Don johnson, judith ivey, and jason robards are great, but i also love seeing oak alley, where it was filmed. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father. The title is taken from the hamlet, as book three is called the long summer. Ebenfalls entstand 1985 als weiteres remake ein fernsehfilm mit jason robards. The long hot summer is a 1985 american madefortelevision romantic drama film starring don johnson. With paul newman, joanne woodward, anthony franciosa, orson welles. Jason robards, cybill shepherd, ava gardner, william forsythe, don johnson, stuart cooper, stuart cooper, stuart cooper, jason robards, cybill shepherd. Ben quick arrives back in frenchmans bend to rebuild and work his fathers farm, much to the displeasure of will varner. The series was canceled after twentysix episodes with the last original episode airing on april, 1966. The classic made for tv smash hit starring don johnson and cybill shepherd teleplay is based on the 1958 film of the same name and on two william faulkner short stories. Don johnson is far superior to paul newman and judith ivey is better than joanne woodward.
Johnson has a more natural acting style and facial expressions than newman ever had. The long hot summer stranger in the house as broadcast. Judith ivey said don johnson the long hot summer 1985. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the long, hot summer near you. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But that movie was made when married folks still had to sleep in twin beds on the screen. The sexually searing film the long hot summer written by irving ravetch and harriet frank jr. The long hot summer is a 1985 television film and remake of the 1958 film of the same name.
Although the setting is mississippi, race relations play no part. Ben secures a job at the mississippi mansion of townboss will varner jason robards. Get more information about the long hot summer season 1 on tmdb. Est opposite cbs thursday night movie and nbcs longrunning variety series the dean martin show. William cuthbert faulkner was a nobel prizewinning american novelist and short story writer. In the long hot summer 1958, an adaptation of stories by william faulkner, orson welles played the big man in a small mississippi town who takes a young sharecropper paul newman under his wing. In more than 75 riots, 16,000 people were arrested and 83 died. The handsome ben attracts the attention of the local women but. Johnson is ben quick, a silky smooth talking drifter in the south, who. In july there were riots in birmingham, chicago, new york city, milwaukee, minneapolis, new britain, rochester, and plainfield. The long, hot summer, original sound track album, music composed by alex north, conducted by lionel newman, on roulette records, 1958. On the 50th anniversary, we take you on a multimedia experience of what those days of.
Released on may, 1967, the song was an instant success. The long hot summer don johnson dvd has terrific drama and fire. When drifter ben quick arrives in a small mississippi town, will varner, a family patriarch, sees ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, jody. Shop the long hot summer tv serie 2dvd 1985 don johnson. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The long, hot summer is a 1958 american drama film directed by martin ritt.
The 1985 version of long hot summer is far superior to the original 1958 version with paul newman and joanne woodward. The long hot summer was scheduled on thursdays at 10 p. Far from miami, don johnson gets a long, hot summer job playing. Long hot summer refers to the summer of 1967, which began a year in which 159 race riots erupted across the united states in june there were riots in atlanta, boston, and cincinnati, as well as the buffalo riot in buffalo, new york, and a riot in tampa, florida in july there were riots in birmingham, chicago, new york, milwaukee, minneapolis, new britain, conn. The long hot summer tv serie 2dvd 1985 don johnson amazon. Varners daughter noel judith ivey and daughterinlaw eula. Accused barn burner and conman ben quick paul newman arrives in a small mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the varners. The long hot summer dvd 1985 is a reminder just how good a mini series can be with the proper budget and script. One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, his reputation is based mostly on his novels, novellas, and short stories.
Ben quick returns to the southern town of frenchmans bend to claim his inheritance and soon runs afoul of local power boss varner. This fall a miniseries version of the long hot summer, based on. The long hot summer tv serie 2dvd 1985 don johnson. The long, hot summer of 1967 fifty years ago, a wave of violent riots exposed the dark reality of americas race problem. A murder trial and lynch mob both figure into the second half of the twopart the long hot summer. The screenplay was written by irving ravetch and harriet frank jr. The long hot summer tv miniseries 1985 episodes imdb.
The long, hot summer 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The long hot summer season 1 1965 the movie database. The long, hot summer was the first film that newman and woodward made together, and they got married the same year. The long hot summer dvd for sale 1985 don johnson cybill shepherd tv movie. By the week ending july 1, 1967, it reached number four on the billboard hot 100 in the united states, where it remained for four consecutive weeks. Long, hot summer of 1967 refers to the 159 race riots that erupted across the united states in 1967. Season of miami vice is the final season of the series.
I have the 1985 version vhs tape, but it looks terrible on the new, supposedly better widescreen tvs. This was the best of the two versions of the movie the long hot summer. With don johnson, jason robards, judith ivey, cybill shepherd. The long hot summer, starring edmond obrien, roy thinnes and ruth roman. In june there were riots in atlanta, boston, cincinnati, buffalo, and tampa. The only better actor is orson wells as big daddy over jason robards.
Meanwhile, the song charted at number one in the united kingdom and much of europe. With nancy malone, roy thinnes, paul geary, lana wood. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. The long, hot summer tv series 19651966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Don johnson plays ben quick, a southern drifter who is under suspicion as a barn burner. The madefortv the long hot summer was based on the 1958 theatrical film of the same namewhich, in turn, was based on two william faulkner short stories. Watch long hot summer season 1, episode 1 the homecoming.
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