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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 6, 2007 - 09:30pm PT
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Just saw a stack of old Clint movies and the guy did flicks like none other. I'm not saying he was the best but nobody did what he did.
And some really hilarious shite as well. In the Outlaw Josey Wales (Sp??) he repeatedly spits tobacco juice right onto the head of a stray dog. It happens like five times in one movie. You gotta wonder about the executive decision to have Clint hocking chaw juice on the cur's grill just for the f*#k of it. It's hilarious to watch, that's for sure.
Those speghetti westerns he did were classic thanks to Leone and the other (famous) Italian composer doing the soundtrack.
JL
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Teri Gross did a great interview w/ him on Fresh Air earlier this year if you're interested in digging it up.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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The Gauntlet
"My GUN Clyde!"
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there... yeah... i remember those days and all his westerns... they were differnt... he did great character stuff.. and had his own odd dry humor (his character, i mean).... the MULE FOR SISTER SARAH... had some of that humor and the outlaw josie wales, too...
the movies held your interest, by his facial moves, whether stoic, or his "zeroing in mode" .... the characters were always deeper than one would reckon, if you took an inner look...and and applied it to the full story lines...
interesting, and different... thanks for the share...
**and to think he started out as a "suposedly" simple rowdy yates on rawhide.... another character that had more depth, than one would think, at first...
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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My favorite was when Clint showed up at the Oscars for Million Dollar Baby, and Clint himself was like 70 or so, and he brought his mom!!!
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flyingkiwi1
Trad climber
Seattle WA
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From the same TOJW scene, paraphrasing:
"I think we all died a little in that damn war."
One of cinema's more powerful forgive-and-forget statements.
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Prod
Social climber
Charlevoix, MI
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Not an Eastwood quote but a gud-un, one of the best from an Eastwood flick IMHO.
"I, Hatchet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, do leaveth my rifle to the next thing who finds it, Lord hope he be a white man. It is a good rifle, and kilt the bear that kilt me. Anyway, I am dead. Sincerley, Hatchet Jack."
Prod.
IDIOT EDIT As noted below, this is a Redford flick not an Eastwood flick. Duh, I'm a moron, sorry.
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fairweather
Mountain climber
Roseville, CA
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Largo - Don't I remember hearing you tell about getting stoned with Clint on the Lost Arrow during training for Eiger Sanction? Or was it some other formation?
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WBraun
climber
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Just saw Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood movie.
When is Eastwood gonna be a Park Ranger?
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survival
Big Wall climber
arlington, va
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Hey, what about when the trainer/assasin chick peeled her blouse to get him to keep running in Eiger Sanction? Damn, that'll make you want to go climbing, or training....or running....
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Hatchet Jack quote above is from Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redfort.
That Goerge was a climbing fool...(mod to keep it "G" rated" but if that ain't a big wall rack, I dont' know what is...)
The summit mantle...
"If you hauled beer up this rock, you're insane!"
"I might be crazy, but I ain't insane. I didn't carry it, you did. It's in your pack" Then he pulls out a six of OLYMPIA beer!!! The horror!
"Christ, I oughta throw you off this rock!"
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Clint just keeps turning 'em out... Unforgiven, top five western of all time. Million Dollar Baby...whew..that was heavy.
That guy rulez!
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pc
climber
East of Seattle
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Talk about a guy who's career has been one pleasant surprise after another. Just when you think it couldn't get any better than Pale Rider and Unforgiven you get Bird and Mystic River.
His son, a jazz bassist, just came through Seattle a short time ago and I had a chance to hear him for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised. I recommend his Paris Blue album. Big Noise is a total kick.
pc
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NMClimber
climber
Carlsbad Ca
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Clint Eastwood for President!
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sketchyy
Trad climber
Vagrant
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My favorite is when the carpetbagger is trying to sell josey whales a cure-all elixer, and josey spits tabaco juice on his white suit and ask "how's it for stains?"
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Play Misty for Me, if you haven't watched that movie trippin', you haven't lived.
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toyon
climber
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"I tried to climb it twice, it tried to kill me twice."
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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If I hadn't seen so many of his films I'd figure he was an NBA star judging from the number of women he's impregnated.
He's my hero.
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