Flaming star was one of the great westerns of the 1960s but many of the scenes were filmed at night and did appear somewhat dark. But now that theyre adults, their lives have gone in different directio. The movie was filmed at paramount pictures studio, with some preproduction scenery shot on location in germany before presleys release from the army. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 38 produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 2 second unit director or assistant director 3. That flaming star is a good movie has never been in dispute amongst the few that have seen it. Jun 09, 2018 westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. Elvis recorded two other songs that were intended for use in flaming star. The movie flaming star features elvis presley and barbara eden as the main characters. His credits include film history books, dvd and bluray audio commentaries and special features.
See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and half brother. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 38 produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Multiple global locations were used for filming locations during the production of the star. There is little of his singing throughout the movie, he sings the title song and one other. Take 1 is so close to perfect that one cannot understand why more takes were needed. We are proud of a track record over 25 years developing, financing and producing awardwinning international programs, ranging from edgy half hours to classy highend feature documentaries. King creole was the first elvis movie that i saw and i found out it was a good movie. Flaming star enhanced version dvd, 1960 western movie. Elvis presley, dolores del rio, john mcintire, barbara eden, steve forrest. Feb, 2017 movies filmed in wildwood includes flaming star 1960 featuring elvis presley, gunsight ridge 1957, the wrapes of wrath 1940, duel in the sun 1946, wuthering heights 1939, clearing the range 1931, flaming frontier 1958, to the shores of iwo jima 1945 and the horse soldiers 1959. It takes a planet to create a galaxy far, far away. The andy warhols triple elvis at 7foot tall was taken from a publicity shot for the kings 1960 movie flaming star, the painting which features three identical images of musician in. All 31 elvis movies in chronological order watched non.
Elvis presley movies full list of all elvis hollywood movies. Growing up together on the streets, brothers chang and alan were inseparable. Tensely directed by don siegel, flaming star is the grittiest of elvis presleys postarmy films. The films doublepage ad in variety on november 16, 1960, promised theater owners that the film would feature elvis singing the song his fans will love mostflaming starand 3 others. Elvis presley in flaming star 1960 elvis presley movies. This movie is considered to be in the western genre. Then he came back with another colorful, glitzy musicalcomedy called blue. This unofficial dvd is an enhanced version which shows the night time scenes in moonlight and it really works very well. Elvis plays pacer burton, a halfbreed youth in the old west, torn between loyalty to the whites.
Pacer has a kiowa mother and his father was a rancher. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. With elvis presley, barbara eden, steve forrest, dolores del rio. Bekijk meer ideeen over film, mississippi en memphis. Texas might not compare to the bright lights of hollywood, but many a bigname movie has actually been filmed right here in. He lives in texas with his family and his halfbrother. The remainder of the movie is the story of the tension between his indian heritage through his mother and. Discover the lord of the rings filming locations tourism. John wayne, james stewart, vera miles, lee marvin, edmond obrien, andy devine, woody strode, john qualen, jeanette.
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in west texas, the mixedblood pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the flaming star of death pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence. A road near wildwood in thousand oaks has been named flaming star avenue after the movie. The movie isadora, directed by karel reisz, starring vanessa redgrave was filmed in rijeka, opatija, mostenica beach and maksimir in zagreb. Apr 29, 2015 10 movies you might not have known were filmed in texas. For my money, it was the best, far better than either love me tenderor charro it was another small step forward for elvis in his goal of becoming a serious actor. Most of the critical guides rate the film a solid three stars and praise the script and elvis performance. Jan 12, 2018 flaming star 1960 i have had this dvd for over 20 years and never opened it shows you how much i like this movie. Its creation, though, can be traced back to august 1956, when colonel parker negotiated a contract with 20 th century fox for the studio to produce elvis first film, love me tender. With the canny siegel in the directing chair, a very good racism tinged screenplay on the page and presley playing it straight, flaming star has good quality about it. Flaming star is a 1960 western film starring elvis presley and barbara eden, based on the book flaming lance 1958 by clair huffaker. Unlike many singers who try out their ability at acting, elvis is actually a pretty good actor. Behind the scenes of flaming star with elvis presley.
Jake gyllenhaal, heath ledger, and michelle williams starred in the movie that was about a romantic relationship between two cowboys. Texas might not compare to the bright lights of hollywood, but many a bigname movie has actually been filmed right here in the lone star state. Flaming star 2006 cast and crew in this western set on the texas frontier, pacer burton elvis presley is the mixedrace son of a white rancher john mcintire and his second wife, kiowa woman. In the spring of 1969, after a trough of several years, the public finally seemed genuinely interested in elvis presley again the nbc special had been broadcast, the first of the memphisbased, chips momanproduced comeback albums was about to be released, he was being heard on the radio again, and it probably seemed like a good idea to test the waters with some budgetpriced product. Flaming star 1960 where to stream and watch decider. Blues with flaming star and wild in the country, each one a serious, dramatic film. Its here that old nick cage made a deal with the devil to save his father. Which star wars movie was filmed entirely in the studio. According to music historian peter guralnick, the sluggish financial returns of those two films became the justification for ignoring presleys wishes and limiting him to the more profitable musical format. Hugo montenegros score, gives a spaghetti western feel to the movie. Which star wars movie was filmed entirely in the studio answers.
The film was directed by don siegel and had a working title of black star. Trenker himself filmed berge in flammen flaming mountains, inspired by an event taking place during the first world war, and mountain prisoner, with scipt by pier paolo pasolini and giorgio bassani. Pacer sides with the indians, his halfbrother clint with the whites. Flaming star suffered by comparison although flaming star was a step forward for elvis, in the end the film delivered a body blow to his aspirations of becoming a good actor. Movies filmed in wildwood includes flaming star 1960 featuring elvis presley, gunsight ridge 1957, the wrapes of wrath 1940, duel in the sun 1946, wuthering heights 1939, clearing the range 1931, flaming frontier 1958, to the shores of iwo jima 1945 and the horse soldiers 1959. Flaming star 2006 in this western set on the texas frontier, pacer burton elvis presley is the mixedrace son of a white rancher john mcintire and his second wife, kiowa woman neddy dolores. Although ghost rider was set in the deep south of texas, nick cages flaming skull the movie was filmed in and around melbourne. We compiled this list of locations on earth that stood in for key places in the star wars universe, including a few from episode vii. Flaming star reveals the acting potential of elvis more serious side. Flaming star and wild in the country were rarities in his career, nonmusicals focused on dramatic storylines. The movie won a 2nd place or runnerup prize laurel award in the category of top musical of 1960. While the film never nears the emotional and dramatic heights of the original, it was good to see what happened to the characters.
In the same way that they had earlier recorded a slowerpaced, shorter version of black star for the films finale another version of the new end title was needed. Alfred hitchcocks iconic 1963 movie, which starred tippi hedrin, rod taylor and thousands of murderous birds, was filmed in bodega and bodega bay, two. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and elvis presley photos. Flaming star suffered by comparison allthough flaming star was a step forward for elvis, in the end the film delivered a body blow to his aspirations of becoming a good actor. Andy warhol elvis flaming star portrait for auction at sothebys andy warhol sold for 81 million to a private dealer. Critics agreed that presley gave one of his best acting performances as the mixedblood pacer burton, a dramatic role. A road near wildwood in thousand oaks has been named flaming star avenue after the movie category.
My grandma was actually in this movie and met elvis. Blues is a 1960 american musical comedy film directed by norman taurog and starring elvis presley, juliet prowse, and robert ivers. Today marks twentyyears since the release of the evening star, sequel to the much beloved terms of endearment. Westerns filmed at old tucson jun 9, 2018 jun 9, 2018. Flaming star surprisingly upped the budget by filming in cinemascope, and unlike elviss later films shot on real locations as opposed to mostly rearscreened projection.
Well above average, flaming star is both an excellent elvis presley movie and a solid western on that genres terms, and highly recommended. Wild in the country was to be the only movie of elviss that actually did not make a profit at the box office. The forested areas of the mountain were used to depict hobbiton woods, where the hobbits hid from the black riders. Jan 08, 2016 flaming star surprisingly upped the budget by filming in cinemascope, and unlike elviss later films shot on real locations as opposed to mostly rearscreened projection. The andy warhols triple elvis at 7foot tall was taken from a publicity shot for the kings 1960 movie flaming star, the painting which features three identical images of musician in a gunslinging pose.
Flaming star, elvis presleys sixth motion picture, opened in theaters around the country in december 1960. The man who shot liberty valance paramount 1962 directed by. Choose between your white father and your kiowa mother sam burtons second wife neddy is indian, their son pacer a halfbreed. Flaming star elvis presley cover by danny verone youtube. Flaming star is a 1960 american western film starring elvis presley and barbara eden, based on the book flaming lance 1958 by clair huffaker. I had seen flaming star before on tv, as i had seen all of elvis movies. Brokeback mountain was based in wyoming and some of the movie was shot there. The most accessible filming location in wellington is mount victoria, which is within walking distance of the central city. Other wellington locations include the hutt river between moonshine and totara park, which played the. Flaming lance, black heart, black star, flaming heart, flammender stern. The result is a beautifully lensed western that tries but nobly fails to tell the story of inherent racism amongst white settlers and native americans.
Apache land where this was filmed is only 45 minutes from my house in az. The movie is a biography of the 1920s dancer isadora. In fact almost all the city locations were found within a 20km radius of melbourne. As struggle starts between the whites and the kiowas, the burton family is split between loyalties. Clint eastwood starred in the western, the outlaw josey wales. But revenge of the sith was mostly studio while only a few scenes were realworld locations. Stuart galbraith iv is the kyotobased film historian and publishereditor of world cinema paradise. The contract gave fox an option on two future presley films. All 31 elvis movies in chronological order watched nonstop.
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