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The Misfits [1961]


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In John Huston's drama, sophisticated but emotionally crippled Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe, giving what many believe to be her strongest performance) has come to Nevada to gain a quick and easy divorce. When her landlady introduces her to aging, broken cowboy Gay Langland (Clark Gable), she finally finds herself with a worthy partner. Meanwhile, Gay and his fellow horsemen Guido and Perce (Eli Wallach and Montgomery Clift, respectively) scheme to capture a herd of wild horses. Though megawatt star power and a brilliant script by Arthur Miller failed to turn THE MISFITS into box office success (probably due a legendarily troubled shoot), time and critical reputation treated it very kindly. It was the final film for icons Gable and Monroe.

The end of an era...
Review date: 2008-06-25 Rating: 10 out of 10

At the time it was being filmed, The Misfits was supposed to be the next great American film. the screen play was written by Pulitzer prize winning Arthur Miller for his wife Marilyn Monroe. It was directed by the legendary John Huston and stared Iconic Hollywood actors Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, and Monroe. For Monroe and Gable it would be there last film. it was received well by critics when it was released but with the public it was a box office failure. America was not ready for a modern western that showed the myth of the cowboy was over and those remaining trying to live by its code were Misfits. Over the years the movie has attained a cult status. A must see for fans of Monroe, Gable, Clift, and Huston and for fans of movie history. The movie heralded a new era in Hollywood. I also have to Recommend Misfits Country for a dramatic look behind the scenes of the making of this movie---a movie within a movie so to speak.

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True Classic
Review date: 2007-11-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

Those that don't fit in must be destroyed, might be the moral of this tale, be they wild horses hunted to extinction or old cowboys left over from a simpler, certainly brutal, but perhaps more honest time. The great American adventure is over, the land is won and all must give up their freedom to become wage slaves.

Dont believe the hype
Review date: 2007-09-03 Rating: 2 out of 10


This is an almost forgotten "classic" directed by John Houston and starring many famous actors. The script is clunky and the plot is a mess.
Oh, how I wanted to love this movie. It was the last movie for both Gable and Monroe, it was set in the beautiful southwest (Reno), and it was to be a movie about free-spirits finding each other.
The movie started out well, with a great opening scene with Thelma Ritter. Unfortunately, that is the last high point of the movie (apart from the horse chase scene). In addition to accepting the unbelievable romance between sixty year old Gable and 35-year-old Marilyn, we were supposed to feel something for these characters. Not an easy thing to ask of the viewer. Wallach, Clift and Gable played dispicable, drunken losers, and Marilyn was a woman bereft of any capability to recognize it. These were all people that I wouldn't even bother with if I met them on the street. Why am I supposed to care about them in this "classic" movie?
So sad that Gable and Monroe (she spends the movie in a daze) went out on this note. The only value in seeing this movie is purely historical.



Time for a Reality Check!!!
Review date: 2007-02-24 Rating: 4 out of 10

Why are the other reviews of this film so glowing? Perhaps because The Misfits is a lesser-known film made by a great director, featuring a stellar cast (two of whom died shortly afterwards) and written by Arthur Miller. People who see the film convince themselves it's great so they can pretend that they have discovered a forgotten classic and impress their friends with their superior knowledge of film. In the real world this is a plodding film about a group of disparate misfits (Gable, Monroe, Clift, Wallach) who end up hunting Mustang horses (who, like their human counterparts, are also misfits). Very profound.

As for the individuals involved: Miller's dialogue excels in places but, in terms of plot, the script is a mess. Huston's direction is good, particularly in the scenes where the horses are chased down and captured. Gable and Wallach both give impressive performances. Clift seems to float through the film in a drunken stupor, which actually fits his character. The real problem here is Monroe. Her performance is simply annoying. She is not sensitive or spiritual but spaced out; apart from one or two moments of clarity she spends the movie in a daze.

The Misfits is not a terrible movie but it is an unremarkable one that is forgotten before you switch off the TV. Many other reviewers have awarded it 4 or even 5 stars (the top rating). I wonder if these people have seen [...] Those films may not be obscure but they are deserving of all the plaudits they receive. The Misfits is not.

Enchanting Script, Wonderful Acting, Beautiful Movie
Review date: 2006-06-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a movie, anyone with a serious interest in cinema should own, especially older cinema. What a rare find. Three excellent actors, all in their last movie. Marilyn and Montgomery are screen-stealing. Marilyn gives what is argued to be her finest dramatic performance, and she sparkles as the troubled, slightly naive but streetwise Roslyn. And yet she still oozes charm in each scene.

Clift and Clarke are wonderful, Clarke giving his usual charming persona another round but more so in a more mature manner. He also does all his own stunts, which considering his age at the time is astounding (they say this later caused stress to his heart, which killed him not too long after-- the more cynical critics would say Marilyn killed him).

It's a slowburner, there's no doubt, but nonetheless it just hypnotises you into watching it. Miller's screenplay is comendable (and one must give kudos to Monroe for not giving off a whiff of the resent she felt at having to play a part she detested, considering it to be an insult, and you can see her point as Miller incorportated some personal things into the script, which any hardcore Monroe fan will no doubt notice).

This movie is just a charmer, it can't be described in any other way. I watch it over and over, and I think any fans of Clift, Monroe and Gable will do so also. See Clarke Gable in his own domaine, Monroe as you've never seen her before, and Clift, well, playing a part that one would think perhaps hit him close to home. Watch out for a great turn in by Thelma Ritter, her usual astute, sharp and always watchable self.

"One of the most important movies of the 1960s"?? ...I should think so. Beautiful acting, beautiful script, and just a beautiful, haunting movie.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Eli Wallach
Marilyn Monroe
Clark Gable
Estelle Winwood
Montgomery Clift

Creators:
Clark Gable (Primary Contributor)
Montgomery Clift (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070005424
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-11-26
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 120 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1961-02-01
Language: Danish (Subtitled)
Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Subtitled)
Language: Norwegian (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: Swedish (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Dubbed)
Language: German (Dubbed)
Language: Italian (Dubbed)
Language: Spanish (Dubbed)

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