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The Misfits (1961)

The Misfits (1961)
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The final film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand traveling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift). The three men come up with a plan to corral some misfit mustangs and sell them for dog food, but Gay's new girlfriend Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a high-minded ex-stripper who has just divorced her husband Ray (Kevin McCarthy) in Reno, is appalled by the plan. Although both Guido and Perce are also in love with Roslyn, she stands by Gay, sure that in the end he will do the right thing, even as he and his pals begin their planned roundup. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Starring:
Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, (more)
Director(s):
John Huston
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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The final film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand traveling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift). The three men come up with a plan to corral some misfit mustangs and sell them for dog food, but Gay's new girlfriend Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a high-minded ex-stripper who has just divorced her husband Ray (Kevin McCarthy) in Reno, is appalled by the plan. Although both Guido and Perce are also in love with Roslyn, she stands by Gay, sure that in the end he will do the right thing, even as he and his pals begin their planned roundup. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
125 mins

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Director(s):
John Huston
Writer(s):
Arthur Miller
Producer(s):
Frank E. Taylor
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Questionable for Children)
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    Greg W.

    This was last picture Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe ever finished, and both give career performances. The movie has problems, it drags in spots, the long 'drunk' sequence falls apart soon after a great scene with Montgomery Clift and Marilyn, but there's still much to like about it. Marilyn's character seems like a thinly disguised portrayal of Marilyn herself, and how the public sees her and other sex-symbols, while Gable's aging character is an admirable but sad man clinging on to a way of life that is now both dead and twisted in the wrong way. This is familiar ground for Huston and Miller, but Gable and Marilyn reach and deliver two surprising performances.

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    Ben C.

    The Misfits was the last film for two Hollywood legends, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Just seeing them together is worth the price of admission. Gable died soon after completing the film, and Marilyn died a year later. As for Marilyn, I've never seen a more perfect role for her underrated acting ability. Leaving her "dumb blonde" persona in the dust, what we get is the real Monroe. It's her best performance by a mile because she plays herself in the film; a vulnerable woman full of a sad loneliness. And Marilyn is at her absolute sexual prime here, a radiant beauty who dominates every scene

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    Jeanne M.

    I have seen The Misfits several times and had never appreciated it more than this last time - I've been watching all the Clark Gable movies I could get spanning from the early 30's to this one, his last. As he evolved through the years, he always retained the charms that made him the King! As for the movie itself, I found a lot of the dialog to be somewhat bittersweet and felt that the players were not totally acting - there was much of their real selves coming through. The Misfits may not have been a hit in 1961 but this will always be one of my favorite movies.

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