american graffiti american graffiti american coming age comedy drama film directed written george lucas starring richard ron howard paul mat harrison ford charles martin smith williams candy clark phillips jack cameo set california film study cruising rock roll cultures popular post world war baby boom generation film told series telling story group teenagers adventures single evening genesis american graffiti lucas teenage years early 1960s unsuccessful pitching concept distributors found favor universal pictures united artists 20th century fox columbia pictures metro mayer warner paramount_pictures turned filming initially set place san california production crew denied permission shoot second day american graffiti premiered august international film festival switzerland released august united_states film received widespread critical acclaim nominated academy_award best picture produced budget profitable films time initial release american graffiti garnered estimated return million box office gross home video sales including merchandising united_states library congress deemed film culturally historically aesthetically significant selected preservation national film registry sequel american graffiti released plot early september tail end summer vacation recent high school graduates longtime friends henderson steve meet john terry fields local drive parking lot despite receiving scholarship local lodge wants leave morning steve northeastern united_states begin college steve lets borrow chevrolet evening away college christmas steve girlfriend sister unsure steve leaving suggests surprise people away strengthen relationship happy proposal steve local school hop john begin cruising route dance sees beautiful blonde girl white ford says love disappearing corner leaving hop desperate find mysterious blonde group participate initiation rite involves chain police car axle told rumors blonde trophy wife prostitute refuses believe following series arguments steve split john inadvertently picks carol annoying fond normally socially girls successfully picks somewhat rebellious girl named learns jack broadcasts outside inside radio station encounters man assumes manager hands man message blonde meet walks away hears voice having seen broadcasting realizes speaking story lines steve end paradise road watch john race yellow handsome arrogant bob earlier bob picked sitting shotgun black seconds finish bob loses control car blowing tire ditch rolls car steve john run wreck bob car explodes distraught steve tightly tells leave assures decided leave morning awakened sound phone ringing telephone booth turns blonde tells cruising tonight replies possible leaving airfield says goodbye parents sister friends plane takes window sees white ford belonging mysterious blonde prior end credits screen epilogue reveals john killed drunk driver december reported missing action near december steve insurance agent california writer living canada implying draft cast development inspiration production producer francis ford challenged writer director george lucas write script appeal mainstream audiences lucas embraced idea early 1960s teenage experiences cruising california cruising gone felt compelled document experience generation way meeting girls lucas explained developed story mind lucas included fascination jack lucas considered documentary attended school cinematic arts dropped idea adding semi autobiographical lucas set story hometown characters henderson john terry fields represent different stages younger life modeled lucas personality based lucas teenage street racing junior college years hot rod enthusiasts known represents lucas years freshman high school specifically bad luck dating filmmaker inspired financial failure lucas wanted film act release world weary audience real things going problems faced realized making problems real face things day constant state frustration makes depressed film essentially rid feeling futile united artists warner abandoned lucas early version apocalypse post production filmmaker decided continue developing quiet night eventually changing title american graffiti write page film treatment lucas hired added semi autobiographical material story lucas producer began pitching american graffiti treatment hollywood studios production companies attempt secure financing needed expand screenplay unsuccessful potential concerned music licensing costs cause film way budget easy rider american graffiti films traditional film score successfully rely instead series popular hit songs individual scenes released march lucas offered opportunities direct lady ice tommy hair turned offers determined pursue projects despite urgent desire find film direct time lucas conceived idea space opera untitled later basis star wars franchise cannes film festival chosen directors fortnight competition lucas met david president united artists intrigued american graffiti lucas space opera decided lucas develop graffiti screenplay lucas planned spend weeks europe hoped agree finish screenplay time returned start film evil lucas hired richard walter colleague school cinematic arts job walter initially tried sell lucas different screenplay called barry story east_coast teenagers late 1950s lucas held firm story west_coast teenagers early 1960s walter paid began expand lucas treatment screenplay lucas dismayed returned america june read walter script written style tone exploitation film similar hot rods hell overtly sexual fantasy like playing chicken things kids didn lucas explained wanted like way grew walter script steve going nevada married parents permission walter rewrote screenplay lucas fired creative differences paying walter lucas exhausted development fund united artists began writing script completing draft weeks drawing large collection vintage records lucas wrote scene particular song mind musical backdrop cost licensing songs lucas wanted factor united artists ultimate decision reject script studio felt experimental musical montage characters united artists passed star wars lucas shelved time universal pictures lucas spent rest early trying raise financing american graffiti script time metro mayer paramount_pictures 20th century fox columbia pictures turned opportunity finance distribute film lucas rewrote second draft addition set mill valley los_angeles lucas intended end american graffiti showing title card detailing fate characters including death disappearance vietnam found ending depressing lucas planned include male characters lucas argued mentioning girls meant adding title card felt ending later accused lucas lucas producer took script american international pictures expressed interest ultimately believed american graffiti violent sexual studio standards lucas eventually found favor universal pictures allowed lucas total artistic control right final cut privilege condition american graffiti strict low budget forced lucas drop opening scene blonde angel image perfect woman drives drive cinema ford transparency revealing exist universal initially projected budget added additional producer francis ford signed allow studio advertise american graffiti man gave godfather lucas forced final cut privilege proposition gave universal look deals lucas planned projects star wars murders continued work script lucas encountered difficulties steve storyline lucas worked draft specifically scenes featuring steve production proceeded virtually input interference universal american graffiti low budget film executive modest expectations commercial success universal object film title knowing american graffiti meant lucas dismayed executives assumed making italian movie feet studio submitted long list alternative titles favorite slow night rock block pushed hard lucas adopt titles displeased alternatives persuaded american graffiti production casting film lengthy casting process overseen fred worked producer francis ford godfather american graffiti main cast associated younger actors casting notices went numerous high school drama groups community theaters san_francisco bay area actors mark future luke lucas star wars trilogy unknown actors auditioned steve ron howard cast george lucas impressed howard thoughtful analysis role result offered actor choice steve terry fields casting director andy suggested richard henderson accepted role break mold career child actor howard later appear similar role happy days sitcom bob turned fear decision later regretted charles martin smith year professional actor appeared feature films including 20th century fox cattle episodes eventually cast role williams cast henderson actress hoped ended going candy clark phillips portrays carol years old california law producer legal guardian duration filming bob cast harrison ford concentrating career ford agreed role condition cut hair character script compromise eventually reached ford wore cover hair producer francis ford encouraged lucas cast jack cameo appearance george lucas went thousands jack phone calls taped public jack reflected telephone calls heard broadcasts motion picture soundtrack actual calls real people charles martin smith ron howard real teenage principal actors film remaining principal cast members exceptions year old phillips harrison ford turned filming filming american graffiti set california lucas believed city changed years initially chose san primary shooting location filming began june lucas soon frustrated time taking fix camera mounts cars key member production arrested growing marijuana addition running shooting schedule san city_council immediately concerned disruption filming caused local businesses withdrew permission shoot second day similarly small town approximately miles north san cooperative american graffiti moved loss single day shooting lucas convinced san city_council allow nights filming general cruising shots evoke intended location possible finished film shooting began june proceeded quick pace lucas filmmaking style movie producer sam attempting save money low budget filming methods addition locations included drive san_francisco richmond field airport concord freshman hop dance filmed gymnasium previously known boys gym high school mill valley problems ensued filming paul mat sent hospital reaction mat harrison ford claimed according biography lucas source drunk nights weekend conducted climbing competitions local holiday inn sign actor set fire lucas room night mat threw richard swimming pool forehead day close ups filmed complained wardrobe lucas chosen character ford kicked room holiday inn addition camera operators nearly killed filming climactic race scene road outside principal photography ended august final scenes film shot field feature douglas magic carpet previously leased owner club america incorporated rock band grand funk railroad march june cinematography lucas considered covering duties sole cinematographer dropped idea instead elected shoot american graffiti formal director photography cameras simultaneously scenes involving conversations actors different cars resulted significant production time savings proved expensive lucas decided american graffiti documentary like feel shot film cameras believed inexpensive way shooting film utilizing half film frame perfect format resembling adding documentary feel lucas cast scenes final cut notably charles martin smith arriving meet steve outside drive jan ron hired filming cameras brought lighting problems result lucas commissioned help friend credited visual consultant editing lucas wanted wife edit american graffiti universal executive insisted hiring fields finished editing steven_spielberg express fields worked rough cut film left resume work fields departure lucas struggled editing film story structure originally written script steve john storylines presented sequence plot structure cut american graffiti half hours long order film hours scenes cut shortened combined film structure increasingly loose longer adhered lucas original presentation lucas completed final cut american graffiti ran minutes december walter assisted lucas post production audio mixing sound design purposes suggested making jack radio backbone film ethereal presence lives young people said producer quality wanted obtained picture soundtrack lucas choice background music crucial mood scene realistic copyright suggested number alternative tracks universal wanted lucas producer hire orchestra sound studio eventually proposed flat deal offered music publisher money acceptable companies representing lucas choices consequence elvis_presley conspicuous absence soundtrack clearing music licensing rights cost approximately result money left traditional film score absence music sound effects create drama lucas later explained soundtrack album film original hits soundtrack american graffiti issued records album contains songs film exception subsequently included second soundtrack album presented order appeared film reception release despite unanimous praise january test screening attended universal executive studio told lucas wanted edit original cut american graffiti producer sided lucas universal offering buy film studio equivalent cost 20th century fox paramount_pictures similar offers studio universal refused offers told lucas planned william edit film godfather won academy_award best picture march universal relented agreed cut scenes minutes lucas cut encounter fast talking car salesman argument steve teacher hop effort bob enchanted evening decided film fit release television movie studio employees seen film began talking reputation grew word mouth studio dropped movie idea began arranging limited release selected theaters los_angeles new_york universal presidents heard praise film garnering new_york marketing department promotion strategy investing additional equivalent marketing promotion film released united_states august sleeper hit reception film cost million equivalent produce market yielded worldwide box office gross revenues million equivalent modest success outside united_states cult film france universal reissued graffiti earned additional million equivalent brought total revenue releases million equivalent reissue included sound additional minutes studio removed lucas original cut home video releases included scenes date john death changed june december fit narrative structure upcoming sequel american graffiti end theatrical run american graffiti greatest cost profit motion picture producer francis ford regretted having financed film lucas recalled million equivalent deal got kicks 13th highest grossing film time adjusted inflation currently 43rd highest 1990s american graffiti earned million equivalent box office gross home video sales december variety reported film earned additional million rental revenue equivalent universal_studios home entertainment released film dvd september double feature american graffiti january aside minutes originally deleted lucas original cut retained major change dvd version main title sequence particularly sky background drive redone universal released film blu ray critical reception american graffiti received widespread critical acclaim based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes critics enjoyed film average score consensus reads influential teen films american graffiti funny nostalgic look group recent high school days innocence roger_ebert gave film stars praised great movie brilliant work historical fiction treatise duplicate movie success remembering exactly alive cultural instant jay time magazine wrote american graffiti reveals new welcome depth feeling films shown sadness ambitions small defeats generation young americans murphy variety felt american graffiti vivid recall teenage attitudes morals told outstanding compassion exceptionally talented cast unknown actors dave writing chicago reader called film brilliant work popular art nostalgia establishing new narrative style themes american graffiti depicts multiple characters going coming age decisions attend college reside small town setting represents nearing end era american society pop culture musical backdrop links early years rock roll mid late 1950s bill elvis_presley buddy holly early 1960s british invasion don american pie revival 1950s acts paralleled conception filming setting vietnam war john kennedy assassination peak years movement american graffiti evokes mankind relationship machines notably elaborate number hot rods having called classic car flick representative motor car importance american culture time theme teenagers obsession radio especially inclusion jack mysterious mythological voice accolades american graffiti nominated academy_award best picture lost sting nominations 46th academy_awards included best director george lucas best original screenplay lucas best supporting actress candy clark best film editing fields lucas film won best motion picture musical comedy 31st golden globe awards paul mat won promising newcomer lucas nominated best director richard nominated best actor comedy musical nominations included williams british academy film television arts best actress supporting role lucas directors guild america award outstanding directing lucas writers guild america best original comedy legacy internet reviewer acknowledged american graffiti public entertainment interest 1950s 1960s influenced films lords high series happy days alongside films new hollywood era american graffiti cited helping birth summer blockbuster film box office success george lucas instant millionaire gave film profits visual consulting help filming jack inspiration lucas net worth million set aside independent fund long space opera project eventually basis star wars financial success graffiti gave lucas opportunities establish elaborate development sound industrial light magic based success reissue universal began production sequel american graffiti lucas writers later collaborated murders released universal pictures lucas acted executive producer film features characters intended henderson parents roger penny henderson american graffiti deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant united_states library congress selected preservation national film registry city california honored lucas statue dedication american graffiti george lucas plaza american_film_institute afi ranked greatest film years movies list 10th anniversary edition came june afi moved american graffiti second greatest film movie listed funniest song smoke gets eyes nominated afi years songs director david credited american graffiti visual influence fight club lucas star wars episode attack clones features references film yellow use pursue bounty hunter based john yellow reminiscent drive adam savage conducted rear axle experiment january episode given popularity film cars hot years release fate immediately film ironic offered sale san_francisco newspaper ads driven ron howard attracted buyer selling dollars yellow white bird went despite priced low registration plate yellow yellow california license plate slightly altered reflecting lucas earlier science fiction film


film eleventh spy film james_bond series fourth star roger moore fictional agent james_bond final film series directed lewis gilbert stars michael richard kiel bond investigates theft space shuttle leading hugo owner shuttle manufacturing firm space scientist holly bond follows trail california venice rio_de_janeiro amazon finally outer space prevent plot world population create humanity master race intended creator film completed novel based screenplay manuscript written earlier film producers originally intended film eyes instead chose title rise science fiction genre wake star wars phenomenon budgetary issues caused film primarily shot france locations italy brazil guatemala united_states studios england traditionally series special effects team noted high production cost million twice money predecessor spy loved received mixed reviews film visuals praised nominated academy_award best visual effects eventually highest grossing film series worldwide record stood plot industries space shuttle loan united_kingdom mid air operative james_bond agent assigned investigate route england small charter plane bond attacked crew pushed plane mercenary assassin jaws survives stealing parachute pilot whilst jaws lands circus tent bond proceeds industries shuttle manufacturing complex california meets owner company hugo bond meets holly astronaut survives assassination attempt chamber bond later aided personal pilot finds glass venice bond attempt life hunting shotgun shoot sniper discovering assisted bond investigations killed bond encounters venice chased canals discovers secret biological laboratory accidentally poisoning scientists learns glass hold nerve gas deadly humans harmless animals attacks bond killed fight bond finds evidence moving operation rio_de_janeiro rejoining cia agent promise work quickly truce bond saved found earlier evidence laboratory giving analysis permits rio_de_janeiro leave rio bond meets brazilian contact hires jaws finish job eliminating bond bond meets mountain attacked jaws cable car jaws car crashes rescued rubble fall love bond captured bond escapes reports base brazil learns comes rare indigenous amazon jungle bond travels amazon river looking research facility encounters jaws chase develops bond escapes boat hits falls finds base captured jaws bond taken witnesses lifting explains stole loaned fleet developed fault assembly bond reunited escape successfully pose pilots sixth shuttle dock space station hidden radar device board station bond holly disable radar device resulting united_states sending platoon marines intercept visible space station jaws captures bond holly brings plans destroy human life launching containing nerve gas earth atmosphere launching transported dozen genetically perfect young men women varying races space station live earth safe human life descendants seed new master race bond persuades jaws switch allegiance getting admit measuring physical standards jaws attacks guards laser battle inside outside space station guards master race killed battle bond shoots tipped pushes space destroy launched return earth bond use personal shuttle fire time observing jaws escape space station cast roger moore james_bond agent assigned look theft shuttle space programme holly cia agent astronaut joins bond flies space station michael hugo main antagonist industrialist plans poison humans earth planet space station richard kiel jaws replacement bodyguard killed afflicted set steel teeth personal pilot bernard lee head bernard lee final appearance keen frederick gray british minister defence supplies bond multi purpose vehicles useful mission miss secretary original bodyguard emily contact rio michael marshall colonel scott space marines commander walter general head jaws girlfriend production end credits previous bond film spy loved said james_bond return eyes producers chose novel basis film following box office success space themed film star wars eyes subsequently delayed ended following script originally intended novel published film began writing based original manuscript screenplay mind years american actor john offered month option plus production eventually took negotiations broke following year disagreements ownership bond novels eventually settled rank organisation british company owned studios rank wound developing film contributed script trying push production forward purchased rights ended james_bond novel receive screen adaptation previous bond films story novel entirely little hugo film favour film keeping era science fiction bond film die day makes use ideas character names novel tom wrote short outline discarded according footage shot considerably detailed edited result final version crew shot scene meeting jungle chamber room space shuttle launch pad bond eventually escape scene shot later cut scene involving bond meditation room aboard space station shot final film press released scene featured trading cards cinema trailer featured close jaws reaction bond punches face aboard space station featured complete film scenes script later subsequent films including jet sequence pre credit sequence tower scene view kill march internet hoax stated rumours lost version james_bond web site repeated april fool day hoax supposedly recently discovered lost film minutes raw footage bond peter novelization screenplay differed novel productions authorised film screenwriter christopher wood write second bond named james_bond avoid confusion original novel published film release casting initially chief villain hugo played british actor james mason decision film anglo french production film treaty french actor michael cast chosen comply qualifying criteria agreement american actress originally offered role spy loved turned decided temporary retirement cast holly chance given seat lewis gilbert flight believed ideal role cia scientist played japanese instructor recommended role executive producer michael wilson pupils wilson continuing tradition started film small cameo role appears twice tourist outside glass shop museum venice end film technician navy control room jaws character played richard kiel makes return role played comedic effect spy loved jaws intended villain bond bitter end director lewis gilbert stated dvd documentary received fan mail small children saying jaws result persuaded jaws gradually bond ally end film french actress recently begun career minor roles french films holiday hotel academy_award best foreign language film nominee simple story cast girlfriend jaws originally producers dubious audience accept height difference decision informed richard kiel real life wife height year old daughter cast perfect human specimens master race filming production began august main shooting switched usual stage studios france high taxation england time cable car interiors space battle filmed massive sets designed adam largest constructed france required man hours construct roughly hours crew average shot france largest film studios technicians tonnes metal tonnes nails feet wood build story space station set studios elaborate space set holds world record having largest number zero gravity wires scene venetian glass museum fight bond shot studios building world war luftwaffe aircraft factory germany occupation france scene venice glass museum warehouse holds record largest break away sugar glass single scene mansion set california actually filmed kilometres southeast paris grand salon remaining interiors including scenes drawing room filmed film shot cities london paris venice california port florida rio_de_janeiro production team considered india location film arriving places investigate found write script particularly time restrictions decided rio_de_janeiro brazil relatively early city visited holiday team sent city early capture initial footage carnival festival featured film rio_de_janeiro location months later roger moore arrived days later scheduled shooting health problems attack kidney stones suffered france arriving rio_de_janeiro moore immediately plane went straight hair work boarding plane film sequence arriving james_bond film mountain prominent location film filming cable car sequence bond attacked jaws mid air transportation high rio_de_janeiro richard slipped narrowly avoided falling death scene jaws bites steel cable teeth cable actually richard kiel required use steel falls natural location depicted film stated film falls intended located upper basin amazon river falls actually located south brazil second unit originally planned sending actual boat falls attempting release boat firmly embedded rocks near edge despite dangerous attempt helicopter rope ladder retrieve plan abandoned forcing second unit use miniature instead exterior pyramid headquarters amazon rain forest near falls actually filmed ruins guatemala interior pyramid designed adam french studio shiny coating walls look plastic false space centre scenes shot vehicle assembly building kennedy space center florida earlier scenes assembly plant filmed location international manufacturing plant california early scene involving bond jaws bond pushed aircraft parachute took weeks planning preparation sequence coordinated don supervision second unit director john champion worth developed equipment scene included inch thick parachute pack concealed beneath suit impression missing parachute equipment prevent suffering opening parachute brought jake test eventually played bond scene worth pilot bond takes parachute ron jaws worth regular members stunt team aerial sequences later bond films opened end shoot custom costume separate allow hidden open cinematographer lightweight camera bought old shop paris adapted attached helmet shoot entire sequence scene took total completed scenes shot studio close ups roger moore richard kiel nasa space shuttle program launched team create rocket launch footage reference shuttle models attached bottle rockets signal smoke trail created salt fell models space scenes camera element shot enabling elements superimposed film stock space battle needing incorporate scene involving opening musical electronic laboratory door lock venice producer albert requested special permission director steven_spielberg use note melody film close encounters kind return favour fulfilling request use james_bond theme music scene film james_bond arriving scene shoot trumpet sounded playing brass notes referencing film space odyssey music bond films theme song performed following diamonds forever kate bush frank considered vocals johnny approached offered opportunity despite having started recording barry unable complete project leaving producers offer song weeks premiere date england recordings short notice result regarded song chance perform promote film uses versions title theme song ballad version heard main titles disco version closing titles united artists single release labelled tracks single main title version close film end title track opened film song little impact charts reaching partly attributed failure promote single given minute decision quickly record meet schedule soundtrack composed john barry recorded paris production marking turning point away english location studios london score marked turning point john barry output abandoning brass earlier bond scores instead scoring film slow rich string passages trend barry continue 1980s scores africa time barry uses time diamonds forever piece music called track secondary bond theme composed barry introduced russia love bond escape classical music pieces included film scene bond visits plays prelude flat major grand piano plays key major featured scene san venice romeo juliet scenes brazil jaws meets following accident passages pay homage earlier films including richard associated space odyssey hunting horn playing distinctive notes theme magnificent seven bond appears horseback clothing headquarters brazil alien contacting theme close encounters kind key code security door mentioned previously italian aria opera sung venice falls death building landing piano resulting bond line film play sam finally sang song time outside james_bond stage medley bond title songs instrumental strings version title theme tourism commercials dominican_republic release reception premiered june leicester square united_kingdom grossing days release went general release opening cinemas mainland europe common month release august opening scandinavian countries denmark finland norway iceland sweden august given film produced largely france involved notable french actors french premiere film relatively late released country october grossed worldwide total mixed reception critics film fresh rating review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reviewers james praised visual effects stunts new_york_times film critic vincent called bond films connected movie form moore graceful character inhabits subsequently said film alongside best series whilst globe_and_mail critic jay scott said second minutes credits offers thrills movies provide hours title sequence excitement gone way comes scott admired film theme song cited approval film location work singled adam sets dubbing high tech frank rich time felt result film entertaining truly spectacle held bond movies years convinced film scholar james designated film minor masterpiece declared best bond film critics consider lesser films series largely extent plot takes james_bond space film comedic effect extended dialogue november entertainment_weekly ranked fourteenth bond films describing far movies worst theme songs ign listed eleventh calling saying despite actors trying ground film reality laser gun space station finale pretty efforts norman chose fourth worst film series considering film flat critic nicholas said share little flaws begin right opening pre credit sequence sheer having fully fueled shuttle boeing trans atlantic crossing evident later film jaws falls love good guy routine leaves cold provides far cheesy comedy moments driving square scene review chicago_sun-times film critic roger_ebert clearly expressing approval advanced special effects adam extravagant production sets criticised pace locations film evolved remarking jammed places science fiction special effects bond scenes christopher said film rational observers agree doubt absurd james_bond movie definitely roger moore era possibly time criticised plot action sequences believed added enjoyment film particularly approved remark think attempting entry bond earth described featuring best double reviewing film critic wrote worst james_bond film date roger moore walking giving way double series action scenes humorous chases little suspense humor falls flat jaws love good guy filmmakers set finale outer space stage battle right star wars exaggerated nature plot space station sequence seen film parodied numerous occasions note austin powers spoof film spy whilst parody james_bond films pays reference evil space scene shot ousted space parodied powers evil clone mini outer space way accolades paul wilson john evans nominated academy_award best visual effects film nominated saturn awards best science fiction film best special effects best supporting actor richard kiel


english age read indian tamil language drama film written directed directorial debut film features lead roles supporting roles soundtrack album background score composed cinematography wrote film dialogue film focuses strengths year old challenges faces film originally titled set rural tamil colour film tamil film shot completely outdoors tamil films primarily filmed studios tamil film distributed producer tamil released september critical praise script music performances commercially successful day theatrical run considered tamil cult film films featuring realistic portrayals rural life making stars director lead actors film won national film award best female singer award best actor tamil state awards including best film prize best director best actor remade telugu hindi reprising role versions plot year old lives village mother takes care orphan called lame villagers earn living ambition teacher hopes marry sophisticated educated man love ignores urban named arrives village work falls love believing man falls love point refusing opportunity attend teacher training course madras remain despite loving allow exploit sexually intending relationship proceeds native place married woman begs leave says befriended pleasure marriage confesses quickly plans village alias spreads rumours relationship engagement plans halted village hostile unable bear shame commits suicide leaves care takes good care cheering needs making confident manners surprise village tells calls respond address despite request use real celebrate newfound courage insulted later beats badly saves brutal attack decides marry sends nearby town buying wedding supplies learning absence goes house tries rape returns house pleads leave refuses kills rock arrested promises return waits everyday cast friend production development directorial debut screenplay originally planned film funded national film development corporation india title mind lead roles rejected script october interview said script rejected minute reason singer heard rejection introduced told ideas agreed produce feeling sounded artistic asked change film title alterations screenplay dialogue written initially hesitant direct film insisted received advance initially low budget signed cinematographer art director editor casting wanted assistant director sign role expecting pay actor received asked suggested offer role production unit afford request saw ideal choice agreed pay character actor grew hair long wore high shirts states book best tamil cinema received role assistant director included film seeing performance finalised salary initially charged paid marked appearance colour film actor fluent tamil time read lines repeated mastered mother wanted speak village dialect chose acting style receiving salary initially considered role wanted concentrate directing role finally went comedian major film debut popular filming shot days tamil film completely outdoors sets actors wore normal village clothing wore according budgetary constraints technical crew afford camera film slow motion run slow motion song salary helped increase budget scene required takes insisted actually spit realism finished film days wanted film follow linear narration idea begin film flashback sequence film completed shoot screened times distributors narrative switched time linear non linear versions eventually producer released film flashback narrative total metres film negative final length themes focuses rural tamil film critic compared character stating like film card playing tow like character runs performs services similarity ends evil good described film instance villainous character played change heart away getting pays deeds life according film scholar film marked ambiguous dark protagonists new avoidance music soundtrack album background score composed lyrics april interview stated accepted salaries ranging requested accept citing film budget constraints agreed album released emi records album cover shows scene film water women village awaiting collaboration insisted director meet doubted sign known debut film initially refused earlier bet mentor compose music film later insisted compose music wanted sing singer time replaced malaysia song recorded written film debut lyricist debuted singer film singing number appear soundtrack according film critic musical hindu wrote song employs rush violins set intro folk melody follows album blend folk western classical music praised critics remains popular tamil film producer writer wrote achieved great heights music background score film hindu wrote genius evident ability combine forms seamlessly described silver lined melody paced film added brilliance miss cost song inspired title film starring television serial film songs remastered channel audio honey bee music june release released september early theatrical run audience understand film outside theatres week box office improved positive reviews word mouth commercially successful completed theatrical run days making silver jubilee film film earned million box office according estimate south scope producer went hiding avoid income tax raids tamil film released producer tamil distributors successful distributors bought theatrical rights number areas state film remade telugu hindi reprising role october actor revealed wife bought remake rights critical reception film received critical acclaim praise script music performances according tamil magazine original review films come quality film tamil cinema achieve greater heights magazine gave film marks highest rating tamil film wrote truly film universal appeal today way called new genre pastoral film true village life characterisation costumes dialect times_of_india stated showcase best superstar universal hero awards addition national film award best female singer won award best tamil actor category film won tamil state film awards won award best actor role legacy fan words release showed film wrote letter appreciation fan proud considered cult film landmark tamil cinema traditional tamil films time film realistic portrayals rural life stars according hindu performance considered tour force critics romantic hero time dialogue career popular included lists lines writing forbes india noted paved way villains laugh digitally remastered version film planned late release trailer released october year film theatrical release july hindu asked tamil directors list time favourite tamil films seven named according film memorable script high standard realism magazine south scope included performance list best performances july hindu included film december list films april cnn ibn included film list greatest indian films time saying decisive away studio bound productions paved way successful integration themes folk arts mainstream commercial cinema december times_of_india included list movies august cnn ibn included film list performances empress indian cinema november year daily_news analysis included film list films watch grasp breadth repertoire actors included favourite films seeing film director wrote letter appreciation hit bull eye character called cell character similar character film line mother passed exam title film starring character delivers finishes saying film title characters inspired film titles son actress released low profile pop album entitled explanatory notes


english flower indian tamil language drama film written directed produced soundtrack film starring marked directorial debut loosely based novel tells story operator sister clashes superior power plant dispute eventually costs left arm job film production tumultuous opposed casting protagonist dark skin villain time refused direct film actor previous directing experience cinematographer director assisted screenplay dialogue camera angles casting editing film significantly novel having read filming lasted roughly days primarily took place surprised finished film dialogue visuals expect opened box office reception august independence day release positive reviews critics favourable word mouth helped success performance received unanimous praise widely considered best performance career film won award best film tamil tamil state film awards best film special prize won award best actor breakthrough milestone tamil cinema focused visual realism excessive melodrama fights dialogue film success inspired remakes hindi plot operator village power plant reputed occasionally good deeds local community younger sister devoted orphaned childhood close family poor named manga aged mother arrive village assets assist helps set home village manga fond disgusted fondness food power plant new supervising engineer fair boss relationship difficult sees negative series incidents included allowing people ride violation power plant rules calls law point strict application rules day duty manga chases absence emergency arises plant enraged job following day duty ignoring protests threats drunk middle road runs left arm later perform job arm fired unemployed directs anger frustration manga feels guilty responsible plight request marries takes care attracted asks permission marry hates boss arranges marry manga opposes decision refuses plea allow sister marry manga decides arrange marriage consent day supposed marry house learns entire village left attend marriage group reminding loves difficult live ignores runs assures abandon tells boss permission marry cast operator new supervising engineer manga wife younger sister love interest male supporting roles played female supporting roles played production development based novel published tamil magazine story love brother sister won prize novel short story competition celebrating magazine silver jubilee screenplay dialogue writer read novel particularly impressed operator affection sister loss arm outlined producer impressed adapting novel screen directing debut wrote film dialogue screenplay diverged novel plot decided minimalist visually rich film melodrama excessive dialogue significant difference novel loses arm tiger film loses run produced films credited opening credits signed art director editor initial choices cinematographer actor recommended job accepted leading making debut tamil cinema casting disagreed wish cast lead role actor dark skin villain refused direct film cast close friend felt actor close character unhappy director decision called ridiculous time visited set dismayed producer lack confidence acting promised heart soul character actor received film cast sister engineer love interest manga decided manga loves fish inspired marine environment said refuse film scheduling conflicts cast given filming filmed colour film film intentionally defied traditional tamil cinema conventions elements disliked later professed avoid incorporating usual hero heroine dancing film thought like watching drunken dancing instead allocated music background times lead characters expressing emotions previous directing experience assumed principal responsibility responded specifications screenplay dialogue camera angles casting editing held production scene set song funded scene shot days operating scenes filmed originally supposed lip scene involving agreed montage actor performed line disappointment finished film lack dialogue hired director successful stint screenplay dialogue writer expect visually rich film final length metres themes notes definitive biography novel film sibling relationship flowers need sharp protect described protecting sister flower wrote book popular cinema politics south india films flower film angry young man kind heart admit mistakes despite breaking car allowing people ride violation power plant rules noted films like stereotype poor representing traditional adding overall socio economic system poor system hero richer terms moral book grand brand ram describes loving brother angry worker physically challenged person rolled according french film historian film theme married brother younger sister notes like characters sister abusive parents childhood responsible sister welfare unlike siblings separated leads brink obsession scene violently day puts feet night asleep regards central themes community alpha male surrounded compliment plays god allowing villagers ride saving walking supervising engineer arrives subordinate oppose frustration threatens times finally suspended feelings summed line english doesn matter reigning king conscience resistance authoritarian according cinema vision india film theme people change notes arm feels helpless easy target adding refuses benefits sister marrying wealthy educated man wife manga ask consent sees error ways defiant wedding preparations join brother sister shown important person life need happiness rest life pride arrogance permission sister marry music soundtrack composed lyrics soundtrack album released emi records includes film songs omitted features considered rare tamil cinema elements later open bottle composed title track compilation album songs released soundtrack score received positively august review hindu described melodies delicious folk dancing scene delightful rhythm according issue tamil magazine composed songs strands sweetness director said conversation film critic special music film stood hindu singled film recording july ranking music director films release reception passed central board film certification august problems release intervention released august india independence day film commercial performance weeks poor film success thought doomed refused publicity good product needs publicity bad product pushed market fourth week release positive magazine reviews word mouth spread commercial success day theatrical run apologised offered blank refused director instead thanked letting movie saw film mentor director wrote letter appreciation proud introduced actor letter described prized moment possession following success remade hindi contemporary reviews received positive reviews release states critics said finally tamil cinema coming age movies getting visual august review hindu stated film reflects healthy trend simple short story vivid scenery arresting characterisation catchy folk tunes picturesque dances caught film producers instead usual formula fights dances handled theme shows mature portrayal turbulent worker blind passion sister praised performances called camera work feast eyes noting half film moves pace second half said september review demonstrated amazing film making skills film told story sharp manner long dialogues makes expect quality films future film exhibits tamil culture characters created history village atmosphere satisfaction travelling village seeing film flower flowers tamil cinema seeing tamil chief minister told director words express happiness set new trend tamil cinema achieved milestone desired achieved demonstrated clearly cinema visual medium succeeded came till brother sister relationships including stands apart stands tall realism scene new tamil cinema indian cinema felt like getting acted wonderfully mark big turnaround career retrospective reviews film critic said proved sublime following year said films like occasional attempt actor director told hindu scores content craft extraordinary screenplay october times_of_india wrote revealed potential character actor times_of_india wrote fact entered world cinema writers shows strong storylines dialogues films august times_of_india rated film considered effective portrayal challenging complex character praised cinematography especially use natural light december times wrote watching recently brilliance acting ability essays shades deep grey december press trust india said proved acting challenging roles films described film august best released according lived role newspaper praised acting described cinematography international level called films destroyed time hindu called performance brilliant december film journalist said best performance film memorable movies hindu wrote december remain film lover memory showing best acting skills accolades producer enter award competitions won award best film tamil tamil state film awards best film special prize actor won award best actor film screened indian international film festival indian consistently ranks best films polls december included film list movies ranked fifth list tamil films writer included film june list best indian films stating triumph making superstar act naturally december times_of_india ranked film fifth list movies commenting film talented actor doubts remained acting ability july hindu included list roles defined actor commenting played role quick tempered brother ease surely revered roles legacy addition critical commercial success milestone tamil cinema traditional melodrama fights duet songs extensive dialogue film focused visual realism wrote gave new dimension brother sister relations screen established actor par praised performance seen experimental film 1990s stopped acting similar films larger life hero director solomon said character inspired protagonist frequent onscreen characters named called terms performance adding parallel cinema realistic performed dialogues real director said happens favourite films proved subtle impact asked films loved best according new indian express told considers favourite director wrote films considers close heart told grandchildren watch movies like watch best lot director said entered film industry dreams directing films got films asked favourite scene film actress replied entire movie july asked tamil directors list favourite films named director said july inspired enter film industry title film play line sir october director stated characterisation lesson sorts actor character film influenced


english indian tamil language drama film directed directorial debut written film produced association government film television training institute stars composed film music plot revolves difficulties faces life romantic relationships resulting developing aggressive cynical nature men released october day film received positive critical reception box office success time release film began develop audience directors commented positively film noted stylish filmmaking screenplay dialogue large portion english film graduate government film television training institute students film technology achieve success field cinema film received second prize best film tamil state film awards won best cinematographer award additionally received special award best actress cnn included film list greatest indian films time plot raised dysfunctional family consisted father mother disastrous affair leading cynical woman life enter radically different men boss owns advertising agency works stereotype successful man money minded arrogant male sharp contrast come documentary women sensitive sincere believes job purpose shocked cynical attitudes drafted assist documentary start working begins understand complex personality tells unfortunate past relationships uncle ending relationship college lover left marrying woman sake employment second love christian priest son satisfy needs lust calling sister parents incidents led present attitude men later shares conversations warns steer clear women inevitably falls wrath office staff commenting character comments job learns requests employ simply laughs says change heart starts devastated turned sort woman earlier said money minded asks stands life responds saying way truth finally emerges merely teach lesson starts believing fallen attempts advantage party banquet runs away revelation comes late disillusioned behaviour married small town girl tells aunt attempt aunt tells deserved leaving golden opportunity start new life final discussion car asks wife think women liberation think women liberation wife replies don know replies cynical happy film ends standing road car carrying married couple pulls away voice says died today tomorrow die cast wife production development introduced writer director shared interest works robert jean roman french new wave focused films based social ideas nature wanted experiment ideas tamil film director radical approach wanted change conventions tamil cinema time writing script dealing women liberation time decided script film result initial script consisted pages debut film jointly handled film cinematography wrote screenplay film produced association students government film television training institute played initially unsure acting film busy schedule time agreed insistence according characterisation inspired woman met similar radical beliefs definitive biography recalled said don cast taken filming film cinematography extensive use shadows close shots emphasise moods characters jump cuts frequently overall metres film negative film team incurred cost exterior shooting equipment scenes interviewed women documentary real scenes improvised women meet colleges bus stops shot live recording method film uses sharp contrast black white colours lend surreal atmosphere makeup lead actors filming proceeded smoothly dialogues ready time team went filming scenes camera angles pre planned shot film spare time involved films actor production shot discussed scene film shot hour sessions period months opening scene looks camera says left english sit little left meant sign audience support gender equality according tamil newspaper shot days film final length metres themes influences central theme women plight society exemplified relationships born father mother loose moral values subsequently affected people romantically involved college mate left marry sake job second son christian priest satisfy lust relationship calling sister parents relationships result wary men developing aggressive nature conversations related matters like status women contemporary times nature frequently seen film says book tamil cinema cultural politics india film industry woman characterisation course brought entirely verbally according way mother film constantly resorts existing myths women relationships mother destroys children woman speaks truth men scared woman different confused sure seeking love man know plus point film expose body women way customary visuals constantly play fact pitted world avoided proper mother artist compared films central theme women classics spotlight women paul book encyclopedia indian cinema film inspired film starred film exception stereotypes women shown paralleling independent woman pious traditional woman gets problems wife happy lines film asks think women liberation wife answers don know says happy send message inevitably trouble exhibits behaviour character early version male sensitive sincere character exact opposite money minded arrogant evident says women enjoyed analysed according similar real life drinks applies sacred ash forehead implies according film critic far entertaining character point career character self confessed believed men women equal women merely objects men pleasure calls ass responds saying male ass dialogue english opinion character seen says english self sex bitch music soundtrack score composed soundtrack released label emi records time busiest persons tamil film industry took reduced fee services insistence film budget recording session film asked record afternoon recording session suggested tone opening notes sang perfectly suggestion accepted rendition song song reused film wanted write lyrics song difficulties writing lyrics opted subsequently replaced soundtrack received positive reviews critics said book best tamil cinema brooding background score added nature movie songs sung sung remain popular today hindu wrote song captures vulnerable moments life woman known melody philosophical touch according author article 1970s tamil cinema post classical turn songs characters spectacle device plot forward release released october day awarded adults certificate central board film certification bold dialogue subject matter led film initially struggling find distributor shown distributors theatre group finally agreed screen film print theatre release critical response film received generally positive reviews critics november criticised gaps film particularly abundance english dialogue excessive focus lower standard technical work especially cinematography despite perceived flaws magazine appreciated film actors acted film immersed character played leading acting camera living characters director demonstrated intention stand tell different said book best tamil cinema confidence command filmmaker comes strongly film said parallel cinema days writing hindu said different black white cinematography different dialogues revealing character advancing plot different frank handling sex profanity self sex bitch different documentary like different sensitive feminist hero different different critic hindu called performances lead cast excellent hindu wrote december remain film lover memory showing best acting skills director remarked film far ahead times critics appreciated live recording method shooting sequences character interviewed women documentary box office film initially receive big response public box office success release directors wrote positive comments people began watch film appreciate leading develop cult following november defended financial failure film attack industry like slipped fingers speak attention films days doubt away film accolades film awarded second prize best film tamil state film awards ceremony won award best cinematographer received special award best actress year legacy films directed noted stylish filmmaking screenplay dialogue large portion english dialogues sharp considered vulgar broke style filmmaking followed time film graduate government film television training institute indian film technology students achieve success film industry included list favourite films worked july interview hindu director rated best films seen included list tamil july hindu asked tamil film directors list time favourite tamil films named named inspiration film hindu included film december list films described film unconventional way film making april cnn included film list greatest indian films time june honey bee music enhanced songs original version film soundtrack album surround sound july founder trustee cinema resource centre told new indian express people assumed film directed album promotional photographs film production november new indian express included film list films february cnn included list titled indian films great books hero writing team discusses theme ideas film story realise film failure time release asian news service review directorial venture film rape victim stated successful actress played rape victim tamil drama probably role effect left handles subject great care understanding peers lack january said told today blockbuster don agree taboo woman talk sexual encounters profile audience change july hindu included list roles defined actor


man golden gun film man golden gun british spy film ninth entry james_bond series second star roger moore fictional agent james_bond loose adaptation novel film bond sent device harness power sun facing assassin francisco man golden gun action duel fate man golden gun fourth final film series directed guy hamilton script written richard tom film set face energy crisis dominant theme script britain fully overcome crisis film released december film reflects popular martial arts film scenes predominantly asian location shot thailand hong_kong film set lebanon making bond film include middle eastern location film saw mixed reviews christopher lee performance intended villain similar skill ability bond praised reviewers criticised film particularly comedic approach critics described lowest point canon film profitable fourth lowest grossing bond film series final film produced albert harry selling stake parent company productions release film plot london golden bullet james_bond code surface received believed sent famed assassin francisco uses golden gun agent perceived threat agent life bond mission revolving work scientist named gibson thought possession information crucial solving energy crisis solar power bond sets unofficially find spent golden bullet belly dancer tracking manufacturer bond sees mistress collecting shipment golden bullets casino bond follows hong_kong peninsula hotel room pressures tell appearance plans directs bottoms club club proves location hit gibson dwarf nick steals key component solar power station bond assert innocence lieutenant hip escorts away scene taking meet hidden headquarters wreck queen elizabeth harbour assigns retrieve assassinate bond travels meet fat wealthy thai entrepreneur suspected arranging gibson murder bond poses plan hosted fat estate bond captured placed fat fighters instructed kill escaping aid hip bond speeds away long tail boat river reunites british assistant mary subsequently kills fat control enterprise taking visits bond revealing sent bullet london wants bond kill payment promises hand thai venue day match bond discovers dead meets bond spots floor able away hip passes attempting place device car locked vehicle boot bond sees driving away steals car chase coincidentally sheriff pepper seated bond pepper follow car chase concludes car transforms plane flies nick private island picking tracking device bond flies seaplane red chinese waters lands island bond shows high tech solar power plant taken technology intends sell highest demonstrating equipment uses powerful solar beam destroy bond plane proposes pistol duel bond beach men stand instructed nick bond turns fires vanished nick leads bond bond stands place walks bond takes surprise kills falls pool liquid balance solar plant begins control bond unit island explodes escape unharmed chinese bond final attack nick smuggled aboard cast roger moore james_bond agent receives golden bullet supposedly indicating target christopher lee francisco main villain assassin identified use golden gun plans solar energy destructive purposes lee step cousin regular golf partner called best characterised bond villain mary bond assistant described critic sunday mirror stupid blonde british agent previously married peter sellers appeared bond film casino adams mistress adams described role woman lot choices influence rich strong man fearing life time actually rebels defects major step man golden gun bond films adams appeared played different character film later cameo extra roger moore bond film view kill nick dwarf accomplice later known television audiences tattoo series fantasy island richard fat thai millionaire industrialist employing assassinate inventor revolutionary solar energy device steal device soon lieutenant hip bond local contact hong_kong soon trained martial arts role voice partially dubbed james sheriff pepper louisiana sheriff happens holiday thailand hamilton liked pepper previous film live let die asked write man golden gun pepper inclusion seen ill advised comedy film bernard lee head lawrence american gangster attempts lawrence appeared diamonds forever head technical department portuguese based golden bullets miss james armaments expert identifies maker golden bullets draft script originally called role realised subsequently changed belly dancer originally written overweight wearing excessive producers decided cast woman closer classic bond girl production albert harry intended follow live twice man golden gun inviting roger moore bond role filming planned uprising filming impractical leading production cancelled majesty secret service produced instead george bond bond film told reporter man golden gun diamonds forever producers chose title sean returning bond decided start production man golden gun live let die final bond film produced partnership dissolved film release sold stake productions parent company united artists alleviate financial problems resulting bond property delayed production bond film spy loved years novel set jamaica location earlier films live let die man golden gun saw change location bond far_east second time considering film set iran location scouting eventually discarded war long bay vietnam production team chose thailand primary location following suggestion production designer peter saw pictures bay magazine happy choice far_east setting wanted location thailand hong_kong reconnaissance locations hong_kong saw wreckage queen elizabeth came idea base far_east operations writing themes tom wrote draft script delivering script battle bond saw bond alter ego super villain stature bond tensions guy hamilton growing sense feeling tapped bond led introduction richard bond screenwriter worked bond films previously delivered draft based work plot involving bond equal sidelined later drafts main aspects plot energy crisis backdrop film allowing introduced michael wilson researched solar power create live let die borrowed heavily genre man golden gun borrowed martial arts genre popular 1970s films fist fury enter dragon use martial arts fight scene film hip defeat entire casting originally role offered jack turned opportunity christopher lee eventually chosen portray step cousin suggested lee role series opener lee noted man time mentioned cast joseph filming location role film affected lee work following year director russell unable sign lee play specialist film tommy eventually given jack swedish models cast bond girls adams interested playing bond girl seen contacted producers main role mary hamilton met adams new_york cast elegant beautiful perfect bond girl read news adams cast man golden gun upset thinking adams selected play called invite main role seeing film thought generous looks good contrast adams hamilton decided lawrence worked diamonds forever play gangster shot dead start film found interesting idea sort chicago gangster middle thailand filming filming commenced november partly submerged wreck queen elizabeth acted secret base grounded victoria harbour hong_kong crew small stunt double james_bond hong_kong locations included hong_kong dragon garden estate fat portrayed location major principal photography started april thailand thai locations included nearby province islands thai thai hideout referred james_bond island locals tourist scene boxing match actual thai fixture boxing stadium car chase occurred near canal road late april production returned hong_kong shot island famous hong_kong scenes thailand finished production studio work studios included sets solar energy plant island interior academy_award winner morris hired finish job cinematographer moore ill morris initially reluctant like previous experiences taking work accepted dining production wrapped august main stunts film consisted stunt driver james_bond driving broken bridge spinning degrees mid air longitudinal axis aerial twist successfully completed jump stunt shown slow motion scene fast composer john barry added slide whistle sound effect stunt kept despite thinking stunt barry later regretted decision thinking whistle broke golden rule stunt worth truly dangerous moment true james_bond style sound effect described simply writer jim smith suggesting stunt brings focus lack excitement rest film use comedy sound effects productions licensed stunt designed stunt initially conceived laboratory buffalo new_york test powerful vehicle simulation software development simulation ramps built stunt tested proving ground toured american thrill spiral picked film television programme gear attempted repeat stunt june failed scene car flies camp model inspired actual car plane prototype bond duel said inspired climactic shane length shortened producers felt causing pacing problems trailers featured cut scenes hamilton adapted idea involving bond designed place upper hand distracting adversary obstacles described melting pot ideas horror house actual wax figure roger moore moore stunt double les cowboy figure ray played figure sets queen elizabeth inspiration german films cabinet solar power plant hamilton set miniature projected cutting difference destruction facility combination practical effects set destruction miniature based island blowing footage battle golden gun prop golden gun props solid piece fired cap assembled christopher lee said process extremely difficult gun memorable props bond series consisted fountain pen barrel cigarette lighter bullet chamber cigarette case handle trigger bullet secured belt gun designed accept single millimeter gold bullet produced specialized custom weapons ammunition golden gun ranked sixth 20th century fox poll popular film weapons surveyed approximately film fans october discovered golden guns film estimated worth missing suspected stolen props company based studios music theme tune man golden gun released performed scottish singer composed john barry tony worked harry music publishing company music wanted elton_john cat stevens sing title song time producers taking turns producing films albert turn produce rejected suggestions lyrics song written don black described variously long stream sexual subsequently dismissed barry tune mundane alice cooper wrote song titled man golden gun producers film opted song instead cooper released song album muscle love barry weeks score man golden gun theme tune score generally considered critics weakest barry contributions series opinion shared barry hate happened man golden gun drop distinctive guitar theme heard gun barrel opening sample songs hip trip track album fat land release reception man golden gun premiered leicester square london december general release united_kingdom day film estimated budget million despite initial good returns box office man golden gun grossed total million worldwide box office million earned usa making fourth lowest grossing bond film series promotion film advertising campaigns series products available apart soundtrack paperback book lone star toys produced james_bond pistol gold differed weapon film little fitted contemporary reviews man golden gun met mixed reviews release guardian film saying script lot roger moore man earth sound better praise muted saying christopher lee makes villain mary scratch production values film merely maybe tom writing guardian sister paper observer writing series barrel time depressing hong_kong movies mention depressing echoes carry summed film saying sadly lacking wit imagination david robinson film critic times dismissed film moore performance saying moore non acting beautiful idiot kick appealing bond robinson equally changes production crew observing adam attraction early bond films replaced little flair writers progressively naive creation suburban dream adventure writing new_york_times considered film suffer poverty invention excitement criticising writing moore performance finding lee positive points sinister cuts narrative sunday mirror critic observed man golden gun isn best bond found remarkable produce slick inventive entertainment arthur writing sunday mirror sister paper daily_mirror concentrated lead actor roger moore film sean achieve touch roger moore conveys charm odd dry said moore manages reduced voltage bond character plenty new_york magazine gave positive review saying scenery grand lines nice entertaining describing production film capture free non sense early fairy tale grown ups orientation jay writing time focused flying car wrong man golden gun recent films bond series calling exercises strain stretching fantasy past wit criticised actors saying moore lacks strengths deep deficiencies lee unusually villain reflective reviews opinion man golden gun changed passing time november film holds rating rotten_tomatoes empire found film entertaining adventure happily sit era ign chose man golden gun worst bond film claiming great concept execution sloppy silly entertainment_weekly chose fourth worst saying plot sidekick hand norman chose tenth best praise christopher lee performance critics saw film tired boring roger moore criticised playing bond type style reminiscent sean lee performance received acclaim wrote man golden gun lacks invention interesting bond films movie bond stiff bore adams leading ladies believes shootout bond good scene movie finish presence james unfortunately reprising sheriff live let die chris entertainment_weekly argues best villain roger moore james_bond films listing mary worst bond girls saying series best portrayal fans novels times fifth best bond villain list list fashionable bond girls maxim listed fourth bond list saying agent spy alive cares long perfect bikini things


american science fiction film unhappy teenage discovers alien laser cannon goes seeking revenge feels low budget film directed michael produced charles band widely known producing movies starring kim smith russo film features notable cameo appearances marked screen debut actor eddie alien creatures film works stop motion animation animator david allen marking chapter decades long history collaboration allen band alien spacecraft model featured designed built weeks musical score written days richard band film score composers received overwhelmingly negative reviews consistently ranks list films internet movie database critical reviews cited allen stop motion animation film qualities sequel planned ultimately abandoned financial difficulties featured seventh season finale comedy television series mystery science theater marking final episode comedy central series moved sci channel plot green skinned man desert laser cannon attached arm spaceship lands aliens emerge shoots man body aliens depart spaceship leaving laser cannon metallic man wearing teenager billy duncan wakes bed seemingly disturbed learns mother leaving vacation goes visit girlfriend grandfather colonel makes leave billy drives town harassed police deputies speeding ticket billy desert discovers laser cannon starts playing cannon pretending shoot things realizes fire weapon wearing alien spacecraft aliens leader shows footage billy cannon prompting aliens turn ship head earth context implies aliens departing earth left cannon human able use green skinned man learned error later night billy attend party attempt rape billy discovers fight breaks later night billy uses laser cannon explode car barely escape explosion alive government official tony arrives investigate explosion desert billy found cannon tony informs local sheriff town sealed feeling sick unusual growth body billy visits removes metallic disc billy chest calls police laboratory technician mike london arrange disc investigated green skinned billy opens fire car evening killing explosion day tony investigates wreckage recovers unusual material brings mike london concludes alien material destroyed day puts billy chest laying outside billy immediately wakes green skin deformed teeth attacks escapes billy goes shooting random objects laser cannon kills police deputies gas station law enforcement officials shoot billy aircraft billy destroys aircraft cannon later kills blowing car tony questions colonel billy aliens land earth begin searching billy killing man stealing van billy travels city randomly fires surroundings tony arrive city locate billy aliens spot billy atop building shoot kills billy destroys laser cannon aliens depart spacecraft cries billy corpse cast background writing produced charles band widely known writer producer director movies band described film revenge story simple premise thought fun audience band conceived title film hopes grab attention audiences band said films conceived involved cases directed definitely started title usually piece artwork sense work script story movie script written frank ray elements story inspired science fiction films star wars close encounters kind characteristics protagonist billy duncan middle class teen suburban setting mirror james dean character rebel cause band wanted mini star wars point film reference billy fires laser gun star wars billboard resulting tremendous explosion scene police officer confronted frightened teenager officer dismissed crazy saying seen star wars times billy ignored abandoned mother early film demonstrating dangers result parents major themes script film highlights police officers particularly scene deputies smoke marijuana obtained teenagers commentators pointed plot holes script john kenneth raised issues book horror films 1970s dad know government agent aliens leave rifle place weapon turn owner monstrous green skinned band explained interview billy uses gun sort takes soul film critic new_york_times pointed originally billy wakes immediately aliens kill man laser cannon appears incident dream later turns actually happened casting kim previously appeared original broadway theatre production hair production rocky horror starred leading role marking major motion picture appearance smith later received greater recognition appearances movies exploitation films appeared lead female role smith disliked role felt poorly written receive rehearsal time russo best known playing godfather cast government investigator tony marked screen debut eddie went play roles films like filmed started production midnight madness interview remembered little production portrays film end credits long time character actor business family portrayed colonel provides comic relief paranoid grandfather military man filming small role finished day screenwriter cameo appearance sheriff secretary film production directed michael marking directorial credit filming took place weekends virtually money according producer band makeup effects film including gradual kim handled makeup artist steve previously worked band science fiction film end world makes cameo appearance person killed aliens opening scene introduced band david allen film animator created stop motion alien creatures band met working time fantasy film ultimately completed band developed interest familiarity animation particularly works ray wanted allen creatures film eager work allen said sufficiently mature professionally undertake project size felt band allen work films projects years alien creatures featured cuts film scenes scene beginning film aliens emerge spacecraft desert shoot character set ups effects including create illusion depth character foreground aliens background sequence character shoots gun hand aliens wire supported animation second sequences aliens board spaceship miniature set designed dave aliens speak commander monitor second sequence animations commander alien shot separately implemented scene rear projection effect sequences rear projection footage billy destruction earth fourth sequence shows aliens earth looking burnt car destroyed billy footage car rear projected alien models projected footage shot night scene took place daytime live action scenes creating continuity error film final scene shortest features confrontation aliens billy sequence billy shot gun aliens building aliens fly spaceship end scene animation effect william cook animator worked allen horror film crater lake monster provided uncredited animation work sculptor jon built alien creature based allen design uncredited work allen said article created shots film originally special effects assisted harry laser effects provided paul gentry special effects model maker worked crater lake monster designed built spacecraft featured recently completed work close encounters kind allen approached work time designed project prepared concept sketches selected constructed inch model weeks allen ultimately felt animation sequences properly integrated rest film richard band brother film producer charles band composed music marking film score composers score written days makes heavy use synthesizer particularly synthesized brass instruments electronic music music charles band produced film auditions released year science fiction film robot holocaust horror film house row company echo film services handled sound effects alien language aliens later sound effects metal band static song alma featured album machine points film explodes shot laser gun scene edited multiple shots explosion shown succession type editing trademark charles band films previously films crash end world release reception film distributed company released march later produced halloween films specialized primarily distributing movies low budget horror films advertised conjunction end world released previous year playing theaters time released audience interest science fiction films particularly high release star wars long wait release sequels empire strikes return received largely negative reviews consistently ranks list films internet movie database critique review news said thing eerie thought people loser running loose review described blending popular recent films like star wars close encounters kind script certain run proper sequence criticized props particularly laser gun compared box prize review variety magazine said special effects decent script holes laser ravaged landscape new_york_times said kim performance dull script included plot holes inconsistencies los_angeles_times critic gross said script lacked credibility psychological motivation narrative praised terry cinematography saying effectively captures desert small town life described worst films year book golden turkey awards literary critic john kenneth felt script plot holes left unanswered questions little effort forge coherent story mix new_york_daily_news writer david described bad encyclopedia science fiction movies hardy describes wholly film adding non stop series exploding cars hands director time film guide described rip said billy reign destruction random driven plot characterization review called film frank globe_and_mail writer robert martin called script said steve effects frightening said smith barely talk let act martin stated film pulled toronto theater showing week reviews negative blockbuster entertainment gave film stars film critic gave half stars book science fiction films writers james robert parish michael called little film vein teenage parish praised stop motion animation performance smith films universally considered terrible film reviewer michael adams watched book quest find worst film time adams said enjoyed watching movie level monthly film bulletin said band major box office success exploitation circuit according achieved cult film status interview charles band called film hilarious stated charm like films time said film differently critical reactions produced larger budget critical reviews cited stop motion animation film qualities richard novelist wrote science fiction films described basically repetitive predictable included qualities animation dave allen makeup effects steve science fiction literary scholar peter called worst charles band films calling badly scripted badly paced rubbish describing allen aliens plus likewise film dennis fischer said allen stop motion animation provides film sole moments interest publisher don called film viable selling points dvd video guide martin porter called low budget film excellent special effects david allen criticized poor acting dull dialogue said special effects stop motion animation executed sequences effects fairly dumb authors dvd laser disc newsletter called film dull revenge tale said stop motion animation enjoyable fans likely pleased low budget film positive attributes willing ignore rest home media initially released home video media home entertainment released laserdisc june shadow entertainment released vhs november moon entertainment distribution company started charles band second vhs release october united american home video released dvd july moon entertainment picture presented aspect ratio sound disc included special features cast profiles trailers moon films dvd reviewer rolling_stone contributor said visual presentation better films time fresh colors decent sound transfer soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack released limited edition records august consisted minutes music tracks reviewer mike said actually enjoyable parts type music meant listened film claimed resembled later better known works like scores stargate stargate atlantis joe film score monthly gave soundtrack half stars claiming album sounded like generic rock roll cues production unable afford licensing existing songs sequel band originally planned produce sequel called production work begin august theatrical release expected follow shortly tagline released film read ultimate alien weapon plans sequel announced atlanta based film critic scott journal wrote people world saw original believe merit charles band productions fell financial difficulties shortly production project eventually scrapped premise elements abandoned sequel later charles band film deadly weapon like bullied teenager finds powerful weapon uses seek revenge enemies band continued films eventually formed empire pictures mystery science theater featured seventh season finale episode mystery science theater comedy television series human character mike nelson robot friends crow robot tom trapped satellite forced watch bad films ongoing scientific experiment sixth episode seventh season broadcast comedy central marked final episode mystery science theater network series moved sci channel eighth season time broadcast creators know eventually renewed different network mary actress writer felt particularly bad film lead guy kim somebody sterling example filmmaking fact film proves anybody find inspiring depressing film robot character crow robot claims film run highly technical process called tension extraction robot tom calls dull point stops movie mike robots particular note film critic relatively high half star rating original film episode makes references performances planet films makes jokes expense character point dubbing heir arnold fortune mike robots repeatedly sang ready football deputy appeared screen resemblance country singer hank williams episode included dvd box set mystery science theater 20th anniversary edition episodes featuring films spaceship venus future war available instant online streaming internet rental site dan cinefantastique wrote seen perfect viewing wrong late 70s interview eddie said loved parody