The Border
by Tony Richardson
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Actor: Elpidia Carrillo, Harvey Keitel, Jack Nicholson, Valerie Perrine, Warren OatesDirector: Tony Richardson
Brand: NBC Universal
Cinematographer: Ric Waite
Editor: Robert K. Lambert
Producer: Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Producer: Neil Hartley
Writer: David Freeman
Writer: Deric Washburn
Writer: Walon Green
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Published: 2004-05-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Border
Movie Review: Tony and Jack
Summary: 5 Stars
When i saw this film on it's first release back in 1982, i walked out of the theatre moved to tears. As i've grown older, i realize how much i've grown into the politics of this film. We're all corruptable, we're all tempted, but we all make choices and decide which line we will not cross. Further, as in Traffic, there are wars we cannot win. So choose small battles and win those. Do something you can feel good about. This is atypical Jack Nicholson (he even hides his famous arched eyebroes under mirror shades for much of the film)and i was thrilled to read elsewhere that he considers this perhaps his best film. (I've thought of trying to tell him this somehow just as i've wanted to tell Duton Hoffman about his Straw Dogs performance). He's amazing in a performace that matches the pain and sublte beauty of the film. He has so many quotable lines ("I sure miss feeding those ducks." "I married a #*&% bananna.")) Tony Richardson, the man who brought us Tom Jones, couldnt be more out of his element yet there's no one else who could have pulled the emotion from this riveting story. Buy, rent, steal today. Great freeze at the end with Ry Cooder playing over.
Summary of The Border
Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson stars in this gripping drama of a man torn between his career and his conscience. As a border guard involved in drug smuggling along the Rio Grande, Charlie Smith (Nicholson) has crossed the line many times. But when he decides to clean up his act and help unite an "illegal" woman with her baby, he runs afoul of his corrupt department, his greedy wife (Valerie Perrine) and a ruthless neighbor (Harvey Keitel) in this action-packed suspense-thriller. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates, Elpidia Carrillo Directed by: Tony RichardsonSimilar DVD Movies
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