Swap in cliff martinezs synth score for holmess and youd have serious montage deja vu, punctuated by vistas caught with that same jaundicecolored filter. Haywire s plot borders on the senile, it is that obtuse. Michael tuchner, billy goldenberg, and michael arciaga. An oldie 1980 tv movie, one of the best, with jason robards and lee remick, about a famous family, based on a book, written by one of the daughters, brooke hayward. Gina carano michael fassbender ewan mcgregor bill paxton channing tatum. Watch as gina carano rehearses a fight scene in steven soderberghs actionthriller, now available on bluray and dvd.
Into the cinematic dead zone of january comes haywire to kick off the new movie year on a sexy action high. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The true story of a golden years of hollywood family gone haywire. That said, the story itself is a fairly old one in this genre, and aside from the fact that haywire is told in a nonlinear fashion, it doesnt have much to add. Haywire features many fine, recognizable actors in small roles. Jan 14, 2012 if anything, haywire is most closely linked to last years contagion, a kindred effort in style, theme, and valuemarring detachment. This is a nice little soderbergh snack for his fans until his next big time release. Her character, mallory kane, is a former marine working for a private firm that is contracted by the american government to carry out badass missions that take place in exciting places, such as barcelona and dublin, making this film a pretty typical spythriller. After a mission to rescue a hostage in barcelona, mallory is quickly dispatched.
This isnt the first time soderbergh has built a film around a nonprofessional actress to showcase her realworld talents. Carano is a former mma fighter, and her background makes her a natural. The movies flashback scenes may seem quick and confusing at first, as names, places and hollywood stars quickly come and go, but its all designed to keep us securely strapped in through the twists and turns till we recognize the real focus. Steven soderberghs latest, a globetrotting thriller, illustrates just how seasoned a director hes become. Regardless lem dobbs script is intriguing and has enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. Films haywire is a 2011 actionthriller film directed by steven soderbergh, starring gina carano, michael fassbender, ewan mcgregor, bill paxton, channing tatum, antonio banderas, and michael douglas. Haywire, a 1980 american tv movie based on the autobiography by brooke hayward. Based on brooke haywards 1977 family biography, this twopart 1980 madefortelevision movie is interesting viewing for those wanting to glean a little insight as to why two members of one of hollywoods successful families should.
Haywire 1980 starring lee remick, jason robards, deborah raffin, hart bochner, dianne hull song. Action film doesnt get more grounded and more solid than haywire steven soderbergh is one of those filmmakers who i can easily trust, by that i mean whenever i hear theres a film made by soderbergh, you can count me in because i know ill be treated with good stories handled by a master who always aims to dig deeper and find those extra layers. The main female character is shown in sexy outfits and poses. Haywire is yet again a fine film that has a good story, good cast an effective directing to create something unique to watch. Sounds good to this feminist the first time id ever heard of the film haywire, a friend described it to me as the next bourne identity, but with a woman instead of a man. Haywire full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound on. When cheyne lempe and dave allfrey set out to climb first ascents on the big walls of baffin island, they brought along a camera. Haywire is a 2011 action thriller film directed by steven soderbergh, starring gina carano, michael fassbender, ewan mcgregor, bill paxton, channing tatum, antonio banderas, and michael douglas. Jan 18, 2012 there must be freudian insights explaining why so many young males respond positively to superwomen as heroines. Charles haywire patoshik, a fictional character from the u. Watch haywire full movie in hd visit after fleeting marriages to henry fonda and william wyler, margaret sullava. Haywire tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Like any true adventure, things dont go as planned. With lee remick, jason robards, deborah raffin, dianne hull. Haywire 1980 it can be argued that lee remick never gave a bad performance. Parents need to know that haywire is an action movie starring former mixed martial arts fighter gina carano fight girls. Expect plenty of kicking, punching, and beating, as well as shootings, dead bodies, and some blood. Cast and crew credits for haywire, 1980, directed by michael tuchner, with lee remick, mary gregory, bill cort, at turner classic movies. In haywire, brooke details her experience of growing up immersed in the glamorous and extravagant lifestyle afforded by her. This is a character so full of knotty quirks that she defies any simple description. Cheyne lempe provides a gripping story of risk, success, and failure, featuring incredible visuals that. Buy haywire dvd full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound at.
Promo for the wednesday may 14, 1980 cbs special movie presentation haywire. Last summer we saw the first trailer for steven soderberghs bmovie action experiment in which mma star gina carano beats the hell out of an bigname cast that includes channing tatum, ewan. In my opinion steven soderburghs film is good but a little too antiseptic for its own good. The sleek 2009 drama the girlfriend experience saw porn star sasha grey portray a tony new york call girl who similarly dominates a slew of male power figures as a showrunning independent contractor.
She must then set out to find out why she was betrayed and take revenge on everyone involved. A film like this cannot justify its existence by style and a supposedly cool soundtrack alone. Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. Offers a moral message about people who treat their relationships carelessly. Based on autobiography of brooke hayward, daughter of famous broadway producer leland hayward and actress margaret sullavan, who grows up in the glamorous, cruel and emotionally unstable world of her parents. In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star joan crawford faye. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. And it clearly thinks its viewers are morons as well as it has the urgent need to explain everything we already know. Behind the perfect family facade and glamorous lifestyle, brooke hayward deborah raffin is miserable. The topic of this article may not meet wikipedias notability guideline for television. I like soderbergh, but he really overplays his hand here.
The result is a well executed action thriller that is quite different. Haywire 1980 behind the perfect family facade and glamorous lifestyle, brooke hayward deborah raffin is miserable. The rogue spy drama is a classic tale told by many screenwriters in many ways, but director steven soderberg creates a fastpaced and highly entertaining joyride of a film in which the talented cast trades hard hits and sharp wits to great effect. Based on brooke haywards 1977 family biography, this twopart 1980 madefortelevision movie is interesting viewing for those wanting to glean a little insight as to why two members of one of hollywoods successful families should commit suicide in 1960. Haywire isbn 9780307739599 is a 1977 memoir by actress and writer brooke hayward born 1937, daughter of theatrical agent and producer leland hayward and actress margaret sullavan. Magnum 1980 streaming vf saison 1 films en streaming sans pub, streaming magnum 1980 streaming vf saison 1 film en francais, magnum 1980 streaming vf saison 1 streaming vf papstream, magnum 1980 streaming vf saison 1 film streaming gratuit vf complet hd, magnum 1980 streaming vf saison 1 streaming bonne qualite, voir magnum 1980 streaming vf. Haywire, technically the name of a hayward estate, is a metaphor for what this family went through. A film like haywire has no lasting significance, but its a pleasure to see an alist director taking the care to make a firstrate genre thriller. Mallory kane gina carano, the lead operative of a private military contractor that does work for the cia, is betrayed by her employer after a hostage rescue mission in barcelona. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Her mother, famous actress margaret sullavan lee remick, is trying to keep her crumbling. When a former marineturnedblack ops agent is framed for murder by her own people, she goes on the run to clear her name and exact revenge.
Money, madness, murder, where she gave one of the greatest miniseries performances of all time in a true story. Knowing her survival depends on learning the truth behind the doublecross, mallory uses her blackops training to set a. Her missions take her to the worlds most dangerous areas. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. After mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, shes betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Carano, a mixed martial arts fighter, performs her own stunts in the film. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Hired out by a contractor to various global entities, mallory kane gina carano is a highly trained operative who takes on dangerous assignments that governments cant authorize. That may have been lees best work, but wait until you see haywire, where lee plays actress margaret sullavan, alongside jason robards as her husband leland. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. A film like this cannot justify its existence by style and. Haywire 1 hours and 33 minutes movie 2012 freelance covert operative mallory kane is hired out by her handler to various global entities to perform jobs which governments cant authorize and heads of state would rather not know about. A network promo from may 1980 for the television movie based on the brooke hayward memoir and starring lee remick, jason robards, deborah raffin, dianne hull, hart bochner, linda gray, and richard.
At science fiction and comics conventions, a woman wearing a fetishistic superhero costume will almost certainly be the focus of a circle of intent fanboys. Haywire 1980 cbs special movie presentation promo youtube. From where i stand haywire is a little too artsy to completely satisfy the action crowd and too lowbrow to satisfy the highbrows. But in looking at soderberghs oeuvre, greys debut isnt the. The score is by northern irish dj and composer david holmes.
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