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Old 06-22-2005, 05:25 AM   #1 of 17
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FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #132 - The Films of RICHARD BROOKS


THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #132 - The Films of RICHARD BROOKS


Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

RICHARD BROOKS

Fever Pitch (1985)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
$ (1971)
The Happy Ending (1969)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Professionals (1966)
Lord Jim (1965)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Something of Value (1957)
The Catered Affair (1956)
The Last Hunt (1956)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
The Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Battle Circus (1953)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
The Light Touch (1952)
Crisis (1950)



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Old 06-22-2005, 05:26 AM   #2 of 17
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Seen 19
* Own 1

Fever Pitch (1985)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
$ (1971)
The Happy Ending (1969)
In Cold Blood (1967)
* The Professionals (1966)
Lord Jim (1965)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Something of Value (1957)
The Catered Affair (1956)
The Last Hunt (1956)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
The Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Battle Circus (1953)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
The Light Touch (1952)
Crisis (1950)



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Old 06-22-2005, 06:20 AM   #3 of 17
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Wrong Is Right (1982)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
The Professionals (1966)
Lord Jim (1965)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)


I've bought The Professionals twice on dvd, great western. Wrong is Right was called The Man With the Deadly Lens over here in Britland, in a lame attempt to make it sound Bond'ish, since Sean Connery was starring.



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Old 06-22-2005, 08:06 AM   #4 of 17
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Fever Pitch (1985)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
$ (1971)
The Happy Ending (1969)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Professionals (1966)

Lord Jim (1965)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Something of Value (1957)
The Catered Affair (1956)
The Last Hunt (1956)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
The Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Battle Circus (1953)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
The Light Touch (1952)
Crisis (1950)


Bolded films I've seen. Probably seen a few of the others as well.



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Old 06-22-2005, 09:22 AM   #5 of 17
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RICHARD BROOKS

Seen: 9
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Battle Circus (1953)
Crisis (1950)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)


A perfect example of a director who gets an A for craftsmanship, which means nothing to me, since each of these films gets an F for overall grade. I didn't find anything to like about any of them. Battle Circus is the most interesting, but only because it's an early film about MASH units in Korea, but pales compared to the weakest episode in the tv show, not to mention the movie.



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Old 06-22-2005, 09:45 AM   #6 of 17
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1. The Professionals - B+
2. Elmer Gantry - B

Own: 0

Interested in Blackboard Jungle, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and a couple of others.



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Old 06-22-2005, 12:12 PM   #7 of 17
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Rated from to
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Richard Brooks
May 18, 1912 - Mar 11, 1992

Fever Pitch (1985)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
$ (1971)
The Happy Ending (1969)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Professionals (1966)
Lord Jim (1965)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Something of Value (1957)
The Catered Affair (1956)
The Last Hunt (1956)
Blackboard Jungle (1955) (Own the DVD)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
The Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Battle Circus (1953)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
The Light Touch (1952)
Crisis (1950)

Seen 13
Own 1




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