comment #1

Josh Massey says ...

I'm assuming that's cut down pretty significantly?

comment #2

Travis Crabtree says ...

Thanks, Wells!

That was pure gold. I'd never seen it or even heard of it before.

Shouldn't surprise anyone that I was rooting for Ronnie to kick Dean's whiney ass.

Of course Reagan is partly to blame for the situation. He should've known Dean's character was going to be nothing but trouble when he saw that the top button of his dress shirt was undone. AND it appears he didn't shave that morning. Lousy punks!

I get a little of the same feeling here that I do when I see "Rebel Without a Cause". Dean's modern, Method style is at times a bit over the top, particularly in relation to the other, less method-y actors around him. (another good example: Brando vs. everyone else in "The Men")

Ahh, Ronnie. Can't you see? You're TEARING HIM APART!!!

comment #3

LexG says ...

I'm hardly the expert on the subject, but growing up I'd always heard that Dean was only in THREE COUNT 'EM THREE movies EVER before his death. I always took that to mean he only, you know, made three movies ever.

Then you look him up on IMDB or in Maltin, and he had movie bits and walk-ons and noticeable flashes of extra work, not to mention TONS of TV credits. Obviously nothing iconic or probably even significant, but you'd think for such an immortal icon, there'd be a market for any- and everything he ever did. Fuck, if every B-movie Sandra Bullock or Jennifer Aniston ever did in 1988-1991 can come out on a DVD where their 20th-billed mug on the cover front and center in 1996 headshot form, I would've thought that every single frame James Fucking Dean ever appeared in would be familiar to the public. Instead everyone thinks he only appeared on camera in Rebel, Eden and Giant.

Hard to believe if he were still around, he'd actually be a little younger than Clint.

comment #4

Travis Crabtree says ...

You're right, though. It is a little jarring to see Ronnie doing the post-game chat. Still winded. "Well, that was something, wasn't it? Whew! See ya next week!"

comment #5

BurmaShave says ...

Lex is right. Kind of jarring. Would think this in particular would be more famous just for the novelty alone. And christ, like 9 months younger than Eastwood that's insaaaaane.

comment #6

lazarus says ...

"The Dark, Dark Hours", also known as the American presidency from 1981-1989. Or perhaps the California governorship from 1967-1975.

comment #7

Travis Crabtree says ...

"Blah blah blah death squads blah blah blah October surprise blah blah blah war on the poor blah blah blah my sociology professor said...blah blah blah here's some random, completely unrelated links"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJh_EUrEAZg&playnext_from=TL&videos=1jLJnVAavmg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGldM85dXYs&playnext_from=TL&videos=tEtVCVNq5fA

(there, DeeZee..... I saved you the effort)

comment #8

Colin says ...

No joke, I was scanning through and thought that was actually a DZ post.

comment #9

Edward says ...

How great was live TV drama! I wonder how much it cost GE to sponer this?

comment #10

Travis Crabtree says ...

It's a shame so much of that great old live TV drama is lost forever.

A lot of people don't know that Oscar winner "Marty" (1955) was actually a remake of the TV drama version of it from 1953, (starring Rod Stieger)

comment #11

drbob says ...

"A lot of people don't know that Oscar winner "Marty" (1955) was actually a remake of the TV drama version of it from 1953, (starring Rod Stieger)"

I disagree. I suspect there are two type of people out there - (1) People who have never heard of "Marty" in any form, and (2) people who know that the film "Marty" was based on the teleplay "Marty." Needless to say, the people in the first group greatly out number the people in the second group.

comment #12

DeeZee says ...

Lex: Actually, there is one Aniston-related thing not yet on home video: The Edge.

comment #13

LexG says ...

That begs the question: More awesome, Rod Steiger or Ernest Borgnine?

Borgnine's got Wild Bunch, Escape From New York, Poseidon Adventure, etc, etc, etc...

But Steiger was an acting MANIAC, and in later years, one of the all-time great Hams.

comment #14

Edward says ...

Steiger in the Pawnbroker is one of his most memorable performances, IMHO.

comment #15

bmcintire says ...

Steiger in THE LOVED ONE out-Steigers everything else he ever did. Cramazing.

comment #16

Travis Crabtree says ...

Steiger is like Richard Burton.... they can be the world's greatest actors AND the world's worst actors.

Steiger, when on, is amazing. You wonder how he could grab the Oscar over Poitier in "Heat of the Night' and then you watch him. Unbelievable.

Actually, an even better example is in, (of all things), "The Longest Day". Not a very subtle, actor's piece, that movie. And yet watch him deliver his lines on the bridge of the ship when he's talking about how their part of history. The dialogue is corny and very "written", but DAMNED if he doesn't sell the shit out of it.

As for Marty. I've only seen the feature film. Doesn't hold up well for me. In fact, it's kind of weak. (Sorry, Herb Stemple) Sappy and simple. Would love to see the TV version.

comment #17

larry braverman says ...

I gotta go with Borgnine.

Two words: Super Fuzz.

comment #18

Rich S. says ...

Borgnine: Emperor of the North Pole. A chain fight with Lee Marvin trumps all.

comment #19

polarbear2 says ...

I saw the Rod Steiger version in college. He's a great actor, but I have to go with Borgnine. Sure, the movie version is more sentimental, but it makes Borgnine's Marty more likable. Steiger's Marty is an expressionless, mumbling, self-pitying boor. it's a miracle that somebody saw that TV play and saw a potential motion picture in the material.

comment #20

air max 90 says ...

I gotta go with Borgnine.