You can rate this video on IMDB imdb.to/3vFq8Jl and Letterboxed bit.ly/43M0n6J 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Lee Marvin is wounded in WW2 01:07 - Director of Point Blank John Boorman 01:42 - DW Griffith’s influence on John Boorman 02:30 - How Point Blank got made into a film 03:28 - Why Lee Marvin took the role of Walker 04:28 - How John Boorman connected with Lee Marvin 05:22 - Lee Marvin had absolute control of Point Blank 05:43 - John Boorman brings on a writing partner 06:30 - Boorman’s vision for Point Blank 07:47 - The Production Code tries to rewrite Point Blank 10:30 - Angie Dickinson gets the co-starring role 10:58 - Angie Dickinson was not upset with Lee Marvin 12:01 - Vivien Leigh beats the crud out of Marvin 12:21 - Keenan Wynn is cast as Yost 12:51 - Carroll O’Connor is cast 13:19 - Lloyd Bochner is casted 13:58 - John Vernon and Sharon Acker are added to the cast 14:46 - James Sikking is added 15:09 - The color of Point Blank 17:04 - The cinematography of Point Blank 17:25 - Cinematographer Philip H. Lathrop 18:21 - The orginal film location for Point Blank 18:52 - Movie making on Alcatraz Island 19:53 - Lee Marvin gets drunk with Ella Fitzgerald 20:13 - Sharon Acker gets shot and goes to the hospital 20:32 - Lee Marvin, does his own stunts 20:51 - Walker is coming to get you 21:49 - Lee Marvin does more than act in Point Blank 24:02 - Homosexual overtones in Point Blank 25:21 - How The Beatles and Drew Barrymore are connected to Point Blank 26:43 - Point Blank does a Hollywood first 28:04 - Tragic ending a year later for Brewster’s plane 28:39 - Dad joke 29:04 - Was Walker alive or dead? 32:25 - Editing Point Blank 33:01 - A joke for the video editors 33:42 - The music of Point Blank 34:48 - Point Blank premieres 35:01 - Point Blank fashion shoot 35:26 - Box office for Point Blank 36:22 - Point Blank movie survey 36:59 - What the movie critics thought of Point Blank 38:58 - What we think of Point Blank today 39:11 - Martin Scorsese on Point Blank 39:48 - Christopher Nolan on Point Blank 40:29 - Reservoir Dogs, Point Blank and Tarantino 41:04 - Hell in the Pacific 41:42 - Winkler and Chartoff sucess 42:24 - Point Blank summary and outro
@Cipofan426 ай бұрын
Lee Marvin stomping through LAX is a top 10 power cinema scene!
@TheJoshuamooney6 ай бұрын
Indelible.
@rodgerpiercearchitect6 ай бұрын
…how could anyone not love lee Marvin ?
@wadestevens56596 ай бұрын
Michelle Triconis could probably give you a list.
@Rob-z7k6 ай бұрын
He was a tough guy!
@rodgerpiercearchitect6 ай бұрын
@@Rob-z7k tough enough
@dukecraig24026 ай бұрын
@@wadestevens5659 So why would anyone care what some two bit gold digging failed actress ever thought about anything? She's was so irrelevant that you couldn't even spell her name right, it was Triola not Triconis. See? That shows just how important she wasn't.
@debrabader8065 ай бұрын
Lee Marvin being injured in the war and taken out, took a great toll on him. He acts like a tough guy, but deep down inside he was more of a tortured soul. I always liked him, and found him to be quite funny sometimes. Debra Bader. ❤
@yvonneplant94346 ай бұрын
This movie( Point Blank) is such a hidden gem.
@davidhull14815 ай бұрын
Not hidden, not at all. Ignored, yes, but if it was hidden I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to watch it repeatedly.
@Redmenace966 ай бұрын
John Boorman is a certifiable genius. For Lee Marvin to support him and protect him and let him make his own movie generates huge respect. Lee Marvin is a Marine and an American hero.
@bryanpalmer96606 ай бұрын
Can't understand why this movie was overlooked at time of release,it is an excellent film with a fine cast,have seen it and can watch it again and again Auckland New Zealand 2024
@davidanderson61006 ай бұрын
You need to check out Marvin's Prime Cut with Gene Hackman from the early 70s, pretty gritty and intense.
@davidhull14815 ай бұрын
It didn’t fit with the times. That’s why a lot of movies were not the big hits that you might have expected. Hence it was not promoted, and it was sent out to fewer cinemas. That’s the path for many “cult” films.
@stevemcnary79635 ай бұрын
Same with another 1968 film Once Upon A Time In The West (@ least in the US).
@alankirkby4652 ай бұрын
@bryanpalmer9660 Hello to you. I personally believe this movie was not overlooked at the time by many in England, UK, at that time ( late 1960's) I was a wedding at that time when a wedding guest recommended this movie to me + many others few weeks later, recommended movie to me, naturally I went saw movie. So many in UK were aware this movie. Peace to all.
@chrisnaes51506 ай бұрын
Just picked two more Parker novels from the library yesterday. Can’t get enough of this character
@raymondnewton23886 ай бұрын
Read them all. More than once.
@RabbiSteve6 ай бұрын
Same here. And listening to them over and over on audiobook also. Love them.
@scottjarvis834924 күн бұрын
Definitely the essential Lee Marvin movie
@MervandtheMagicTones4 ай бұрын
Alan, this is top shelf. Impeccable production values. It blows away most of the cinema docs you see on Netflix and Prime.
@Redmenace966 ай бұрын
Beyond Lee Marvin, the ace character actors in this film is unsurpassed. They went on to other great/greater roles, but to have them all in one film is pure gold.
@darrylreilly39156 ай бұрын
This is an exhilarating and erudite examination of one of the greatest movies; the insightful commentary and illustrative clips capture all of its profound achievement.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Love it if you'd become a subscriber.
@jbwuzhere68196 ай бұрын
For me Lee Marvin is the definitive Parker. Love this movie.
@sargonixofur12345 ай бұрын
Great documentary! Lee Marvin was a legend, they just don’t make actors like this anymore. The film is like the American ‘Get Carter’ (1971).
@KevanRCraft5 ай бұрын
I've followed John Boorman's work for a long time I have the books and have the DVDs seen the movies in the cinema and what can you cay about a genius. He is!
@johnspaulding16815 ай бұрын
Point Blank and Prime Cut are two of the best crime films ever made...forward thinking and visually stunning....and they both star Lee Marvin
@jamessimon91645 ай бұрын
prime cut awesome nobody i know as ever heard of it
@TheVid546 ай бұрын
Essential 60's cinema - everything came together perfectly to make this thriller a remarkable project in a pivotal year, when American film was experiencing a renaissance in attitude and cynicism. A worthy choice for a film documentary - glad to see you acknowledge Johnny Mandel's atonal score, so interesting coming from one of Hollywood's most memorable song writers. Thumbs up from me.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Love the score. 🍻
@Zockopa6 ай бұрын
To me Point Blank is a perfect combination of power and art that catapulted it to unique status,even after all the decades that have past. Marvin is the power and Boorman ( + team) the art. I mean Marvins perfomance is just jawdropping and its set in scene in a genre defying but absolute convincing way by Boorman. This movie isnt artsy it is art: brutal,honest and reduced to the essence but subtle composed in every detail.
@HondoTrailside16 күн бұрын
'Well, I can change that in a hurry" Slaps her on the left cheek and she turns around, and grasps her right cheek.
@严伦4 ай бұрын
Hope this beautiful masterpiece gets a good restoration it deserved .
@kiwi22225 ай бұрын
This doc gives me a new appreciation of the movie..and what a actor lee Marvin was
@danwroy5 ай бұрын
This is fantastic, thank you; the one thing missing is how the John Landis film _Into The Night_ also ends in the hallways of LAX.
@bobz17362 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this very much. Point Blank is one of my favourite movies, and i still occasionally re-watch it 👍
@TheTapesArchive2 ай бұрын
Loved that some one from across the pond like it.
@bobz17362 ай бұрын
@TheTapesArchive - I've actually lived in Thailand for the last 16 years and have hard drives full of old movies to keep me entertained when I get some spare time. 👍
@grahamhill63402 ай бұрын
Good, detailed presentation and critic of a very unique movie. When I first saw it like most people I felt it had its moments, but it was too confusing to follow, but then after repeated viewing and examination like this, you get to see it in a clearer light and appreciate it for being innovative and special!
@Johnconno6 ай бұрын
'You died on Alcatraz alright.' Directed by Lee Marvin.
@capsjukebox6 ай бұрын
Okay, now we need a doc on Hell in the Pacific, Mifune and Marvin as opposing soldiers on an island during WWII also directed by Boorman
@natezadoc4 ай бұрын
one of the craziest endings ever lol
@dcanmore6 ай бұрын
Utterly compelling: subject, script, narration, tone, music... thank you very much, subscribed!
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Right on! Made my day knowing this video led to a new subscriber. Have you seen my other movie based video? Wondering what you thought of that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaO0ZIycfL1nd6s
@dcanmore6 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive yup, I watched it straight after, loved it, again impressive work, please do more on films. My favourite period is 1965-80 (so I kinda agree with QT lol). Cheers!
@tommcdaniel22084 ай бұрын
Fine coverage of a fine movie. Thanks!
@Redmenace966 ай бұрын
The walking away from the money is the most memorable part of the film, for me. It was a Pepsi Twist and made me re-think everything I had seen in the film.
@peterstucke98245 ай бұрын
Lee Marvin was a gentleman. An alcoholic but regardless a true gentleman. He liked game fishing and one year ended up in Cooktown, Queensland Australia. He stayed at Seaview motel/caravan Park near the dock and when not fishing spent most of his time drinking. When the cleaning lady came to his room in the morning he apologized to her for the empty bottles on the floor, treated her like a lady and thanked her for her service. That lady was my mother who's 80 years old now and he made such an impression on her she never forgot him. In contrast we had a mob overhere called the leylands who made documentaries about the Aussie outback. Lovely people on TV , total arseholes in person. Treated service staff like shit. They were below them apparently. So hats off for Lee a proper gent.
@plasticweapon2 ай бұрын
he was no gentleman, and your mother caught him on a really good day.
@Rhubba6 ай бұрын
"YOU'RE A VERY DANGEROUS MAN, WALKER!" A wonderful movie, the birth of cinematic ultraviolence and accelerating the end of the Hays Code.
@juniorjames70765 ай бұрын
Carol O'Connor is so uncanny and unhinged here!!! His best work before moving to television in my opinion.
@mulemule5 ай бұрын
*Fantastic deconstruction of an exquisitely constructed film. Who knew?! (Can't wait to rewatch it and savor the nuances you've unearthed.)*
@ellenthorne8185 ай бұрын
Love this film, perfect casting especially Lee.
@plasticweapon6 ай бұрын
a real treat for a point blank fan. thank you!
@RAtheRuggedManTV6 ай бұрын
one of the greatest movies ever made.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Agreed! Any thoughts on the documnetary?
@RAtheRuggedManTV6 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive Did you make it? I think it's outstanding.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
@@RAtheRuggedManTV I did! Thank you! I'm trying to decide if I should make more movie content or go back to music documentaries. So if you want more, please share it, like it, and sub to my channel. Thanks again!
@wet-read6 ай бұрын
It's good, but I don't think it is one of the greatest ever made.
@theindustrypod4 ай бұрын
Excellent work! Fantastic documentary on an all-time great film.
@TheJoshuamooney6 ай бұрын
I will watch this doc soon. Thank you. When I first saw Point Blank early ‘90s, it blew me away. So sixties crime thriller but SO progressive filmmaking! I’d been a Marvin fan for years-knew his classic Playboy interview well. But man, here’s a film whose modernism wouldn’t be truly addressed until Tarantino. Its impact-and enduring watchability-is certified. “You’re a bad man, Walker. A BAD MAN!”
@stephenhaynes1495 ай бұрын
this is an excellent documentary - should be part of a future bluray or 4K release
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Right on! Have you seen my Tarantino one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaO0ZIycfL1nd6ssi=kJlOKJl-pp4oeD2N
@stephendeluca44795 ай бұрын
I think that critic is correct that people can come away from the film with different accounts of the plot. That is in fact one of the film's strengths.
@TheRealFamespear5 ай бұрын
Excellent review. Such a great film! Watched it at least a dozen times since first seeing it in film studies in the late ‘80s. One of my favs from the ‘60s.
@tstockel5 ай бұрын
Thank you, this was very interesting. I love this movie and now want to re-watch it after seeing all these little elements I never really considered.
@mark-iu8yd6 ай бұрын
What a great watch Alan!!! I just love the stuff you put out! Cheers mate
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Right on! Appreciate it!
@bobtaylor1705 ай бұрын
Delighted to see this. I have always thought this was a great, unjustly uncelebrated movie.
@andyduggan78106 ай бұрын
Excellent analysis and behind the scenes stories, thank you. A long time since I've seen the film, must watch it again.
@Redmenace966 ай бұрын
Subscribed! No bs intro or filler or verbal noodling or repetition. Great vid!
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
I really appreciate it. Trying to decide wether there are people who'd like this type of video. Or to go back to making music documentaries.
@rupertcornelius5 ай бұрын
astounding information compiled here VERY NICE
@davidsigalow73496 ай бұрын
I saw "Point Blank" first-run when I was about 14, as I loved Lee Marvin's action films. I recall being quite shocked by its violent nature, but, not surprisingly, I really didn't understand it. By the same token, it was unforgettable.
@johnprudent32166 ай бұрын
Awesome documentary. I’ve seen the clip of Lee Marvin strutting through that airport in passing (which makes him look pretty badass in the truest sense by the way). But now this doc makes me actually wanna watch it. I didn’t know it was Boorman who directed this movie either. I thought it was Peckinpah.
@SimonAlkin-19826 ай бұрын
Only about 15 minutes in, but great stuff!
@ianbanks28446 ай бұрын
Thank you , i enjoyed that .
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Please sub if you want to see more of them.
@elnick10006 ай бұрын
Fantastic documentary. Better than the audio commentary on the film that I have. SPOILER ALERT: for me the one telling moment in the film is when Mal Reese shoot Walter, and shows remorse on his face. So when he is just a sleezy villain during the rest of the film, it is really not the true character, but what the dying Walker sees. This film has ages well when you read what one of the reviews, I believe it has aged far bertter than has Dirty Dozen, though it is a good film also.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thank you! And thank you for being a subscriber. It helps to know people want movie content. I'm torn if to do another music doc or movie doc. It's funny you mention Dirty Dozen, that was literally going to be my next video. Then I rewatched it and felt it wasn't as good as I remember. 🍻
@elnick10006 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive I accually only watched the film recently, having only before seen snipets. I was just amazed at the information you had on the film POINT BLANK, Maybe I can suggest sojme films that you might make such documentaries on.
@janllh245 ай бұрын
I adore this film, but knew nothing of its production or initial reception, so this really deepned my appreciation of what went into it. Darwyn Cooke's graphic novel adaptations of the Parker stories are well worth a look
@tomweickmann64146 ай бұрын
When Lee did a guest role on Combat the regulars knew his history and Lee showed them how to move in combat and also weapons handling. Like being a student of Achilles.
@michaelweber57025 ай бұрын
I must see this flick ! I am in my late 70's ...
@williaminavanbottle92975 ай бұрын
I went back to see it another two time. Edinburgh Scotland. Great film.
@histubeness6 ай бұрын
I've always felt that, along with "The Graduate", "Bonnie and Clyde", and "In The Heat of the Night", "Point Blank" and "Cool Hand Luke" should have been the two other films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar of 1967, instead of "Dr. Doolittle" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". --And "Bonnie and Clyde" should have won.
@GerardEarley5 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great documentary to randomly find. Truly excellent 👍 Subbed.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Trying to build up my movie related docs. I have one other you might like kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaO0ZIycfL1nd6s
@KamillGran-ch5sb6 ай бұрын
One of my top five movies. It is simply mesmerizing.
@09nob6 ай бұрын
Good documentary, cheers for posting it, shame about the insane amount of adverts.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thanks! I don't know how people watch YT without premium. I agree way too many commercials.
@09nob6 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive You are wlcome, poverty and desperation, old boy😂😂
@arcasa735 ай бұрын
I enjoy your documentary; a extraordinary job. Excelent information, an a edition of old school. Thanks!
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@PaulLoughrin6 ай бұрын
Great documentary! Thanks much!
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Please share it!
@PaulLoughrin6 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive Thanks! Ok!
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
@@PaulLoughrin Just relized your name. I'm 99% Irish too. ☘🇮🇪
@PaulLoughrin6 ай бұрын
@TheTapesArchive Yes sir! Cool! It's mainly on my dad's side. I have only a wee bit of German and French, on my mom's side.
@scottgregory61296 ай бұрын
Holy ...Crap. Great doc. Thumbs up, already subscribed!
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Right on! Please share it. Doesn't seem to be getting traction.
@scottgregory61296 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive will do... although I must say that if I had 10k views after 3 days on any of my videos I would be over the moon!😉 Keep up the great work.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
@@scottgregory6129 Haha fair enough. I'm spolied by some of my other videos. 🍻
@julesotis136 ай бұрын
dope thanks for posting this terifirc revealing engaging doc
@fredkeeler46204 ай бұрын
The more darkly comedic adaptation of this novel from 1998 "Payback" with Mel Gibson is also very good.
@kimoandrews58026 ай бұрын
That was a really long hallway!
@DeanCraddock6 ай бұрын
Excellent. More on movies please.
@garymcgrath82465 ай бұрын
I remember Boorman saying he was influenced by " Last year At Marienbad " _ " playing with time "
@stevef95306 ай бұрын
‘It wasn’t about the money….’ But one of my favorite bits is when the accountant asks Walker what he REALLY wants, and Walker says ’I want my fifty thousand dollars’. So many films are forgettable, but not Point Blank…
@ThreeToesofFury6 ай бұрын
OMG!!!!! i watched this flick for the first time a few months ago, loved it, and immediately looked for any good documentaries. SO STOKED. Thanks!!!!! ABSOLUTELY would love more movie docs
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Right on! Let me know what you think of it. I want to do more movie docs but not sure many of my subs do.
@jlovebirch6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite films -- the critics back then got it all wrong.
@Gator169923 сағат бұрын
Good report thank you. Marvin McQueen and Mickey Roarke in order 🐊
@Drforbin9416 ай бұрын
Really good...thxs
@imilliemedina6666 ай бұрын
Great video. But one small correction: Dirty Harry used a Smith & Wesson Model 29, not a Colt.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Solid correction, thank you! I try my best to get the facts right but something always slips through.
@nomadmarauder-dw9re6 ай бұрын
Brits and guns... whatchagonnado?
@Rob-z7k6 ай бұрын
That was Revolver Ocelot who used the Colt!
@kevfullo6 ай бұрын
@@Rob-z7kSnnnnaaaaaake!
@fatfrreddy14146 ай бұрын
see also, Don Siegel's "The Killers"! also top notch...
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
What a great flick.
@imilliemedina6666 ай бұрын
I didn't care for it, compared to the original. It's a made for TV movie filmed on the same back lot using the same camera angles as a hundred others. And the plot is lifted direct from "Drive a Crooked Road", not the Hemingway story.
@robertmyers52694 ай бұрын
Fascinating documentary. But I'm glad that I knew 'Point Blank' well and loved it before seeing this. I suspect that a lot of the 'inside baseball' information about the production would only decrease the enjoyment of the movie among those that aren't already initiated.
@jasonwurster3876 ай бұрын
This is fantastic! I don't see the link in the description for the alternate ending. I'd love to read it. 😀
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Sorry I spaced adding it. go here www.thetapesarchive.com/point-blank and scroll until you see interview with Alex Jacobs.
@wakajawaka4 ай бұрын
Another awesome video from the man himself! Excellent video, super entertaining and informative. What could possibly this world want?! :) We may be human, but we're still animals.....😉
@TheTapesArchive4 ай бұрын
Haha thanks man. I recognized you from SH forums. Nice Vai reference too. 🍻
@BunyanaRed19585 ай бұрын
Top film. Lee Marvin was a brilliant film star.
@stevedenny35476 ай бұрын
Marvellous great documentary, wasn't one done by the BBC a couple of decades ago?
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I would love to see it if that exist. Never heard of it.
@MicMc5396 ай бұрын
0.24 DECIMATED means 1 in 10 A Roman punishment for Units failing in Battle. 1 in 10. That's all. Not huge casualties, just 10%.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
I'm a functioning idiot. :)
@glenngould72995 ай бұрын
After seeing this thread i rewatched the movie and realised it is the same story as Payback (1999 Mel Gibson) movie which both are based upon The Hunter by Richard Stark. I own both on blu-ray btw.
@jim62145 ай бұрын
Johnny Mandel won an Oscar for "The Shadow of Your Smile" which appeared in the movie, "Sandpiper" (not "Sandpaper") in 1966.
@numbersix89195 ай бұрын
This video is outstanding. It feels so good to learn all this stuff about one of my favorite movies, one of the best and most innovative movies. I wish I could understand a little more about Boorman's personality, he's so creative and smart, is an auteur in his craft, but I've never heard of him standing up to any of his critics, he just seems to go along with them. The dialogue in _Point Blank_ is perfect, it drives American English to its highest level IMO, with a few words here and there it cuts modern society open like a surgeon's scalpel, and there's not even the slightest Britishism to be found in it. Tarantino doesn't like it? I like Tarantino for what he is, but he ain't no intellectual, let's face it.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Right on! Thanks for checking it out and commenting. I agree with your comments too. I love Tarantino but he's flawed like anyone else and I wouldn't call him an intellectual either. (and that can be good too.) I like both for different reasons. Please consider subscribing to the channel if you haven't already. That way, you get more videos like this one. 🍻
@numbersix89195 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive "Captain, I will consider it!" (Raised eyebrow.)
@numbersix89195 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive If you say that _Zardoz_ is one the Top 10 SF movies of all time, and bear the opprobrium you will surely get, I will become a lifetime subscriber. I'll make it easy for you and say the Top 25 instead.
@bobtaylor1705 ай бұрын
The uncertainty of what is happening, in the matter of time and of event, helps to make the movie as intriguing as it is. Always count on critics not to get it.
@dependablepaul6 ай бұрын
I believe this documentary has the most WW2 era photos of Lee Marvin that I've ever seen.
@michaelpetersenfilm6 ай бұрын
The ending is offbeat / not spectacular but the whole thing was about honesty no matter what. It is about corporations that don't see the single person anymore and that is a very modern topic. And all of this among criminals. Walker made his point and the money wasn't his in the first place. So I'm okay with the ending. And it is so well shot and edited like a movie should be made, it is most other movies that look boring in comparison.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Any thoughts on the documenatary? Learn anything new?
@philmfan5 ай бұрын
Well done, covered lots of ground. Better than most similar content I’ve seen on KZbin. Obviously you did some research. I’ve been a Lee Marvin obsessive for decades, but you managed to dig up some behind-the-scenes photos and publicity material that I’ve never seen before. The Outfit is a fine movie, but it doesn’t really stand out like Point Blank, which is unique among other films of its era and continues to acquire a large number of new fans. I don’t put much stock in Tarantino‘s opinions about other movies, though he is a genius screenwriter and a very good filmmaker. For Lee Marvin references in films, also check out Martin Scorsese’s first feature film Who’s That Knocking, where Harvey Keitel’s character expresses his love for Lee Marvin to his new girlfriend. I think the scene in Reservoir Dogs is a throwback to that scene specifically.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Right on! Good shout on "Who's that Knocking", wish I would have found that before I finished the video. 🍻
@denroy35 ай бұрын
Love this film...good doc.
@spudwas6 ай бұрын
The Jefferson Airplane recorded their 3rd album at the pool room house in early (1967)
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
How'd I miss that? Good shout. Rumor is also that Hendrix and Elvis had stayed at the house at some point..
@spudwas6 ай бұрын
@@TheTapesArchive i read that Sammy Davis Jr. owned the house at that time. Then rented it out.
@Brian-uy2tj4 ай бұрын
It seems like this movie could be somewhat of an inspiration for "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis at least on some level.
@paulryan21285 ай бұрын
Thanks for a this analysis. This film runs several times a year on TV in LA, and I'm drawn to it for reasons that I don't understand. I like the action scenes & atonal music; the plot seems random & disconnected, or illogical. If I see it as (just) a revenge character study, some of the improbable events fade out. But if it's all just happening in his head just before he dies (a trope that I truly dislike bc it dusrespects its audience) ... well, then *anything* is possible.
@tonym9945 ай бұрын
Sharon Acker was/is as goergeous as a Spring sunrise. saw her on 'GUNSMOKE' w/ Victor French, and she was also an actor who worked w/ the brilliant French like an equal. she had it all.
@electrojones6 ай бұрын
The movie was originally called "Up Close Shooting." It was my uncle, Max Pollock, who suggested "Point Blank." It was only later that they realized Uncle Max had outfoxed them, buying the rights to the word Point and the capital letter B for use on marquees. He made thousands before they closed that little loophole.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Do you have any proof or articles about this? Not saying you are lying are or anything like this, I just want to find out more.
@davidhull14815 ай бұрын
Thanks
@adrianovasconcelos27395 ай бұрын
This is a very sound, well constructed and informative documentary. My deepest gratutude for sharing. The sole minus - nothing to do with the doc - is that I have never really liked the film, POINT BLANK. Not bad, but tries too hard to be good. Marvin acted well, as did suave Vernon, and sexy Dickison beguuiled me for good, The rest went over my head.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Appreciate you taking the time to comment. Please consider subscribing to get more videos like this. I think the film suffers from some writing issues that Boorman talks about. A lot of it went over my head too until I started researching it.
@raymbanger5 ай бұрын
I thought you did a really good job with this documentary. It got me curious as to why Tarantino would prefer 'The Outfit'. So I watched the other one you did on him. He has no understanding of subtext, which isn't surprising considering the movies he's made. He likes 'The Outfit' because it's straightforward. He doesn't realize what Lee Marvin is doing with his character. I like that you challenge the conventional wisdom that Angie hated Marvin because of that scene in 'The Killers'.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think you have a very valid point with The Outfit being more straightforward and that may be the reason why QT likes it better. I actually like both films but for different reasons. I'm a sucker for Marvin and Duvall. :) It drived me up a wall to keep hearing about Angie hating on Marvin. lol. I was thinking WTF are you talking about, he didn't really hang her out a f*cking window. haha BTW I have a Dirty Harry QT one coming.
@sylvester-jb3lj5 ай бұрын
great documentary, but, didnt need the 'insert shots' from other movies.
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
That's my style.
@shawnmarengo49418 күн бұрын
2:27 - Is Lee angry about something? 4:36 - Mother Courteney with Lee 4:47 - Father Monte with Lee 5:39 - “…. Boorman had almost total control of his movie”, standing in front of a totaled wreck. 19:51 - Not sure what Lee’s catered meal is, but looks like there’s a side dish of peas on his left. 20:37 - Lee was a champion swimmer in high school. 25:50 - Regarding the Beatles inventing their name after hearing it in Lee’s 1953 film, “The Wild One”, the Beatles took the name the Beatles around 1960, being huge fans of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and the film “The Wild One” was banned in Britain until 1968.
@jeffreybarton12976 ай бұрын
Great video. One of my favourite films. The only little mistake I saw was the 'Magnum 45'. It's actually 44, as all Dirty Harry fans know.
@TheTapesArchive6 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yep, I messed that one up.
@BendeHoedt5 ай бұрын
This is excellent. My only criticism is that you didn't include a Pauline Kael review summary in the critical response section. That's odd, and a missed opportunity, given how Tarantino connected this whole documentary process has been (for the uninitiated, QT was always a huge fan of Kael).
@TheTapesArchive5 ай бұрын
It's funny you mention this. In my next video, QT takes Kael to task over her review of Dirty Harry. I agree that I missed it for this video.