not a big fan of joe don baker . he’s good in specific parts and that is usually a kind of blue - collar blowhard . he works as comic relief or as a foil , but as your main character – well baker comes across too abrasive . he can deliver a pushy , stubborn and decidedly non - diplomatic texan . but do you want that as your main character – for 90 minutes ? in many ways it’s not too far from baker’s role in mitchell but not as dumb . geronimo seems like a decent enough guy , he just believes that he has to do whatever it takes to get his man . a real old fashioned cowboy , but instead of rooting for him , you end up feeling bad for the maltese people who get caught in the crossfire between him and palermo . all in all , i don’t blame baker , he does what he can with a cliché character . but i think some more effort should have been made to make him a little more likable .
on the other side of the coin is venantini as palermo . he seems to be having a blast playing the oily and twisted villain . he chews scenery , says all kinds of mustache twirling evil lines and is equal parts annoying and dangerous . he’s a great foil for the stubborn texan . his disregard for others and brutal outlook make you really hate him . at least in this case , he’s a clear villain as opposed to the reasonable and urbane villains in mitchell who ended up making the hero look like an uncouth slovenly idiot . part of the reason this movie works is because venantini is so good at being bad . we may think geronimo is too pushy and a little too quick to beat people up – but to catch this sleaze , it might be worth it .
the rest of the cast is ok , reminding me more of television actors in style . i’m sure i’ve seen bill mckiney in other action flicks and televisions shows . here he plays the harassed official chief wilson who has to deal with maltese authorities whenever geronimo screws up . helena abella as maria the policewoman is perky and cute . her part is severely underwritten , more like they wanted another girl in the movie so they came up with this half - baked character . she doesn’t have much enthusiasm . patrizia pellegrino plays the hooker with the heart of gold . again , the part is flimsy and not too interesting , but she does what she can with it . rossano brazzi as don lamanna plays the cool and collected mafia boss who is protecting palermo . he puts a little more effort into the role , but it is a small one that hints at a more interesting back - story .
about those action scenes . clark really tries to drum up some excitement here . but it never really clicks . even big moments like the bar fight or the boat chase just don’t do much more than make you wonder how much longer the sequence will continue . the best sequence is the standoff between geronimo and some thugs . it’s a typical cowboy face off , even aping leone style close - ups and tension . the inclusion of innocent maltese onlookers makes this scene work , but it also make geronimo look like a real jerk for putting those people in danger instead of attempting to work out another solution .
back in season five mystery science theater 3000 did a landmark episode . it was called mitchell and it will live in infamy . mostly because it was the last episode that show creator and original host joel hodgson appeared in . but for my money it was also a top - notch episode , one of the best of the series . the movie
mitchell was a mean - spirited piece of 70’s anti - hero worship . joe don baker played an unappealing hero who was dumber than the villains and you were supposed to root for him . joel and the bots went to town on the character – and on baker himself ( unfairly attributing many of the characteristics of mitchell to the actor ) . the movie was mean , the riffing was meaner – but it was hilarious . it’s an episode that many fans enjoy , and that rumor has it baker hates with a passion .
i think the difference is the target . mitchell was a nasty character , not the least bit likable . geronimo is stubborn and obviously unwilling to adapt to his situation , but he’s facing a man who is a real monster . in geronimo’s mind , he has to do whatever it takes to capture palermo – or else the bastard is going to do worse things to more people . we might not agree with geronimo’s tactics , but we understand why he’s doing what he’s doing . mitchell never comes across that way . he just seems like an idiot from the first moment we meet him and gradually reveals that he’s also got a twisted sense of ethics .
what does this all mean ? mitchell deserves to be the target of countless slob , eating , farting , low iq and fat jokes . geronimo – not so much . in
when they do end up actually riffing the movie and some of it’s obvious flaws there is some funny stuff , but it seems to be lacking in energy . most of that energy is saved for mocking joe don baker and his eating habits . my favorite scene of the episode is the scene involving the carnival . lots of good riffing for the floats and the costumes and that provides some solid laughs . i also enjoy the riffing of the guard and his little tollbooth . and those of you looking for some funny catholic riffing will enjoy the entire foot chase with palermo disguised as monk .
this episode is lacking in a lot of ways , but it’s got some funny moments . but it’s one of those times where the whole episode never comes together for me . it’s not deadly dull like the blood waters of dr . z , but the laughs aren’t as frequent as i would have hoped . now i do know a few people who actually enjoy this episode more than
i give it two goosios out of five . you disagree - well you go ahead on .
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joe don baker plays texas sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii . his partner , the former sheriff , is killed by an italian mobster . he finds the criminal , a man named joseph palermo , and escorts him back to europe , only to lose him in the capital city of valletta in malta . he rejects the assistance of local law enforcement and pursues palermo himself . a cat - and - mouse game follows , with car chases , gunfights , fistfights and boat chases .
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a quick plot summary : two mafia guys murder the friend of a southern redneck american sheriff , with the improbable name of thomas jefferson geronimo iii . ( joe don baker ) . he kills one , captures the other ( venantino venantini ) and has to escort the survivor back to italy . once in italy , the criminal in custody escapes and goes into hiding at the estate of the very rich and powerful mafia baron , don lamanna ( our hero ! ! ! well , ok , maybe he ' s not supposed to be , but he ' s rossano brazzi ! so what if he runs a pornographic business ? ? ) and the chase is on .
after his son has been captured and brutalized by a british officer , an immigrant trapper ( al pacino ) becomes compelled to join the fight against the british in the american revolutionary war .
what ' s lacking in this heartfelt , well - researched , sporadically interesting movie is a master plan .
either as unintentional parody or truncated epic , you can start this revolution without me .
watching revolution is a little like visiting a museum - - it looks good without really being alive .
it ' s also a mess , but one that ' s so giddily misguided that it ' s sometimes a good deal of fun for all of the wrong reasons .
revolution has been dazzlingly shot by cinematographer bernard lutic in a process called system 35 , but so much visual grandeur seems more embarrassing than engaging when the dramatic element is such a mess .
on the plus side : the battle scenes , brilliantly filmed with a hand - held camera ; a remarkable portrayal of a sadistic english officer by . . . donald sutherland ; and clever art direction . . . on the debit side is al pacino ' s ludicrous performance .
bizarre accents and annoying camerawork abound in this package of tripe which isn ' t sure whether it has just left the butchers or is on its way back .
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literature and research on the question of the increasingly violent nature of pornography is reviewed . in addition , the paper reports the findings of a content analysis of all cartoons and pictures in hustler magazine from 1974 through 1987 . results indicate that sexually violent cartoons and / or pictorials constitute a relatively small proportion of the total cartoons and pictorials . moreover , no monotonic increase was found in such depictions over the 14 - year period examined . in fact , a relatively small and constant proportion of violent and / or sexually violent depictions over this period is reported . these findings are examined in relation to previous research and societal concern about alleged increases in violent pornography as an explanation for increases in rape rates .
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