Heaven's Gate
by Michael Cimino
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Actor: Brad Dourif, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Kris Kristofferson, Sam WaterstonDirector: Michael Cimino
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 219 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-02-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Heaven's Gate
Movie Review: Heaven's Gate
Summary: 4 Stars
This 1980 movie is famous for the over budget spending by Director Michael Cimino. United Artists went under as a result. Cimino was such a perfectionist and shot so many millions of feet of film that he was unable to cut down and the first edited version was over 5 hours long. The story depicts the Johnson County War near Casper and Kaycee, Wyoming in the late 1800s. The mostly immigrant settlers were supplementing their meager rations with free ranging stolen beef and the Wyoming Stock Growers Association decided to eliminate the problem by eliminating the settlers. I saw the movie years ago and wanted to review it mainly for the scenery, which is spectacular, the music, done by a young violinist, David Mansfield and the horse and livestock scenes. I know the person who furnished the mexican steers used. They hired a whole semi-load of steers, paid daily rent for nearly 3 months and ended up with about 45 seconds of film of the cattle. Some of the horse scenes show the horses falling in a non humane method where they are tripped instead of the usual way using horses trained to fall. Also the whole cast had to learn to roller skate for one notable scene when Mansfield played the violin while skating in "Heaven's Gate" the name of the settlers Community Hall. Also one of the actors, Allen Keller, was a well known rodeo cowboy. He appears in a few scenes as a 'heavy".
Summary of Heaven's Gate
Not many movies can take credit for bringing about the demise of a movie studio--but Michael Cimino's ego-driven, overblown Western is one of them. These days, its $40 million budget would barely cover the cost of an Adam Sandler film--but in 1981, it virtually put United Artists out of business. Cimino, fresh from an Oscar for The Deer Hunter, spent months assembling this ultimately gorgeous and confusing story of the Johnson County cattle wars of 1881, with a cast that included Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, and many more. Almost four hours in its original form, the film was cut to less than three for an abortive commercial release, then restored for video. Anyway you look at it, this is a mess better viewed as a curiosity than anything else. --Marshall FineThis lavish epic western tells the true story of Wyoming's infamous Johnston County Wars where wealthy cattlemen--backed by the U.S. government--hired mercenaries to murder 125 immigrant settlers believed to be rustlers. From the incredible beauty of the magnificent landscapes to the explosive violence of the bloody battle itself "Heaven's Gate" combines breathtaking cinematography and memorable performances in a spectacular panoramic and ultimately haunting look at the reverse side of the American Dream.System Requirements:Starring Brad Dourif Christopher Walken Isabelle Huppert Jeff Bridges John Hurt Joseph Cotten Kris Kristofferson Sam Waterston Directed by Micheal Cimino Running time: 219 minutes Copyright MGM 2003Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 027616837127 Manufacturer No: 908371
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