One of those films that gets better each time I watch it. And amazing how much it sets the tempo for Eastwood's directorial career, even down to the recurring cast members like Lewis and Walcott.
It really does, doesn't it? I've seen it loads of times, but there's always some new piece of business in it. Unfortunately this time it was the (probably obvious) revelation that T&L go back and strip Goody of his clothes (and boots!), which I'd somehow never noticed before.
I've not wanted to see Thunderbolt & Lightfoot since reading Vito Russo's negative take on it in The Celluloid Closet, which is similar to Peter Biskind's. Thanks to this I now want to decide for myself.
And: what was Cimino on when making that Ann-Margaret commercial?!? He could have had a career later making music videos!
I think Russo's right about a bunch of things in that book, and it's an important piece of criticism, but he does tend to conflate male friendships with homosexual relationships to bolster his points. He also makes it sound like Lightfoot immediately jumps into drag the moment he and Thunderbolt meet, which is a bit disingenuous. But hey, I may be missing something - without getting too gossipy, Cimino's sexuality was always a bit vague. And as much as I enjoy some (okay, one) of Biskind's books, he's more Hedda Hopper than André Bazin.
Also: the Ann-Margret commercial is absolutely nuts, isn't it? And LONG, too. You're right, it's more of a music video (for a really odd song) than it is a commercial.
I have seen this movie at least five times. I've enjoyed it each time. The rabbit smuggling scene is one of the funniest/craziest scenes of all time. The first time my brother saw this scene he literally couldn't stop laughing.
So many questions. I get why he's rerouted the exhaust (so the rabbits don't die), but why rabbit smuggling? And why does he start shooting at them with a shotgun? The more I think about that scene, the more I feel like I've got carbon monoxide poisoning myself.
One of those films that gets better each time I watch it. And amazing how much it sets the tempo for Eastwood's directorial career, even down to the recurring cast members like Lewis and Walcott.
It really does, doesn't it? I've seen it loads of times, but there's always some new piece of business in it. Unfortunately this time it was the (probably obvious) revelation that T&L go back and strip Goody of his clothes (and boots!), which I'd somehow never noticed before.
I've not wanted to see Thunderbolt & Lightfoot since reading Vito Russo's negative take on it in The Celluloid Closet, which is similar to Peter Biskind's. Thanks to this I now want to decide for myself.
And: what was Cimino on when making that Ann-Margaret commercial?!? He could have had a career later making music videos!
I think Russo's right about a bunch of things in that book, and it's an important piece of criticism, but he does tend to conflate male friendships with homosexual relationships to bolster his points. He also makes it sound like Lightfoot immediately jumps into drag the moment he and Thunderbolt meet, which is a bit disingenuous. But hey, I may be missing something - without getting too gossipy, Cimino's sexuality was always a bit vague. And as much as I enjoy some (okay, one) of Biskind's books, he's more Hedda Hopper than André Bazin.
Also: the Ann-Margret commercial is absolutely nuts, isn't it? And LONG, too. You're right, it's more of a music video (for a really odd song) than it is a commercial.
I have seen this movie at least five times. I've enjoyed it each time. The rabbit smuggling scene is one of the funniest/craziest scenes of all time. The first time my brother saw this scene he literally couldn't stop laughing.
So many questions. I get why he's rerouted the exhaust (so the rabbits don't die), but why rabbit smuggling? And why does he start shooting at them with a shotgun? The more I think about that scene, the more I feel like I've got carbon monoxide poisoning myself.