The 1950 ford that robert mitchum drives in the beginning is actually a 1951 ford with a 1950 grille, and the chrome windsplits removed. The moonshiners sold the cars to the film company in order to buy newer and faster cars. Crazy thunder road is a bizarrely compelling film with a lot of action and a. Fury road has finally opened in theaters and its safe to say it didnt disappoint. See the full list of thunder road cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Crazy thunder road, kuruizaki sanda rodo is a 1980 japanese punkactionbiker film written and directed by sogo ishii. Jim cummings thunder road 2018 cannes film festival duration. Such has been the chaotic week for eastern premise with the edinburgh film festival. Thunder road official uk trailer in cinemas friday. Originally shot on 16mm as a film school graduation project by the director. Doolin is forced to buy a new runner car which is a 1957 ford fairlane.
The first film i remember seeing was thunder road i saw it in a drivein theatre in florida on vacation with my mother and sister. Its been said that thunder road is the film that started serious car stunts in movies. Full movie listings of showtimes for films playing at theaters in tokyo, yokohama, osaka, kyoto and kobe. The ballad of thunder road, a 1957 song cowritten and performed by robert mitchum for the 1958 film thunder road song, a 1975 song by bruce springsteen. It was, in fact, his graduating project at film school.
Released by bear family in 2015 containing music from thunder road 1958. May 24, 2017 this video is concept trailer for thunder road, a yet to be produced australian independent feature film from frog bros films. With robert mitchum, gene barry, jacques aubuchon, keely smith. Crazy thunder road is punk, not just because the writer and director, sogo ishii, is a punk musician, but because it embodies the punk spirit. Officer arnaud raises his daughter as a love letter to his mom.
Though when the struggles and demons within marys past find themselves in between their romance they together must ultimately make the decision to repeat their parents. Hes a flawed antihero, and this is what makes the film interesting. Totally raucous filmmaking from sogo ishii, and vital stuff if you want to trace the. Jim cummings is raising funds for thunder road on kickstarter. This is very significant since the movie was filmed in 1957 seven years before the introduction of the 1964 pontiac gto, which officially started the muscle car craze. Thunder road 1958 has one of the most interesting backstories of all the films robert mitchum made in his long career as an actor. It had pretty violent car chase scenes running through roadblocks in. In january 2012, peter lawson left the weinstein company to join thunder road as a president of production, and then left in january 2014 for a job as exec vp of production and acquisitions at open road films. Especially the reputedly troubled kid ken revolts against his former friend. In a certain light, thunder road is a heartstring tugging tragedy of naked grief on display, and arnauds inability to express it is pitiable. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. With jim cummings, kendal farr, nican robinson, jocelyn deboer. He has to battle bigcity gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison. However this is were thunder road really begins to shine.
This particular video focuses on an obscure 1980 film called crazy thunder road. Visions of a bleak, postapocalyptic urban wasteland strewn with twisted hunks of mechanical wreckage. This is the official page for orbital thunder, where we will be discussing new projects, updates and general information about what we create. Mitchum played a korean war veteran who returns to the tennessee hills to run his familys moonshine business. Crazy thunder road isnt postapocalyptic, its on the brink of destruction. Apr 15, 2010 thunder road 1958 has one of the most interesting backstories of all the films robert mitchum made in his long career as an actor. Practically creating a whole genre and with it laying the groundwork for burt reynolds career, it stars robert mitchum as a moonshine runner facing the wrath of both the revenuers and a crime syndicate trying to muscle in on the good ole boys trade.
Thunder road is a 2018 american comedydrama microbudget film directed, written. Thunder road the first muscle car movie old car memories. The best movies of 2018 that you completely missed. This video may be infringing or inappropriate because our bot system has automatically indexed videos all over the world. Thunder road is widely considered the best movie about moonshine bootleggers, and its climatic car chase is one of the finest ever captured on film. The ballad of thunder road, a 1957 song cowritten and performed by robert mitchum for the 1958 film thunder road song, a 1975 song by bruce springsteen thunder road, a 1980s canadian band led by david thompson thunder road, a. Though when the struggles and demons within marys past find themselves in between their romance they together must ultimately make the decision to repeat their parents mistakes or take the risk to find something better for themselves by defining their own future taking off on thunder road. First run in the july 31, 1978 edition of the longdefunct new west magazine under the title thunder road, it captures a place and moment in time. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Cummings submitted thunder road, a tragicomic 12andahalfminute short, to the sundance film festival just past deadline. Crazy thunder road is ishiis graduation film for the tokyo based japanese. Staring robert mitchum, sandra knight, jim mitchum and trevor bardette. May 31, 2017 this particular video focuses on an obscure 1980 film called crazy thunder road. Thunder road is something of a disappointment, but one thats not without interest.
Though often reminiscent of mad max george miller, 1979, crazy thunder road bears more of a relationship with parallel developments in the us underground, notably sam raimis uncannily similarspirited debut, the evil dead 1982. Thunder road soundtrack from 1958, composed by jack marshall. Thunder road, american crimedrama film, released in 1958, that is a cult classic notable for its numerous car chases and robert mitchums performance. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at nihon university and was subsequently distributed by toei studios. Thunder road screens tuesday, february 6 as part of the tiff cinematheque retrospective out of the past.
From the jawdropping stunts to the impressively creative worldbuilding, the fastpaced movie about a postapocalyptic future thats low on precious resources sure has a whole lot to love. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Crazy thunder road isnt postapocalyptic, its on the brink of destruction where punks spawned from an industrial wasteland wreak havoc on the establishment. Thunder road jim cummings writes, directs, and stars in the uncanny tale of a middle american cop whos a funny, crazy, moving, indelibly authentic lost soul. Thunder road is a singletake, 12minute movie of a man giving a eulogy for his mother. With crazy thunder road, sogo ishii, japans foremost director of punk cinema, takes us to a dystopian world of bikers, rightwing militia, explosions, children shooting up heroine, and relentless japanese punk music. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Jul 20, 2010 however this is were thunder road really begins to shine. Were so charmed by the trajectory of jims success, the development of his voice, and thunder road itself, that were ecstatic to announce that the film is making its online premiere on vimeo today. Completed by former punk musician ishii for his film course graduation from japan. Preorder the feature of one of the best short films ever made. A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and. These impressions kickstart into a jarring, rapidfire sequence of chrome, neon and showers of sparks alongside the howl of roaring motors, as boys in black leather with bebop high school quiffs ride menacingly out into the. The final act of thunder road relies heavily on a twist that im not sure the film earns, writing off a key supporting character in a way thats tonally jarring.
Stream tracks and playlists from crazythunderroad on your desktop or mobile device. If you report abuse to openload, the contents on this page will be removed with the source. When the leader of the oncenotorious biker gang of tokyo falls in love with a barmaid and quickly loses his rebellious ideals, the rest of the gang feels betrayed. To push things even further, the film was shot in one unrelentless 15 minute take, all brought together by jim cumming who wrote, directed and performed in this memorable piece. Thunder road is a singletake, 12minute movie of a man giving a eulogy for his mother through the words of bruce springsteen.
Inside the heartbreaking short film that won sundance. Producer basil iwanyk founded the film and television financing and production company thunder road films in the mid 2000s. The thunder road route runs south from harlan, ky, thru the cumberland gap to maynardville, tn, just north of knoxville. If you can accept that, however, thunder road is an impressive onemanshow. Released june 24th, 2001, thunder road stars robert mitchum, gene barry, jacques aubuchon, keely smith the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a. This was the version that got used for the video and dvd editions of the film, but when the original 16mm print was unearthed recently, a crowdfunding. Listen to crazythunderroad soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 4 tracks. Certainly, in the last quarter of the 20th century the name thunder road was associated with bruce springsteen, who appropriated the title for his 1975 epic, but the bootlegger saga was popular in the south for years, playing driveins and midnight movies into. Certainly, in the last quarter of the 20th century the name thunder road was associated with bruce springsteen, who appropriated the title for his 1975 epic, but the bootlegger saga was popular in the south for years, playing drive. First run in the july 31, 1978 edition of the longdefunct new west magazine under the title thunder road, it. A veteran comes home from the korean war to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. Thunder road, a 1980s canadian band led by david thompson thunder road, a 2001 song by judas priest from point of entry.
How thunder road became a southernfried cult phenom. Its like a frenetically shot postyazuka biker flick with cyberpunk touches one gangster inexplicably has a huge metal lower jaw. Tldr good luck tracking down the personal faves list of one rather. Thunder road 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at nihon university and was subsequently distributed by toei studios cast. This video is concept trailer for thunder road, a yet to be produced australian independent feature film from frog bros films. Crazy thunder road 1980 subtitles download youtube.
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at. Then again, thats kind of what thunder road is aboutthose major moments that come completely out of nowhere and turn us into emotional messes at the most. Crazy thunder road is a 1980 japanese punkactionbiker film written and directed by sogo ishii. With tom hardy, charlize theron, nicholas hoult, zoe kravitz. Loftin went on to work on the french connection, grand prix, bullitt, vanishing point. The ride was the worlds largest turboride action adventure featuring a contourflair screen measuring 55 feet high and 70 feet wide. In another light it is purely, and uproariously funny, and, having seen the film with audiences on multiple occasions, ive noticed viewers are often confused in which direction to err.
Thunder road is a masterpiece in achieving this glorious combination, all while placing you in an uncomfortable, but relatable situation. In a postapocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named max. Shot on 16 mm, crazy thunder road was actually ishiis film school graduation project, but distributors toei liked it enough that they enlarged it to 35 mm for theatrical release. Its not as dramatic as perhaps the one for out of the past 1947 which starts with a plane crash, but its still full of juicy bits of trivia that will keep any film buff entertained. With government agents and gangsters closing in on the operation, it seems the county. It was based on the classic 1957 robert mitchum film, thunder road.
Korean war veteran lucas doolin mitchum runs moonshine across the mountain back roads, dodging the law and the lawless alike. The moonshine runner then goes through downtown knoxville and onto kingston pike where he crashes on bearden hill bearden is a knoxville suburb. Crazy thunder road letterboxd social film discovery. Toei bought the rights to it and blew up its 16mm print to. Crazythunderroad crazy thunder road free listening on. Crazy thunder road is a story of delirious bikers and bloody gang war, sogo ishiis dark vision of the japanese suburbia. Something like mad max meets sid and nancy, the important thing about crazy thunder road. The legendary robert mitchum roars down the hottest highway on earth in the actionpacked thunder road, a cult classic that moves like white lightning.
These impressions kickstart into a jarring, rapidfire sequence of chrome, neon and showers of sparks alongside the howl of roaring motors, as boys in black leather with bebop high school quiffs ride menacingly out. The film shares something of its heros selfinvolvement. Jim cummings minute short thunder road was hard to forget a deeply strange, yet funny, knot of grief and apology built around a heartbreakingly. With tatsuo yamada, masamitsu ohike, koji nanjo, nenji kobayashi.
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