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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 1, 2017 5:22:27 GMT
i love this scene. i couldnt find all of it on youtube. it shows how important actors in bit roles can be. the expressions on their faces literally spells doom.
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 1, 2017 14:03:13 GMT
A lot of understated aspects in that scene. Harrison Ford's character is nervous about giving the verbal order to kill Kurtz. The general wants no part of giving it himself. The civilian, presumably a CIA officer, makes it clear what the order is, though of course he uses jargon. On hearing the recording of Kurtz's voice, Willard has to feign belief that Kurtz is insane, and given what he knows about how the war is being conducted, he doesn't really believe the order is proper. In any case, the mission never existed!
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Post by spiderwort on Nov 1, 2017 15:37:03 GMT
Thanks for playing this clip, pimpin. G.D. Spradlin was a long-time personal friend, no longer with us now, and it just reminds me of what a gifted and often-underrated actor he was. And I agree with everything you say about the scene, not only in the expressions on the actors' faces, but in the subtext of G.D.'s lines. In film, subtext and listening are everything.
Btw, I found the whole scene (by accident; fiddling with your link; haven't a clue how it happened). I'll post it now, but before I do, I wanted to say that G.D. told me that Harrison Ford's nervousness was something he was actually feeling at the time, given that this was one of his early roles, and he didn't want to disappoint Coppola. Coppola, being the smart director he is, did nothing to calm Harrison down, because he knew it worked well for the scene. Anyway, here's the whole scene, I think, with a lot of subtext and a lot of meaningful listening:
I hope you don't mind my posting it. Feel free to move it up top if you like, and I'll delete it from here.
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Post by vegalyra on Nov 1, 2017 15:42:36 GMT
Yeah, this whole scene really sets the tone for the film. Harrison Ford was perfect in his small role too. The whole thing played out wonderfully. It imposes the doom and utter failure (success?) of the mission and the war as a whole.
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Post by jervistetch on Nov 1, 2017 16:59:23 GMT
Harrison had a similar small role a few years earlier in Coppola's THE CONVERSATION. He played another quiet yet menacing spokesman for a higher power. His part was small but added great intensity to the story. The lad showed promise. Whatever happened to him?  |
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Nov 1, 2017 17:08:01 GMT
G.D. Spradlin had such a memorable voice. I recall seeing him in the 1970 version of Monte Walsh not too long ago, and, recognizing that voice, I immediately thought to myself, "Hey, it's that guy who was in Apocalypse Now !"
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 1, 2017 19:06:55 GMT
GD Spradlin also played Senator Geary in Godfather 2. I see that he had a law degree. Not sure he was mentioned in the thread on lawyers who became actors Spradlin in the middle. Roger Corman on the left.  |
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Nov 2, 2017 0:02:13 GMT
Thanks for playing this clip, pimpin. G.D. Spradlin was a long-time personal friend, no longer with us now, and it just reminds me of what a gifted and often-underrated actor he was. And I agree with everything you say about the scene, not only in the expressions on the actors' faces, but in the subtext of G.D.'s lines. In film, subtext and listening are everything. Btw, I found the whole scene (by accident; fiddling with your link; haven't a clue how it happened). I'll post it now, but before I do, I wanted to say that G.D. told me that Harrison Ford's nervousness was something he was actually feeling at the time, given that this was one of his early roles, and he didn't want to disappoint Coppola. Coppola, being the smart director he is, did nothing to calm Harrison down, because he knew it worked well for the scene. Anyway, here's the whole scene, I think, with a lot of subtext and a lot of meaningful listening: I hope you don't mind my posting it. Feel free to move it up top if you like, and I'll delete it from here. no harm done. thanks for posting the whole scene. |
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