| Inchon | |
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 Movie poster for Inchon |
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Produced by | Mitsuharu Ishii |
| Written by | Robin Moore Laird Koenig |
| Starring | Laurence Olivier Jacqueline Bisset Ben Gazzara Toshiro Mifune |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Editing by | John W. Stewart Terence Herbert Young ( June 20, 1915 &ndash September 7, 1994) was a British Film director, born in Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore Jr ( October 31 1925 - February 21 2008) was an American Writer who is most Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Jacqueline Bisset (born Winnifred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset; September 13 1944) is an English actress. Biagio Anthony “Ben” Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American Actor in Television and Motion pictures. Toshirō Mifune (ja 三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō toɕiɺoː 1 April, 1920 – 24 December, 1997) was a Japanese Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer Holmes Peter Taylor Dallas Sunday Puett Michael Sheridan |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | September 17, 1982 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $46,000,000 |
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The movie was panned by reviewers as overpriced and poorly-acted. Filmed over five years, Inchon lost an estimated 44. 1 million USD. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been One of the major financial backers of Inchon was the Unification Church. The Unification Church is a New religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. Sun Myung Moon, the church's founder, was a "Special Advisor" to the film. Sun Myung Moon (born January 6 1920) is the Korean founder and leader of the world-wide Unification Church and of the larger Unification After hearing that the movie was backed by the Unification Church, the United States Department of Defense, which had supplied 1,500 troops as extras, withdrew support for the movie. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government An extra is a Performer in a Film, Television show, stage musical opera or ballet production who appears in a nonspeaking nonsinging or nondancing capacity
A portion of the movie was filmed on the USS Cleveland. It was filmed during an amphibious operation off the coast of Korea in 1978. [1]
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Origin
The story of how Sun Myung Moon became involved in movie-making is almost certainly apocryphal: One day, Sun Myung Moon began crying and could not stop. Sun Myung Moon (born January 6 1920) is the Korean founder and leader of the world-wide Unification Church and of the larger Unification To raise his spirits he took a trip to the movie theatre and the crying stopped. He saw this as a sign from God and resolved to make his own motion picture. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity.
The reverend united with a Japanese businessman, Matsusaburo Sakaguchi, who wanted to put his money into a film. He proposed a multi-million dollar epic on the life of Jesus Christ; Jesus of Nazareth had recently been well-received. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Jesus of Nazareth is a six-hour long Anglo - Italian Television Miniseries of the birth life death and resurrection of Jesus But Sun Myung Moon had other ideas. He remembered the UN forces landing at Inchon, and how the mastermind behind the landings, General Douglas MacArthur, must have been inspired by God. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Battle of Incheon (인천 상륙 작전 Incheon Sangryuk Jakjeon; Code name: Operation Chromite) was an amphibious invasion and battle of General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation.
Production
From the start it was clear Inchon would not be a cheap enterprise. The cost was to be split more or less down the middle, with Matsusaburo Sakaguchi putting up half the money, and Sun Myung Moon covering the rest from his personal fortune. But neither could have foreseen the disasters that would eventually make it - for the time - one of the most expensive motion pictures ever made.
To shoot the movie they chose British director Terence Young, a veteran of three James Bond films and the successful adaptation of Wait Until Dark. Stewart Terence Herbert Young ( June 20, 1915 &ndash September 7, 1994) was a British Film director, born in James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Wait Until Dark is a play by Frederick Knott. The mystery thriller 's Heroine is Susy Hendrix a blind Greenwich Village The lead role of General Douglas MacArthur was given to Laurence Olivier, at the time experiencing something of a renaissance as a movie star. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Olivier was to be paid one million dollars for his work, but would eventually earn more as the film went over schedule. Ben Gazzara would receive $450,000 for a secondary role, and Toshiro Mifune, Richard Roundtree and David Janssen completed the primary cast. Biagio Anthony “Ben” Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American Actor in Television and Motion pictures. Toshirō Mifune (ja 三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō toɕiɺoː 1 April, 1920 – 24 December, 1997) was a Japanese Richard Roundtree (born July 9 1942) is an American actor and former male fashion model known for portraying John Shaft in the Film David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television
Disasters that beset the production included:
- A typhoon that destroyed a recreation of the lighthouse at Inchon, requiring it to be rebuilt at huge cost. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an
- The beach landings at Inchon had to be redone after an assistant director accidentally sent the ships in the wrong direction, which ended up costing $2 million. An assistant director (AD is a person who helps the director in the making of a Movie or Television show
- The scene where General Douglas MacArthur greets the crowds in his limousine had to be shot three times. The first time, there were not enough people in the crowd. The second time, the shots did not match the first version. Finally, the producers hired a studio in Dublin especially for the scene at a total cost of $3 million.
Reaction
The film was eventually shown at Cannes in a 140 minute version that was virtually booed off the screen. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The film was then re-edited to 105 minutes, losing all of Janssen's scenes. A massive publicity campaign was launched, to no avail. Aside from the atrocious reviews, audiences were afraid that the film was being used as part of a drive by the Unification Church to recruit new members. The Unification Church is a New religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. The New York Times said that Inchon "looks like the most expensive B-movie ever made. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double "
Inchon (originally called Oh, Inchon) would end up costing $40. 8 million (Some estimates have put the figure between $65 million and $104 million, which would make it one of the biggest flops of all time). The phrase box office bomb refers to a Film for which the production and Marketing costs greatly exceeded the Revenue retained by the movie The film took just $5. 2 million at the box office, and as it was not officially released on video or DVD (nor are there any plans to do so in the foreseeable future) it has a very small chance of recouping its massive budget. Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Because the film did not have the backing of a major studio (e. g. United Artists' flop Heaven's Gate), Inchon is not often listed as an all-time box-office bomb. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Heaven's Gate is a 1980 Western movie depicting the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming
- Interviewed during production, Olivier responded:-
"People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left"
(Source-The Complete Films of Laurence Olivier, Jerry Vermilye, Citadel Press 1992)
Awards and nominations
- Won: Worst Picture
- Won: Worst Screenplay
- Won: Worst Actor (Laurence Olivier)
- Won: Worst Director (Terence Young)
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (Ben Gazzara)
See also
References
- New York Times article: "Film: 'Inchon,' at Last" by Vincent Canby (September 17, 1982), page C9 link
- The Complete Films of Laurence Olivier by Jerry Vermilye, Citadel Press, 1992
External links
- Inchon at the Internet Movie Database
- Article describing Rev. Moon's link to the movie
- Box office statistics
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