Re: Inchon worst film ever made
Steve Dufour
Pentheraphobia wrote:
> Posted on Mon, May. 22, 2006
>
>
> 'Inchon' was a real disaster flick
>
> Q. I'm hoping you can help me. I was stationed in Korea in
> the late 1970s and they were filming a movie there with
> Vince Edwards and Jacqueline Bisset. I believe "Inchon" was
> the title.
>
> -- Doug Cholet of O'Fallon
>
> A. Wow, what could make a more exciting, riveting movie than
> the U.S. invasion of Inchon that started Sept. 15, 1950?
>
> Well, in this case, apparently just about anything.
>
> "One of the worst movies of all times," a typical review --
> this one in TV Guide -- says of this film fiasco that was
> the brainchild of Unification Church leader the Rev. Sun
> Myung Moon and Japanese newspaper publisher Mitsuharu Ishii.
>
> "Amidst tanks, troops and explosions, Laurence Olivier
> essays the role of Gen. Douglas MacArthur in a cheap wig,
> latex chin, and putty nose, using a W.C. Fields-like speech
> pattern (recommended by one-time Secretary of State
> Alexander Haig, who claimed MacArthur sounded like the great
> comedian)."
>
> (You remember Haig. He was the one who declared himself in
> charge after President Reagan was shot. Scary, huh?)
>
> In any case, "Inchon," which also starred Bisset and Ben
> Gazarra, was bizarre from the word go. First, Moon and Ishii
> considered doing films on Jesus and Elvis before settling on
> the Inchon invasion. Then, they reportedly asked psychic
> Jeane Dixon to get the late general's approval for the
> flick. (MacArthur had inconveniently died in 1964.) She said
> he gave it a spirited two thumbs up.
>
> Instead, it didn't stand a ghost of a chance. Bisset turned
> up with laryngitis. The U.S. Department of Defense supplied
> 1,500 troops as extras, only to demand that its credit be
> removed when it discovered Moon was behind the film.
>
> A typhoon destroyed a re-creation of the Inchon lighthouse.
> An early screenplay was written by Robin Moore of "The Happy
> Hooker" renown. Its initial three-hour running time at
> Cannes eventually was cut 40 minutes.
>
> In fairness, it did win several awards -- 1983 Razzies for
> worst actor (Olivier), worst director (Terence Young of
> early James Bond fame), worst picture and worst screenplay.
> Gazarra earned a nomination for worst supporting actor.
>
> In the end, the film cost an estimated $45 million -- and
> lost just over $44 million. It apparently has never been
> released on home video, so it's probably best to leave
> sleeping dogs lie -- or watch "M*A*S*H" if you want a real
> Korean comedy.
I guess you have to go to the Scientologists for good movies. :-)
Jim Beaver
"Steve Dufour" <stevej...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Pentheraphobia wrote:
>> Posted on Mon, May. 22, 2006
>>
>>
>> 'Inchon' was a real disaster flick
>>
>> Q. I'm hoping you can help me. I was stationed in Korea in
>> the late 1970s and they were filming a movie there with
>> Vince Edwards and Jacqueline Bisset. I believe "Inchon" was
>> the title.
>>
>> -- Doug Cholet of O'Fallon
>>
>> A. Wow, what could make a more exciting, riveting movie than
>> the U.S. invasion of Inchon that started Sept. 15, 1950?
>>
>> Well, in this case, apparently just about anything.
>>
>> "One of the worst movies of all times," a typical review --
>> this one in TV Guide -- says of this film fiasco that was
>> the brainchild of Unification Church leader the Rev. Sun
>> Myung Moon and Japanese newspaper publisher Mitsuharu Ishii.
>>
(snip)
>> An early screenplay was written by Robin Moore of "The Happy
>> Hooker" renown.
Cheap shot, this. Moore also wrote the non-fiction books "The French
Connection," "The Green Berets," and "The Hunt for Bin Laden."
Jim Beaver
Pentheraphobia
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> I guess you have to go to the Scientologists for good
> movies. :-)
>
That is not even close to funny! }^)
Danny
Steve Dufour
Some of John Travolta's are funny.
barbz
Yeah. Get Shorty was great.
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Steve Dufour
> >>>I guess you have to go to the Scientologists for good
> >>>movies. :-)
> >>>
> >>
> >>That is not even close to funny! }^)
> >>
> >>Danny
> >
> >
> > Some of John Travolta's are funny.
> >
> Yeah. Get Shorty was great.
I also like some of Tom Cruise's, like "Top Gun" and "Rain Man".
Zinj
> Steve Dufour wrote:
>
> > Pentheraphobia wrote:
> >
> >>"Steve Dufour" <stevej...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1148311178.1...@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >>
> >>
> >>>I guess you have to go to the Scientologists for good
> >>>movies. :-)
> >>>
> >>
> >>That is not even close to funny! }^)
> >>
> >>Danny
> >
> >
> > Some of John Travolta's are funny.
> >
> Yeah. Get Shorty was great.
Have you ever read the original Elmore Leonard book? Very good, and that's
the reason I could never bring myself to watch the movie; the trailers and
the reviews sounded like the film was an abomination. I suspect that Leonard
thought so himself, since he has quite a few comments on 'Get Shorty' (as a
fictional film) in the sequel; 'Be Cool', which, if anything looks worse.
I'd love to hear a comparison from someone who's both read and seen them.
Zinj
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Steve Dufour
> > >>>I guess you have to go to the Scientologists for good
> > >>>movies. :-)
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>That is not even close to funny! }^)
> > >>
> > >>Danny
> > >
> > >
> > > Some of John Travolta's are funny.
> > >
> > Yeah. Get Shorty was great.
>
> Have you ever read the original Elmore Leonard book? Very good, and that's
> the reason I could never bring myself to watch the movie; the trailers and
> the reviews sounded like the film was an abomination. I suspect that Leonard
> thought so himself, since he has quite a few comments on 'Get Shorty' (as a
> fictional film) in the sequel; 'Be Cool', which, if anything looks worse.
>
> I'd love to hear a comparison from someone who's both read and seen them.
Sorry. I haven't read the book. One thing I find a little disturbing
about the movie is the air of nacissism Travolta projects. Tom Cruise
is like that is most of his movies too, but without the humor.
tomcervo
(Ford, Hitchcock, etc.)
Zinj
stevej...@yahoo.com says...
<snip>
> > Yeah. Get Shorty was great.
>
> I also like some of Tom Cruise's, like "Top Gun" and "Rain Man".
I'll add 'Eyes Wide Shut', 'Vanilla Sky' and 'Risky Business', and,
especially 'Magnolia'. Some others I like somewhat. Cruise is certainly not
a versatile actor, but, where his 'type' is well cast it works.
The further he gets up the 'Bridge' though, the flatter, meaner and uglier he
and his films get.
Zinj
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> Roman Catholics
> (Ford, Hitchcock, etc.)
You gotta point there. Must be something to do with all that mortal sin,
guilt and confession stuff (Think Graham Greene).
Dave in Toronto
Steve Dufour
You could be right.
Eric Richardson
There are a number of good film makers from the Jewish faith as well.
I don't consider any of them to be cults in the negative sense though.
As many here do.
Steve Dufour
> > I also like some of Tom Cruise's, like "Top Gun" and "Rain Man".
>
> I'll add 'Eyes Wide Shut', 'Vanilla Sky' and 'Risky Business', and,
> especially 'Magnolia'. Some others I like somewhat. Cruise is certainly not
> a versatile actor, but, where his 'type' is well cast it works.
>
> The further he gets up the 'Bridge' though, the flatter, meaner and uglier he
> and his films get.
I didn't like "Minority Report."