1975 - Coming soon... "Without Hesitation"

"You think you may know pain, you think you may know fear, but you've never experienced it like this with what the Los Angeles Times is calling, "the most intense and horrifying crime movie of the year..."

Warner Bros. presents... Without Hesitation.

Luke knew he had to shape up his life after coming home from prison. His wife and daughter gave him the encouragement and love to do so for the last 7 years.

But, tragedy strikes when a drunk driver mows the family down as they were driving home, killing his daughter, hospitalizing his wife, and putting him into a coma.

Luke awakens months later and hears of his daughter's death. Worse, the man who killed her, a low-life named Joshua, has just been released from probation. Angry, distraught, and in woe, Luke takes it upon himself to hunt down the man who took his daughter's life and make him experience the same pain...without hesitation

Critics across the country are raving over all of the actors.

The Chicago Tribune notes, "to say Jack Nicholson's performance as a man who wants to bring the same pain as he felt when he lost everything is terrifying is a total understatement."

The New York Times praises at "the complete and utter realism of Christopher Walken. You can actually feel his fear on screen."

Rolling Stones Magazine applauds the "hopelessness but subtleness of Luke's wife Mary, played by the magnificent Diane Keaton,"

and The Boston Globe says that "Max von Sydow's role as Cpt. Jude Harris is unparalleled to any of his other roles."

Warner Bros. presents, a film by the Academy Award winning director of The French Connection and The Exorcist William Friedkin...

Without Hesitation

Rated R.

Coming soon this fall..."




From the IMDb page:


Without Hesitation

R

Ratings: 8.8/10 from 1,023 users | Metascore: 84/100

Director: William Friedkin

Writer: Wiliam Friedkin

Cast:
Jack Nicholson - Luke Harding

Christopher Walken - Joshua

Diane Keaton - Mary Harding

Max von Sydow - Cpt. Jude Harris

Storyline:  A man by the name of Luke returns home from prison after serving 7 years for counterfeiting money. Shortly after, he his hit by a drunk driver and is put under a coma. Shortly after waking up 3 months later, he finds to his dismay that his daughter died from the crash and his wife is horribly disfigured. Worse, the police captain, Cpt. Jude Harris, informs him that the drunk driver, a low life named Joshua, was just released from probation. Angry, distraught, and in woe, Luke goes on a homicidal rampage, hunting down the man who killed his daughter in a wild cat and mouse chase and killing anyone who stands in his way.

Genres:  Thriller | Crime | Horror | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong horror violence, suggestive themes, and strong and pervasive language.

Trivia

After the success of both The Exorcist and The French Connection, Director William Friedkin was granted full creative freedom from Warner Bros. for another movie. He decided to write and direct a movie that would "mixed my two previous film into something totally new and different," he said in a Rolling Stone interview.

Composer Jack Nitsche was called up by Friedkin to compose the score for Without Hesitation after the two worked together on The Exorcist. The composer reflects that he approached the score similarly to The Exorcist but wanted to add "percussive beats and more mid-range melodies to evoke the 'cat and mouse' feeling throughout the movie," he says in an interview for The Chicago Tribune.

Although many have cited this movie as a criticism of the judicial system and law enforcements, actor Jack Nicholson had stated that it was made more of a personal insight on the minds of psychopaths. "Imagine, like, you found a diary of a serial killer, and what if that explained everything?" He says in an interview with Johnny Carson. "What we were trying to show was that even the sickest and most demented people in our time still have motives, and whether or not those motives are justifiable was up to the audience to decide."

Goofs

An early draft of the poster misspelled the director's name to "William Friedrick." The posters that were printed did not ship to theaters, but some of the originals still exist and are rumored to sell up to $10,000.

Quotes

Luke: You want me to go through this again?
Joshua: No! Please! No!
Luke: Then say it.
Joshua: Please...please, don't do this to me, man...
Luke: Say it.
Joshua: It was an accident!
Luke: SAY IT! (stabs Joshua in the leg) Say you killed my daughter!
Joshua: (screaming in pain and sobbing) I KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER! I KILLED HER! PLEASE, FORGIVE ME!
Luke: Not yet.



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~Grant Dunderman
November 2013
Film Studies Period 10

MYST #4 – Beauty and the Beast

Ok, I'm gonna be honest here. I really like cartoons. I do! I like to watch 'em, draw 'em, and I even like to impersonate some cartoon voices, all of this being a product of a childhood rich with watching quality animated entertainment. That being said, I can confidently say that I can tell the good cartoons from, well, the crappy, kids' allowance sucking money making cartoons.

I am happy to say that Beauty and the Beast is not part of the latter. In fact, I am more happy to say that Beauty and the Beast is not only a good cartoon it is one of the best pieces of animation in the history of animated cinema.

Now, if you've never seen this movie, HA! Funny joke! Of course you've seen it, don't lie to your childhood! But seriously, if you haven't heard of it (for those of you who've lived off the land in Siberia for the last half-century) here's the rundown of the movie: a prince gets cursed by a enchantress, turning him into a beast and his castle residents into furniture and silverware; the curse is gauge by a rose, and if the last petal falls he is forever a beast and his living objects forever objects, and the only way to break the curse is to have someone love him; jump to the present, a girl by the name of Belle wants to get away from the boing life in her French town and from Gaston, a handsome brute who has a stalker-like affection towards Belle; low and behold, her father, who happens to be a crazy inventor, stumbles upon the Beast's castle and is swiftly imprisoned; Belle goes to rescue him, and in return for his release she becomes the Beast's prisoner; hi-jinks then ensue with the living objects, particularly with the candlestick and clock; and, eventually, the Beast and Belle grow fond of each other (I won't spoil the ending because, y'know, everyone here knows the ending).

Now, here's the real reason as to why I really wanted to watch this film (other than preparing myself for my upcoming auditions for our high school's production of the same show WISH ME LUCK). You see, rather than watching a movie for the first time, I went into watching this movie having seen it before. However, the last time I've seen this movie was, let's say, a decade ago, and my perception of this movie as a kid was very different as seeing it now as a young adult. Back then, my child-like wonder and imagination would have me completely absorbed in the magical worlds of these fantasy worlds, and depending on the movie there would be moments where I would remember specifically being very enchanted, scared, or utterly and completely happy. Re-watching movie like this now, I couldn't help but notice that those feelings were no longer present. But, rest assured, different feelings emerged. I felt a complete resolved feeling of appreciation for the animation, writing, and sense of captivation that Beauty and the Beast offered to me. It's hard for movies from my childhood to do that me, as the normal response would be feelings of nostalgia and nothing more. But the fact that this movie still holds up after nearly 20 years really means something not only for my inner child but also for my beliefs as an advent fan of quality cinema.




I give this movie:


10/10 for quality.

8.5/10 for watchability.


I hope you all enjoyed my review of Beauty and the Beast.



Fond regards,
~Grant Dunderman
November 2013
Film Studies Period 10