White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
Directed by George Dzundza / Jeff Fahey / Marisa Berenson / Catherine Neilson
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Film a Clef, Adventure Drama |
Release Date - Sep 14, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 112 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by John Voorhees
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.
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film-director, hunting, obsession, elephant, wilderness, film-producer, filmmaker, screenwriter
