Keenan wynn, point blank 1, using the rock for a drop. Then he goes to the next guy up, who cant get his money. A man named walker assists his friend mal reese john vernon in intercepting a large mobmoney drop on alcatraz island. Primo sixties noir featuring the big, bad, brooding lee marvin at perhaps his best. Lee marvin is in full antihero mode as remorseless walker, talking the talk and walking the walk in john boormans deliverance edgy neonoir. There are two kinds of people in his uptight world. Overview of point blank, 1967, directed by john boorman, with lee marvin, angie dickinson, keenan wynn, at turner classic movies.
Starring lee marvin, angie dickinson, keenan wynn, carroll oconnor, lloyd bochner, michael strong and john vernon. John boorman walker lee marvin was doublecrossed by his partner reese john vernon and comes back to settle the score alcatraz island, san francisco bay, california. First he goes to the juice man, who doesnt have his money. Continuing the opening of john boormans point blank, 1967, in which walker lee marvin, shot by his partner in crime, wakes up at abandoned alcatraz as the credits roll, then appears on a tourist boat, shadowed by a mysterious keenan wynn. This actionpacked thriller stars oscarwinner marvin cat ballou, the dirty dozen, angie dickinson dressed to kill, tvs police woman, emmywinner carroll oconnor tvs all in the family, in the heat of the night, and keenan wynn. Maybe lee marvin s best and could be interpreted as antiviolence.
Maybe lee marvins best and could be interpreted as antiviolence knowing his personal history not very well known. Point blank, movie, 1967 internet movie cars database. John started as an assistant direction and his friendship with lee marvin allowed him to work in hollywood as. Point blank 1967 based very loosely on donald westlake s crime novel the hunter, john boorman s dazzling point blank is a fusion of 1960s new wave aesthetics on a traditional noir revenge plot with decidedly fascinating results. The existential plot follows marvin, whos been shot after his wife sharon acker and partner john vernon turncoat on him during a robbery. February 19, 1924 august 29, 1987, better known as lee marvin, was an american film and television actor. Trailer prime cut lee marvin great 70ties movie duration. Point blank, a 1967 john boorman film starring lee marvin. Point blank bd two years after he is doublecrossed and left for dead by his dirty partner, gangster lee marvin seeks deadly revenge. From the july 1967 issue of mad magazine, heres their parody of the professionals by artist mort drucker and writer larry siegel. The film does a good job at showing the phychodelic colors of late 1960s san fransico. I do not know what cars lee marvin owned personally in 1967.
Mar 28, 20 point blank i n 1967, john boorman caused a sensation with his adaptation of donald westlakes crime thriller the hunter, a movie that took hollywoods marchingband certainties and added the cool. Point blank i n 1967, john boorman caused a sensation with his adaptation of donald westlakes crime thriller the hunter, a movie that took hollywoods marchingband certainties and added the cool. Lee marvin walker angie dickinson chris keenan wynn fairfax carroll oconnor brewster john vernon. Lee marvin, john vernon, kathleen freeman, sid haig after being doublecrossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named walker singlemindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum. After being doublecrossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named walker singlemindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him. A prominent television role was that of detective lieutenant frank ballinger in the nbc. Point blank 1967 official trailer lee marvin, angie dickinson movie hd after being doublecrossed and left for dead, a mysterious man. Point blank is a 1967 american crime film directed by john boorman, starring lee marvin, costarring angie dickinson, keenan wynn and carroll oconnor, and adapted from the 1963 crime noir pulp novel the hunter by donald e. Point blank 1967 cast and crew a ruthless crook, walker lee marvin, is betrayed by his partner, mal reese john vernon, who leaves him for. After being doublecrossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named walker singlemindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
As to the parody, i love the way drucker drew ralph bellamys private. With lee marvin, angie dickinson, keenan wynn, carroll oconnor. With daunting broad shoulders, hard, searing eyes, and a. Lee marvin february 19, 1924 august 29, 1987 was an american film and television actor. This makes perfect sense of the very artistic sometimes surrealistic photography and fragmentation of time in this movie. Movie title from the film point blank 1967, directed by john boorman, starring lee marvin, angie dickinson and keenan wynn. Point blank is an entertaining degenerate movie for its bit players. Point blank 1967 trailer 29th best trailer of all time youtube. Point blank 1967 little car ride with lee marvin youtube. Just another way of showing how popular marvin had become during the mid to late 60s, as written about in detail in lee marvin point blank. Shot with hardhitting inventiveness and performed with pitiless cool by lee marvin, point blank is a revenge thriller that exemplifies that exemplifies the.
Lee marvins appearance in this movie was an inspiration for the look of the main character in his name is savage. Point blank 1967 a ruthless crook, walker lee marvin, is betrayed by his partner, mal reese john vernon, who leaves him for dead on alcatraz island. Lee marvin is in full antihero mode as remorseless walker, talking the talk and walking the walk in john boormans delive. Point blank 1967 lee marvin dvd elvis dvd collector. Point blank 1967 cast and crew a ruthless crook, walker lee marvin, is betrayed by his partner, mal reese john vernon, who leaves him for dead on alcatraz island. Point blank is a 1967 american crime film directed by john boorman, starring lee marvin, costarring angie dickinson, keenan wynn and carroll oconnor, and. Ganove lee marvin nimmt eiskalte rache an seinem expartner. Point blank nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Continuing the opening of john boormans point blank, 1967, in which walker lee marvin, shot by his partner in crime, wakes up at abandoned alcatraz as the credits roll, then appears on a tourist boat, shadowed by a mysterious keenan wynn view the tcmdb entry for. If youve seen it once and didnt like it, give it another chance. Walker lee marvin and chris angie dickinson, the sister of his late wife who betrayed him in a robbery scheme, casing the huntley house still operating, much gentrified in santa monica, stalking the bad guys in john boormans point blank, 1967. Now, ruthless and unstoppable, he pursuesthe people who betrayed him. Michael strong as a used usedcar dealer, lloyd bochner and his sharkskin style of elegant menace. Point blank 1967 official trailer lee marvin, angie dickinson movie hd duration.
Point blank 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Possibly an inspiration for the terminator, lee marvins walker is a specter with no feeling or human trace, except the mission to. Point blank 1967 official trailer lee marvin, angie dickinson. Although point blank was mostly overlooked in 1967, boormans visual adventurousness, and marvins amoral and apathetic antihero, have since made point blank seem one of the key films of the midlate 60s, a precursor to revisionist experimentations from martin scorsese to quentin tarantino. A ferociously sexy fever dream of fragmented memories, point blank is 60s postmodernism dressed up as crime film. It stars the hardest of the hard, lee marvin, as well as angie dickinson, who gets audiences the hardest theyve ever been. It was remade as the 1999 mel gibson vehicle payback. O ne of lee marvins initial claims to fame was disfiguring gloria grahames face with a pot of scalding coffee in fritz langs the big heat, but even for cinemas quintessential thug, there was something more terrifyingly callous about his performance in john boormans seminal 1967 neonoir point blank. Released 1967, point blank stars lee marvin, angie dickinson, keenan wynn, carroll oconnor the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A prominent television role was that of detective lieutenant frank ballinger in the. Jul 17, 2018 point blank 1967 official trailer lee marvin, angie dickinson movie hd duration. Boorman directed the film at marvin s request and marvin played a central role in the films development.
Lee marvin s appearance in this movie was an inspiration for the look of the main character in his name is savage. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. Point blank, a film starring mickey rourke and featuring james gammon. This actionpacked thriller stars oscarwinner marvin cat ballou, the dirty dozen, angie dickinson dressed to kill, tvs police woman, emmywinner carroll oconnor tvs all in the family, in the heat of the night, and keenan wynn mary. I want my money back, he snarls about 14 times during point blank. Point blank music college, a school in london point blank bruce springsteen song, a song from his 1980 album the river. Lee marvin in a double cross and revenge film by john boorman.
Lee marvin in this movie shows why he is one of the best hollywood tough. Point blank dvd lee marvin stars as walker, a gangster shot point blank and left fordead on alcatraz by his partnerwho leaves with walkers money and hiswife. I think it is more likely that the car we see is the chevrolet corvette stingray c2 coupe 427ci we see in the dealers lot earlier in the movie. Lee marvins footsteps echo like gunshots on this movies soundtrack. Lee marvin stars as walker, a gangster shot point blank and left fordead on alcatraz by his partnerwho leaves with walkers money and hiswife.
Jul 24, 2003 o ne of lee marvins initial claims to fame was disfiguring gloria grahames face with a pot of scalding coffee in fritz langs the big heat, but even for cinemas quintessential thug, there was something more terrifyingly callous about his performance in john boormans seminal 1967 neonoir point blank. Point blank is a 1967 crime thriller starring lee marvin as walker, a thief who finds himself betrayed and left for dead by his partner in crime and his wife after a successful heist. Point blank 1967 internet movie firearms database guns. Point blank is a 1967 crime film directed by john boorman and starring lee marvin and angie dickinson, adapted from the classic pulp novel. Point blank is a film directed by john boorman with lee marvin, angie dickinson, keenan wynn, john vernon, year. Point blank john boorman, 1967 is a crime film that centres on walker lee marvin, a violent criminal who seeks vengeance when his friend and partner in crime mal reece john vernon in his first feature film role doublecrosses him after a robbery at the old disused prison on alcatraz island in san francisco bay. More technical virtuosity and crunching noise as walker lee marvin takes usedcar dealer big john stegman michael strong for a ride in john boormans landmark point blank, 1967. Point blank is an expertly made, fastmoving film, based on the theme of the individual pitted against the large, impersonal organization. If you havent seen point blank, prepare to watch it twice. Its a fitting image, because it demonstrates how the most fearsome weapon walker marvin has in his arsenal is his dogged persistence.
Based very loosely on donald westlakes crime novel the hunter, john boormans dazzling point blank is a fusion of 1960s new wave aesthetics on a traditional noir revenge plot with decidedly fascinating results. Point blank 1967 backstage beatdown watch point blank now. Point blank 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. This film was an adaptation of the novel the hunter which was written by donald e. Spoilers 3 lee marvin didnt think john vernon was good for the role as the actor wasnt strong enough to contend with him. Based on the novel the hunter by richard stark a pen name for donald westlake, point blank shuffles the lean, straightforward story of a gunman named walker lee marvin, who is double crossed by his partner in crime and returns seemingly from the dead for revenge, into a surreal, abstracted crime drama. Lee marvin, john vernon, kathleen freeman, sid haig.