“Lee Marvin “Point Blank” mini movie review

[Wyatt Burp]

John Landis of Animal House fame and Vic Morrow (infame) does a pretty good short review of this great late 60s crime drama starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson (wowee!!), and a 4" Model 29. LM even kills a telephone with his hand cannon. Made four years before Dirty Harry. But no one ran out and emptied gun store shelves of Model 29s after this film came out like with Dirty Harry.
John Landis on POINT BLANK - YouTube

 

[Jessie]

Well, did Lee tell the phone that " This is the most powerful handgun in the world and it will blow your handset clean off!"?
Dialogue counts

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Did you ever notice how good the dialogue is in most of Clint's Movies?
I consider him to be the most quotable of all, even exceeding the Duke.
Yes, he does indeed, Make my day.

 

[UncleEd]

The Model 29 made Clint
Eastwood look big. Lee
Marvin looked big without
a Model 29.

For classic meanness, I
liked Marvin beating a
baddy's groin (I mean
something else) to mush
in "Point Blank."

If there had to be a clever
line in that film it would
have been "owie."

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have seen that several times and enjoyed it. I also enjoyed its 1999 cousin "Payback" with Mel Gibson.

 

[bearfoot]

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not to change the thread. but a war movie lee marvin was in, lee and a soldier from japan on a deserted island, fight each other so there is a finish to the war. lee had a double grease gun mfg. to shoot 45's and other gun to shoot- 45 shot shields. thanks for the title, it had Pacific in the name.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

The director of this movie kept as souvenirs Lee Marvin's shoes because of that long scene of him walking through the airport. I really think his S&W Should have at least been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. In the remake with Mel Gibson (Payback), he also uses a 4" 29 but I think with factory combat finger groove grips. An obvious wink and nod to Point Blank that really made that movie real good, too.

 

[Kevin J.]

"Plus, it was said that he didn't listen very well and that he talked too slow. Though his manner of delivering his lines is something he's known for now, at the time, Universal executives viewed it as a speech impediment that he should have addressed."

From an article on why Eastwood was fired by Universal Pictures as a young actor.

Why Clint Eastwood Was Fired From Universal In The '50s

 

[rockquarry]

"Point Blank" is certainly worth watching once.

I saw "Dirty Harry" at a theater when it came out in 1971. Also worth watching once. I know it's commonly stated that Model 29s were hard to get because of the film. "Dirty Harry" may have had some minimal bearing on availability, but I think 29s were hard to get well before the film.

While good movies, neither would be in the "truly memorable" category and probably weren't the best effort of either actor.

 

[Rustyt1953]

not to change the thread. but a war movie lee marvin was in, lee and a soldier from japan on a deserted island, fight each other so there is a finish to the war. lee had a double grease gun mfg. to shoot 45's and other gun to shoot- 45 shot shields. thanks for the title, it had Pacific in the name.

Hell in the Pacific. A very well crafted movie made believable by two
perfectly cast, seasoned actors.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

"Point Blank" is certainly worth watching once.

I saw "Dirty Harry" at a theater when it came out in 1971. Also worth watching once. I know it's commonly stated that Model 29s were hard to get because of the film. "Dirty Harry" may have had some minimal bearing on availability, but I think 29s were hard to get well before the film.

While good movies, neither would be in the "truly memorable" category and probably weren't the best effort of either actor.

I read many times, maybe here, that Dirty Harry was originally supposed to carry a 4" nickel 29 but they couldn't locate one so went for the 6 1/2. Not to mention Frank Sinatra was an early choice for the role, IIRC.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Have also heard that about the 4 inch Nickel.
Point Blank - Just looked, don't see a free streaming site right now.
Bummer!

 

[Hair Trigger]

not to change the thread. but a war movie lee marvin was in, lee and a soldier from japan on a deserted island, fight each other so there is a finish to the war. lee had a double grease gun mfg. to shoot 45's and other gun to shoot- 45 shot shields. thanks for the title, it had Pacific in the name.

Hell in the Pacific. A very well crafted movie made believable by two
perfectly cast, seasoned actors.

Rusty beat me to it. It's one of my favorite films, and directed by John Boorman, who also directed Point Blank and Deliverance. The "soldier from Japan" was none other than Toshiro Mifune, who played Yamamoto in 3 different films and was the most famous Japanese actor of his time.

I don't remember any firearms in the film, if either had a gun the movie wouldn't have lasted more than 5 minutes after the two characters met.

I like Point Blank have always been a Lee Marvin fan, but I liked the remake Payback better. I think it's one of Mel Gibson's best characters.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Marine Raider Dr. Gordon Warner who I met in Okinawa was good friends with Toshiro Mifune.
While living in California Gordon received a letter from a Japanese friend asking him to meet and assist Toshiro on his first trip to Hollywood.
Gordon spoke excellent Japanese and was super knowledgeable about all things Japanese, especially Martial Arts.

 

[UncleEd]

For those of you who have
mentioned "PaybacK" with
Mel Gibson, you are or are
you aware of the two
"different" versions?

I prefer the first version
which ended up being
rewritten in part with
several changes which
added more humor, all
at Gibson's insistence.

After the Gibson "version"
was theatrically released,
the studio decided to go
back and also issue the
writer's version. Spoiler:
In the writer's version
Gibson definitely dies
after a shootout at a
Chicago "L" platform.

Look for the studio/writer's
version, that's my
recommendation. Oh,
a few other spoilers: You
never see the big boss,
only hear HER on the phone,
(no Chris Christopherson
character as the boss)
and the dog does die.

And just as a point of
reference, near the begnning
of the film the baddies are
referred to as the "Outfit."
That's pure Chicago. No
syndicate, no Mafia, just
the Outfit.

 

[Rustyt1953]

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BKHoMi-U8g4[/ame]

 

[doublesharp]

Have also heard that about the 4 inch Nickel.
Point Blank - Just looked, don't see a free streaming site right now.
Bummer!

Here ya go but I can only make this link work on my computer and not tv.

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