"And it keeps getting funnier, EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT!!!"
Posted on 10/12/2014 4:23:28 PM PDT by EveningStar
Director William Friedkin couldn't have been on more of a hot streak: "The French Connection," released in 1971, won five Oscars, and "The Exorcist," released in 1973, won two Oscars. In 1977, he released a movie he would later call the best of his career: "Sorcerer."
But "Sorcerer" was a bomb, grossing only $6 million worldwide — short of its $21 million budget — and receiving tepid initial reviews.
The existential thriller follows four criminals from around the globe as they accept a lucrative but deadly contract to transport gallons of explosive nitroglycerin across a South American jungle. The film is the second adaptation of French novel "Le Salaire de la Peur," which was adapted as "The Wages Of Fear" in 1953.
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It was a good movie that don’t get shown a lot. Its a shame but that’s hows it goes.
Nah. My daddy delivered towels to the crew filming NORTHWEST PASSAGE in 1939.
I saw it in the theater on its original release - I have the film and the soundtrack. This movie left a lasting impression on me about the ways of men. Re-watched it just a month ago. I highly recommend this film.
I remember wanting to see this movie went it came out but didn’t. . Then seeing it at a party at 3am with the sound off while wasted ... just after it went to hbo....
i recall it seem good.. but then again .. it was one of those partys
I was dating several different women at the time The Exorcist came out. Took each one to see it. Saw it 3 times. First was spooky, I got stoned and nodded off through most of the third time, LOL.
"And it keeps getting funnier, EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT!!!"
I have always enjoyed Sorcerer and The Wages of Fear. I skipped Sorcerer at the theater. Didn’t get into it til it started running on cable.
I saw Sorcerer when it first came out. I must watch it again
Great soundtrack by Tangerine Dream ____ What passed for electronic/ synth music in 1977
Off topic but recently watched THX1138 and was amazed that I had overlooked it all of these years. I’m going to check out the Sorcerer when I get a chance...
Friedkin said that if he had heard Tangerine Dream sooner, he would have had them score The Exorcist.
You Got That Right! The Music Score Was One Of My Favorite Album Soundtracks In college.
Strange how you don’t think of something for years, and then it’s everywhere. I need to see about getting Sorcerer from Netflix or somewhere. I think my wife would enjoy it too.
Was a fan of the movie and the soundtrack ever since its first release in theaters.
Excellent article thanks for posting
-— I was dating several different women at the time The Exorcist came out. Took each one to see it. Saw it 3 times. First was spooky, I got stoned and nodded off through most of the third time, LOL. -—
Supernatural movies scared the crap out of me well into my twenties. As a young teen in 1973, forget it. All I needed to hear was that people were puking in the theater. So I was shocked when my dad decided to go and see what all the hubub was about. When he came home he said, “Eh, it wasn’t that great.”
I don’t know. I still like the theme and the movie-making. Then there’s the eerie music and the poster image. There’s something different about it, like “Rosemary’s Baby” and the original “Night of the Living Dead.”
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A fine actor.
I saw Sorcerer - must have been on TV in the 80’s. It was pretty good.
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