Walt kowalski, as portrayed by clint eastwood, in the film gran torino. The ford gran torino earned its footnote in pop culture history when a ketchupred 75 model with a white racing stripe was featured every week in the tv cop show starsky and hutch. Even wikipedia calls the ford torino the forgotten model of the ford motor company. Clint eastwood finds salvation in gran torino the village voice. The untold story, this unprecedented new film focuses on eastwoods directorial style as seen through the eyes of many of his. Gran torino walt kowalski is a widower, grumpy, toughminded, borderlinehateful, unhappy old man who cant get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a korean war veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 gran torino he keeps in cherry condition. The movie gran torino, is an american film directed by clint eastwood, who also stars as the main character. Jamboolio records a classic light blue 1972 ford gran torino sport coupe yep, the same model year like the one featured in the 2008 movie by clint eastwood. Gran torino je jeho nove dilo a lze pouze rict, zase lepsi. Gran torino 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gran torino was directed, produced, and starred in by eastwood, and was a coproduction by his company, malpaso, along with village roadshow pictures.
Clint eastwood, bee vang, ahney her watch all you want. Gran torino is a tale with many facets to it,such as the loss of male identity that was orginally brought about by working in skilled bluecollar employment which eastwoods character didhe was a ford auto worker in the movie and the male characteristics and bonding that this employment developed,and the repercussions regarding the decline and. Detroits suddenly acute problems add a layer of poignancy to a film. Gran torino, clint eastwood favourite scene youtube. Clint eastwood brought some light into the darkness with his film gran torino. Ford gran torino and clint eastwood florin radu art studio. His housing area has become populated with poor, immigrant families and gang violence has become. Ultimately, this is an excellent film, with a poignant message often intentionally muddled by its old school grumbling. The car in clint eastwood s recently released movie, gran torino, is a green twodoor fastback 1972 gran torino sport. Clint eastwood as walt kowalski teaches manners in gran torino. The movie centers around walt, a korean war veteran whose wife has recently passed away leaving him unhappy, angry, and disappointed in the behaviors of his family and country. Gran torinos 1972 ford gran torino sport by rob finkelman january 01, 2019 having spent four enjoyable years in the early 1990s at new york universitys film school comprehensively studying the history of cinema, it should come as no surprise to you that i became intimately acquainted with clint eastwood s body of work. In terms of box office, this movie is the most successful clint eastwood movie ever, both in the u. In his powerful new film, eastwood says goodbye with a final blast of gunfire and a wry, knowing smile.
Ford gran torino in gran torino clint eastwood s gran torino 2008 is far from a perfect movie,just as james berardinelli said. November 26, 2019 november 26, 2019 based on the true story of the 1996 atlanta bombing. When you look at this film, you realize that only clint eastwood could pull this role off. The original theatrical movie poster for clint eastwoods 2008 film, gran torino. Gran torino is a 2008 film, directed by and starring clint eastwood, in what was once rumoured to be his final onscreen performance note.
Walter walt kowalski is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 2008 american drama film gran torino. When his priest, father janovich, encourages him to go to confession, walt says, i confess i never cared for church much. Dec 10, 2008 film clint eastwood finds salvation in gran torino. Gran torino 2008 official trailer clint eastwood, bee vang drama movie hd.
Jan 08, 2009 clint eastwood plays a grizzled korean war veteran who mentors a young hmong teenager who tries to steal his prized 1972 ford gran torino. It may not be as groundbreaking as clint eastwood s other works both as director and actor, but gran torino remains to be a film truly worthseeing. Clint eastwood in gran torino is last man standing. The torino nameplate debuted in 1968, and an allnew version called. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, thao lor, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Feb 03, 2009 clint eastwood, dirty harry callahan, whatever you want to call him. But the film is guilty of the fact that every torino is a gran torino. Owned by fictional character walk kolowski, a community patriarch who remembers when men were men, it becomes a source of strength for a character running light on muscle.
Walts young neighbor, thao vang lor, is pressured by his cousin into stealing walts prized 1972 ford gran torino for his initiation into a gang. Dec 05, 2015 walt kowalski clint eastwood teaches manners to some black teenagers in one of the best scenes in the underrated gran torino. Starsky and hutch in the 70s had the gran torino as a service car. The two objects that matter most to kowalski in life are the classic gran torino that represents his happier days working in a ford assembly plant. He talked to peter travers for peters show on abc news now, popcorn, about his role in the selfdirected. Osim eastwooda, u filmu nastupa uglavnom glumacka postava koju cine hmongi, kao i eastwoodov mladi sin, scott eastwood. Instead of gunslingers, the stars would be young 20something gearheads with the hottest new muscle cars they. Michael korda on gran torino, clint eastwoods powerful. An interview with don ripple, who was the picture car mechanic on clint eastwood s film gran torino. In 2009, another green 72 gran torino took to the screen as villain fenix rises played by laz alonso modified ride in fast and furious. The following is a list of significant characters who feature in the 2008 film gran torino, directed by clint eastwood casting calls were held in fresno, california, detroit, michigan, and saint paul, minnesota, from which eastwood selected ten hmong american lead actors and supporting actors. Academy awardwinner clint eastwood million dollar baby, mystic river directs and stars as disgruntled korean war veteran walt, who.
In prior years, highland park was populated by white families that had come to the area to work in the ford car factories, but over time, the damn. In the 2008 clint eastwood film gran torino, a dark green metallic 72 gran torino sport was cast as the prized possession of retired ford assembly plant worker walt kowalski. A new tax incentive package offered to film productions by the state of michigan clinched the deal, and gran torino became the first film to benefit. Fords gran torino relives musclecar heyday wardsauto. Must see attractions what would a gran torino film tour be without a visit to some of the worlds best automotive attractionsall in the motor city region. It may not be as groundbreaking as clint eastwoods other works both as director and actor, but gran torino remains to be a film truly worthseeing.
Clint eastwood s hit movie gran torino is resurrecting interest in a ford motor co. The seller caught my eye with this 1972 ford gran torino sport, which does look an awful lot like the movie car in the clint eastwood film, gran torino. Gran torino had a limited release on december 12 but has already been recognized as one of the ten best films of 2008 by the american film institute. Clint eastwood and bee vang in gran torino 2008 clint eastwood in gran torino 2008. May 02, 20 in addition these collections will include eastwood directs. Gran torino is notable because it brings back clint eastwood not only as a director but also as an actor in a starring role. The movie was set in highland park, michigan which was a nearby suburb of detroit. This movie was once falsely rumored to be the final installment in the dirty harry. Gran torino movie show a dark green ford 1972 loved by clint eastwood.
Clint eastwood je jedna z nejvetsich osobnosti americkeho filmu poslednich let. And much like those movies, gran torino the 29th film eastwood has directed and the first he has starred in since million dollar baby is about what happens when circumstance hurls walt. Clint eastwood has already been nominated for best actor by several major organizations. Gran torino 2008 official trailer clint eastwood, bee vang. With clint eastwood, bee vang, christopher carley, ahney her. The ford gran torino has an understated appeal, all the while meaning nothing but business underneath the hood. Clint eastwood and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie. Vancouver it could have been the film gran torino shootout at two mile flat.
As well, this movie either came out in 2008 or 2009 and i thought how the movie ended would be clint s last acting role. He plays walter walt kowalski, an elderly retired veteran of the korean war living in highland park, michigan a rundown suburb of detroit, shortly after the death of his wife. Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also starred in the film. Disgruntled korean war veteran walt kowalski clint eastwood sets out to reform his neighbor, thao lor bee vang, a hmong teenager who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. The sport had replaced the previous torino gt model, which was the decalladen, performanceoriented model. Walt kowalski clint eastwood is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Gran torino is a multilayered movie which is brilliantly acted by all involved showing the personal challenges faced by an aging auto worker played by clint eastwood faces as his neighborhoods changes due to immigration, gang violence increases, and how prejudices can be overcome when people open their hearts to see each other as people. Gran torinos 1972 ford gran torino sport by rob finkelman january 01, 2019 having spent four enjoyable years in the early 1990s at new york universitys film school comprehensively studying the history of cinema, it should come as no surprise to you that i became intimately acquainted with clint eastwoods body of work. Taking inflation into account, his most successful movies are every which way but loose 1978 and any which way you can 1980. The 1972 ford gran torino of course, the film is so named because walts prized possession is his vintage vehicle, which he helped assemble in the factory.
But gran torino is entitled well for the premise of the movie. When his neighbor tao, a young hmong teenager, tries to steal his gran torino, kowalski sets out to reform the youth. The new gran torino sport model was available on only the twodoor coupe and fastback. Clint eastwood directs and stars as disgruntled veteran who sets out to reform his neighbor, a young teenager, who tried to steal kowalskis prized possession. Considering this and the fact that clint eastwoods character worked for ford motor company before the war, its clear to see where his deep love for the car comes from. Even clint eastwood made sure to do just that while he was in detroit. Clint eastwood s 1972 ford gran torino is a reminder of a time when he was connected to an america that has passed him by a street full of 1950s roadsters. At first providing the sticking point between walt and thao, the car eventually becomes the device by which walts newfound magnanimity is showered upon thao. Dec 12, 2008 which brings us to gran torino, eastwoods second directing project this fall, his first work as an actor since 2004s million dollar baby and a film that would be less. The red big fish with the striking white stripe is known by many people. The car itself played second fiddle to none other than clint eastwood in the movie gran torino. An interview with don ripple, who was the picture car mechanic on clint eastwoods film gran torino.
He has difficulty relating to his two grown up sons, who are caught up in. In gran torino, clint eastwood plays a retired auto worker in michigan who could literally stand in for his iconic character a quarter of a century later. The film features a large hmong american cast, as well as one of eastwoods younger sons, scott. Curmudgeonly korean war vet walt confronts his hmong immigrant neighbors when the familys son tries to steal his beloved 1972 gran torino. The torino nameplate debuted in 1968, and an allnew version called gran. Less than half of the gran torinos produced by ford motor company in 1972 were the sports models. Clint eastwood finds salvation in gran torino by scott. Despite its flaws, i appreciate gran torino, although i do so more with my heart than with my head. But his is a reluctant faith, if its really there at all. Clint eastwood snarls, glowers, mutters, growls and grins his way through the. Clint eastwood plays a grizzled korean war veteran who mentors a young hmong teenager who tries to steal his prized 1972 ford gran torino.
Kowalski clint eastwood is still haunted by the horrors he witnessed on the battlefield. Gran torino dvd, 2009, widescreen for sale online ebay. Cinema ford gran torino in gran torino clint eastwood. Gran torino is vintage eastwood, right down to the attitude star vehicle, directed by eastwood, about old man, his car and neighbors movie is made for eastwood, and eastwood makes the movie. A racist korean war veteran living in a crimeridden detroit neighborhood. Michael korda on gran torino, clint eastwood s powerful. Gran torinos first scene takes place in a church, and walt is a catholic. This was eastwoods first starring role since 2004s million dollar baby. Gran torino takes its title from a 1972 ford beaut parked in a driveway a fetish object and memento mori in this curious, striking drama directed by and starring clint eastwood.
Gran torino is a 2008 american drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, who also. Gran torino might not be quite the typically sublime clint eastwood directed and acted screenplay most have come to expect, but this only seems to serve the goal of putting humanity unflinchingly on display, flaws and all. How many movies do you know that the title of the film is the same as the feature car. How many other 78 year old men do you know who could go on screen and seem just as menacing today as eastwood was thirty years ago when the dirty harry movies were released.
The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. The film costars christopher carley, bee vang and ahney her. Movie s central piece is walt kowalski eastwood, an unpleasant and grumpy war veteran. Gran torino is a 2008 film that clint eastwood produced and starred in. The plot to the movie was very dramatic and intense as well. Clint eastwood gran torino voi bulli che state combinando. Clint eastwood collection gran torino no more warner. Eastwood doesnt have one in gran torino, whose title refers to the 1972 beauty, manufactured a year after eastwood made dirty harry, hidden away in the protagonists detroit garage.
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