Jan 25, 2011 bee vang, actor and secondyear student at brown university, and dr. Take a look at all his starring movies by tomatometer. The mule, opening friday, continues an astonishing career that all began with blowing up a giant spider with a jet missile in tarantula. With eastwoods next movie, blood work 2002, many fans pondered whether the. Dirty harry on a pension, were thinking, until we realize that only the autoworker retired. For a guy whos continually rumored to be done with acting, clint eastwood is doing a pretty good job of staying busy in front of the camera. Gran torino 2008 retired auto worker and korean war vet walt kowalski clint eastwood fills emptiness in his life with beer and home repair, despising the many asian, latino and black families. Though a minor entry in eastwoods body of work, gran torino is nevertheless a humorous, touching, and intriguing oldschool parable.
This was eastwoods first starring role since 2004s million dollar baby. Gran torino is a tale with many facets to it,such as the loss of male identity that was orginally brought about by working in skilled bluecollar employment which eastwoods character didhe was a ford auto worker in the movie and the male characteristics and bonding that this employment developed,and the repercussions regarding the decline and. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa. Dec 12, 2008 clint eastwood directs and makes what might be his last onscreen appearance in gran torino. As a film, gran torino is powerful, moving and entertaining.
The film was released on dvd and bluray in june 2009. Gran torino is a brilliant movie from start to finish, i cant believe i waited so long to watch it, its completely different to what i expected, two thirds of the film had a very light tone at. After being enlightened by clint eastwood in gran torino. Jan 09, 2009 he is a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 gran torino he keeps in mint condition. The film costars christopher carley, bee vang and ahney her. This has the potential to be my favorite movie of all time. Gran torino opened in a limited theatrical release in the united states on december 12, 2008, before expanding wide on january 9, 2009. Gran torino stars eastwood as an american icon once again this time as a cantankerous, racist, beerchugging retired detroit autoworker who keeps his shotgun ready to lock and load.
Feb 11, 2009 are you into fast cars, old men and awkward interracial barbeques. Rated r for language throughout, and some violence what parents need to know common sense media says. When his priest, father janovich, encourages him to go to confession, walt says, i confess i never cared for church much. Walt is a harsh, ramrodstraight man with a quick temper and high standards whose greatest joy is an orderly home and his beloved, mintcondition gran torino. Clint eastwood directing, starring in gran torino rotten tomatoes movie and tv news. The movies are picked based on a number of factors including overall renown, importance to their career and my personal experience. The story focuses on walt kowalski, an angry, widowed war veteran, and people from the hmong community. Children under seventeen should have parents present during viewing, but the. Clint eastwood movies and tv shows ranked from best to worst. Directed and produced by clint eastwood, the movie follows the story of korean war veteran and widower walt kowalski, as he foils the plans of his neighbor to steal his prized 1972 ford gran torino.
Gran torino actor reveals behindthescenes racism the. For those of us okay, me who enjoyed the gauntlet or bronco billy in the theater, that fact just sucks. Simply terrific, enormously watchable and an absolute must for all eastwood fans. Osim eastwooda, u filmu nastupa uglavnom glumacka postava koju cine hmongi, kao i eastwoodov mladi sin, scott eastwood. Watch gran torino starring clint eastwood in this drama on directv. Gran torino pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released gran. Children under seventeen should have parents present during viewing, but the film is not recommended for young children. Make sure you take a date, and plan dinner afterwards. Eastwood didnt have any lines in that one, and not many more nine years later in a fistful of dollars, but that wasnt going to stop. Balancing humor with drama, eastwood gives a tourdeforce performance, with his disgruntled sneers, harshly racist slurs, and exasperated sighs of disapproval at the crumbling values around him. And this is a perfect, careercrowning performance for the macho icon. I loved this movie, though no fan of profanity, the movie is ripe with it. In gran torino, clint eastwood plays walt kowalski, a retired korean war veteran shattered by his wifes recent death.
T he ford gran torino earned its footnote in pop culture history when a ketchupred 75 model with a white racing stripe was featured every week in. The two objects that matter most to kowalski in life are the classic gran torino that. Gran torino is an awardwinning 2008 american drama film, directed and produced by clint eastwood. A critical and commercial success, the movie was entirely filmed in metro detroit, united states.
This week on dvd, celebrate the big screen heroics of two former movie heroes clint eastwood in gran torino, harrison ford in crossing over or watch clive owen and naomi watts do battle with an evil bank tom tykwers the international. With the backdrop of realism, i expect others with critical thinking skills will have no problem picking out the beauty, truth and redemption in these films. Clint eastwood directs and makes what might be his last onscreen appearance in gran torino. Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch. I do give this movie 10 out of 10 stars, it is oscar worthy as if i have any idea what that means parents, it is an r rating, no children. He is a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 gran torino he keeps in mint condition.
Earl stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing. When his neighbor thao lor bee vang, a young hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his gran torino, kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Clint eastwoods gran torino is about a racist old man named walt who overcomes his prejudice by helping his teenager neighbor thao. Eastwood plays walt kowalski, a very oldschool korean war veteran who has nothing but contempt for the asian family next door. All clint eastwood movies ranked mar 20, 2008 for a guy whos continually rumored to be done with acting, clint eastwood is doing a pretty good job of staying busy in front of the camera. Situacija postaje vrlo napeta kad uhvati tinejdzera taoa u pokusaju da mu ukrade auto, gran torino iz 1972. Watch gran torino online stream full movie directv. A racist korean war veteran living in a crimeridden detroit. Walt thwarts the theft with his m1 garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family. The man would be clint eastwood, and his movie, gran torino, is a runaway smash hit. Clint eastwood directing, starring in gran torino rotten tomatoes.
Its a simple story about tolerance and cultural differences, but also one of hope, selfsacrifice, and unlikely friendships. Gran torino is a 2008 movie produced, directed by and starring clint eastwood. U posljednjoj sceni, thao vozi gran torino s waltovim psom, daisy. But his is a reluctant faith, if its really there at all. Gran torino script at the internet movie script database. Existence of the film, and eastwoods role, were only revealed on tuesday when warner quietly dated the movie for sometime in december. I do give this movie 10 out of 10 stars, it is oscar worthy as if i have any idea what that means. Walt kowalski is a veteran who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his prejudices. Gran torino internet movie firearms database guns in. Eastwood plays walt kowalski, a very oldschool korean war veteran who has nothing but.
Jan 18, 2009 please see this movie, you will enjoy it. His prize possession is a 1972 gran torino he keeps in mint condition. The movie is rated r due to language and some violence. I told you when i first saw it in early december that gran torino was just terrific, that eastwood had pulled a. Walt accidentally fires it when slipping in his garage when he is chasing after thao. Posted in g with tags clint eastwood, gangs, gooks, gran torino, mongs, walt kowalski on january 10, 2009 by schuyler schuyler says. There were a few times in the movie which i felt were a bit too heavy handed, but for the most part, gran torino is an excellent film. Feb 19, 2009 t he ford gran torino earned its footnote in pop culture history when a ketchupred 75 model with a white racing stripe was featured every week in the tv cop show starsky and hutch. Dec 17, 2008 gran torino stars eastwood as an american icon once again this time as a cantankerous, racist, beerchugging retired detroit autoworker who keeps his shotgun ready to lock and load. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gran torino near you. If comedy is more your style, you can go lowbrow the cheerleading comedy fired up. Bee vang, actor and secondyear student at brown university, and dr. Make it a movie event rotten tomatoes gave this movie a 76%, while the movie mob users gives this movie a 9 out of 10. With gran torino, he gives his vigilantestyle character an update and maybe even a swan song.
Gran torino year 2008 genre drama type movies idmb rating 8. Rotten tomatoes reports that 81% of 233 surveyed critics gave the film positive writeups. Jan 30, 2009 this feature is not available right now. Next to the garage, walt is bent over planting tomatoes. For all purposes, this is gran torino 2 or how clint eastwood plays another. At the will reading, walt leaves his house to the church and his gran torino to tao. Walt kowalski clint eastwood uses an m1 garand that he kept from the korean war to chase thao vang lor bee vang out of his garage and scare the hmong gangmembers off his lawn.
Louisa schein, hmong media expert, discussed the truth of what happened behind the scenes of the movie gran torino. Gran torino, directed by clint eastwood, is a very moving and captivating drama. Rotten tomatoes reported that 79 percent of critics gave the film positive writeups, based upon a sample of 201, with an average score of 7. The final shot is of tao driving down the coast while clint eastwood himself sings in the background. When his neighbour, thaoa young hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousintries to steal his gran torino, walt sets out to reform the youth and takes steps to protect thao and his family from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.
U njujork tajmsu je naglasen posmrtni ton koji dominira filmom. Gran torino film vikipedija, slobodna enciklopedija. Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also starred in the film. Nick schenk born november 12, 1965 is an american screenwriter. Are you into fast cars, old men and awkward interracial barbeques. Theres a peek at the future of arts criticism and of the media landscape in the rotten tomatoes show, a new 30minute program produced by san. Manola dargis iz njujork tajmsa uporedila je istvudovu prisutnost u filmu sa prljavim harijem i covekom bez imena, rekavsi.
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