the crazies

Ho ricordi un po' vaghi (ma abbastanza amorevoli) dell'originale di Romero del 1973; la nuova versione de La città verrà distrutta all'alba mi pare ne riprenda il concetto generale e poco altro.

In una piccola cittadina della provincia americana precipita un aereo che trasporta una tossina. La sua diffusione - attraverso l'acqua - porta ad una epidemia di follia ed istinti omicidi.
In mezzo al caos, sembrano restare sani lo sceriffo e sua moglie, il vice ed una manciata di altre persone (che evidentemente tracannavano solo alcolici e non si lavavano da giorni ); l'arrivo dell'esercito non sarà foriero di pace e tranquillità.

Una buona partenza ed un finale noto e prevedibile ma accettabile, il film ha qualche pecca realizzativa ma nel complesso riesce a tenere alta la tensione.
Pur non presentando niente di mai visto prima, molte scene sono ben costruite; il problema è una eccessiva lunghezza che ad un certo punto fa un po' "sedere" il film, vittima della sindrome "e adesso cosa facciamo succedere?". Si segnalano anche una serie di dialoghi molto banali: una ripulita alla sceneggiatura non avrebbe fatto male.

Per il resto, si guarda senza sforzi.

Voto: 6.5
Tags: horror, thriller, drammatico, fantascienza, morte, città, distruzione, esercito, tossina, rabbia, acqua, contaminazione, follia, omicidio, fucile, caccia, sceriffo, vicesceriffo, moglie, marito, fidanzato, famiglia, pazzia, esplosione, esplosione nucleare, remake, Romero.

Crazies, The (2010)

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Regista: Breck Eisner
Scrittore: Scott Kosar, Ray Wright
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.0/10 (8060 voti)
Durata: 101 min
Paese: USA, United Arab Emirates
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Timothy Olyphant .... David Dutton
• Radha Mitchell .... Judy Dutton
• Joe Anderson .... Russell Clank
• Danielle Panabaker .... Becca Darling
• Christie Lynn Smith .... Deardra Farnum
• Brett Rickaby .... Bill Farnum
• Preston Bailey .... Nicholas
• John Aylward .... Mayor Hobbs
• Joe Reegan .... Pvt. Billy Babcock
• Glenn Morshower .... Intelligence Officer

Trama:
As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.

Trivia random: "We'll Meet Again," the Johnny Cash song the film opens with is from the same album that provided "The Man Comes Around," which was used to open for the remake of Dawn of the Dead (2004). The album is American IV - the last one released before Cash died. "The Man Comes Around" and "We'll Meet Again" are the opening and closing tracks, respectively. Link this trivia
Citazione random: David Dutton: Don't ask me why I can't leave without my wife and I won't ask you why you can.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Romero, George A. (I)

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Nome di battesimo: Romero, George Andrew
Data di nascita: 4 February 1940
Altezza: 6' 5" (1.96 m)
Coniuge: Christine Forrest::(1981 - present), Nancy Romero::(1971 - 1978) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• Deadtime Stories 2 (2010) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• The Crazies (2010) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Deadtime Stories (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Survival of the Dead (2009) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Day of the Dead (2008) .... (motion picture "Day of the Dead") [scrittore]
• Dead Eyes Open (2008) .... Scientist [attore]
• One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Diary of the Dead (2007) .... (written by) [scrittore]
• Il pianto della statua (2007) .... (short story "Passion and Extasy") [scrittore]

Biografia:
George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; however, by all indications, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Dead" pentalogy was born February 4, 1940, in New York City. He grew up there until attending the renowned Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduation, he began shooting mostly short films and commercials. He and his friends formed "Image Ten Productions" in the late 1960s and they all chipped in roughly US$10,000 a piece to produce what became one of the most celebrated American horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead (1968). Shot in black-and-white on a budget of just over US$100,000, Romero's vision, combined with a solid script written by him and his "Image" co-founder John A. Russo (along with what was then considered an excess of gore) enabled the film to earn back far more than what it cost, became a cult classic by the early 1970s and was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress of the United States in 1999. Romero's next films were a little more low-key and less seen including There's Always Vanilla (1971), The Crazies (1973), Hungry Wives (1972) (where he met his future wife Christine Forrest) and Martin (1977). Though not as acclaimed as Night of the Living Dead (1968), or some of his later work, these films had his signature social commentary while dealing with issues, usually horror-related, at the microscopic level. Like almost all of his films, they were shot in, or around, Romero's favorite city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1978, Romero returned to the zombie genre with the one film of his that would top the success of Night of the Living Dead (1968): Dawn of the Dead (1978). He managed to divorce the franchise from Image Ten, which screwed up the copyright on the original and allowed the film to enter into public domain, with the result that Romero and his original investors were not entitled to any profits from the film's video releases. Shooting in the Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Mall during late-night hours, Romero told the tale of four people who escape a zombie outbreak and lock themselves up inside what they think is paradise before the solitude makes them victims of their own, and a biker gang's, greed. Shot on a budget of just $1.5 million, the film earned over US$40 million worldwide and was named one of the top cult films by Entertainment Weekly magazine in 2003. The film also marked Romero's first work with brilliant make-up and effects artist Tom Savini. After 1978, Romero and Savini teamed up many times. Dawn of the Dead (1978)'s success led to bigger budgets and better casts for the filmmaker. First was Knightriders (1981), where he first worked with an up-and-coming Ed Harris. Then came perhaps his most Hollywood-like film, Creepshow (1982), which marked the first, but not the last, time Romero adapted a work by famed horror novelist Stephen King. With many major stars and big-studio distribution, Creepshow (1982) was a moderate success and spawned a sequel, which was also written by Romero. The decline of Romero's career came in the late 1980s. His last widely-released film was the next "Dead" film, Day of the Dead (1985). Derided by critics, it did not take in much at the box office, either. His latest two efforts were The Dark Half (1993), (another Stephen King adaptation) and Bruiser (2000). Even the Romero-penned, Tom Savini-directed remake of Romero's first film, Night of the Living Dead (1990), was a box-office failure. Pigeon-holed solely as a horror director and his recent films no longer achieving the success of his earlier "Dead" films, Romero has not worked much since, much to the chagrin of his following. In 2005, 19 years after Day of the Dead (1985), with major-studio distribution, he returned to his most famous series and horror sub-genre he created with Land of the Dead (2005), a further exploration of the destruction of modern society by the undead, that received both excellent and indifferent reviews and even topped the United States box-office in its first week of release. He still resides in Pittsburgh.

Trivia random: When discussing his influences, he has that the Universal horror classic made a strong impression on him and his favorite horror film as a child was The Thing from Another World (1951). However, the film he said made him want to be a director was The Red Shoes (1948). While discussing the directors who made a strong impression on him, he said that Orson Welles and Howard Hawks were his favorites, surpassing Alfred Hitchcock.
Citazione random: "Just because I'm showing somebody being disemboweled doesn't mean I have to get heavy and put a message round it."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Crazies, The (1973)

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Regista: George A. Romero
Scrittore: Paul McCollough, George A. Romero
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.1/10 (3495 voti)
Durata: 103 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Lane Carroll .... Judy
• Will MacMillan .... David (as W.G. McMillan)
• Harold Wayne Jones .... Clank
• Lloyd Hollar .... Col. Peckem
• Lynn Lowry .... Kathy
• Richard Liberty .... Artie
• Richard France .... Dr. Watts
• Harry Spillman .... Maj. Ryder
• Will Disney .... Dr. Brookmyre
• Edith Bell .... Lab. Technician

Trama:
A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems in the little town of Evan's City, Pennsylvania. Bouts of insanity in the populace are leading to murder and rioting, until the US Army turns up - and things really start going to hell.

Trivia random: A lot of the audio mixing in The Crazies, particularly the voices of soldiers and extras and specific sound effects, were completed in post-production in the basement of Romero's Latent Image Studio. Link this trivia
Citazione random: Army Doctor: Okay, Colonel Peckem, last test is negative. You're all clean, virus free. We can sign you out. The helicopter will be arriving in a few minutes.
Col. Peckem: Any news from Deitrich?
Army Doctor: They're sending a new man from the Trixie project to take over as Dr. Watts' replacement. He should be here in the morning. If only we knew what Watts was working on. We checked the slides he left behind in his microscope and his notes, but we can't make heads or tails out of any of it. He was onto something, we know that. We'll dope it out sooner or later.
Col. Peckem: [sighs] Sooner or later.
Army Doctor: I understand that they found a Reeces monkey at Deitrich, immune. We'll fund a human subject sooner or later.
Col. Peckem: Yeah... sooner or later.
[a soldier arrives with David, whom is not showing symptoms]
Soldier: Hey, you want an immunity check on this one, Doc?
Army Doctor: [to the soldier] Are you kidding me? Put him with the others!
[both Peckem and David make eye contact with each other, in which David smirks and he is taken away by the soldier, as Colonel Peckem also walks away towards the landing zone area]

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the day after

Mega-produzione televisiva del 1983, The Day After narra gli eventi che portano ad una escalation nucleare tra Stati Uniti ed Unione Sovietica; ad azione segue reazione e, dopo l'invasione della Germania Ovest e l'apertura di altri fronti, si raggiunge il punto di rottura ed i missili vengono lanciati.

Le conseguenze dell'olocausto nucleare vengono rappresentate seguendo le vicende di alcuni normali abitanti di Kansas City e della vicina Lawrence: un medico, una famiglia della provincia agricola, uno studente, un militare ed altri ancora.
Strategica la scelta di una piccola città vicina al centro geografico degli states, lontana dalle grandi metropoli delle due coste, per esprimere il concetto che nessuno, in nessuno luogo, può considerarsi al sicuro: dopo la morte di milioni, l'impulso elettromagnetico ed il fallout radioattivo, i sopravvissuti sono lasciati a loro stessi ed i timidi tentativi di riorganizzare l'ordine - così come i proclami del governo - appaiono ben poco concreti. L'informazione è quasi assente, così come i soccorsi.
Rapidamente, di fronte ad un evento che ha coinvolto tutto il mondo, l'attenzione dei sopravvissuti si sposta dal quadro generale alle proprie piccole, umane, vicende personali.

Angosciante quanto deve, a tratti un poco didascalico (ma mai pesante), il film centra in pieno l'obbiettivo di dipingere il dramma di una guerra che non si può vincere. Bravi gli attori (ehi, ci sono pure Jason Robards, John Lithgow e Steve Guttenberg!) ed appropriata la regia.
Gli effetti speciali fanno sentire un po' i propri anni, ma risultano ancora efficaci.


Voto: 8.5.
Tags: drammatico, fantascienza, terza guerra mondiale, guerra, olocausto nucleare, icbm, bombe atomiche, Kansas, Kansas City, medico, ospedale, sopravvissuti, radiazioni, contaminazione, militari, fallout, inverno nucleare, Stati Uniti, Unione Sovietica, morte, fungo atomico.

Lithgow, John

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Nome di battesimo: Lithgow, John Arthur
Data di nascita: 19 October 1945
Altezza: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Coniuge: Mary Yeager::(1981 - present) 1 son, Nathan, 1 daughter, Phoebe, Jean Taynton::(10 September 1966 - 1980) (divorced) 1 son, Ian

Ultimi lavori:

• The Smurfs (2008) .... (rumored) [attore]
• Dreamgirls (2006) .... Jerry Harris [attore]
• "Paloozaville" (2006) .... The Mayor [attore]
• E=mc² (2005) (TV) .... Narrator (voice: English version) [attore]
• Kinsey (2004) .... Alfred Seguine Kinsey [attore]
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) .... Blake Edwards [attore]
• Untitled Aisha Tyler Project (2004) (TV) .... Jan van de Bunt (voice) [attore]
• Shrek 4-D (2003) .... Ghost of Farquaad (voice) [attore]
• Orange County (2002) .... Bud Brumder [attore]
• Shrek (2001) .... Lord Farquaad (voice) [attore]

Biografia:
If "born to the theater" has meaning in determining a person's life path, then John Lithgow is a prime example of this truth. Son of a retired actress and a father who was both a theatrical producer and director, he moved frequently as a child while his father founded and managed local and college theaters and Shakespeare festivals throughout the midwest of the United States. Not until he was 16, and his father became head of the McCarter Theater in Princeton New Jersey, did the family settle down. But for John, the theater was still not a career. He won a scholarship to Harvard University, where he finally caught the acting bug (as well as found a wife). Harvard was followed by a Fulbright scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Returning from London, his rigorous dramatic training stood him in good stead, and a distinguished career on Broadway gave him one Tony award for "The Changing Room", a second nomination in 1985 for "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and a third in 1988 for "M. Butterfly". But with critical acclaim came personal confusion, and in the mid '70s he and his wife divorced. He entered therapy, and in 1982 his life started in a new direction, the movies - he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp (1982). A second Oscar nomination followed for Terms of Endearment (1983), and he met a UCLA economics professor who became his second wife. As the decade of the '90s came around he found that he was spending too much time on location, and another career move brought him to television in the hugely successful series "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996). This production also played a role in bringing him back together with the son from his first marriage, Ian Lithgow, who has a regular role in the series as a dim-witted student.

Trivia random: Was named a Fulbright scholar.
Citazione random: [About the constant time-slot changes and ultimate cancellation of "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996)] "If NBC had set out to ruin it, they couldn't have done a better job. They kept trying to use us as a weapon instead of a show to be taken care of. It would have been nice to have stayed a big hit, but I'd rather be a great show that nobody was watching than a lousy show that was a big hit, which is the case for most of the others".

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Guttenberg, Steve

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Nome di battesimo: Guttenberg, Steven Robert
Data di nascita: 24 August 1958
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Denise Bixler::(30 September 1988 - 1992) (divorced)

Ultimi lavori:

• Major Movie Star (2008) .... Sidney Green [attore]
• Making Change (2007) .... Trafton [attore]
• Mojave Phone Booth (2006) .... Barry [attore]
• Domino One (2005) .... Casey [attore]
• Jackson (2005) .... Businessman [attore]
• Meet the Santas (2005) (TV) .... Nick [attore]
• The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Richard Clarke [attore]
• Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) (TV) .... Nick [attore]
• The Stranger (2003) .... The Stranger [attore]
• P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002) .... (producer) [produttore]

Biografia:
Although Steve Guttenberg is firmly established as the star not only of hit motion pictures but of hit motion picture franchises, his roots are firmly in the theater. As a result, he has moved effortlessly between comedy and drama. His first film as director/producer/co-screenwriter/star, not surprisingly, will be the adaptation of a Broadway hit, the classic stage comedy/drama P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002) by the late James Kirkwood Jr., co-author of "A Chorus Line" (and, of course, A Chorus Line (1985)). The black comedy with its frank exploration of sexual role-playing has lured and defied filmmakers for a quarter-century.In two decades of stardom in both critical and box-office hits, Guttenberg has been the above-the-title star of six films that earned over $100,000,000 in the United States, a feat accomplished by relatively few superstars. He has also starred in four film franchises, appearing in such sequeled smash hits as Cocoon (1985), 3 Men and a Baby (1987), Police Academy (1984), and Short Circuit (1986), taking his films' box-office grosses into the billions. The comic timing and charm with which he illuminated those films and the dramatic invention which he displayed in such other major successes as Diner (1982), The Bedroom Window (1987), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and a string of historic television films all derive from his firm theater training.His studies, which include years with famed teacher Herbert Berghof and with one of the most fertile schools of improvisational comedy, The Groundlings, took him to such renowned theaters as the Helen Hayes on Broadway, where he created the lead role in "Prelude To A Kiss" and "The Comedy" in London's West End, where he starred in "The Boys Next Door." He recently won kudos again in the world stage premiere production of "Furthest From the Sun," which Woody Harrelson directed and co-authored. Guttenberg has carved as vivid a body of work on TV as he has on the big screen. His television films include the critically acclaimed Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV), To Race the Wind (1980) (TV), Something for Joey (1977) (TV), and the controversial nuclear holocaust picture, The Day After (1983) (TV), which more than 20 years after its original airing remains the highest-rated made-for-television movie in history.Fiercely dedicated to improving opportunities for the homeless and for young people, Guttenberg has created Guttenhouse, an apartment complex he has funded to accommodate young people after their graduation from foster child status, with on-site social worker direction to assist their assuming adult responsibilities. The Entertainment Industry Foundation, Hollywood's charity arm, selected him to be Ambassador for Children's Issues because of his dedicated work on behalf of children and the homeless. In this capacity, he is spearheading Sight for Students, a $7-million program in which, together with VSP and Altair Eyeglasses, he will help provide glasses for 50,000 underprivileged and visually challenged children throughout their school years. Part of his unique ability to Pied Piper children to better lives comes from the fact that he is as affectionately regarded by young audiences as by adults, having starred in such kids' favorites as Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) (TV), It Takes Two (1995), and Zeus and Roxanne (1997).His interest in the welfare of youngsters is reflected in his work as a producer and director. He executive-produced "Gangs," a "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984), which earned an Emmy nomination, and he debuted as a director with another critically acclaimed "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984), "Love Off Limits" (1993). Born in Brooklyn, New York (his production company, Mr. Kirby Productions, is named after his high school drama teacher) he grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. Guttenberg's crowded spare time includes his charitable activities for such kids-oriented agencies as Friends of the Children/Bridges, The Starlight Foundation as well as the Entertainment Industry Foundation. He is also an avid surfer and golfer and a passionate devoted dog owner.

Trivia random: The writers of "The Simpsons" (1989) pay tribute to Guttenberg in the episode "Homer the Great," (Sixth Season; episode 2F09) where he appears as a cartoon and mentioned in the song sung by the Stonecutters ("Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star? We do! We do!").
Citazione random: (Addressing the rumours of a Police Academy (1984)/Mahoney spin-off film) "Definitely. It's coming. People will look down at the idea, but they're in the same business of making money too. The Police Academy films gave me so much opportunity, and I've got nothing but a good attitude towards them. I sure hope they do it. If the script's right - I'm definitely in. You never know, I may direct."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Day After, The (1983) (TV)

Giorno dopo, Il

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Regista: Nicholas Meyer
Scrittore: Edward Hume
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 6.8/10 (3186 voti)
Durata: 126 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English

Cast:

• Jason Robards .... Dr. Russell Oakes
• JoBeth Williams .... Nurse Nancy Bauer
• Steve Guttenberg .... Stephen Klein (as Steven Guttenberg)
• John Cullum .... Jim Dahlberg
• John Lithgow .... Joe Huxley
• Bibi Besch .... Eve Dahlberg
• Lori Lethin .... Denise Dahlberg
• Amy Madigan .... Alison Ransom
• Jeff East .... Bruce Gallatin
• Georgann Johnson .... Helen Oakes

Trama:
The frightening story of the weeks leading up to and following a nuclear strike on the United States. The bulk of the activity centers around the town of Lawrence, Kansas.

Trivia random: After watching this, president Ronald Reagan sent a pile of suggestions to director Nicholas Meyer how it should be edited.
Citazione random: Stephen Klein: Well... I don't know what happened at Lawrence. I was pretty close to Harrisonville when it all started. There must have been five or six of them to the north, and... a whole string of them to the south.::Jim Dahlberg: They must have hit every missile silo from Sedalia to Eldorado Springs.

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Robards, Jason

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Nome di battesimo: Jr., Jason Nelson Robards
Data di nascita: 26 July 1922
Data di morte: 26 December 2000
Altezza: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Coniuge: Lois O'Connor::(14 February 1970 - 26 December 2000) (his death) 2 children, Lauren Bacall::(4 July 1961 - 10 September 1969) (divorced) 1 child, Rachel Taylor::(1959 - 4 May 1961) (divorced), Eleanor Pittman::(7 May 1948 - 1958) (divorced) 3 children

Ultimi lavori:

• Going Home (2000) (TV) .... Charles Barton [attore]
• Magnolia (1999) .... Earl Partridge [attore]
• Beloved (1998/I) .... Mr. Bodwin [attore]
• Enemy of the State (1998) .... Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) [attore]
• Heartwood (1998) .... Logan Reeser [attore]
• The Real Macaw (1998) .... Grandpa Ben Girdis [attore]
• A Thousand Acres (1997) .... Larry Cook [attore]
• Crimson Tide (1995) .... Rear Admiral Anderson, Board of Inquiry President (uncredited) [attore]
• Journey (1995) (TV) .... Marcus [attore]
• My Antonia (1995) (TV) .... Josea Burden [attore]

Biografia:
Son of stage and film star Jason Robards Sr.. After receiving the Navy Cross (the second highest decoration in the U.S. Navy) for his service in World War II, he struggled as a small-part actor in local New York theatre, TV and radio before shooting to fame on the New York stage in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" as Hickey. He followed that with another masterful O'Neill portrayal, as the alcoholic Jamie Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" on Broadway. He entered films in The Journey (1959) and rose rapidly to even greater fame as a film star. Won consecutive Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977), in each case playing real-life perople. Has continued to work on the stage, winning continued acclaim in such O'Neill works as "Moon For the Misbegotten" and "Hughie." Died of lung cancer in 2000.

Trivia random: Two daughters and four sons: Sarah Louise, Shannon Robards, Jason Robards III, Sam Robards, David and Jake Robards.
Citazione random: "I've always played disintegrated characters."

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.

Meyer, Nicholas

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Data di nascita: 24 December 1945

Ultimi lavori:

• The Politician's Wife (2008) .... [scrittore]
• The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2008) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Elegy (2007) .... [scrittore]
• Orpheus (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Awaken the Giant (2004) .... Big Time Producer [attore]
• The Human Stain (2003) .... (screenplay) [scrittore]
• Collateral Damage (2002) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
• Fall from the Sky (2002) (TV) .... [scrittore]
• Vendetta (1999) (TV) .... [regista]
• The Prince of Egypt (1998) .... (additional screenplay material) [scrittore]

Biografia:
Nicholas Meyer is probably best known for his involvement in the Star Trek films. According to his website, it was seeing his first movie The Beggar's Opera (1953) that inspired him to become a filmmaker. He was fascinated by such literary classics as Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and made an ambitious 8mm film adaptation of "Around the World in 80 Days". His start in the business included work as unit publicist for the Paramount hit Love Story (1970). From that experience he wrote "The Story of Love Story" using the income from that book to move to the West Coast. He parlayed his love for Sherlock Holmes mysteries into the novel, "The Severn-Per-Cent Solution" and adapted it for the screen: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976). He received an Oscar nomination for this screenplay. His collaborations with producer Harve Bennett and later Leonard Nimoy resulted in the most popular and profitable entries in the Star Trek features canon. In addition to directing Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) he also wrote the shooting script for that film (uncredited). This was done in the span of two weeks using material from several other writers occasionally attached to the ever-evolving project. His script contributions to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) involved the centre section of the film taking place in 1986 San Francisco. His brutally graphic nuclear war drama The Day After (1983) (TV) attained the highest ratings for a television movie. He has a keen sense of film history. This is evident in his films such as The Day After (1983) (TV) where at the end when the song "Waltzing Matilda" is played as it was in the classic post-nuclear drama On the Beach (1959). Though primarily a story-oriented director, his style incorporates busy visuals and flowing camera movement. Meyer also places a great deal of importance on the incidental music in his films, working closely with a composer to create themes to reinforce his vision of the story. He likes to maintain a sense of mystery in a story so that audiences will leave the film contemplating situations that are not fully explained. When approached by a film-goer and asked to explain such situations, Mr. Meyer's characteristic response is "what do YOU think it means?" He can be heard on several DVD bonus tracks, including Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and the special edition The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) which was directed by fellow Trek alum Robert Wise. His commentaries are notably insightful and fascinating.

Trivia random: Graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in theater and filmmaking.
Citazione random: [on _Time After Time (1979)]: One of my original conceptual things about the Ripper was that of an exceedingly handsome, elegant man. Wells, next to him, was a runt who wore glasses, and so forth. The Ripper had an image of tremendous power and potency, not just as a menace, but as an attractive, seductive human being. What was it that women went for him?

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Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.