Monday, February 1, 2021
Patton (1970)
Watch, Patton. That's an order.
Career-defining performance by George C. Scott as the brilliant American general who was a genius on the battlefield, but kept stepping on landmines with his superiors when he opened his mouth.
Watch for fine support work from Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, Patton's mostly-patient peer.
Patton scooped up seven Oscars, including best picture, actor (Scott) and director (Franklin J. Schaffner).
Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the screenplay shortly before his masterpiece, The Godfather, came out in 1972.
Schaffner helmed this very fine film after directing
Wow, the early 1970s boasted some very fine films.
RATING: 8/10
FUN FACTS: Bill Hickman is Patton's driver. Audiences might not recognize his face, but Hickman as behind the wheel for two of cinema's most famous car chases - Bullett and The French Connection.
Michael Strong appears as Brigadier General Hobart Carver. The native of the Big Apple did a lot of television work, including multiple appearances on Hawaii Five-O and The Streets of San Francisco.
Reel Popcorn Junkie is a reporter with a newspaper in the province of Ontario in Canada. He began writing film reviews when he was a student at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont. Reel Popcorn Junkie continues to write entertainment copy for a daily newspaper, but not film reviews. Reel Popcorn Junkie always orders a regular popcorn, with no butter, when he attends the cinema.
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