Detour dvd detour 1945 is a film noir classic that stars tom neal andann savage. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route. Public domain story about a hitchhiker who is trying to get home to his fiancee. The film can be considered germanys response to love actually. The ending was really heartrending and shocking it left my mouth opened. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them. The gimmicky neonoir detour feels like a film school project. Detour spins the forbidding tale of al roberts tom neal, a pianoplayer in a smoky new york nightclub. Rent detour 20 starring neil hopkins and brea grant on dvd and bluray. Along the way he makes wrong turns and gets involved in an accidental death of the man who picks him up and with. Detour is one of the blackest film noir ever produced during the classic 1935 to 1955 period.
Widow shirley ulmer, in a 1983 interview, said he died a disappointed man. A woman is asked to spy on a group of nazi friends in south america. Instead, detour pays tribute to classic movies, especially to another movie called detour from 1946 which harper watches in one scene. She has received national attention for both her acting work as well as her use of social media and. Released january 20th, 2017, detour stars tye sheridan, bel powley, emory cohen, gbenga akinnagbe the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 46 out of 100 on. There were also a couple of twists that were so jawdropping and clever. Haskell to provide an address when they go to sell the car. The movie was adapted by martin goldsmith from his own novel, and was directed by edgar g. Cast and crew credits for detour, 1946, directed by edgar g. Al roberts, a new york nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to. Detour is without a doubt an intense and nailbiting film worth watching. Jan 20, 2017 he also spends some time, because hes a film buff, watching detour, the grimy 1945 nobudget noir directed by edgar g. So lets just say that the film has something up its sleeve, but that its more. Detour official movie site starring tye sheridan, emory.
The films darkness in both style and content owes much to its fabled director, edgar g. Ulmer, with tom neal, ann savage, claudia drake, at turner classic movies. The film was released in the united states on 20 january 2017 by magnet releasing. Hes hitchhiking through arizona when hes picked up by a man by the name of charles haskell. Filled with wouldbewitty dialogue, detour takes a choose your own adventure approach to its twistfilled narrative about a college student whose attempts for revenge go very wrong. Chance events trap hitchhiker al roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble. I had a great time with it though, laughing all the way, never quite sure if i was meant to or not. Detour is a 2016 british thriller film written and directed by christopher smith. Weve shot all over the world and have proudly produced and delivered professional, innovative film and video content for some of todays most influential. The film stars tye sheridan, stephen moyer, emory cohen, bel powley, john lynch, gbenga akinnagbe and reine swart. It is a romantic comedy that sets out to resolve the love troubles of several endearing characters before christmas is over. Detour is such an intense distillation of noir that it continually threatens to topple over into parody. Smith draws a direct connection between the hardedged sexiness of that films star ann savage and the offbeat good looks of powley, whose hair here is platinumized, and who would look drawn even if the side.
Brea grew up in marshall, texas and earned a ba and ma in american studies from the university of texas. Filme online gratis filme 2020 hd subtitrate fsgratis. Tye sheridan was indeed excellent in this film as he is in every single one of his filmography. His fiancee sue claudia drake also performs at the.
In hollywood, they rent an apartment, posing as mr. This movie from hollywoods poverty row, shot in six days, filled with technical errors and hamhanded narrative, starring a man who can only pout and a woman who can only sneer, should have faded from sight soon after it was released in 1945. Media in category detour 1945 film the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. An atlanta cabbie is forced to change his plans when he decides to drive an unlikely passenger. Tom neal ann savage claudia drake edmund macdonald tim ryan. Alles ist liebe love is all this is a popular german christmas film from 2014.
Drowning his sorrows in whiskey harper ends up drinking with johnny ray emory cohen brooklyn, a tough redneck who offers to take care of vincent. He also spends some time, because hes a film buff, watching detour, the grimy 1945 nobudget noir directed by edgar g. The film is closer to a simple stage play than a movie, with little more than three actors and two principal sets. Not a film id use to introduce people to the catagory. Al roberts, a new york nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to hollywood to meet his girlfriend sue. Detour is a tautly efficient thriller that fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with. However, vera learns from a newspaper that haskells wealthy father is near. Explain only the first part of the gimmick, and you leave the reader with false expectations about how the movie is put together. Ulmers lowbudget hardboiled classic and a key plot device from one of hitchcocks finest, detour is a movie built from unabashed nods toward a thriller. Brea grant is an actress best known for her role on the hit nbc series, heroes, the showtime original series, dexter, and rob zombies halloween 2.
Afraid the police wouldnt believe the truth, al takes the mans identity. Detour subtitles 34 subtitles subtitles download movie. Christopher smiths 90sstyle neonoir detour has a narrative structure that poses a minor challenge to critics. Ulmer, tom neal, ann savage, claudia drake february 27, 2019 in flashback, new york nightclub pianist al roberts hitchhikes to hollywood to join his girl sue. Detour film synonyms, detour film pronunciation, detour film translation, english dictionary definition of detour film. Ulmer and starring tom neal and ann savage al roberts is a piano player at a rather seedy nightclub in new york city. Written by martin goldsmith, based on his 1939 novel detour. Once in a while, you find a movie that had no advertising, no publicity, and shines like a diamond. It was adapted by martin goldsmith and martin mooney uncredited from goldsmiths 1939 novel of the same name, and released by the producers releasing corporation, one of the socalled poverty row film studios in mid20thcentury hollywood.
A young law student blindly enters into a pact with a hoodlum who offers to kill his stepfather a man he feels is responsible for the accident that sent his mother into a coma. Were a band of explorers comprised of world class producers and directors, content creators, virtual reality pioneers, accomplished creatives and postproduction experts. Released january 20th, 2017, detour stars tye sheridan, bel powley, emory cohen, gbenga akinnagbe the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a. Detour, called by many the ultimate film noir, made on a shoestring budget, and utilizing nightfornight cinematography, creates a bleak, uncompromising, pessimistic nightmare world where its. Young law student harper blames his powerful stepfather vincent. Detour 2016 r 1h 37m thriller movies convinced his stepfather caused the crash that left his mother in a coma, a law student drunkenly agrees to his murder, then cant rescind the deal. The film was released by the producers releasing corporation prc, one of the socalled poverty row film studios.
Ulmer, tom neal, ann savage, claudia drake february 27, 2019 in flashback, new york nightclub pianist al roberts hitchhikes to hollywood to. Detour is a 1945 film noir thriller that stars tom neal and ann savage. Weve shot all over the world and have proudly produced and delivered professional, innovative film and video content for some of todays most influential brands. With tom neal, ann savage, claudia drake, edmund macdonald. Law student and allaround good guy harper tye sheridan mud, the tree of life suspects his stepdad vincent stephen moyer true blood of causing the car crash that landed his mother in a coma. Detour is a movie so filled with imperfections that it would not earn the director a passing grade in film school. With johnny at the wheel of the muscle car, they head into the noir terrain of the californianevada desert with dp christopher ross subbing cape town, south africa, locations to striking effect. This movie from hollywoods poverty row, shot in six days, filled with technical errors and hamhanded narrative, starring a man who can only pout and a woman who can only sneer, should have faded from sight soon after it was. If any one of the 90s quentin tarantino copycats remade sliding doors, this neonoir would be the result, even down to the casting of john lynch, who starred in the 1998 film. That it comes so early in the cycle is kinda bizarre. Yes, one of the characters needs a fist in the mouth. Detour is a 1945 film about a hitchhiker who takes on a dead mans identity only to face blackmail from an unscrupulous woman directed by edgar g. It was adapted by martin goldsmith and martin mooney uncredited from goldsmiths 1939 novel of the same name, and released by the producers releasing corporation, one of the socalled poverty row film studios in mid20thcentury hollywood in 1992, detour was.
When his girlfriend sue lights out to hollywood to try and make it in the movies, al follows her. Continua a leggere a cinema lesson with enzo monteleone and francesco bruni. And the name harper comes from a 1966 paul newman movie sheridans character has a poster from it in his room. Detour 1945 in new york, piano player al roberts tom neal laments when his singer girlfriend, sue harvey claudia drake, leaves for hollywood, calif. My name is william dickerson, the writerdirector of the film well, i technically wrote the film with my screenwriting partner, dwight moody, but writerdirector has such a nice ring to it, doesnt it. Neonoir detour starring tye sheridan, bel powley and. Aug 17, 2007 detour is such an intense distillation of noir that it continually threatens to topple over into parody. Watch detour movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Detour is a 1945 american film noir directed by edgar g. Welcome fellow surfersoftheweb and film fanatics to the official website of detour. The film was adapted by martin goldsmith and martin mooney from goldsmith. Dec 24, 2014 detour is a 1945 film noir thriller that stars tom neal and ann savage. With tye sheridan, emory cohen, bel powley, stephen moyer. Aug 02, 2011 public domain story about a hitchhiker who is trying to get home to his fiancee.