Play movie in hd download movie in hd its been six days since the attack on pearl harbor. They arent full of sexual innuendos and fourletter words. See the full list of 1941 cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. After the disappointing 1941 1979which was received as an unfunny comedy, despite the presence of john belushi and. Spielberg himself admits that the movie wasnt what he hoped it would be and 1941 remains largely a footnote in spielbergs extensive and, otherwise, wonderful career. Its december of 1941, and the people of california are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the japanese attack. Mais, avec les annees, jai fini par bien aimer 1941 reconnait steven spielberg. Back to page 1 despite the frequentlygiven sentiment that it is not a great movie, 1941, as weve come to expect from spielbergs films, was very well made, earning academy award. Its been six days since the attack on pearl harbor. I have isolated these scenes for myself and to share.
In the making of 1941, spielberg was talking about how, if zemeckis had been at a place in his career where he could have directed the movie, it probably would have been a little darker, more of. Details about original 1979 1941 movie poster steven spielberg cult classic john belushi. Find movie and film cast and crew information for 1941 1979 steven spielberg on allmovie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 1941 near you. It was directed by steven spielberg and was written by two friends bob gale and robert zemeckis and starred john belushi, ned beatty and dan. This isnt exactly what you think of as a spielberg war pic. Everywhere in california, people are suffering from war nerves.
He previously came down the mothership ramp in close encounterssteven spielbergs 1941. I met john belushi, dan akroid, john candy, frank mcrae, and plenty of other celebritys on the set of the movie 1941 when i was 17 years old. Among them are wild bill kelso john belushi, a crazed national guard pilot. Hysterical californians prepare for a japanese invasion in the days after pearl harbor. Broadway theatre group the hollywood boulevard set with cinema and uso. Brought it to school and was the cool kid for a day. In spielberg movies, wwii can be hilarious 1941 or. The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until were dizzy. A bravura setpiece where a jitterbug contest devolves into a fullon riot provides a welcome reminder of spielbergs stylistic genius and theres a nice intergenerational meeting of the crazies where belushis. A restoration for the movies bluray release last year, including a new. Steven spielberg, flanked by christopher lee, left, and toshiro mifune on the 1941 set, has a great sense of humor, and he pulled off some really funny bits in the film, screenwriter. Original 1979 1941 movie poster steven spielberg cult. After japans attack on pearl harbor, residents of california descend into a wild panic, afraid that they might be the next target. I met john belushi, dan akroid, john candy, frank mcrae, and plenty of other celebritys on the set of the movie 1941 when i was 17 years.
The eightdisc steven spielberg directors collection also includes the bluray debuts of his justly famous tvmovie thriller duel 1972. The film is loosely based on a true event in which a. In fact, he followed it up with the surehanded, brilliantly constructed raiders of the lost ark. Its not fair to say steven spielbergs 1941 lacks pacing. Yeah, as a whole the movie is a bit of a mess and spielberg really doesnt have the. Spielberg style is in full effectamerica in 1940s was fun to see. Panic grips california, supposedly the next target of the japanese forces. John belushi, dan aykroyd, lorraine gary, christopher lee, ned beatty, steven spielberg.
With john belushi, dan aykroyd, treat williams, nancy allen. Critics hated steven spielbergs 1979 comedy 1941, but its since gained cult status. Steven spielberg on the set of 1941 i really thought it would be a great opportunity to break a lot of furniture. With toshiro mifune, christopher lee, susan backlinie, bobby di cicco, perry lang. In this homage to the famous scene in jaws, a woman susan backlinie swimming in the ocean is attacked by a japanese submarine. The movie 1983, which resulted in the tragic deaths. Steven spielbergs wacky world war ii epic 1941 explodes. Everything is scratch built except for the hasegawa p40e and the cab of the wespe models. John belushi gave a stellar performance as he did in national lampoons animal house and the blues brothers. A joint project of hollywood prodigies george lucas and steven spielberg, with a script cowritten by lawrence kasdan and philip kaufman, among.
The whole idea that we wrote a scene for toshiro mifune. The diorama was built for the imodeler at the movies group build. Years later, spielberg would return to wwii and treat wartime. Something in the water 1941 111 movie clip 1979 hd. Movie 1 of 1979 and 61 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. Spielbergs much maligned first flop is actually a rollicking good time if you approach it as nothing but the nonstop, late70s, cokefueled, megabudget, slapstick insanity that it. This auction is for an original german a3 movie poster from 1979 for the movie 1941 s tarring dan aykroyd, ned beatty, john belushi, lorraine gary, murray hamilton, christopher lee, tim matheson. One of those major flops than became a cult movie hey, i love itnonsense script with great cast. Adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of universal pictures film music sub commander wild. Bob gale talks spielberg and 1941 on bluray highdef.
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