160thsoar
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Post by 160thsoar on Mar 30, 2006 21:35:37 GMT -5
Great movie about a US Army Major who is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers in World War II.
It stars Lee Marvin .... Maj. John Reisman Ernest Borgnine .... Maj. Gen. Worden Charles Bronson .... Joseph T. Wladislaw Jim Brown .... Robert T. Jefferson John Cassavetes .... Victor R. Franko Richard Jaeckel .... Sgt. Clyde Bowren George Kennedy .... Maj. Max Armbruster Trini López .... Pedro Jiminez (as Trini Lopez) Ralph Meeker .... Capt. Stuart Kinder Robert Ryan .... Col. Everett Dasher Breed Telly Savalas .... Archer J. Maggott Donald Sutherland .... Vernon L. Pinkley Clint Walker .... Samson Posey Robert Webber .... Brig. Gen. Denton Tom Busby .... Milo Vladek
-Soar
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Post by magic8ball on Mar 31, 2006 11:59:03 GMT -5
I love the original but not much the sequel. The sequel was a TV movie that was done in the 80s and it's set a few months after the first movie. This time Major Reisman take another dozen convicts for yet another mission, but what they couldn't explain is how Major Reisman aged 25 years in just a few months
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Post by 160thsoar on Mar 31, 2006 21:24:58 GMT -5
I never knew there was a sequal but the original was a classic. the only bad part is that the only gun they have is the grease gun. Kind of not realistic.
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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 1, 2006 22:57:19 GMT -5
Yep there was a sequel...but it never appealed to me. The original was great though. The most memorable had to be Donald Sutherland when he had the crazy task of hump climbing the the lamp post. It was just very absurdly hillarious.
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Post by magic8ball on Apr 2, 2006 11:29:20 GMT -5
Yeah, in real life Donald Sutherland was a bit of a pothead at the time. Rumor has it he named his son "Kiefer" because it rhymed with "reefer".
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Post by magic8ball on Apr 2, 2006 16:57:08 GMT -5
well, I guess they had to showcase his running ability somehow, or else why even have him in the movie, right? I guess he's the one who started this whole NFL star transitioning into actor thing. Look at all the people that followed; Merlin Olsen, Alex Karas, Fred Williamson, Fred Dryer, all were NFL stars before they tried acting...
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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 3, 2006 15:56:27 GMT -5
Yes, I was about to mention Jefferson's last dash. He was one of my favorite characters. (I just didn't want to spoil the story for any of those who haven't seen this film.)
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Post by magic8ball on Apr 4, 2006 9:24:00 GMT -5
okay, I won't tell them which three guys are the only guys who survive
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Post by CharleyNovember on Apr 4, 2006 16:07:29 GMT -5
Kinda like his role in Kellys heros? Like stop with the negative waves man...... ;D
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Post by magic8ball on Apr 5, 2006 9:10:47 GMT -5
pretty much every role Donald Sutherland did in the 60s was some kind of spaced out pothead. Of course now he plays the evil republican majority leader on ABC's "Commander in Chief"
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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 5, 2006 17:36:19 GMT -5
did "the eagles have landed" come out in the 60s?
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 6, 2006 1:56:09 GMT -5
The Dirty Dozen has to fall into the top 10 war movies of all time. I love it when Donald had to pretend to be a general for the inspection of the elite 101st troops at the airfield when they went for jump school and the ryme recitation to remeber the sequence of the attack. The vehicles were right and the uniforms were right which was not common in those days of film making. A specialized force (like that) would have worn the ETOUSA patch which is what they wore.
Very cool movie.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Apr 6, 2006 14:14:53 GMT -5
The eagle has landed was an awesome movie I have that one.
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