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Post by maphillips3 on Dec 24, 2009 17:13:03 GMT -5
this guy is a true icon of Cinema. He was probably one of the most natural tough guy actors around in Hollywood( probably because he was one in real life). one are your feelings about this great actor?
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Post by chaney on Dec 25, 2009 9:04:53 GMT -5
One of my absolute favorites. I was always impressed by his size and the athletic way he moved on screen when his public image was that of a lazy guy who couldn't keep his eyes open because he was so bored. Always imagined him doing clandestine workouts where no one could witness him exercising, like alone in his garage. He was a tanktown boxer in his youth, in addition to doing lots of manual labor. Amazing though the guy was still doing shirtless beefcake scenes into his 60's.
I've read he was close to being a genius and had a photographic memory despite all the booze and dope. Co-workers would marvel at how he partied all night then hit his marks all day without missing a line. Even when he was older he still looked like he could calmly put down his drink, reach over, and kick the crap out of anyone he wanted to. THE YAKUZA is a later favorite. Robert Server's biography "Baby, I Don't Care" is one of the most entertaining books I've ever read. And if you get a chance, check out his calypso record or the compilation that has him singing the theme to THUNDER ROAD.
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Post by maphillips3 on Dec 25, 2009 16:38:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply Chaney! I was wondering what a Tank town boxer was?
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Post by arthurbishop on Dec 25, 2009 17:25:05 GMT -5
I've just recently started seeing some Mitchum movies. I really enjoyed the Yakuza, as well as Cape fear. His body was not very impressive but you could tell, due to his past and just the way he moved that he was a strong man who wouldn't have any problem handling himself.
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Post by chaney on Dec 25, 2009 20:27:29 GMT -5
A tank town was a town that was so small there was no reason for a train to stop there other than to fill up the water tank. Mostly filled with working class types (miners, etc.). Their idea of sport was to put on mostly unsanctioned boxing matches in a makeshift ring. Mitchum claimed to have fought something like 27 of these types of fights. He obviously learned to fight somewhere along the line, but there's little hope of ever verifying these fights.
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Post by harmonica on Dec 27, 2009 8:51:19 GMT -5
"The Yakuza", is it that good?I've been thinking about watching it but I always postpone it.I can't find the trailer either.I've just seen a couple of scenes.
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Post by chaney on Dec 27, 2009 10:15:28 GMT -5
YAKUZA is kind of slow-moving at times, but it's a character builder exploring the Japanese culture and the end pay-off is great action for those who wait. Solid actors besides Mitchum in Richard Jordan and Brian Keith (who I'll start a thread on here).
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