Product Description
This 2-DVD set is Kenneth Bowsers BBC-produced documentary of Peter Biskinds controversial, best-selling book. It chronicles the evolution of a new breed of filmmaker who, in the late 60s and 70s, exploded old Hollywood, in the process redefining the very nature of movies. The results were edgy, impressionistic picturesThe Godfather, Easy Rider, Mean Streets, Midnight Cowboy, Rosemarys Baby, Taxi Driverby maverick, now-legendary directors: Scorsese, Coppola, Lucas, Altman, Polanski, Peckinpah.
In bringing the celebrated book to the screen, director Bowser employed some adventurous filmmaking of his own. Narrated by William H. Macy, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls features vintage clips of the directors who defined the movement; original interviews with such directors as Arthur Penn and John Milius, actors such as Peter Fonda and Richard Dreyfus and more.
Over 1.5 additional hours of deleted and extended footage. Narrated by critically acclaimed actor William H. Macy.
Features vintage clips of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Warren Beatty, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, and others. Bonus disc offers "mini-docs" featuring Dennis Hopper, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Burstyn, Cybil Shepherd, Peter Bogdanovich, Paul Schrader, John Milius, Peter Bart and others. Official Selection of Festival de Cannes 2003 and Deauville 2003 Festival du Cinema American.
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This BBC production is a companion to Peter Biskind's 1998 book by the same name, an excellent dish on the 1970s American movie scene. It roughly follows the same path, tracing how maverick filmmakers revitalized Hollywood, from Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider to the triumphant quartet of Coppola/Lucas/Spielberg/Scorsese. Any fan will want to listen in as nearly 50 actors and artists remember the day. However, the star meter is on low wattage, with today's most successful directors only talked about, and seen in often bemusingly vintage clips. The better-produced, higher-star-wattage A Decade Under the Influence covers much of the same ground. An on-screen Biskind would have helped matters, but he is nowhere to be seen. Yet there are moments from the book that come to life, be it grainy home movies from Jennifer Salt and Margot Kidder's notorious beach house or Roman Polanski's emotional press conference after the murder of his wife Sharon Tate. The DVD boasts a second disc of extended interviews on numerous subjects, many of which were not covered in the 119-minute film. --Doug Thomas
Review
"Fascinating ... a galloping chronicle of this generation s revolutionary assault on Hollywood." -- Variety
"This knockout documentary has it all ... overflowing with insight (and) amazing detail." -- The Hollywood Reporter
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Director : Kenneth Bowser
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Full Screen, Color
- Run time : 1 hour and 59 minutes
- Release date : May 11, 2004
- Actors : Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich, Sam Peckinpah, Warren Beatty
- Producers : Andy Cohen, Caroline Stevens, David Tecson, Joe Cilibrasi, Josh Braun
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Studio : Shout Factory
- Writers : Kenneth Bowser, Peter Biskind
- Number of discs : 2
