the getaway is a 1994 crime film directed by roger donaldson .

the screenplay was written by walter hill and amy holden jones , based on the jim thompson novel of the same name .

the film stars alec baldwin and kim basinger , with michael madsen , james woods , and jennifer tilly in supporting roles .

the getaway ( 1994 film )

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the getaway is the 1994 remake of the 1972 sam peckinpah - directed crime thriller that starred steve mcqueen and ali macgraw . the remake stars alec baldwin and kim basinger and was directed by roger donaldson .
two scenes from the getaway 1994 michael madsen , jennifer tilly , and james stephens . all material retains it ' s original copyrights . please be sure to buy the dvd , thanks for watching !
q : which was a remake of the getaway . how ' d you choose that ?
the getaway is a 1994 crime thriller and a remake of the 1972 film of the same name . the film stars alec baldwin , kim basinger , michael madsen , james woods , philip seymour hoffman and jennifer tilly , and was directed by roger donaldson .
the action and the violence of the getaway are supported by no particular themes whatsoever . the movie just unravels .
special event french cinematheque co - promoted by the alliance française of greenwich presented the torment ( l ' enfer ) ( 1994 ) .
i know i ' ll probably get a roasting for saying this but the getaway remake is in many ways superior to the first .
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
the getaway is a good action film and steve mcqueen was a very good film actor . he also starred in other films such as the magnificent seven , bullit , the great escape and the . . .
the ftma talk back series co - presented by sacred heart university presented free screening of the getaway . the event included q & a with professor
the getaway scores a triple play : it ' s a good character examination , a good relationship study , and a good action flick .
the man who sells his truck at the end is named
slim
. in the getaway ( 1972 ) , this character was played by slim pickens .
received in excellent condition and what a brilliant film to watch takes you out of this world and into then the getaway . steve is mega well worth a watch and keeps you on your toes
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i really don’t understand why the reviews on this site are for steve mcqueen in “the getaway” ? the advertisement is for alex baldwin & kim basinger , the two movies are totally . . .
this film is a remake of sam peckinpah ' s the getaway . some character names and locations are changed . the writers and producers did not make this version of the film more faithful to jim thompson ' s novel than peckinpah ' s version ; the ' el rey ' ending from the novel was not included in this film .
stopped by the avon theater for a post - film q & as following the screenings of the film .
also in 1994 , baldwin made a foray into pulp fiction - based movies with the role of the title character in the shadow . the film made $ 48 million . in 1996 and 1997 , he continued to work in several thrillers , including , malice , the edge , the juror and heaven ' s prisoners .
special event avon’s annual oscar® film festival presented paranorman nominated for : best animated feature film .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented rango nominated for : best animated feature film .
the getaway arrives on german blu ray in a r - rated version only , so we miss out on the 47 second love making scene . i was hoping it was going to be the unrated version , but no .
special event books to film presented the zookeeper ' s wife . the event included post - film discussion moderated by ashley vanderwaren .
this film festival was launched in 1994 to celebrate the inclusion of the clause prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in the south african constitution . the screenings include a broad variety of both local and international gay and lesbian movies , which range from comedies to documentaries , feature films and shorts . the festival is hosted by nu metro cinemas at the v & a waterfont in cape town and killarney mall in johannesburg .
special event books to film presented the lost city of z . the event included post - film discussion moderated by cassie jo ochoa .
special event books to film presented the sense of an ending . the event included post - film discussion moderated by cassie jo ochoa .
for johnboy71 : i happened upon your request for the name of the hotel used in the getaway’s final shoot - out . as it was posted in 2007 , i don’t know if you’re still interested , but in case you are , here it is : . . . .
special event a night of noir presented black widow . the event included post - film q & a with film noir expert michael kovner .
since withdrawing from
boxing helena ,
basinger also has finished work on three movies ,
the real mccoy ,
a caper comedy that opened yesterday in area theaters ;
the getaway ,
a remake of the sam peckinpah action film co - starring baldwin , and
wayne ' s world 2 ,
which is set for dec . 10 release .
baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the cbs television drama knots landing , in the role of joshua rush . he has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , the hunt for red october ( 1990 ) , the marrying man ( 1991 ) , the shadow ( 1994 ) , the aviator ( 2004 ) and the departed ( 2006 ) .
guest speaker professor cheryl cambras  professor of film studies uconn leads a post - film discussion and q & a on control room .
arguably the continent’s biggest film event , the durban international film festival attracts both film - lovers and industry representatives from all over africa and beyond , creating a hub for the african film industry . while the focus is on african films , this 10 - day celebration also includes features , documentaries and short films from around the globe , as well as the wavescape surf film festival ( see below ) .
the event included a pre - film wine reception at fernando luis alvarez gallery .
special event the avon theatre presented a night of noir born to kill . the event included post - film q & a with film noir maven michael kovner .
special event the avon presented , waltz wth bashir , an academy award® nominee for best foreign language film , winner of the golden globes best foreign film , and winner of the national society of film critics best movie of the year . the film was followed by a q & a with geoff porter , political analyst with the eurasia group .
with the headline : reviews / film ; in the tire tracks of another sultry pair .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented oscar® nominated shorts animated . this year ' s selections included : sanjay’s super team , world of tomorrow , bear story , we can’t live without cosmos , if i was god ( additional film ) , taking flight ( additional film ) , the short story of a fox and a mouse ( additional film ) , the loneliest spotlight ( additional film ) , catch it ( additional film ) , prologue .
after wrapping
the getaway ,
a loose remake of the steve mcqueen / ali macgraw road movie that is scheduled for february release , basinger did three days ' worth of work on
wayne ' s world 2 ,
playing the girl of garth ' s dreams . also contributing unbilled cameos are drew barrymore and charlton heston .
despite the film ' s success at the box office , the film won two golden raspberry awards for worst picture and worst screenplay and tom cruise was nominated as worst actor .
guest speaker robert kesten  professor uconn / stamford , founder director’s view film festival leads a post - film discussion / q & a , focusing on the film ' s impact on counter - intelligence today in the wake of global terrorism .
special event focus on french cinema film festival presented un + une . the event included special guest appearance by legendary film director claude lelouch and director philippe azoulay .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented elle ( best actress ) .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented citizenfour ( documentary ) . .
special event the avon theatre presented disney’s frozen sing - a - long . the event included pre - film refreshments by lorca and post - film refreshments by 16 handles .
special event the avon co - presented by the greenwich international film festival presented members - only sneak preview of 20th century women . the event included a pre - film cocktail party .
guest speaker professor cheryl cambras  professor of film studies uconn introduces francois truffaut ' s the 400 blows which won the 1959
best director
prize at the cannes film festival .
a great and fair point , given the mass of licensing deals that surrounded and in part funded the making and promotion of the film . but maslin continues , focusing on the strengths of the film .
fun though it is ,
the getaway
could have been a lot better . its too - slick action scenes are no match for its two slick stars . a heist at a dog track , the payback to benyon for doc ' s release , is suspenseful and taut , and it includes some dramatic explosions . but in general
the getaway
starts off slowly and never achieves the snap of mr . donaldson ' s
no way out .
here he relies on action cliches to an embarrassing degree . when a villain walks onto a skylight , its obvious he ' ll be shot right there , the better to create a scene in which he falls through crashing glass .
in 2007 , the yari film group announced that it would give the film , now titled shortcut to happiness , a theatrical release in the spring , and cable film network starz ! announced that it had acquired pay tv rights for the film . shortcut to happiness was finally released in 2008 . baldwin , displeased with the way the film had been cut in post - production , demanded that his directorial credit be changed to the pseudonym
harry kirkpatrick
.
guest speakers the star of the film , danny aiello , and the director , kevin jordan , joined the avon audience for a screening of brooklyn lobster and a post - film q & a .
below average film and not in the same league as the mcqueen / mcgraw / peckinpah film twenty years earlier . this one was just bland in everyway . do not have the movie .
the getaway
is a particularly nasty and mean - spirited action picture , with the dramatic depth of an arcade game . it is about a lot of people who doublecross and shoot each other , usually several times . none of these people have personalities , backgrounds , values or other points of interest . the film is fairly unique in one respect : everyone in it is slime , and the
heroes
are approximately as amoral as the villains .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented hell or high water ( best picture , best supporting actor , best original screenplay , best film editing ) .
special event the avon ' s cult classics series presented the warriors . drew taylor from the fairfield weekly introduced the film .
special event the avon ' s cult classics presented dressed to kill . drew taylor introduced the film .
special event the avon ' s cult classics series presented true romance . drew taylor introduced the film .
special event the avon ' s cult classics series presented near dark . drew taylor introduced the film .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented waste land nominated for best documentary .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented burma vj nominated for best documentary .
special event new york dog film festival presented program ii : love changes everything .
special event the global organization for people of indian origin , connecticut chapter 2011 film festival presented west is west . the event included post - film q & a with producer leslee udwin .
special event special event a night of noir presented murder , my sweet ( 1944 ) . the event included post - film q & a with film noir maven michael kovner .
the film noir genre generally refers to mystery and crime dramas produced from the early 1940s to the late 1950s . …
but anyone with nostalgic memories of the original should try sitting through it on video . that ' s all it takes to see what an improvement this
getaway
is , even though it follows the earlier film faithfully , right down to doc and carol ' s escape by hiding in the garbage truck . the original crept along at first , too . its characters were less vibrant , and it included what may be the rock - bottom performance of ms . macgraw ' s career .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented the misfits . film critic nick schager hosted the event .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented exit through the gift shop nominated for best documentary .
guest speaker rick mckay  director was on hand as a guest speaker to conduct a post - film lecture for his new documentary broadway : the golden age . this film is considered to be one of the most ambitious and comprehensive film made about america ' s most celebrated indigenous art form . broadway has won thirteen best film , documentary and audience awards .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented nocturnal animals ( best supporting actor ) .
documentary night presented dior and i . the event included post - film q & a with director
special event this month critic ' s choice presented zodiac ( a film by director david fincher the social network , fight club ) . fairfield county weekly film critic drew taylor hosted the event .
the european film festival is hosted by cinema nouveau and coordinated by the french institute of south africa , with screenings taking place in cape town , durban , johannesburg and pretoria . all the featured films are the recipients of numerous awards and accolades at international film festivals and competitions , including the oscars and the cannes film festival .
film making began in the 1890s , with the invention of motion picture cameras and the establishment of film production companies . the first films were under a minute long and , until 1927 , motion pictures were produced without sound . the first feature length multi - reel film in the world was a 1906 australian production called the story of the kelly gang .
why would i give this film four stars ? jennifer tillys performance . sooooooo hot !
special event avon’s annual oscar® film festival presented prometheus nominated for : best visual effects .
special event the avon ' s cult classics series presented the brood . drew taylor ( fairfield weekly ) introduced the film .
special event the avon theatre presented this month ' s critic ' s choice screening of bob fosse ' s film all that jazz . the event was hosted by fairfield weekly film critic ann lewinson .
special event documentary night presented sacred . the event included pre - film reception at 6 : 30pm and post - film q & a with executive producer bill baker and director thomas lennon .
special event french cinematheque presented elevator to the gallows . the event included pre - film wine and cheese reception .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented the african queen . film critic john anderson hosted the event .
then there is gosling ' s rule , supposedly a mark of his hyper - strict professionalism . he will drive the robbers as brilliantly as they could ever wish . but only for five minutes . when the five minutes is up , no matter where they are , he parks and leaves them there . what on earth is the point of a jobsworth getaway driver who downs tools after five minutes ? a getaway guy surely has to get the robbers to their pre - arranged safe house , no matter what . what do this movie ' s creators imagine a robbery involves ? it ' s like having a cab driver who says he ' ll drive you really really fast in the direction of your house , but only for five minutes . the naivety and absurdity sit uncomfortably with all that super - cool violence .
writing in the new york times on may 19 , 1999 , janet maslin gave the film its due , while calming the waters and reminding her readers that this was a film , nothing more , nothing less .
special event the avon theatre & ballet school of stamford presented first position . the event included post - film q & a with with flavio salazar ( ballet school of stamford instructor , featured in the film ) .
special event the avon theatre presented chinatown ( 1974 ) . introduction with film noir maven michael kovner .
special event avon’s annual oscar film festival presented the most dangerous man in america nominated for best documentary .
special event the avon theatre presented the natural . the event included post - film q & a ; with ncc professor gary carlson
special event the documentary night presented 9500 liberty , the important film about current immigration policies in the u . s . , followed by post - film q & a with producer chris rigopulos & immigration attorney philip berns .
i ' ve found that work is so amazing ,
she sighs .
i went right into ` the getaway ' after a lot of this stuff happened - - two days after , in fact . i really buried myself in the work , and i ' ve done it ever since . i ' ve done it all along , for the last 3 - 1 / 2 years , just worked constantly .
special event avon’s annual oscar® film festival presented trumbo nominated for actor in a leading role .
special guest joe pantoliano ( the sopranos , memento , midnight run ) , the star of a new film , the amateurs , stopped by the avon for a special sneak preview of the film and a q & a with the audience . see pictures from the event .
guest speaker bethany mclean , senior fortune magazine writer , author of the smartest guys in the room , the book on which the film enron : the smartest guys in the room is based , was on hand afer the show for a post - film q & a .
special event the avon ' s cult classics presented poltergeist . brian solomon ( vault of horror ) introduced the film .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented the messenger nominated for best supporting actor , best original screenplay .
critic ' s choice this month ' s critic ' s choice series presented a film by nicholas roeg starring theresa russell , art garfunkel & harvey keitel . film critic maitland mcdonagh hosted the event .
the sound on screen music film festival is an indie film festival dedicated to music - related feature films , documentaries and concert films . screenings take place at the labia theatre in cape town and at the bioscope in johannesburg .
special event warren miller entertainment presented international ocean film tour . described as the ultimate film event for all ocean lovers , this special screening of short films includes the most inspiring stories from the seven seas and the best water sports action of the year .
special guest karen young , the co - star of heading south ( vers le sud ) , stopped by the avon for a special screening of the film and a post - film q & a with the audience . see pictures from the event .
special event glenn kenny  film critic and senior editor of premiere magazine was on hand to conduct a post - film discussion and q & a , at an exclusive area engagement of stage beauty , a hit at the 2004 toronto film festival , stage beauty stars claire danes and billy crudup .
the exact same film peckinpah made two decades prior , only now with 30 % more steamy sex scene .
burton gilliam and slim pickens ( from the original film ) appeared together in blazing saddles ( 1974 ) .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented invictus nominated for best actor , best supporting actor .
special event the avon theatre & fox searchlight presented win win , the new film by director tom mccarthy ( the visito r , the station agent ) ; official selection : 2011 sundance film festival . the event included post - film q & a with star alex shaffer . to view photos from this event , please visit our celebrity photos page .
special event greenwich international film festival presented hell on earth : the fall of syria and the rise of isis . the event included post - film q & a ; with director nick quested , moderated by marlow stern of the daily beast .
special event french cinémathèque co - presented by focus on french cinema presented dheepan , winner of the palme d ' or award at the 2015 cannes film festival , the new film from acclaimed director jacques audiard ( a prophet ) .
special event avon theatre presented 2013 sundance film festival short films . a roller coaster mix of drama and comedy , the sundance film festival short films program was a collection of eight short films from the 2013 edition of the festival .
critic ' s choice ann lewinson , film critic for the fairfield weekly , hosted this month ' s critic ' s choice series which featured a restored 35mm print of a classic film i am cuba .
critic ' s choice kent jones , a critic for film comment and programmer for the film society of lincoln center , hosted a special presentation of academy award winner clint eastwood ' s a perfect world .
special event documentarian st . clair bourne’s film here i stand about paul robeson is a part of the avon ' s re - opening , and participation in the director ' s view film festival . also part of the festival , the avon theatre community film project of greenwich , premiered its adaptation of the short story , a jury of her peers .
special guest paul dano , the star of little miss sunshine , joined the avon audience for a q & a following the screening of the film .
special guest william baldwin , co - star and scene stealer in the squid and the whale , the acclaimed new film from wrtier / director noah baumbach , joined us at the avon for a very special screening of the film and a q & a with the audience .
you left out the best new one ! the plett food film fest . had reza mahammad this year , great fun !
special event french cinematheque presented the pursuit of endurance . the event included post - film q & a with luc hardy .
, a film which profiles several of new york city ' s public school kids and their journey into the world of ballroom dancing , stopped by the avon for a screening of the film and a q & a ; session after the show .
special event avon’s annual oscar® film festival presented searching for sugar man nominated for : best documentary .
special event the avon theatre presented a film by harry shearer the big uneasy . the event included a post - film q & a with director harry shearer . to view photos from this event , please visit our celebrity photos page .
special event the avon theatre and the vassar club of fairfield county co - presented this documentary night event featuring an evening of short subject films from vassar film students . james steerman , professor of drama & film , hosted the event .
special event joe meyers , a film critic for the connecticut post , hosted a restored 35mm presentation of the producers . a special q & a with gene wilder followed the film . to view photos from the event , please visit our photo gallery .
special event documentary night presented settlers . the event included post - film q & a with director shimon dotan .
special event the avon theatre presented sneak preview of becoming traviata ( official selection new york film festival 2012 ) .
special event documentary night presented koch . the event included post - film q & a with director neil barsky .
special event the avon theatre presented public speaking a film by martin scorsese . the event included a post - film q & a with fran lebowitz . to view photos from this event , please visit our celebrity photos page .
special event the avon theatre presented members - only advance screening of the grand budapest hotel . the event included complimentary wine and cheese reception before the film .
special event the avon was proud to host the connecticut film festival ' 06 featuring two films , the things that hang from trees and the gold bracelet .
guest speaker john motay  advisory board member , longtime surfer and documentarian introduced riding giants and led a post - film discussion at this premiere area engagement . the film ( from legendary surfer / skater / director stacy peralta ) provides an enchanting look at the history of big wave surfing and was the opening night selection at the 2004 sundance film festival .
special event the avon hosted a french cinémathèque evening , co - presented by focus on french cinema , with a screening of the documentary film faces places and a post - film discussion with joe meyers , entertainment editor of the ct post .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented donald cammell’s white of the eye . film critic maitland mcdonagh hosted the event .
special event the avon theatre presented monterey pop . the event included pre - film reception with food tastings from eos greek restaurant .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented the king of comedy . connecticut post film critic joe meyers hosted the event .
opening night special event the avon theatre presented opening night sreening of it ' s kind of a funny story followed by post - film q & a with co - directors ryan fleck & anna boden ( half nelson , sugar ) , moderated by film critic maitland mcdonagh ( time out ny , film comment ) .
meet the director academy award nominated director lasse hallstrom joined us as the avon for a rare theatrical presentation of his acclaimed film my life as a dog and a discussion with the audience after the film . to see photos from the event , please visit our photo gallery .
special event documentary night and the stamford land conservation trust co - presented a special screening of up the yangtze , an official selection at the 2008 sundance film festival , and a post - film q & a with author / journalist james lomuscio .
special event the avon theatre presented 2015 sundance film festival award - winning shorts . the 2015 sundance film festival short film tour is a program of six short films that won awards at this year’s festival , which over the course of its more than 30 - year history has been widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now - prominent independent filmmakers .
the wavescape film festival takes place at various locations around durban and cape town , including cape town’s clifton 4th beach .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented florence foster jenkins ( best actress , best coctume design ) .
special event documentary night presented rosenwald . the event included post - film q & a ; with director aviva kempner .
special event the avon theatre presented a sneak preview of a late quartet ( official selection toronto film festival 2012 ) .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented beginners nominated for : best supporting actor ( christopher plummer ) .
special event our documentary night series presented chapters from leni riefenstahl ' s olympia , a film widely considered by film critics to be the greatest sports documentary ever made . the event was hosted by john farr , best movies by farr .
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special event the avon hosted a free sneak preview of slumdog millionaire , a 2008 audience award winner at the toronto film festival . the screening was followed by a post - film q & a with screenwriter simon beaufoy ( oscar nominated screenwriter for the full monty ) .
special event the avon hosted a special screening of glacier bay and a post - film discussion / q & a with james noble ( producer / co - star ) , dorothy bryce ( co - star ) and colleen murphy ( co - star ) . the film has been chosen as an official selection in over 20 international film festivals !
special event the avon theatre and the interfaith council of southwestern connecticut presented the mission at the opening night of the interfaith film festival in stamford . the event included a short post - film discussion featuring diverse religious leaders led by filmmaker jules naudet , director of 9 / 11 and in god’s name .
special event the avon ' s documentary night series presented charlotte rampling : the look . film critic joe meyers ( ct post ) hosted the event .
special event co - presented by the brown club of fairfield county the avon theatre presented the end of the tour . the event included post - film q & a ; with award - winning author david lipsky , whose book , although of course you end up becoming yourself , was the inspiration for the film .
special event a film series presented by mockingbird ministries and co - promoted by the interfaith council of southwestern connecticut presented stars in my crown . the event included post - film q & a with reverend paul zahl and special guest peter mccrea .
special event the avon co - presented by greenwich international film festival presented robert klein still can ' t stop his leg . the event included post - film q & a comedian robert klein and director marshall fine , moderated by john farr .
premiere screening the avon , brown club of fairfield county & connecticut public television co - presented a premiere screening of the film and a post - film q & a with executive producers chris campbell and timothy smith & production executive larry rifkin .
guest speaker professor cheryl cambras  professor of film studies uconn is special guest speaker to our presentation of legendary japanese film maker akira kurosawa ' s rashomon ( 1951 ) , part of the avon ' s t rip around the world series .
special event the
religious hope from the movies
series presented tender mercies ( 1983 ) . the post - film discussion was hosted by the reverend mark lingle .
special guest eugene jarecki ( the trials of henry kissinger , the opponent ) whose latest film , why we fight , explores the military - industrial complex and the motivating forces that lead us to war joined the avon audience for a q & a following a special screening of his film .
special guest writer / director / producer doug block joined the avon audience for a special screening of his documentary film , 51 birch street , and a post - film q & a . the film has been named one of the top 10 films of 2006 by a . o . scott , ny times , and one of the top 5 docs of 2006 by the national board of review .
remakes are normally worse than the first versions , but this one is the exception . i saw the first version of
getaway
twice starred by steve mcqueen and ali mcgraw , which was ok to me , but this new one with alec baldwin and kim basinger is more credible in its plot and also in acting . basinger made more credible the reason to betray his husband , baldwin made more credible the reason why he stayed with his wife . in general both acted well and perhaps much better than mcqueen and mcgraw .
special event documentary night presented rubble kings . the event included post - film q & a ; with director shan nicholson .
special event sacred heart university ' s ftma mini fest presented the latest films from connecticut ' s first graduate film school .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented a better life nominated for : best actor ( demián bichir ) .
critic ' s choice nathan lee , film critic for the ny film critic circle and contributing writer for the ny times and village voice , hosted this month ' s critic ' s choice series celebrating the great rober altman with a special screening of 3 women .
special event french cinematheque presented don ' t tell me the boy was mad . the event included pre - film wine and cheese reception .
special event the avon theatre presented free members - only screening of millennium : the story , a new documentary film about author stieg larrsson .
special event the documentary night presented the legends of rock live series , hosted by guest speaker bill shelley ( shelley archives ) and featured the film , the rolling stones .
baldwin attended alfred g . berner high school in massapequa and played football there under coach bob reifsnyder , who is in the college football hall of fame . in new york city , baldwin worked as a busboy at the famous disco nightclub studio 54 . from 1976 to 1979 , he attended george washington university , afterwards transferring to new york university ' s tisch school of the arts , where he studied with , among others , geoffrey horne and mira rostova at the lee strasberg theatre institute , and , later still , being accepted as a member of the actors studio . baldwin eventually returned to nyu in 1994 , graduating with a bfa in that year .
special event french cinémathèque , co - presented by focus on french cinema , hosted a screening of django , with a pre - film reception and a post - film q & a ; hosted by joe meyers of the ct post .
special event director campbell scott and film editor andy keir , were on hand to discuss off the map , starring joan allen , sam elliot and j . k . simmons ; the film marks campbell scott ' s fourth directorial effort . read more on the event .
special event an evening with actor charles grodin , hosted by film critic janet maslin  in conjunction with the westport country playhouse , the avon presents a special screening of the heartbreak kid ( 1972 ) , with a unique post - film discussion and q & a .
special event sacred heart university’s film and television masters program presented the 2016 ftma film festival . the avon theatre was proud to host their opening night awards gala featuring director rebecca miller . the event included : - screening of maggie’s plan with a post - film q & a with the director rebecca miller - reception free and open to the public - awards presentation and screening of four award - winning student films .
there’s also mzansi women’s film festival , hosted every august . only films by and about women . web is urltoken
special event the avon hosted a documentary night event featuring a special screening of alice neel with a post - film q & a with producer / cinematographer ethan palmer , moderated by john farr , farr on film / avon co - founder .
special event documentary night presented mission control . the event included post - film q & a with producer / author rick houston .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented fantastic mr . fox nominated for best animated feature , best original score .
guest speaker jeffery galperin  port chester , ny , attorney , lent his unique insight and perspective in a post - film discussion and q & a . a bilingual attorney , mr . galperin has represented many
drug mules
detained at jfk airport , such as the film ' s maria . maria full of grace was the audience award winner at the 2004 sundance film festival .
special event the avon presented 30th anniversary screening of april fool ' s day . the event included pre - film wine & cheese reception and post - film q & a ; with the stars : deborah foreman , leah pinsent , deborah goodrich royce , and amy steel .
french cinematheque co - presented by the alliance francaise of greenwich presented hiroshima mon amour . the event included post - film q & a ; with
special event the avon theatre presented a special sneak preview of beginners , the acclaimed new film starring ewan mcgregor , christopher plummer & mélanie laurent .
special event the avon hosted an opening night for starting out in the evening with a special guest and the star of the film , frank langella . joe meyers ( ct post ) moderated the post - film q & a . to view photos from this event , please visit our photo gallery page .
the first shot of the film is carol mccoy ( kim basinger ) firing a sig p226 in the desert . it is never seen again after this scene .
documentary previews the avon presented a special screening of to die in jerusalem , a film which unabashedly explores the palestinian - israeli conflict through the personal loss of two families . the film ' s most revealing moment is in an emotionally charged meeting between the mothers of the girls , presenting the most current reflection of the conflict as seen through their eyes .
not everyone can tumble out of a garbage truck and still look glamorously tousled . after
the getaway ,
you ' d have to put kim basinger and alec baldwin at the top of that list . their appeal as a couple of gorgeous outlaws is the main reason to see this sleek , entertaining remake of sam peckinpah ' s 1972 action film , the one that brought steve mcqueen and ali macgraw together in real life . ms . basinger and mr . baldwin , who have been an old married couple for five months now , have the wit and unabashed vanity to give this update a cynical 90 ' s flavor , and to make this movie their own .
guest speaker alex gibney , an emmy award - winning writer , producer and director , joined us for a post - film q & a on the opening night of his newest film , enron : the smartest guys in the room which exposes one of the history ' s greatest business scandals .
special event the avon hosted a special screening of the film and a q & a session with associate producer kitama seeger jackson , grandson of pete seeger , and director jim brown . the event was moderated by john farr ( farr on film / avon co - founder ) .
critic ' s choice the avon theatre presented this month ' s critic ' s choice screening of philippe garrel ' s masterpiece , j ' entends plus la guitare . the event was hosted by kent jones ( film comment / film society of lincoln center ) .
special event this month ' s critic ' s choice series presented z , a newly restored 35mm print and a winner of 2 academy awards ( for best foreign film and best editing ) . ct post film critic joe meyers hosted the event .
special event documentary night presented making the boys . the event included post - film panel q & a with : crayton robey ( director of making the boys ) doug tirola ( producer of making the boys ) & susan bedusa ( producer of making the boys ) . film critic joe meyers ( connecticut post ) hosted the event .
the film was given an r rating in theaters and later unrated on home video . the original was rated pg and later re - rated r .
opening screening of the second best exotic marigold hotel co - presented by icc greenwich . the event included pre - film reception sponsored by icc greenwich .
special event documentary night presented william kunstler : disturbing the universe . the event included post - film q & a with producer / director emily kunstler .
special event documentary night presented elaine stritch : shoot me . the event included post - film q & a with director chiemi karasawa .
special event documentary night presented if these knishes could talk . the event included post - film q & a with filmaker heather quinlan .
critic ' s choice the avon presented a special screening of rosemary ' s baby hosted by mark harris , entertainment weekly film critic .
special event documentary night presented bill cunningham new york a film by richard press . the event included post - film q & a with director richard press & editor ryan denmark . to view photos from this event , please visit our celebrity photos page .
special event the avon ' s cult classics series presented from beyond , a special screening of h . p . lovecraft ' s classic film , and a post - film q & a with screenwriter dennis paoli ( re - animator , dagon ) .
critic ' s choice this month ' s critic ' s choice event presented cutter ' s way , a dazzling film noir , starring jeff bridges , john heard and lisa eichhorn . the event was hosted by joe meyers , ct post film critic .
special event documentary night presented the connecticut premiere of rebuilding hope . the event included post - film q & a with gabriel bol deng and director jen marlowe . a portion of proceeds from this event will go toward health care and educations projects in south sudan that the subjects of the film have initiated .
special event french cinematheque co - promoted by the alliance française of greenwich presented today ( aujourd’hui ) . the event included pre - film reception and post - film q & a with actors saul williams & anisia uzeyman , moderated by professor ronnie scharfman ( suny purchase ) .
special event the avon theatre presented a special sneak preview of the fitzgerald family christmas . the event included post - film q & a with filmmaker / actor ed burns .
special event programmer’s pick presented nicolas roeg’s the man who fell to earth , starring david bowie . adam birnbaum , the avon theatre’s director of film programming hosted the event .
special event documentary night presented the mcveigh tapes : confessions of an american terrorist . the event included post - film q & a with producer timothy smith .
special event french cinematheque presented henri - georges clouzot ' s inferno . inferno is the only film of the year to have 100 % fresh rating from urltoken
this film follows several characters as they prepare themselves for the inevitable fate that awaits them when an incoming asteroid threatens to destroy their lives .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented steve jobs nominated for actor in a leading role , actress in a supporting role .
special event french cinematheque co - promoted by the alliance française of greenwich presented heartbeats ( winner – 2010 cannes film festival youth prize ) .
baldwin made his film debut with a minor role in the 1987 film forever , lulu . in 1988 , he appeared in beetlejuice and working girl . he gained further recognition as a leading man with his role as jack ryan in the hunt for red october ( 1990 ) .
“but stripped of hype and breathless expectations , mr . lucas’s first installment offers a happy surprise : it’s up to snuff . it sustains the gee - whiz spirit of the series and offers a swashbuckling extragalactic getaway , creating illusions that are even more plausible than the kitchen - raiding raptors of jurassic park . while the human stars here are reduced to playing action figures , they are upstaged by amazing backdrops and hordes of crazily lifelike space beings as the lewis carroll in mr . lucas is given free rein . the star wars franchise was funnier and scrappier when it was new . but it simply wasn’t capable of this . ”
special event the avon theatre presented special screening of the congressman . the event included post - film q & a ; with acclaimed actor treat williams ( hair , prince of the city ) .
special event the documentary night presented the legends of rock live series , hosted by guest speaker bill shelley ( shelley archives ) and featured the film , the beatles ( 1963 - 1970 ) .
special event the avon theatre presented a serious man , the critically acclaimed new film by the coen brothers . the event included an opening night q & a with co - star richard kind .
great film . . . been after this for years . . . glad it ' s in english aswel . . .
guest speaker rosemary mankiewicz , widow of film director , joseph l . mankiewicz , and avon theatre advisory board member , introduces her husband ' s film suddenly , last summer , starring katharine hepburn , as part of avon classics at high noon .
special event the avon theatre film center and stamford land conservation trust co - presented earth days , a film by robert stone . the event included post - film panel discussion about the local environment with harry day ( vp of stamford land trust , city representative of stamford ' s 13th district ) , ginny gwynn ( executive director of greenwich land trust ) , and kevin case ( northeast director of land trust alliance ) .
french cinematheque co - promoted by the alliance française of greenwich presented the last song before the war . the event included post - film q & a with director / producer kiley kraskouskas and a singer from the film leni stern . in the presence of son excelence ambassadeur paul tiendrébéogo . représentant permanent de la francophonie aux nations - unies de new york .
special event the avon theatre presented special screening of shored up . the event included post - film q & a with denise savageau , conservation director of the town of greenwich .
recognised as one of europe’s biggest short film festivals , shnit initially started in switzerland in 2003 with the sole purpose of promoting short film making as an independent art form . since then , it has expanded to seven other cities across five continents , including cape town .
documentary night presented art and craft nominated for the oscar documentary short list . free screening of goodfellas . the event included pre - film reception at franklin street works ( 41 franklin st . ) with filmmakers jennifer grausman and sam cullman and post - film q & a ; with filmmakers at the avon .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented the garden of the finzi - continis . the event included post - film q & a with alexander stille , journalism professor , columbia university . pre - film reception was hosted by lorca coffee shop in stamford featuring lorca ' s signature churros and chocolate .
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baldwin iii ( born april 3 , 1958 ) is an american actor , film producer and comedian who has appeared on film , stage and television . as a member of the baldwin family , he is the eldest of the four baldwin brothers , all well - known actors .
special event the avon’s annual oscar® nominated film festival presented fences ( best picture , best actor , best supporting actress , best adapted screenplay ) .
special event this month critic ' s choice presented jean - luc godard’s breathless . joe meyers ( ct post film critic ) hosted the event .
critic ' s choice this month ' s critic ' s choice event presented director fatih akin ' s passionate and erotic love story , head - on ( gegen die wand ) . nathan lee , a film critic for the village voice , hosted the post - film q & a .


pawnee is a 1957 american western film directed by george waggner and written by george waggner , louis vittes and endre bohem .

the film stars george montgomery , bill williams , lola albright , francis mcdonald , robert griffin and dabbs greer .

the film was released on september 7 , 1957 , by republic pictures .

pawnee ( film )

pawnee is a film programme that first aired in 1957 and has been classified a u certificate .
16 ) adding to the film’s verisimilitude are its oscar - nominated art direction and costuming . it won oscars for film editing , sound , and cinematography .
some of the cast members traveled to indianapolis to film in lucas oil stadium .
the cast visited lucas oil stadium to film these scenes with the indianapolis colts .
chief pawnee was brought up a white man named pale arrow . wagon trains began to invade pawnee ' s land , and the chief sends the pale arrow to the white people . pale arrow takes the name paul fletcher and becomes a scout of the wagon train . the chief wants to live in peace with white people . but after his death , crazy fox becomes the chief of pawnee and leads pawnee to attack that wagon train .
but iñárritu , pacing the film to perfection , never forgets that even in the most extreme circumstances there can be levity – glass and a pawnee indian , for example , catching snow on their tongues .
15 ) costner was made an honorary member of the sioux nation after the film’s release .
on the silver screen , he will appear in the summer film monster trucks with danny glover .
pale arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the pawnee chief . with wagon trains now encroaching on pawnee land , the chief sends pale arrow to be with the white people . now known as paul . . . see full summary »
chris pratt narrated on the mat , a documentary about his former high school’s wrestling team . the film will be shown at the 2012 tribeca film festival , which takes place april 18 - 29 . read more here .
dances with wolves ( 1990 ) a group of pawnee warriors observe a small smoke cloud off in the distance and believe it is white settlers . they go to investigate it with bad intentions and come upon timmons . while eating his food , he is caught off guard and shot in the butt with an arrow . he is then executed and scalped by the toughest pawnee . i do not own the copyrights to this film
amy poehler may be leaving pawnee , but she won’t be leaving screens anytime soon . she’ll voice joy in pixar’s next movie , inside out , before teaming up again with fellow golden globes host tina fey for a film called sisters . the film follows two estranged adult sisters who throw a party at their parents’ house and will hit theaters in december . she’ll also join bradley cooper and elizabeth banks in netflix’s revival of wet hot american summer .
23 ) dances with wolves was added to the national film registry , for “culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant films , ” in 2007 .
pawnee city hall is leslie ' s home away from home , and where most of the show ' s action takes place ! the recognizable pasadena city hall served as the exterior for the building where leslie and the rest of the parks department . sadly , there are no murals depicting the colorful history of pawnee inside , but at least the fourth floor is probably safe .
pale arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the pawnee chief . with wagon trains now encroaching on pawnee land , the chief sends pale arrow to be with the white people . now known as paul fletcher , he takes the job of wagon train scout . the chief wants peace but when he dies , crazy fox takes over and now leads the pawnees in an attack against that wagon trai
pale arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the pawnee chief . with wagon trains now encroaching on pawnee land , the chief sends pale arrow to be with the white people . now known as paul fletcher , he takes the job of wagon train scout . the chief wants peace but when he dies , crazy fox takes over and now leads the pawnees in an attack against that wagon train .
soon we’ll say farewell to the motley crew that began their careers at the parks and recreation department in pawnee , indiana — but the cast of parks and recreation are moving on to bigger and better things .
how iñárritu will finish his film remains to be seen . we can only hope that he , and dicaprio , and everyone else involved , did not suffer in vain .
the town of pawnee , ind . — home of the nbc comedy
parks and recreation
— is fictional , but if you didn ' t know that , the number of references to actual hoosier culture might make you think otherwise .
pawnee ' s preferred gay club was , of course , the bulge . inside shots were filmed at serra ' s dine & dance . it ' s the perfect place to do a few shots of snake juice and get your dance on !
leonardo dicaprio in the revenant . it is always snowing in the film , although the real hugh glass’s adventures took place in late summer . photograph : 20th century fox / evere / rex shutterstock
may 3 , 2012 4 . 21
bus tour
new an important person in pawnee dies while leslie is on a bus tour for the final day of her campaign ; andy investigates a security threat ; chris finds a cure for his depression .
in the film , 10 men get away . among them are captain henry , glass , glass’s son hawk ( forrest goodluck ) and trappers john fitzgerald ( tom hardy ) and jim bridger ( will poulter ) . they have a conversation , but it’s all so extravagantly mumbled that it’s hard to work out what’s going on . fitzgerald is fighty and racist , so he’s the baddie . glass is the goodie , because he loves his son ( who is half - pawnee ) in a gruff , manly way that involves telling him off a lot . the backstory about glass’s love for a pawnee woman is fiction . it has been suggested the real glass had such a relationship , but there’s no firm evidence – and no evidence that he had any children .
13 ) there was a john dunbar , a pro - native american missionary allied with the pawnee in the early 1800s , but there’s no explicit connection to his exploits and the film . blake based stands with a fist on cynthia ann parker , who was kidnapped and adopted by the comanche at age 10 , in 1836 , and lived with them until 1960 , when the texas rangers recaptured her . her story was the basis of another western classic , the searchers ( 1956 ) .
there ' s no better place to get a serving of waffles with whipped cream ( or should i say whipped cream with a side of waffles ? ) in pawnee than leslie ' s favorite diner , jj ' s ! some interior shots were filmed at kountry folks restaurant .
this scene is based on a real - life incident : william h ashley and andrew henry ( the latter played by domhnall gleeson in the film ) set up the rocky mountain fur company in 1822 . in june 1823 , ashley’s band of around 70 men was attacked by arikara warriors – they estimated around 600 , though in the film it’s more like a dozen . various accounts suggest that between 12 and 18 of ashley’s men were killed .
the wealthy town of eagleton ( which is pawnee ' s rival ) comes across as the beverly hills of indiana , so it seems that when filming , they didn ' t try to hide the fact that they were filming in la too much , remember when leslie knope marvels at the fact that eagleton somehow has palm trees ? get a taste of the good life ( well , if you ' re not from pawnee , anyways ) by visiting the westfield topanga mall , which served as the filming locations for some of the eagleton - set scenes from the show .
2 ) the film was shot on location in south dakota , from july to november in 1989 . prominent castmembers included graham greene , a member of the first nations of canada , as kicking bird , tantoo cardinal , of canada’s metis people , as black shawl , and native american actors including rodney a . grant ( wind in his hair ) , floyd red crow westerman ( chief ten bears ) , and wes studi ( as a pawnee tribesman ) . receiving her most prominent film credit to date was mary mcdonnell , as the sioux - raised stands with a fist . costner , greene , and mcdonnell ( who was just a little younger than greene and cardinal , who played her adoptive parents ) all received oscar nominations .
9 ) with thousands of bison , incorrigible wolves , and the rigors of an outdoor shoot to contend with the production exceeded its $ 15 million budget . costner supplied $ 3 million of his own money to complete the film .
met all expectations . great old western . new what to expect . seen it over 40yrs ago . great then , great now ! ! watch it , nice entertainment . those were the days when you could escape life and enjoy big film epics .
“if we ended up [ using ] green screen with coffee and everybody having a good time , ” the birdman director told the hollywood reporter , “everybody will be happy , but most likely the film would be a piece of s - - - . ”
the revenant is an impressive film inspired by glass’s real - life story , but lays it on a bit thick and ends up curiously unmoving . the whole thing is begging to be sped up into a two - minute youtube video set to benny hill music .
by the 25 - minute mark , you’ll be literally slack - jawed for one of the most stunning scenes ever committed to film , as glass is attacked by a grizzly bear protecting its two young . is it cgi ? is it real footage ? however it was done , the result astonishes as glass is tossed around , clawed , bitten and even sat on , the bear’s paw squashing his head into the dirt . like so much of this remarkably visceral film , you’ll live every moment with him – every scream and anguished howl .
1 ) the film was adapted from a novel by michael blake , who had penned a low - budget costner movie , stacy’s knights ( 1983 ) . the project began as an unsold script , which the actor and budding director encouraged blake to rethink as a book , purchased and published in 1988 . its unconventional , and sympathetic , emphasis is on native american life in the civil war era , observed by costner’s disillusioned john dunbar , a first lieutenant who ultimately chooses to live among peaceful sioux and defend them from pawnee raiders and the encroaching u . s . army . blake won an oscar for his adaptation .
she’s also been active as a performer , starring in the steve carell - created tbs series angie tribeca and will be a voice in the animated film b . o . o . : bureau of otherworldly operations alongside seth rogen , melissa mccarthy , bill murray and octavia spencer .
with the seventh and final season of
parks and recreation
premiering jan . 13 , we wanted to go back through the show ' s first six seasons to note the best hoosier references . and no , the time they booked larry bird ' s aunt tilda to sign autographs at pawnee ' s harvest festival unfortunately didn ' t make the list .
in the summer . crew spoke of enduring a “living hell” , of being forced to work in - 25c temperatures , of travelling for hours to remote locations in canada and argentina to film for a mere 90 minutes , the result of iñárritu’s decision to shoot only in natural light .
may 10 , 2012 9 : 30 p . m . 4 . 22
win , lose or draw
new ( season finale ) it ' s election day in pawnee , and leslie and bobby newport are separated by a razor - thin margin . while everyone waits with leslie for the race to be called , they ponder their futures , and their new opportunities .
glass appeared to be close to death . the party’s leaders decided that two of their number should stay with him until he died and give him a christian burial . these were john fitzgerald and a much younger man , jim bridger , played in the film by british actors tom hardy and will poulter .
if you’re imagining the revenant is a film chock - full of gratuitous violence , though , nothing could be further from the truth . true , some moments are stomach - churning – not least glass cutting out the innards of a dead horse and using it as a makeshift sleeping bag ( think luke skywalker on hoth with his tauntaun ) .
5 ) the bison hunt , using 3 , 500 bison , 20 wranglers , 24 bareback native american stunt riders , and 150 extras , took three weeks to film ( with seven cameras ) at the triple u buffalo ranch outside fort pierre , south dakota . costner , who did most of his own horseback riding , nearly broke his back in a fall .
some said that glass killed and ate a rattlesnake during his journey ; that he awoke from a slumber to find a grizzly bear licking maggots from his wounds . the length of his crawl swelled from 80 miles to 100 miles to 200 miles . his back story became more elaborate : he had been kidnapped by the french - american pirate jean lafitte as a young man , had been captured by the pawnee tribe and won his freedom with a pouch of scarlet vermilion powder .
in 1903 , an outlaw bandit aimed his pistol at movie audiences and fired . it was a shot felt round the world . with the ten - minute - long the great train robbery , a new and uniquely american film genre , the western , was born . ( not in the west , but in milltown , nj , where the action was in cinema those days . )
despite the fact that pawnee , indiana , the setting for nbc ' s parks and recreation , gets a bad rap ( just because it ' s one of america ' s most obese cities , constantly battles raccoon infestations , and has a history of mistreating the wamapoke indians , among other things ) there ' s something about the small , fictional town from parks and recreation that makes people wish it was real . . . probably the fact that the show ' s hero , optimistic and enthusiastic government employee leslie knope , loves it so much , even in spite of its flaws . even though the show wasn ' t filmed in indiana ( or anywhere near the hoosier state , save for a few scenes ) they did a pretty good job of making it appear as though they were in the midwest . if you want to explore leslie knope ' s hometown , your best shot is to head to la and use this handy guide to treat yourself to a trip dedicated to uncovering the real - life pawnee , indiana !
19 ) capping the film is its lush symphonic score , composed by john barry . “the john dunbar theme , ” heard in united way commercials for more than a decade afterwards , was said to have been a personal favorite of pope john paul ii . best known for his work on the james bond series , barry won an oscar ( his fifth ) and a grammy ( his fourth ) for dances with wolves .
gravely injured , he somehow summoned the energy to drag himself to a nearby spring , the first step in a six - week - long crawl back to the nearest encampment . baroque details began to accumulate in each subsequent telling of the story – and there have been many , from john neihardt’s poem the song of hugh glass ( 1915 ) to frederick manfred’s 1954 novel lord grizzly , to the 1970 film man in the wilderness , a trippy take on the tale starring richard harris .
aubrey plaza’s surly but lovable april ludgate earned her the attention of hollywood studios . she’s already juggled parks and recreation with movies like safety not guaranteed , the to do list and life after beth . next , she’s set to star with judy greer in a film called fresno about two co - dependent sisters . but her most anticipated upcoming feature is a comedy called dirty grandpa with zac efron and robert de niro , in which she’ll play de niro’s love interest . yep , you read that correctly .
co - written by iñárritu and mark l . smith ( who penned joe dante’s the hole ) , the story is adapted from michael punke’s 2002 novel – itself inspired by the myth that built up around glass after his grizzly attack . if the film has a documentary - like realism to it , iñárritu seasons it with frequent digressions , flashbacks , hallucinations and dreams , as glass drifts in and out of consciousness , conjuring images of his son and wife ( who at one point appears floating above him like a ghost ) .
the show ' s creators and writers have done their homework , rarely letting you forget it ' s taking place in indiana . at the very least , the state ' s name is mentioned more than 60 times over the first 112 episodes . at the most , the show has actually come to indianapolis ( mentioned more than 40 times throughout its first six seasons ) to film . even when the references are fictional , such as the
urltoken
dating website featured in one episode , the show still tips its hoosier hat .
the men find glass in a rum old state . captain henry pays fitzgerald , bridger and hawk to stay behind until it is time for glass’s inevitable burial . when the captain leaves , fitzgerald tries to bump glass off . hawk interrupts , so fitzgerald bumps him off instead . this didn’t happen in real life , because hawk didn’t exist . in the film , the ailing glass sees fitzgerald kill his son , giving him an extra motivation to stay alive and seek revenge . when fitzgerald persuades bridger to bury glass alive and abandon him , you know glass isn’t going to go quietly .
adam scott is taking on a wide range of roles in the next year : right now , fans can catch him in hot tub time machine 2 , but he also starred in the indie rom - com sleeping with other people , which premiered at sundance in february and will be released later this year . additionally , the actor will take a serious turn in the upcoming black mass , which is based on the true story of boston gangster whitey bulger . the cast makes it sound like surefire awards bait : other featured performers in the film include benedict cumberbatch , johnny depp , sienna miller and fifty shades of grey’ s dakota johnson .
the film has invented some extra obstacles for glass : it is snowing throughout , even though in real life his trek took place between august and october ; the arikara track him and chase him into a tree ; he has to hollow out a dead horse to make himself a sleeping bag . it’s brilliantly filmed , but the characterisations and dialogue don’t match the sophistication of the visuals . moreover , by the second lingering closeup of a horse’s eye or the sixth epic landscape shot with four - fifths sky and one - fifth land , even those sophisticated visuals begin to feel repetitive . as for the ending , it has been changed in one significant way : in real life , nobody got killed .
i’m at the age when it’s sometimes difficult to remember what you have and haven’t seen in the past . i don’t really remember watching george montgomery in any western movies when i was young . i guess my heroes were clayton moore in the lone ranger , roy rogers and clint walker as cheyenne bodie . i’m just now getting a closer look at western movie stars like george montgomery . i have seen three of his movies in a row now , and the last two minutes of each movie ends with him getting the girl and riding off in the sunset . in this case it was lola albright , the main female star playing meg alden . this freeze frame clip was taken exactly 59 seconds before the end of the movie . i enjoyed it but can only give it a grade of c + , or three stars . did anyone ever make a movie where the cowboys and indians were friends throughout the entire film ? i would like to hear from you if you know of one !
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rewarded for his heroism in the civil war , lt . john dunbar ( kevin costner ) wants to see the american frontier before it is gone . he is assigned to an abandoned fort , where a sioux tribe is his only neighbor . overcoming the language barrier and their mutual fear and distrust , dunbar and the proud indians gradually become friends . eventually , he falls in love with the beautiful stands with a fist ( mary mcdonnell ) a white woman raised by the tribe .
kevin costner , mary mcdonnell , graham green , rodney a . grant , robert pastoreli
corny western with george montgomery as an unconvincing ex - indian or something . pretty hackneyed across the board with lola albright being the only saving grace .
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indians attack an oregon - bound wagon train whose white guide ( george montgomery ) was raised by their tribe .
other interior shots for leslie knope ' s go - to restaurant were filmed at four n ' 20 restaurant .
the pit that started it all ! whether leslie knope is falling in it , or andy dwyer is living in it , or tom is staking out the garden planted nearby , the sullivan street pit played a huge role in the show . it ' s neither a pit , nor a park in real life . it was once located on the southeast corner of hazeltine ave and collins street in van nuys , to be specific .
ann ' s house , where she once lived with andy , is actually located near the former pit . as leslie knope ' s number one bff , we occasionally saw the two hanging out here .
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and no electricity after 6 : 00 pm . a couple more rules : if you ever watch a sad movie , you have to wear mascara so we can see whether or not you ' ve been crying . there ' s no noise allowed on mondays . and no tv after breakfast .
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jurassic fork is jerry ' s favorite restaurant , and it ' s not hard to see why , it looks awesome ! sadly , there really isn ' t a kitschy dinosaur - themed restaurant in indiana . . . or anywhere right now , for that matter . the closest you can get is clifton ' s cafeteria ( where the scenes were filmed ) , which is presently closed and undergoing a massive renovation to make it even more retro - tastic . the theme of clifton ' s appears to be part jungle , part forest , and part beach scene , but it ' s also 100 % awesome . plus , the food is surprisingly tasty , given that they seem to put an awful lot of emphasis on atmosphere .
we see leslie more at work than at home ( seriously , the woman never seemed to sleep ) , but there are few occasions when we see her off - duty , like when she hosted a dinner party to impress ann ' s hot lawyer friend justin . here on highland avenue in altadena was where the exterior shots of her home were filmed .
are you still kind of bummed that the show wasn ' t actually filmed in the midwest ? don ' t tear up too fast . . . they did a bit of filming around indianapolis ! ron swanson ' s favorite restaurant is st . elmo ' s steakhouse , and andy took a bunch of friends to toss around the pigskin with some colts players at lucas oil stadium .
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we enjoy the classic westerns and enjoyed this movie . modern enough that the colors , scenes look realistic
i love lola albright and westerns , but i like to hear the actors speak their dialog . what happen ? is this normal ? good movie deserves more than 3 stars , if only . . . . sound ! ! !
i had also seen this movie before however i didn ' t recognize it by its name . it was enjoyable , again .
one of my favorites for sure . . . i would suggest others view this classic as i hope you will enjoy it as much as i do .
i ' m a george montgomery fan , but he made a better cowboy than he did an indian .
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frustrated with the lack of opportunities in his hometown , young jess harker plans to leave , but sympathetic stagecoach armed guard race crim persuades his boss to give jess the stage driver job .
the daughter of famous outlaw belle starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find her killer .
a cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when indian leader cochise is being prodded into starting a war .
disputes over a dead man ' s property escalate into a bloody range war .
judge jim scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he ' s about to sentence . . . and his unfaithful fiancee .
a man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a gatling gun that ' s being sold by a gun runner .
a gunfighter takes a deputy sheriff job in a town caught in a feud between a powerful rancher and small farmers .
half - breed frank madden claims he ' s white , in order to own land , but violent racial clashes in town force him to abandon his neutrality and chose a side .
a stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local indian . told he left town , the truth everyone has been hiding comes out including the stranger ' s true identity .
a despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an indian attack on the fort .
back from the civil war , an ex - yankee officer aids a wagon train of former confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattle - rustling and land - grabbing feuds .
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the tale he wanted to tell was an epic on a personal scale : a man hunting beaver on the missouri river is attacked by a bear , and left for dead by his party of fur trappers . this man , so incensed by being abandoned , finds the strength to crawl 200 miles in pursuit of his faithless friends , bent on exacting revenge .
leonardo dicaprio , who took the central role , had perhaps the most uncomfortable experience of all ( discounting the extra who was dragged facedown and naked across an icy plain during a battle scene ) . dicaprio’s sufferings in the name of art included spending the night sleeping in an animal carcass , plunging in and out of icy rivers and eating raw bison liver .
. the man whose life he was imitating – for the revenant is based on a true story of sorts – enjoyed a far less glamorous existence .
hugh glass was a fur trapper , one of the hard - driving mountain men of the early 19th - century american west , an obscure cousin to more mainstream american folk heroes such as davy crockett .
most of what we know of glass’s life is conjecture : although he was literate , he left very little trace in the historical record . a letter survives that he wrote to the parents of a fellow fur trapper who was killed in a confrontation with the hostile native american arikara tribe . he is mentioned in the papers of some of his superiors , marking him out as a challenging employee , hard to handle . and we know he was attacked by a bear .
he bear attack is why glass is remembered at all . the story became frontier legend within months of its happening , set down in 1824 by a philadelphia lawyer with literary aspirations , and carried to all corners of the united states in newspapers and journals .
was it taken as a true account ? jon t coleman , a professor at indiana’s notre dame university , who has investigated the story , isn’t sure .
“i don’t know if they were that worried about the distinction between fact and fiction back then , ” he says . “i think it was a great story and it cohered with an american vision of the west . through this encounter with wild nature , men’s bodies were changed and became something else . they were no longer european or british – they were american . ”
he attack – of which no direct eyewitness account exists – happened in the summer of 1823 , five months after glass had joined a fur - trapping expedition in south dakota . somewhere along the banks of the missouri river , he stumbled across a grizzly and her two cubs .
startled , she set upon him , ripping his scalp , puncturing his throat and breaking his leg . hearing his cries , his companions rushed to help , although it took more than one bullet to bring down the enraged creature .
or two days they watched over him , but , aware that with every passing day their fellow trappers were getting farther and farther away , fitzgerald convinced bridger to abandon glass . they laid him in a shallow grave and departed . when glass came to , he found himself alone .
loody and masochistic as all this is , it’s something of a disappointment when one reaches the story’s end , one which seems to stay the same in every telling . glass does find fitzgerald and bridger , but instead of wreaking violent revenge , he forgives them both .
“this has been the most tricky thing for dramatists , ” says coleman . “everyone gets tripped up trying to explain why he was so driven to destroy the men who left him , but then decides to show mercy and doesn’t end up killing anybody . ”
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astounding . with a director , dop and cast at the top of their game , the revenant is a filmmaking triumph . you cannot afford to miss experiencing this on the big screen .
“revenge is in the creator’s hands , ” real - life frontiersman hugh glass is told midway through alejandro g . iñárritu’s extraordinary wilderness drama .
it’s this feeling of vengeance that boils inside glass ( leonardo dicaprio ) throughout much of this two - and - a - half - hour epic – and little wonder . mauled by a bear , left for dead by his men and witness to the murder of his own son , glass’ bleak and bloody survival in this harsh 1820s terrain is motivated by one reason alone : to even the score .
that bare outline doesn’t even begin to capture the sheer wild ambition , beauty and savagery on show in the revenant . far more challenging than even iñárritu’s bravura oscar - winner birdman , this is his fitzcarraldo or his apocalypse now – man versus the elements , both on screen and off . stories have already spread about the legendarily arduous shoot endured by cast and crew in the canadian wilderness . whatever hardships they went through were worth it .
in the first five minutes , iñárritu and his birdman cinematographer emmanuel lubezki will leave you agog with a scene of arrow - whizzing , tomahawk - wielding carnage as glass and his fellow fur trappers , led by the resourceful captain andrew henry ( domhnall gleeson ) , are set upon by a gang of native americans .
as a group of 40 - odd men is whittled down to just 10 , lubezki’s camerawork ensures you’re just as captivated by incidental details as you are by the action : the sun glinting through trees , birds circling , plumes of smoke rising .
while henry is able to sew up glass’ wounds , it becomes clear that the group won’t be able to carry him to safety through the harsh , mountainous landscape . “the proper thing to do would be to finish him off quick , ” says fitzgerald ( tom hardy ) , interested only in self - preservation . volunteering to stay with glass , fitzgerald is joined by youngster jim bridger ( will poulter ) and glass’ half - native american son hawk ( forrest goodluck ) , who refuses to leave his father’s side .
soon enough , fitzgerald is leading the escape back to civilisation , leaving glass to die . this , of course , he refuses to do , flaunting survival skills that would put bear grylls to shame ( not least hauling himself out of a shallow grave ) .
glass isn’t the only man left on the mountain , though ; in a parallel story , a native american is leading his tribe in search for his missing daughter powaqa ( melaw nakehk’o ) . french - speaking fur trappers , rivals to the captain henry - led gang , are also in the mix . but to say more about their involvement would give away elements of the final blood - soaked act – which’ll leave you feeling especially battered and bruised .
with lubezki’s photography at once capturing the magnificence and cruelty of mother nature , like the moment glass stands by to watch a bison stampede , you’ll be left in a state of shock and awe . will the revenant repeat iñárritu’s triple - oscar swoop for birdman ? will lubezki gain his third consecutive golden statue ? will dicaprio , in full - blooded form , finally shake off that academy curse ? on this evidence , it’s impossible to see how they could not .
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dances with wolves
opened in theaters 25 years ago today . here ' s a look back at some of the facts , figures , and stories behind the oscar - winning phenomenon .
by 1990 , the western was dead . tastes had changed , and audiences had moved on . other than clint eastwood , few were making westerns—and he hadn’t made one since pale rider ( 1985 ) .
the summer of 85 also saw the release of another western , silverado . cast as a brash young cowboy was kevin costner , whose star would rise considerably in the coming years , with movies like the untouchables ( 1987 ) , bull durham ( 1988 ) , and field of dreams ( 1989 ) . against long odds , costner , at age 35 , decided to revive the western with his own project , which he would star in , co - produce , and direct .
given wide release 25 years ago , dances with wolves would not just be any western—it would be the western , winning seven oscars ( it was nominated for 12 ) and earning $ 184 million domestically , making it the third biggest hit of 1990 , after two other equally unexpected smashes , home alone and ghost . grossing an additional $ 240 million worldwide , dances with wolves is by far the most successful western ever made .
let’s look back at some of the facts , figures , and stories behind a phenomenon , one for each year since its release .
costner in & apos ; dances with wolves . & apos ; ( photo : photofest )
3 ) to register the discomfort of kicking bird’s poor posture , graham put slippery bologna slices in his shoes . on the canadian comedy program , the red green show , graham’s character was asked what he felt about dances with wolves , to which he responded , “the native guy was ok . should have gotten the oscar . ” ( joe pesci did , for goodfellas . )
4 ) six - year - old annie costner , the filmmaker’s daughter , plays stands with a fist as a child .
graham greene as kicking bird in & apos ; dances with wolves . & apos ;
7 ) an animatronic bison costing $ 250 , 000 was built for the production .
8 ) buck and teddy shared the role of two socks the wolf . neither was terribly cooperative during production .
10 ) the money woes led to dances with wolves being dismissed as “kevin’s gate” around hollywood , a reference to the epic fail of the western heaven’s gate a decade earlier .
11 ) when the movie took off at the box office costner realized upwards of $ 40 million in profit .
mary mcdonnell as stands with a fist and costner as john dunbar in & apos ; dances with wolves . & apos ;
12 ) “nothing i have been told about these people is correct . they are not thieves or beggars . they are not the bogeymen they are made out to be . on the contrary , they are polite guests and i enjoy their humor . ”—john dunbar
14 ) while some critics complained about dunbar’s “white savior” coming to the aid of his sioux friends , audiences were absorbed by the details of their existence . a coach was brought in to teach castmembers unfamiliar with the language , like greene , to speak lakota . ( lakota’s gendered aspect proved too challenging to master , so the actors speak like women . the coach , doris leader charge , was cast as chief ten bears’ wife , pretty shield . )
17 ) dances with wolves was the first western to win best picture since cimarron ( 1931 ) . eastwood’s unforgiven would also win best picture and best director in 1992 .
18 ) ( some cinephiles were disappointed that goodfellas ’ martin scorsese , whose raging bull ( 1980 ) lost best picture and director to actor - turned director robert redford ’s debut ordinary people , was whacked by another first - time actor - turned director . scorsese’s the departed ( 2006 ) would eventually win in both categories . )
20 ) clocking in at a full three hours , dances with wolves is among the lengthier best picture winners . an extended cut that debuted on dvd runs 236 minutes , longer than record holders gone with the wind ( 1939 ) and lawrence of arabia ( 1962 ) —but still shorter than the extended dvd edition of the lord of the rings : the return of the king ( 2003 ) , which runs 251 minutes .
21 ) costner , now 60 , would have three more hits after wolves , robin hood : prince of thieves and jfk in 1991 and the sensationally successful the bodyguard ( 1992 ) —then suffer a decade - long cold streak ( the postman , anyone ? ) snapped by another , more modestly popular and traditional western he directed and starred in , open range ( 2003 ) . costner had another civil war - era winner with the tv miniseries hatfields & mccoys ( 2012 ) , for which he won an acting emmy .
22 ) blake published a sequel to dances with wolves , the holy road , in 2004 . he died earlier this year , at age 69 .
24 ) the western periodically revives in the wake of dances with wolves . this christmas brings two , quentin tarantino ’s thriller the hateful eight and the fact - based survival drama the revenant , directed by birdman’s oscar winner alejandro g . inarritu and starring leonardo dicaprio .
25 ) dances with wolves goes on . in 2004 , costner opened an exhibit , “tatanka : the story of the bison , ” outside deadwood , south dakota , to educate visitors about westward expansion . earlier this year the triple u buffalo ranch was up for sale , until ted turner added it to his empire . tours of the south dakota locations are available , so you can experience dances with wolves as living history .
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note : take these characters ' understanding of indiana history with a grain of salt . they are not actually from indiana .