| The Old Man & the Gun | |
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| Directed past | David Lowery |
| Written by | David Lowery |
| Based on | "The Erstwhile Homo and the Gun" by David Grann |
| Produced past |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Joe Anderson |
| Edited by | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| Music past | Daniel Hart |
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| Distributed by | Play a joke on Searchlight Pictures |
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| Running fourth dimension | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English language |
| Budget | $xv.eight million[two] |
| Box office | $17.ix million[3] [ii] |
The Former Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical[a] crime film written and directed by David Lowery, about Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is loosely based on David Grann's 2003 article in The New Yorker titled "The Old Human being and the Gun", which was later collected in Grann's 2010 book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. The movie stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek. Redford appear his intent to retire from acting at age 82 after completion of the film;[iv] it is his penultimate appearance, preceding Avengers: Endgame.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and was theatrically released in the Usa on September 28, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It received more often than not positive reviews from critics and, at the Gilt Globe Awards, Redford was nominated for All-time Actor – Motion picture Musical or One-act.
Plot [edit]
Career criminal Forrest Tucker, a wanted man for ii years since his daring escape from San Quentin State Prison in 1978, has just robbed another depository financial institution. While evading police, the 74-twelvemonth-sometime charmer comes beyond a woman on the side of the road with automobile trouble and stops to give the advent of assisting. The ploy works as moments later, police drive by without noticing him. The woman, Jewel, who is grateful for his aid, buys Tucker lunch at a diner. Despite introducing himself with a fake name, Tucker becomes fatigued to Jewel to the signal of revealing that he is a depository financial institution robber. The 2 later spend time together on Jewel's farm where Tucker becomes enamored of her and her life. Tucker makes a programme to pay off the rest of Precious stone's mortgage as a surprise only becomes frustrated after the bank tells him that this would require Precious stone's signature on some documents, negating any surprise.
Tucker goes on to conduct a string of heists, often without having to draw his gun from under his coat. Dallas Police force Detective John Hunt compiles police force sketches from witnesses who depict Tucker every bit mannerly and gentlemanly. Hunt so displays the sketches on the evening news, asking anyone with information to come forwards. Shortly afterwards, Hunt'due south investigation is taken over by the FBI.
A adult female named Dorothy comes forward stating that she is Tucker's daughter. Although he is no longer on the example, Chase agrees to meet with her. Dorothy says that she was born while Tucker was in prison, making Tucker unaware of her or his grandchild. Chase is led to Tucker's old lawyer who says that Tucker has never pulled the trigger of his gun. According to his lawyer, law reports of Tucker firing during a standoff are fake equally it was but his car'south engine backfiring. Subsequently, during a nighttime out with Jewel, Tucker happens to recognize Detective Hunt, who is with his wife Maureen. Tucker tries to boost Chase'due south confidence merely becomes unnerved when Chase calls him by his existent proper noun, "Forrest", indicating that the recognition is mutual.
Afterward that evening, police attempt to capture Tucker as he arrives home. He flees but again his motorcar backfires, prompting law to shoot at him, striking him in the arm. He eludes them and makes his way to Precious stone'southward farm. As it is the early hours of the morning, he decides not to wake Jewel and instead takes one of her horses for a ride. Tucker had never ridden a horse before, and this was on his list of things he wanted to exercise. While riding, several police vehicles come downwards the road and plow onto the subcontract's belongings. Tucker resigns himself to surrendering and does. When Gem visits him in prison, Tucker gives her a listing of his sixteen previous escapes from reformatories and prisons, only line number seventeen is left bare. On Gem'due south advice, he remains in San Quentin until the stop of his sentence.
When Tucker is released from prison house, Jewel is there to pick him up. She takes him to her farm and sets upward a room for him, telling him that he tin stay every bit long as he likes. Some fourth dimension later, Tucker tells Jewel that he is going out on an errand. He calls Detective Hunt from a streetside payphone, and later some brief banter, Tucker sounds distracted and when Hunt asks him if he is ok, Tucker says "I'm virtually to be", and so hangs up the telephone and walks into a bank across the street. A title card states that "Forrest Tucker robbed 4 banks that twenty-four hours. When he was finally defenseless, the officers on the scene noted that as they arrested him...[interruption]...he was smiling."
Cast [edit]
- Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker
- Casey Affleck equally John Hunt, a police detective
- Danny Glover as Teddy Green
- Tika Sumpter as Maureen Hunt, John's wife
- Tom Waits as Waller
- Sissy Spacek every bit Jewel, Forrest'south love interest
- Elisabeth Moss as Dorothy
- Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Cistron Dentler
- Keith Carradine every bit Helm Calder
- John David Washington every bit Lieutenant Kelley
- Augustine Frizzell as Sandrine
- Gene Jones as Mr. Owens
Production [edit]
In October 2016, it was announced that Robert Redford and Casey Affleck had joined the bandage of the moving picture, with David Lowery directing from his own script. James D. Stern, Jeremy Steckler, Dawn Ostroff, Redford, Anthony Mastromauro, and Neb Holderman served every bit producers on the film under their Endgame Amusement and Condé Nast banners, respectively. Rocket Science handled international sales.[five] [6] In March 2017, Tika Sumpter, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Elisabeth Moss, and Isiah Whitlock, Jr. joined the bandage of the film.[seven] [8] In Apr 2017, Keith Carradine was added also.[9]
The movie was shot on Super 16 mm picture.[ten] Principal photography began in Dayton, Ohio on April 3, 2017.[11] Fort Worth, Texas was also used as a chief location for several scenes, giving the moving-picture show an "authentically Texan" temper, co-ordinate to Lowery.[12] [13] Other scenes were shot in Bethel, Ohio; Bellmead, Texas; Waco, Texas;[fourteen] and Newport, Kentucky.[thirteen]
Daniel Hart composed the motion picture score after working with writer/director Lowery on three previous films. The soundtrack was released on Varese Sarabande Records.
Release [edit]
In March 2017, Flim-flam Searchlight Pictures caused distribution rights to the film in the United states of america and UK.[15] It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018.[16] [17] It too screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September ten, 2018.[18] The film was scheduled to exist released October 5, 2018,[xix] only was pushed up to September 28, 2018.[xx]
Dwelling house media [edit]
20th Century Fox Dwelling house Amusement released the film in the United States for digital download on January 1, 2019 and on DVD and ii-disc Blu-ray package on Jan 15, 2019.[21] The UK DVD and Blu-ray on April 1, 2019.[22] The Blu-ray home release has 8 special features including deleted scenes, audio commentary with the director and filmmaking conversations with Redford and Lowery.[21]
Reception [edit]
Box office [edit]
The film was given a limited release in North America on September 28, 2018 and a wide release Oct 9, grossing a total of $11.3 million.[3] It was also released in the United Kingdom on Dec seven, 2018 grossing $791,192 and Italia on December 2018 grossing $ane.4 million.[three]
Critical response [edit]
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 270 reviews, with an average rating of seven.six/10. The site's disquisitional consensus reads, "A well-told story brought to life by a beautifully matched cast, The Old Man & the Gun is pure, easygoing entertainment for moving-picture show fans—and a fitting goodbye to a fable."[23] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "more often than not favorable reviews".[24]
Clint Worthington of Event of Sound gave the film a "B+" grade, saying: "Merely similar Tucker can't help merely chase the thrill of an outlaw's life, so as well the audience gets hooked on Redford's effortless presence, and the airy, ethereal joys the film presents."[25] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The film makes enough of mileage from trading on the charm of a practiced bad boy, and Redford's long experience in playing such roles serves him beautifully hither; he knows by at present he doesn't take to push his attractiveness to be ingratiating."[26] Peter Debruge of Variety described the film as "a reminder of everything Redford has given u.s.a. over the years,"[27] and Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the picture show a "B+" grade, saying: "Ultimately, the motion-picture show is a behemothic, lovable metaphor: Tucker's criminal preoccupations are such a natural role of his life he seems as if he could keep at information technology forever, no affair the impracticalities, and he becomes an ideal avatar for Redford's ain achievements."[28]
Accolades [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ The film'southward opening states the story is "mostly true".[35] [36]
References [edit]
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- ^ a b "The Old Man and the Gun (2018)". The Numbers . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Former Man & the Gun". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2021-09-11 .
- ^ Murthi, Vikram (November eleven, 2016). "Robert Redford Announces Retirement From Acting". IndieWire. Los Angeles, California: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (October 28, 2016). "Casey Affleck Joins Robert Redford in 'The Old Man and the Gun'". Variety . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (October 28, 2016). "Robert Redford, Casey Affleck to star in crime movie The Former Homo and the Gun". Amusement Weekly . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 23, 2017). "Tika Sumpter Joins Casey Affleck In 'The Old Man And The Gun". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved Apr 3, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 23, 2017). "Fox Searchlight Landing Robert Redford & Casey Affleck Starrer 'Quondam Human And The Gun'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (Apr xviii, 2017). "Keith Carradine On The Instance For 'Old Man And The Gun'". Borderline Hollywood . Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (November 14, 2018). "'The Onetime Homo & The Gun' DP Joe Anderson Gives Camera A "Twinkle In The Centre" For Memorable Robert Redford Tribute". Borderline Hollywood . Retrieved Nov 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Old Man and the Gun". Directors Guild of America . Retrieved Apr 3, 2017.
- ^ Iain Blair (September 26, 2018). "How Filming in Texas Helped 'The Old Homo & the Gun' Capture Its Accurate Look". Variety. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Robert Philpot (June half-dozen, 2018). "Tin can you lot spot the DFW locations in the trailer for this Robert Redford picture?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June half-dozen, 2020.
- ^ Carl Hoover (Oct 25, 2018). "Film alert: Redford's "The Former Human and the Gun" opening Friday". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved June half dozen, 2020.
- ^ Winfrey, Graham (March 24, 2017). "Film Conquering Rundown: Fox Searchlight Buys 'The Sometime Man and The Gun,' Grasshopper Film Picks Up 'Bronx Gothic' and More". Indiewire.com . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (August 30, 2018). "'First Man,' 'Front Runner' and 'Roma' Among 2018 Telluride Film Festival Selections". Variety . Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Telluride Motion picture Festival Plan Guide" (PDF). Telluride Film Festival . Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (July 24, 2018). "Toronto: Timothee Chalamet Starrer 'Beautiful Boy,' Dan Fogelman'due south 'Life Itself' Among Festival Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 19, 2018). "Robert Redford'southward 'The Old Human being and the Gun' Lands Awards-Flavor Opening". Diverseness . Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Perez, Rodrigo (June five, 2018). "'The Sometime Homo And The Gun' Trailer: Robert Redford Will Act I Last Fourth dimension For Director David Lowery". The Playlist . Retrieved June v, 2018.
- ^ a b The Sometime Homo & the Gun Blu-ray | Usa | Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD | 20th Century Play tricks | 2018 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | January 15, 2019
- ^ The Old Man & the Gun on Digital Download, VOD & DVD on ane April 2019
- ^ "The Old Man & the Gun (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved Oct 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Old Man & the Gun (2018)". Metacritic. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Worthington, Clint (September 26, 2018). "Moving picture Review: The Old Man & the Gun Makes For a Proper Movie Star Farewell". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved Nov 22, 2018.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (August 31, 2018). "'The Quondam Man & the Gun': Film Review | Telluride 2018". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved Nov 22, 2018.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (August 31, 2018). "Picture Review: 'The Old Man & the Gun'". Variety . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (August 31, 2018). "'The Old Man & the Gun' Review: Robert Redford Is a Charming Bank Robber in David Lowery's Loving Tribute". IndieWire . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Appelo, Tim (January 3, 2019). "2018 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees". aarp.org. AARP. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (January 10, 2019). "Ladies' choice: 'Roma,' 'The Favourite' win acme awards from the Alliance of Women Movie Journalists". GoldDerby.com . Retrieved May xviii, 2021.
- ^ "Here are Irish film critics' peak movies of the year". thejournal.ie. Dec 20, 2018. Retrieved May eighteen, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (Dec 6, 2018). "2019 Golden World Nominations: Total Listing". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December xi, 2018.
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- ^ "2018 Winners". pressacademy.com. International Press Academy. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Matthew Jacobs (2018-09-30). "'The Quondam Man & The Gun' Is A Soulful Tribute To Robert Redford's Movies". HuffPost . Retrieved 24 Feb 2021.
- ^ "The Sundown Kid: Robert Redford returns to robbing banks in David Lowery'south 'The Old Man & the Gun'". Film Journal International. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- The One-time Human being & the Gun at IMDb
- The Sometime Man & the Gun at Metacritic
- The Erstwhile Homo & the Gun at Rotten Tomatoes
- Grann, David (January 27, 2003). "The Old Homo and the Gun". The New Yorker.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_%26_the_Gun
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