Ben childress was played by john cassavetes in the fury. Since his death in 1989, john cassavettes has become incre. In a book about him the author mentioned cassavetes, who generously listed himself as 5 foot9, though he was closer to 5foot7. He turns the selfrevealing fury of a shambling vestige of roughand. Twentieth century fox home entertainment, inc a government agents son is kidnapped for his psychokinetic powers. Directed a woman under the influence, the killing of a chinese bookie, and faces. The fury stars kirk douglas, john cassavetes, and amy irving. In his own words cassavetes tells the story of his life as he lived it, day by day, year by year. These pages are dedicated to the great movie director john cassavetes through a great selection of original movie posters, storyboards, movie scripts, lobby cards and stills as director. John cassavetes gives his most sinister performance since rosemarys baby as a man who kidnaps the telepathic son of his colleague kirk douglas, aiming to turn him and similarly gifted.
This is the autobiography john cassavetes never lived to write. Im sure it was a character choice as he doesnt have much to do here. The last comparison ill give of the two is where the book fleshes more of. With john cassavetes, sidney poitier, jack warden, kathleen maguire. Supporting cast snodgress, durning, and lewis are also good. He begins with his family and childhood experiences, talks about being a highschool student, college dropout and dramaschool student. But the fury is also a science fiction movie, a satire, a caper, and a gory horror film, all rolled into one odd package.
At the time of his death he had amassed 40 unproduced screenplays, one of which, shes so lovely, was directed by his son nick in 1997. American director and actor best remembered for rosemarys baby, the dirty dozen, the fury, shadows, faces, the killing of a chinese bookie, a woman under the influence, love streams and opening night. Fury amulet, commonly called a fury, an amulet in runescape. John cassavetes, the innovative film maker deeply admired by some but scorned by others for such offcenter movies as a woman under the influence. A former cia agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son. John cassavetes was a greekamerican actor, film director, and screenwriter. Meanwhile, gillian amy irving, is worried enough about the destructive potential of her own powers to agree. Kirk douglas stars as a special agent who is searching for his child who holds special telekinesis powers but has been kidnapped by ben childress played by john cassavetes who douglas thought was his friend. Cassavetes was born in new york city in 1929 to nicholas john cassavetes. John cassavetes and gena rowlands play actors in opening night, from 1977. The fury, of the works of others such as alfred besters the demolished man and original scripts. Desperate to find him the father hires a girl with similar psychic abilities. The fury brian depalma, john farris, john cassavetes. An interview with sam irvin, intern on the fury, author of the films shooting diary and then correspondent.
He is considered a pioneer of american independent film, as he often financed his own films. The screenplay by john farris was based on his 1976 novel of the same name the film was produced by frank yablans and released by 20th century fox on march 10, 1978. December 9, 1929 february 3, 1989 was an american actor, film director, and screenwriter. Two new york city longshoremen axel nordmann, an army deserter and tommy tyler, an easygoing freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by charles malik, a notably repellent punk. A government agent john cassavetes kidnaps the telepathic son andrew stevens of an old colleague kirk douglas. Most of his films were painstakingly made over many months or years and were financed by cassavetes s. He also acted in many hollywood films, notably rosemarys baby 1968 and the dirty dozen 1967. In 1973 he wrote and directed the film dear dead delilah.
Sometimes the movies are great, sometimes not, but its always fun and recently one of the film choices was the fury, starring kirk douglas, john cassavetes, and amy irving. Fury computer game, a 3d fantasy, multiplayer, online, roleplaying game. The book is based on john farriss 1976 novel farris also wrote the screenplay. The script is accompanied by four sets of revised sheets with. Cassavetes was a visionary, badass iconoclast, and the cinema was diminished by his fartoosoon passing at 59 in 1989. In john cassavetes s first feature, shadows, which he shot in two bursts, in 1957 and 1959, largely on the streets of new york, the director featured characters ranging from a. The fury dvd brian depalma film kirk douglas john cassavetes amy irving. Shot repeatedly by lee marvin and clu gulager in a classroom the dirty dozen victor franko. Cassavetes was a pioneer of american independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially selffinanced. Some have his name and the date purchased on it which will be shown in the pictures if present.
Photo front photo back historic images part number. John cassavetes in the fury 1978 click to enlarge video arrows release boasts a new digital transfer taken from the original negative and restored by arrow, carlotta films, and shock entertainment with the supervision of james white, who also worked on arrows release of zombie flesh eaters 1979. Amy irving and andrew stevens are both sympathetic as youths attempting to live with their amazing mental powers. John cassavetes and peter falk are at the top of their game in elaine mays tangy, talky classic about mobster lowlife published. Kirk douglas, john cassavetes, carrie snodgress, charles durning. Shoots himself in the chest rather than draw against his brother robert taylor. Cassavetes on cassavetes by john cassavetes, paperback.
We watch a variety of films, but mainly of the horror andor cult genre, and rarely something within the past five years. A government agent is determined to come to his sons rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harbor his extremely powerful psychic abilities. John cassavetes, born december 9, 1929, new york, new york, u. They kidnap the most powerful psychics in order to raise them as weapons for the united states. Actor john cassavetes stars as childress in suspenseshocker, the fury. The fury opens with a scene on an israeli beach and we are introduced to peter sandza kirk douglas and his son robin andrew stevens they talk about returning home to the states and robin starting at a new school, a special school for someone with his abilities. Fury is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by john farris and though there are key similar elements between the book and the movie much was changed to amp up the horror elements for the big screen. Actress amy irving stars as gillian in a suspenseshocker, the fury. While it moreorless follows the same theme of the motion picture, they are two very different beasts think about how different the shining book and film are and you get the idea. The fury can easily be labeled in five different genres as it switches from thriller, mystery, horror, supernatural and action. Films include rosemarys baby, the dirty dozen, and opening night. Fiona lewis on starring in the fury the fury a location journal. Fury simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Final script for the 1978 science fictionhorror film, the fury, directed by brian depalma, based on the 1976 novel by john farris, written for the screen by farris and depalma, and starring kirk douglas, john cassavetes, carrie snodgrass, charles durning, and amy irving.
The fury is a very interesting mixture of science fiction, horror, action, and espionage thriller. J ohn cassavetes died in 1989 at the age of 59, having acted in a number of extremely popular mainstream movies martin ritts edge of the city, robert aldrichs the dirty dozen, roman polanskis. Douglas sets out to rescue stevens with the help of an old girlfriend carrie snodgress and another telepath amy irving. Ben childress is the boss of a very powerful and secret organization inside the cia. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name american writer and screenwriter of both adaptations of his own books e. Street date march 12, 20 available through screen archives entertainment 29. John cassavetes gives his most sinister performance since rosemary s baby as a man who kidnaps the telepathic son of his colleague kirk douglas, aiming to turn him and similarly gifted individuals into human weapons. Faces, shadows, opening night, woman under influence, husbands, love streams, gloria, and as actor. Film profile for john cassavetes, actor and director, born 9 december 1929. Cbs fox video twentieth centuryfox film corporation a young woman in chicago with telekinetic powers tries to help a father track down his own.