The Hunter
by Buzz Kulik
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Actor: Ben Johnson, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Steve McQueenDirector: Buzz Kulik
Brand: MCQUEEN,STEVE
Cinematographer: Fred J. Koenekamp
Producer: Mort Engelberg
Writer: Christopher Keane
Writer: John Rester Zodrow
Writer: Peter Hyams
Writer: Ralph Thorson
Writer: Ted Leighton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Hunter
Movie Review: The Last Great Escape
Summary: 5 Stars
A lot of film buffs out there might argue that Steve McQueen's last film was certainly not his finest. The story itself plays like an episode of some bad 80's cop television show. The supporting players, with the exception of Levar Burton, are underdeveloped. The direction seems somewhat muddled. But TRUE McQueen fans, such as myself, enjoy this movie for two, simple facts: Number One: His LAST screen appearance was portraying a bounty hunter, Ralph "Pappa" Thorson; his FIRST major breakthrough came from playing a bounty hunter, Josh Randall on the television series "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958-1961). And Number Two: Even though the film is not that good, there is still one undeniable fact: McQueen was, and still is, a STAR. You simply can't take your eyes off him.
This was endemic to McQueen's career; he was better than most of his projects. Although he appeared in 28 films, he only had a handful of "hits" in the mid 60's beginning with The Great Escape (1963), and ending with Bullitt (1968),(Love With The Proper Stranger, The Cincinnati Kid, Nevada Smith and The Thomas Crown Affair, were the others respectively). Even his lone Oscar nominated performance in "The Sand Pebbles" wasn't considered a "Hit". Yet he was always in demand. He was the first actor to command a million dollar paycheck because audiences just liked to watch HIM. I really can't explain this without lapsing into a McQueen biography, but very few actors come full circle and end their careers playing the same memorable charcters that started their careers, and all of the fans know exactly what I'm talking about.
Summary of The Hunter
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 2-MAY-2006
Media Type: DVD
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