Guest the anonymous forumite Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Quote One day in 1966, the Maysles brothers filmed Marlon Brando as he did what we would now call a junket, where the idea is to let scores of television reporters meet the star in order to sell his latest movie, Morituri. Brando however, had other plans: declaring that he hates being 'a hawker' he turns the situation upside down, interviewing the interviewers, mocking the vacuousness of the set-up and flat-out refusing to promote Morituri. "Don't you have ANYTHING to say about the film?" asks an exasperated journalist, to which Brando replies: "Bernie Wicky smokes the worst cigars I've ever known!". With a lesser personality, this might be perceived as the arrogant posturing of a spoiled movie-star, but the mischievous twinkle in Brando's eyes, combined with the fierce intelligence and wit of his answers, make it a joy to behold. The documentary does not get us any closer to Brando the actor, but in its half hour it does offer an insightful glimpse into the mind of a man who was too smart to go with the flow, too independent to compromise and who, throughout his life, refused to play by the rules. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-OaoU7r8KY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGdOtz6AM-Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzlXrQcT8uo bonus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSz9ZpETXhs Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 marlon brando on a roll! thanks for posting. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Quote Marlon Brando was paid $1 million in advance. He threatened to quit and keep the advance. Francis Ford Coppola told his agent that he didn't care, and if they couldn't get Brando, they would try Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford, and then Al Pacino. Brando eventually turned up late, drunk, 40kg overweight, and admitted he hadn't read the script or even "Heart of Darkness", the book it was based on. He read Coppola's script, and refused to do it. After days of arguments over single lines of dialogue, an ad-lib style script was agreed upon, and this was shot according to Brando's stipulations that he appears in shadows. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Marlon Brando was so pimp. EDIT: The 21 year old journalist is hot. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 His voice brings me back to the jungle. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 He made Streetcar one of my favourite films. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 "Your voice has a really nice quality to it. Soothing, like pulverized walnuts and sandalwood." Orsomething. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 would have been interesting to be there the first time he did acid. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 how do you do, acid? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/59609-marlon-brando/#findComment-1414369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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