They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Escritores:

Horace McCoy (novel)
James Poe (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 septiembre 1970 (Alemania Occidental)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

People are the ultimate spectacle

Plot:

The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.

Plot Keywords:

Dance Marathon | Actress | 1930s | Sexual Favor | Hallucination

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

testament

Reparto

Jane Fonda	...	Gloria
Michael Sarrazin	...	Robert
Susannah York	...	Alice
Gig Young	...	Rocky
Red Buttons	...	Sailor
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Ruby
Michael Conrad	...	Rollo
Bruce Dern	...	James
Al Lewis	...	Turkey
Robert Fields	...	Joel
Severn Darden	...	Cecil
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Shirl
Madge Kennedy	...	Mrs. Laydon
Jacquelyn Hyde	...	Jackie
Felice Orlandi	...	Mario

También conocida como:

Danzad, danzad, malditos (Spain) [es]
El baile interminable (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

129 min (original version) | USA:120 min (current version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco | Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA

Compañía:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivialidades:

Sydney Pollack shot some of the frightening derby sequences himself, donning a pair of roller skates to get right in the action with the frantically heel/toe-ing actors.

Errores:

Anacronismos: The Edward Heyman/Johnny Green song "Easy Come Easy Go", which is used as the film's title theme and is performed by a singer at the fictional dance marathon, was not published until 1934 (two years after the film's 1932 setting).

Citas:

Policeman: Why'd you do it, kid?
Robert: Because she asked me to.
Policeman: Obliging bastard. Is that the only reason you got, kid?
Robert: They shoot horses, don't they?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Cybill: They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They? (#2.8)" (1995)

Banda de Sonido:

Sweet Sue, Just You

testament

this is one of my all-time favorite films.

jane fonda's 'gloria beatty' is one of the best heroines in movie history (along with "klute"'s 'bree daniels', her other foray into genius).

sydney pollack's direction, particularly in the 'sprint' sequences, is terrific, probably the best of his career (save, perhaps, "tootsie", its emotional opposite).

i once got a bartender in a gay biker club to play this on the monitors behind the music. the film is so wonderfully shot and edited that any rock or soul or pop song played superbly to its images alone. the patrons stopped their conversations (among other activities) and watched, transfixed, until it was over, whereupon applause rang out and my drinks were free.

if that isn't a testament to the power of "they shoot horses, don't they?" i'd like to hear of a better one.