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A number of friendships between men in Michael Cimino's "Year of the Dragon"
2019.12.21
Friendship between men in movies
When talking about ``Year of the Dragon'', the ``fight'' between the men is essential, but at the same time, it is also necessary to talk about the ``friendship'' between the men. Michael Cimino and Dino De Laurentiis appeared to hit it off, but they reportedly clashed over music.
Laurentiis used rock musicians for the movie music, as he did with Herbie Hancock for ` `A Farewell '' (1974), Queen for `` Flash Gordon '' (1980), and TOTO for ``Dune.'' They asked Cimino to hire him. Moreover, the order was for ``Asian descent.'' Cimino himself contested that. David Mansfield , who was chosen to compose the music for Year of the Dragon, was a young musician in his 20s at the time. His film music debut was in Cimino's failed film `` Heaven's Gate ''.
Starring Mickey Rourke also appeared in a small role in ``Heaven's Gate''. Christopher Walken, who was a colleague of his at Actors Studio, recommended him, who was almost unknown at the time. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for `` The Deer Hunter, '' for which Michael Cimino won the Academy Award for Best Director.
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In fact, this kind of friendship episode between actors also exists with Mickey Rourke. Detective Angelo eavesdrops on an undercover investigation in Chinatown. Leonard Telmo, who plays him, and Mickey Rourke have been friends for many years after seeing Mickey Rourke perform in a play when he was unknown. Back in the days when neither of them had any work to do, they promised that if one of them became a star, he would star the other in his own movie.
In order to fulfill that promise, Mickey Rourke, who became a star actor, co-starred with Leonard Telmo in `` Barfly '' (1987) and `` Prayer for the Dying '' (1987). The two reportedly remained friends until Leonard suddenly passed away in 2012. Mickey Rourke fans in Japan were the first to recognize Leonard, who appeared in more than 40 movies. Suntory Reserve commercial that Mickey appeared in from 1988. In a solemn atmosphere, a bartender offers Mickey a glass of whiskey in a suit. He is Leonard Telmo.
[References]
・“Year of the Dragon” theater pamphlet (Shochiku Co., Ltd. Division)
・American versionYear of the Dragon”Blu-ray Audio Commentary
・"the godfather” Written by Harlan Lebo (Sony Magazines)
・BOX OFFICE MOJO “Year of the Dragon”
Text: Takeo Matsuzaki
Film critic Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, majoring in film. After working on TV and movie sets, he turned to writing specialized in movies. Currently appearing on TV, radio, and online distribution programs such as ``Plus'' and ``Japan Group.'' He has contributed numerous articles to ``Kinema Junpo'', ``ELLE'', movie theater pamphlets, etc. Currently, he is a member of the Kinema Junpo Best Ten selection committee, a judge for the ELLE Cinema Awards, the Tanabe Benkei Film Festival, and the Creators Factory section of the Kyoto International Film Festival. Co-authored “Modern Movie Terminology Dictionary” (Kinema Junposha) and others.
"Year of the Dragon"
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