This is a still from a very famous war film from 1998, which was nominated for seven Oscars and one the Golden Bear.
To speak of the magnitude of the film, here are some details about its casting process >Casting for the film became a hot topic. When Sean Penn met The Director, he told him, "Give me a dollar and tell me where to show up".[4] Scripts were also sent to Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Tom Cruise. In 1995, once word went out that The Director was making another movie after many years, numerous actors approached him, flooding the casting directors until they had to announce they wouldn't be accepting more requests. Some A-list actors including Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Gary Oldman, and George Clooney offered to work for a fraction and some even offered to work for free. Bruce Willis even went as far as offering to pay for first-class tickets for the casting crew, to get a few lines for the movie. At Medavoy's home in 1995, The Director staged a reading with Martin Sheen delivering the screen directions, and Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Peter Berg, Lukas Haas, and Dermot Mulroney playing the main roles.[5] In June of that year, a five-day workshop was scheduled at Medavoy's with Pitt dropping by, and culminating with The Director putting on the soundtrack of Where Eagles Dare and playing Japanese taiko drums. The Director met with an interested Johnny Depp about the project at the Book Soup Bistro on the Sunset Strip.[5] >more in the first reply Surely, Zig Forums - Television & Film knows what film this is without googling if they recognize every anime posted on the site within the last hour instantly? Surely, this medium effort post where I simply wish to talk about what I consider the best war film ever made can get more responses than threads about "Death Note", whatever the fuck that is supposed to be?
>Edward Norton flew out to Austin and met The Director, who had been impressed by the actor's screen test for Primal Fear. Matthew McConaughey reportedly took a day off filming A Time to Kill to see The Director. Others followed, including William Baldwin, Edward Burns, Josh Hartnett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stephen Dorff, and Leonardo DiCaprio; the last of these flew up from the Mexico set of Romeo + Juliet to meet The Director at the American Airlines lounge in the Austin airport.[6] Before the casting was finalized, Nicolas Cage had lunch with The Director in Hollywood in February 1996. The Director went off to scout locations and tried calling Cage that summer only to find out that his phone number had been disconnected. Tom Sizemore, however, was offered a more substantial role in Saving Private Ryan and, when he could not contact The Director for several days, decided to do Steven Spielberg's film instead.[6] Actors Bill Pullman, Mickey Rourke, and Lukas Haas filmed scenes for the movie but were cut from the final film due to time constraints.[9] Publicity stills of Pullman (as Sgt. MacTae, in a scene opposite Brody and Chaplin) can be seen online, Haas is pictured in the booklet of the CD soundtrack, and one of Rourke's scenes was restored for the Criterion Blu-Ray/DVD release of the film. The Director wrote a part specifically for Oldman, but the character was eventually scrapped before production began due to too many characters being in the film. He was later thanked in the credits along with Lukas, Viggo Mortensen, Sheen, Rourke, Pullman and Jason Patric. >James Caviezel, who was cast as Private Witt, credits The Director's casting of him as the turning point in his career.[10] >The Director's reputation and working methods commanded great respect among the actors, with both Woody Harrelson and John Savage staying on for an extra month after they finished all of their scenes just to watch him at work.[7]
Logan Thompson
hey it's that nature documentary where people shoot each other sometimes
Saw it in the theater on opening night, OP. Shit was so cash.
Nathaniel Sullivan
There's always hope.. maybe after The Last Planet..
It's pretty crazy and I think this is the only or at least one of the rare times it has happened.
That's exactly it. It's not about being smug, most people know about Terry. And most people frequenting this board should know about him too. But I'm really curious if this will get to even 20 replies let alone the 250 that the anime Attack Titans (or however it's called) currently has on this same board.
Noah Gonzalez
Is it even possible to not instantly recognize the thin red line?
Julian King
Man, I wish I could experience watching this on the big screen. Hoping my local arthouse cinema decides to show it one day.
Isaac Morris
Thin red line How is this even a challenge
Brayden Sanchez
apocalypse now that was easy /thread
Dylan Cooper
>actors willing to work for free
Could Terry finally make a movie about jannies? I heard Daniel Day Lewis hasn't been paid for 5 years in preparation for the role.
Matthew Rivera
I watched it 20 years ago as a kid and I was probably too young to get it. I figured that maybe I needed to be older..
But then my dad said "That was boring and kinda dumb."
I've since enjoyed other Malick films, so I need to give this another watch. Maybe this week.
Anthony Martin
>hire absolute genius like Mickey Rourke >Rourke comes in and gives great performance >faggot director cuts the scene lmao not watching this faggots gay shit
I watched this movie as a kid back when it came out, and I thought what's this bullshit? Saving Private Ryan is way better. Now I appreciate TRL so much more.
Nathaniel Ortiz
I love this movie OP
Im 32 years old and probably shouldnt expect any actual film discussion on Zig Forums. i just stay for the bane posting
Carson Edwards
This movie is among the most recommended here among serious posters, pretty sure every essential list has had this movie in it
Hunter Green
based
Juan Taylor
Jannies get a Zig Forums pass which has $20 value, so, it isn't for free.
Caleb Davis
Spbp
Jose Long
You're a real smug faggot OP.
John Jenkins
Why was this set during a war? I don't recall the Japanese playing any role
Isaiah Carter
Thick Green Cable
Camden Barnes
So many scenes I'll never forget and I've only seen it twice
Joseph Parker
Why are stars so eager to work with Malick?
Thomas Jenkins
Reddit is where you get upvotes, kid. go sniff your own farts there
Samuel Jones
his literal first two films were considered some of the best of all time and he had been on hiatus for 20 years he was also a pretty cool dude
