However, some critics at the time of the films release complained that bruce surtees cinematography was too dark, and, film noir trappings or not, thats often the case. Timeslip star spencer banks, john savident coronation street and future baftawinning producer and director david munro star in a tense thriller for teenagers which brilliantly captures the paranoia of the cold war. Tightrope bluray 1984 region cd nyvg the fast for sale. Created and written by victor pemberton, whose previous credits include doctor who and ace of wands, tightrope was first screened in 1972. The highestgrossing film of 1984 was beverly hills cop. After the party, the pretty girl, wearing a striped, royal blue sheath. Clint eastwood and john wilmot in tightrope 1984 clint eastwood and alison eastwood in tightrope 1984 john wilmot in tightrope 1984. Cast and crew credits for tightrope, 1984, directed by richard tuggle, with clint eastwood, genevieve bujold, dan hedaya, at turner classic movies.
Eastwood is famous for sayinbg just what he thinks, and my favorite zinger is about 1. Tightrope is a 1984 american neonoir slasher crime film produced by and starring clint eastwood and written and directed by richard tuggle. A very dark film with some good and bad points, tightrope comes across as yet another variation on the dirty harry character. Most modern police thrillers are simpleminded manipulations of chases, violence, pop psychology, and characters painted in broad stereotypes. For the benefit of those who never saw the complete film, whats missing are key plot elements starting with the opening scene where block is assigned to investigate the murder of a prostitute because he knew her. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Aug 17, 1984 the town this time is new orleans, and the plot seems to take mr. Tightrope 1984 official trailer clint eastwood, genevieve bujold. This film is very dark in subject matter and stylistically extremely noir, more so than anything else ever directed by. The town this time is new orleans, and the plot seems to take mr. A young woman walking home from her birthday party is stalked by a man in distinctive sneakers. New orleans single dad and cop wes block clint eastwood goes after a serial rapistkiller, but when he gets too close to the target, the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted. She relaxes when she sees he is wearing a police uniform. Sort of a lurid variation on a dirty harry movie, tightrope plumbs darker psychosexual depths than the usual mainstream detective film.
Clint eastwood bluray brand new free shipping tightrope 1984 clint eastwood bluray brand new free shipping. This time we really dwell in the sleazy parts of the character, although clint does try and redeem himself in the movie. Mar 31, 2017 le film tightrope 1984 vostfr admin 20170331t17. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably rawhide. Watch tightrope movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Tightrope official trailer wes block clint eastwood is a new orleans police detective on the trail of a vicious killer who has been slaying the prostitutes and massage parlor girls who work. A new orleans police detective clint eastwood finds he has some of the same traits as a serial killer of prostitutes. Starring john hurt, richard burton, suzanna hamilton, and cyril cusack, the film follows the life of winston smith, a lowranking civil servant in a wartorn london ruled by oceania, a totalitarian superstate. Tightrope contains all four of those ingredients, to be sure, but it also contains so much more that its a throwback to the great cop movies of.
The film opens with a young woman, melanie silber, walking home late one night in new orleans down a deserted street. Tightrope, new clint eastwood thriller the new york. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. His victims are young and pretty women, which he rapes and murders. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1984. Tightrope 1984 rated r 114 minutes latest blog posts.
Tightrope is rich in prekatrina new orleans scenes, including mardi gras, plenty of jazz, and adult entertainment venues. I had hoped that this would be a complete version of the original film, but, it wasnt. But wes is a homebody, too, raising two young daughters and. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. Always enjoyed this film, i first owned the vhs copy and wanted the dvd for better quality. Tightrope is a 1984 american suspense thriller starring and produced by.
Eastwoods wes block into every massage parlor in the french quarter. Tightrope is one of those rare eastwood films from the last twentythree years in which he acts, but doesnt direct. The breed epouvantehorreur film complet en francais. Wes block is a detective whos put on the case of a serial killer. Its in the illustrious company of city heat 1984, richard benjamin, the dead pool 1988, buddy van horn, pink cadillac 1989, buddy van horn, in the line of fire 1993, wolfgang peterson, and trouble with the curve 2012. There are no glaring drawbacks to the print itself, or to the dolby 5. For the benefit of those who never saw the complete film, whats missing are.
In a particularly challenging role, clint eastwood plays the homicide detective who finds that his deviant sexual predilections mirror the ones of the serial killer he is chasing. At 114 minutes, i had hoped that this would be a complete version of the original film, but, it wasnt. Tightrope a young woman walking home from her birthday party is stalked by a man in distinctive sneakers. Clint eastwood plays a new orleans detective determined to track down a serial killer of prostitutes. Tightrope 1984 neo orleans noir theres a darkness inside all of us. Total number of members who have this title in their. In new orleans of the mid1980s, a girl with curly red hair has an intimate birthday party with a close group of friends. Acteurs eddie albert, lorne greene, norma crane realisateur paul nickell your best tv est une chaine qui vous propose les. Tom hanks amazing clint eastwood impression the graham norton show duration. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of block.
After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. After she drops one of her presents, a police officer offers to. Abc edited 16 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere. Nineteen eightyfour, also known as 1984, is a 1984 british dystopian science fiction film written and directed by michael radford, based upon george orwells 1949 novel of the same name. Starring john hurt, richard burton, suzanna hamilton, and cyril cusack, the film follows the life of winston smith, a lowranking civil servant in a war. Tightrope 1984 a new orleans police detective clint eastwood finds he has some of the same traits as a serial killer of prostitutes. Clint eastwoods daughter, alison also stars in the movie as the. I always thought this film was a dirty harry film, but it definitely is not. As a serious noir aficionado when i get interested in a subject, i. But its a lot more ambitious than the harry movies, and the relationship between eastwood.
Hulus satirical drama the great is immensely engaging. Tightrope contains all four of those ingredients, to be sure, but it also contains so much more that its a throwback to the great cop movies of the 1940s when the hero wrestled with his conscience as much as with the killer. The film follows wes block played by clint eastwood a tough cop who looks after his two daughters, he is thrown a case involving the murders of a number of young women, who are sex workers. With clint eastwood, genevieve bujold, dan hedaya, alison eastwood. Regarder tightrope streaming complete film streaming vf hd. Watch tightrope full movie in hd visit wes block is a detective whos put on the case of a serial killer. Tightrope dvd, 2003, clint eastwood collection for sale. Feb 24, 2016 tom hanks amazing clint eastwood impression the graham norton show duration. Tightrope 1984 full movie download full hd youtube. The complete series 20 dvd box set new free shipping. Even though eastwood and bujold are solid, this film just feels a little flat. As dirty harry, eastwood helped to blur the lines between cop and criminal.