This was eastwoods first starring role since 2004s million dollar baby. In gran torino, clint eastwood plays a retired auto worker in michigan who could literally stand in for his iconic character a quarter of a. Clint eastwood was 77 in gran torino when he played the character walt kowalski. Be sure to stop in where clint eastwood ordered homebrewed ice tea here many times. The first time we see walt kowalski, clint eastwoods character in gran torino, he looks like hes about to explode literally as in spontaneously combust. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, thao lor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Curmudgeonly korean war vet walt confronts his hmong immigrant neighbors when the familys son tries to steal his beloved 1972 gran torino. In gran torino, hes walt kowalski, a joe sixpack figure, living alone, a retired factory worker who unwillingly. Thao is part of the hmong community, a small ethnic asian group.
Today he is 90, and has starred in 100 movies in total, 18 since gran torino was released. But his is a reluctant faith, if its really there at all. A new tax incentive package offered to film productions by the state of michigan clinched the deal, and gran torino became the first film to benefit. Gran torino is a tale with many facets to it,such as the loss of male identity that was orginally brought about by working in skilled bluecollar employment which eastwoods character didhe was a ford auto worker in the movie and the male characteristics and bonding that this employment developed,and the repercussions regarding the decline and. The film costars christopher carley, bee vang and ahney her. The new clint eastwood movie, gran torino, is rife with minnesota connections. With clint eastwood, bee vang, christopher carley, ahney her. While the teen characters in the film and clint eastwoods nononsense attitude toward gangs may appeal to younger viewers, the script contains dozens of uses of the extreme sexual expletive, both in a sexual and nonsexual context, as. Academy awardwinner clint eastwood million dollar baby, mystic river directs and stars as disgruntled korean war veteran walt, who. The original story of curmudgeonly widower walt kowalski finding an unexpected degree of kinship with the hmong community was set in minneapolis, but director clint eastwood felt kowalskis past as an auto worker made the motor city itself, detroit, the ideal backdrop detroit has been hit hard by the decline of the car industry, but isnt taking the setback lying down. The film features a large hmong american cast, as well as one of eastwood s younger sons, scott. Hmong get a mixed debut in new eastwood film mpr news. Feb 03, 2009 clint eastwood, dirty harry callahan, whatever you want to call him. Feb 19, 2009 bee vang and clint eastwood in gran torino t he ford gran torino earned its footnote in pop culture history when a ketchupred 75 model with a white racing stripe was featured every week in the tv.
A quite well received movie, it represents the culmination of eastwoods fiftyyear career as actor and director. Dec 12, 2008 which brings us to gran torino, eastwoods second directing project this fall, his first work as an actor since 2004s million dollar baby and a film that would be less. Clint eastwood the director and producer of gran torino is about a korean war veteran whos the only american left living on the street of detroit while other families and people from different ethnicity or culture move in around him. Jan 25, 2011 clint eastwoods gran torino is about a racist old man named walt who overcomes his prejudice by helping his teenager neighbor thao. Eastwood ordered a supply of the scones to be flown back to his home in california. Dec 19, 2008 the new clint eastwood movie, gran torino, is rife with minnesota connections. Movie summary gran torino essay example for students 1163. Clint eastwoods gran torino is about a racist old man named walt who overcomes his prejudice by helping his teenager neighbor thao. It may not be as groundbreaking as clint eastwoods other works both as director and actor, but gran torino remains to be a film truly worthseeing. Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also starred in the film. It may not be as groundbreaking as clint eastwood s other works both as director and actor, but gran torino remains to be a film truly worthseeing. Clint eastwood, bee vang, ahney her watch all you want. Movie summary gran torino essay example for students. This was eastwood s first starring role since 2004s million dollar baby.
See more ideas about clint eastwood, movies and i movie. Gran torino 2008 official trailer clint eastwood, bee vang drama movie hddisgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Gran torinos first scene takes place in a church, and walt is a catholic. The following is a list of significant characters who feature in the 2008 film gran torino, directed by clint eastwood casting calls were held in fresno, california, detroit, michigan, and saint paul, minnesota, from which eastwood selected ten hmong american lead actors and supporting actors. Gran torino is a cultural landmark in the grand and glorious career of an american master clint eastwood. Gran torino full movie hd 2008 clint eastwood, bee. In an example of art reflecting reality, the movie gran torino showcases another neighborhood under attack. Gran torino might not be quite the typically sublime clint eastwood directed and acted screenplay most have come to expect, but this only seems to serve the goal of putting humanity unflinchingly on display, flaws and all.
Clint eastwood directed this movie in 2008 title gran torino. In gran torino, clint eastwood plays walt kowalski, a retired korean war veteran shattered by his wifes recent death. Walt carries it around in his belt without a holster. What other figure in the history of the cinema has been an actor for 53 years, a director for 37, won two oscars for direction, two more for best picture, plus the thalberg award, and at 78 can direct himself in his own film and look meaner than hell. Taking inflation into account, his most successful movies are every which way but loose 1978 and any which way you can 1980. Of the hmong cast, five, including bee vang, one of. Standing at his wifes funeral and growling to himself as his family files in, he looks as if he could go nuclear at any given second, like he might take off sprinting through the pews, snapping as many necks as possible in a grim. And its believed to be the first major motion picture to prominently feature hmongamericans. Song gran torino original theme song from the motion picture film version artist clint eastwood, jamie cullum. Gran torino 2008 official trailer clint eastwood, bee vang drama movie hd disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to. Bee vang and clint eastwood in gran torino t he ford gran torino earned its footnote in pop culture history when a ketchupred 75 model with a. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Clint eastwood and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie.
As a racist exsoldier and patriot, clint eastwood is a treat in a part only he could pull off. This article presents a thematic analysis of the latest movie that clint eastwood has directed and participated in as an actor, gran torino. Clint eastwood, dirty harry callahan, whatever you want to call him. The film features a large hmong american cast, as well as one of eastwoods younger sons, scott.
Clint eastwood is still haunted by the horrors he witnessed on the battlefield. Eastwood, a man whose vitality as an artist shows no signs of waning, even in a nominally modest effort like gran torino. Gran torino takes its title from a 1972 ford beaut parked in a driveway a fetish object and memento mori in this curious, striking drama directed by and starring clint eastwood. The two objects that matter most to kowalski in life are the classic gran torino that. Gran torino movie 2008 clint eastwood video dailymotion. Angelina jolie at an event for gran torino 2008 clint eastwood in gran torino. Gran torino earns its r right here, with characters uttering the fword nearly 75 times and the sword another 25.
Gran torino full movie hd 2008 clint eastwood, bee vang, christopher carley george tupah. Gran torinos 1972 ford gran torino sport by rob finkelman january 01, 2019 having spent four enjoyable years in the early 1990s at new york universitys film school comprehensively studying the history of cinema, it should come as no surprise to you that i became intimately acquainted with clint eastwoods body of work. As director and leading man, eastwood examines his own iconography to tell a timely tale of crossing cultural boundaries, the enduring legacy of racism and the cost of poverty in our countrys neglected industrial cities. Gran torino internet movie firearms database guns in.
Mar 19, 2010 3 minute clip of every insult and racial slur hurled by clint eastwood in this amazing movie. Dec 26, 2008 best scene from the 2008 film grand torino. Walk kowalski clint eastwood drinks pabst blue ribbon in gran torino. Clint eastwood in a tale of redemption for an american. Jesus name is misused about 20 times a few times by the priest, and gods name is paired with dn another halfdozen. Gran torino 2008 official trailer clint eastwood, bee vang. That, we claim, explains why eastwood recently said that gran torino was probably the last film in which he would participate as an actor. One lucky lady behind the counter got to cut lemons for his tea, too.
Clint eastwoods gran torino was released in cinemas in 2008. Gran torino 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gran torino movie 2009 by clint eastwood for sale online. To support this view, we show that the subject of the movie is the mechanical logic of violence, its evolution and the possible ways of. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Few americans make movies about this country anymore, other than mr. A racist korean war veteran living in a crimeridden detroit. When his priest, father janovich, encourages him to go to confession, walt says, i confess i never cared for church much. Eastwood the director, eastwood the actor, eastwood the invincible, eastwood the old man.
He talked to peter travers for peters show on abc news now, popcorn, about his role in the selfdirected. In terms of box office, this movie is the most successful clint eastwood movie ever, both in the u. Clint eastwood,bee vang,ahney her watch all you want. A disgruntled korean war vet, walt kowalski clint eastwood, sets out to reform his neighbor, a young hmong teenager, who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Ultimately, this is an excellent film, with a poignant message often intentionally muddled by its old school grumbling. Though many of the people who have seen the film may have gotten a sense of satisfaction and joy from seeing that walt overcame his racism, the. Walt is a harsh, ramrodstraight man with a quick temper and high standards whose greatest joy is an orderly home and his beloved, mintcondition gran torino. Gran torino movie 2009 by clint eastwood for sale online ebay. Bee vang later participated in a parody of this movie, thao does walt. Gran torino actor reveals behindthescenes racism the. The plot to the movie was very dramatic and intense as well. Walt kowalski clint eastwood uses a m1911 that he kept from the korean war to aim at the spooks to scare them away from thaos sister sue lor ahney her, and is seen carrying it around in many scenes. Jan 12, 2009 gran torino takes its title from a 1972 ford beaut parked in a driveway a fetish object and memento mori in this curious, striking drama directed by and starring clint eastwood.
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