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White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)

White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
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Something of a sleeper in its 1990 release, White Hunter, Black Heart is one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films. It is based on Peter Vietel's novel about the location shoot of John Huston's immortal The African Queen. But the focus is never on Bogie and Hepburn. Egomaniacal director John Wilson (Eastwood) is far more interested in killing an elephant than in making a movie. His old friend and scriptwriter Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey) and his producer, Paul Landers (George Dzundza), are on hand to try and talk him down from this pursuit. Eastwood's verbose, outlandish performance will be particularly remarkable to fans who tend to think of him as the soft-spoken tough guy. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi

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Starring:
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, (more)
Director(s):
Clint Eastwood
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of White Hunter, Black Heart

Something of a sleeper in its 1990 release, White Hunter, Black Heart is one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films. It is based on Peter Vietel's novel about the location shoot of John Huston's immortal The African Queen. But the focus is never on Bogie and Hepburn. Egomaniacal director John Wilson (Eastwood) is far more interested in killing an elephant than in making a movie. His old friend and scriptwriter Pete Verrill (Jeff Fahey) and his producer, Paul Landers (George Dzundza), are on hand to try and talk him down from this pursuit. Eastwood's verbose, outlandish performance will be particularly remarkable to fans who tend to think of him as the soft-spoken tough guy. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
112 mins

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Director(s):
Clint Eastwood
Writer(s):
Peter Viertel, James Bridges, Burt Kennedy
Producer(s):
Clint Eastwood
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Questionable for Children, Profanity, Violence, Adult Situations)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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    Thomas A.

    It is hard to watch Eastwood at first but then you get comfortable with his character. It is different but in a good way. Humorous at times and other times it is down right serious. I liked this movie it was worth watching.

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    Lisa A.

    Eastwood's acting is superb in this film and it's fun to guess the fictional characters against the real personalities depicted throughout (i.e., Katherine Hepburn, John Huston, Bogie, Lauren Bacall). Ending is premature, however, leaving much in question.

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    Megan E.

    Interesting film about the behind-the-scenes story of one of my favorite movies, "The African Queen". Good performances especially from Eastwood. Worth watching

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