Burt Lancaster to me is The Crimson Pirate, and Local Hero, and that weird movie where he was swimming home through all the pools in his town, or something.
Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.
Willow ,'End of Days'
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Beverly - May 25, 2017 12:12:52 am PDT #754 of 3461
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Jesse - May 25, 2017 1:45:10 am PDT #755 of 3461
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Matt, I know that scene and I know who Burt Lancaster is, but off hand I wouldn't have remembered that was him.
Same.
Toddson - May 25, 2017 7:25:15 am PDT #756 of 3461
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
oh! The Crimson Pirate! my sister and I nearly drove our mother crazy when one of the local TV stations was showing it over and over and over again ... and we had to watch every. single. showing.
There's a kind of companion movie called The Flame and the Arrow - he plays kind of a William Tell (super archer) fighting to free his people (Lombards if I remember correctly) from their cruel overlords.
Fred Pete - May 25, 2017 7:37:40 am PDT #757 of 3461
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'd like to add Trapeze, where he got to use his acrobatic training. The plot itself is fairly standard run-of-the-mill romantic triangle stuff. On the other hand, Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida play the sides of the triangle while wearing circus acrobat costumes. So there's at least a lot of eye candy.
DXMachina - May 25, 2017 8:12:14 am PDT #758 of 3461
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The Crimson Pirate for sure. Plus he was Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams.
DavidS - May 25, 2017 9:59:31 am PDT #759 of 3461
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and that weird movie where he was swimming home through all the pools in his town, or something.
The Swimmer
Zenkitty - May 25, 2017 12:14:19 pm PDT #760 of 3461
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Now that I need to see. Never even heard of it. I like weird movies.
Beverly - May 25, 2017 1:02:30 pm PDT #761 of 3461
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Yes! The Swimmer. Thank you.
And also yes! The Trapeze! I thought I might have imagined that one, but Curtis and Lollobrigida brought it back. Liked The Flame and the Arrow, yes, but Crimson Pirate was better--less plot, more acrobatics. I loved his wee sidekick Ojo/Piccolo, played by Nick Cravat. They tried to out-acrobat each other. Rumor was, his character was mute because Nick's NJ accent was immutable and so unsuitable for the roles.
Toddson - May 26, 2017 9:15:10 am PDT #762 of 3461
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Lancaster and Nick Cravat were friends when they were young and ran off and joined the circus together. Learned acrobatics and stuck together - Cravat was always included in Lancaster's films (at least the ones where acrobatics were called for). I remember seeing a TV interview with his daughter who grew up with Lancaster as part of the extended family.
Beverly - May 26, 2017 9:41:28 am PDT #763 of 3461
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
What a charming story! There certainly was an unspoken chemistry and communication apparent between them. I'd thought it was a product of hours of rehearsal for the stunts and an understanding and appreciation of the other's strong points. I guess that's true, just for much longer than being hired for a film. Thanks for sharing that.