Fuller wrote his first screenplay for hats off in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the western i shot jesse james 1949. Director samuel fullers films shock corridor and the naked kiss. An uncompromising adaptation of david goodis bleak and beautiful pulp novel of the same name, street of no return follows a crooked path through a noir underworld inhabited by keith carradine as a downonhisluck former rock star looking for redemption in all the wrong places. This list of feature films directed by fuller is believed to be complete. He was born samuel michael fuller in worcester, massachusetts, the son of jewish parents, such as benjamin rabinovitch who died in 1923 when his son was 11. T hough shot in a drumtight 10 days, and on a low budget, writerdirector samuel fullers raw, punchy noirwestern forty guns isnt a film of halfmeasures. But in essence, the story he s tackling here, based on a david goodis novel, calls out to a pulpy melodrama film noir from the 50s ala pickup on south street. Pickup on south street will be the last noir film ill be covering for a while, differing in many ways from the more recent noir ive covered.
Keith ian carradine was born on the 8th august 1949 in san mateo, california, usa and is an actor, singer and songwriter, most famous for his roles in the 1975 musical comedydrama nashville, as well as in deadwood and dexter tv series. Fuller being fuller, what he loves about journalism includes heaving, steamspouting printing presses, and being covered in ink, and getting into fistfights with goons from the rival paper, and being fired cause ya got principles and yer not gonna send a man to the chair ta sell papers. The last, street of no return, was a frenchfinanced project shot in 1987 during seven weeks in lisbon, portugal with a multinational cast. Echoing the doubleentendre of the title the pickup is politicalthe passing on. Maverick director samuel fuller shares his movie plans at the 1992 edinburgh film festival duration. American film actors, actors from california and american television actors. Samuel michael fuller august 12, 1912 october 30, 1997 was an american screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for lowbudget, understated genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system. Fuller wrote his first screenplay for hats off in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the. Sep 17, 2016 a look back at the work of film master samuel fuller. He may not have the name recognition of an alfred hitchcock or a john ford, but from his first film, 1949s i shot jesse james, to his final feature, street of no return, in 1989, samuel fuller has left an indelible mark on american motion pictures.
Samuel fullers b post noir films are not like anyone elses. Ferdinand griffon jeanpaul belmondo runs into him at a paris party and asks, ive always wanted to know, what is cinema, exactly. He was also seen in 1985s trouble in mind and 1988s the moderns, which saw him as an american artist in 1930s paris. Street of no return dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. By the 1940s, he was a novelist and screenwriter, but when the japanese bombed pearl harbor on dec. White dog is a 1982 american drama film, which samuel fuller directed from a screenplay he and curtis hanson had dramatized, which, in turn, they based on romain garys 1970 novel of the same name. It opened two years later to moderate success in europe. A rock starturnedbum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, reclaims his forgotten past after viewing a music video and seeks revenge against the mobster who maimed him. Jerry lewis in france jerry lewis used to be one of the biggest stars in america, until america got tired of him, stopped going to his movies, and only let him appear in public once a year to host a telethon for the muscular dystrophy association. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. Street of no return 1989 falkenau, the impossible 1988 thieves after dark 1984. Fuller returned to directing that same year, but found it nearly impossible to complete. Carradine was born in san mateo, california, the son of actress and artist sonia sorel nee henius and actor john carradine. Tolly nurtures a near sociopathic purity of purpose behind his crooked smile and twinkling eyes.
Keith carradine is a member of the following lists. Previously yagya productions, duke mass media has successfully created critically acclaimed film and tv content for a lot more than 30 years. Samuel fuller 191297 was born samuel rabinovitch, in worcester, massachusetts. Samuel fuller has 31 books on goodreads with 2371 ratings. Keith carradine, bill duke, velentina vargas mpaa rating.
With keith carradine, valentina vargas, bill duke, andrea ferreol. Fullers talents as a writer brought him, inevitably, to hollywood, where he found success as a screenwriter for hire while also starting to write pulp novels. But in essence, the story hes tackling here, based on a david goodis novel, calls out to a pulpy melodrama film noir from the 50s ala pickup on south street. Oct 15, 2014 some great raw bts footage of in this 11minute clip of sam fuller directing his movie street of no return in 1988. Carradine was born in san mateo, california, the son of actress. The daring films of maverick american filmmaker samuel fuller 1912 1997 were so far ahead of their time that only now are they fully appreciated as some of the most bravely outspoken, politically progressive and visually audacious works of the hollywood. Samuel fullers adaptation of the david goodis novel street of. Samuel michael fuller august 12, 1912 october 30, 1997 was an american screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for lowbudget genre movies with controversial themes. Not the best fuller film by a long shot, but still watchable. Maximillian schell as stanislaus pilgrin in return from the ashes 1965. Find samuel fuller movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The festivals hometown, sodankyla, finland, named a street samuel fullerin katu, samuel fuller s street. Martin scorsese v roli pruvodce americkym filmem tv film 1994 tigrero.
Like many crimefilm directors, fuller regards his crooks fondly as the people whore. I shot jesse james 1949 the baron of arizona 1950 the steel helmet 1951 fixed bayonets. He was born samuel michael fuller in worcester, massachusetts, the son of benjamin rabinovitch, a jewish immigrant from russia, and rebecca baum, a jewish immigrant from poland. Whereas nicholas rays in a lonely place is driven by interior, emotional concerns, samuel fullers film is focuses on the realm of the social. Street of no return is and is not a real return to form for maverick bmovie director samuel fuller, chiefly because he never really lost a form in the first place. Renowned director samuel fullers final film stars keith carradine as a former pop music star. The list contains the best, new and most relevant tear gas movies ordered by relevance. After immigrating to the united states, the familys surname was changed from rabinovitch to fuller, a name possibly inspired by a doctor who arrived in america on the mayflower.
The world of pickup on south street is familiar to admirers of fullers other films, abounding in a lurid cavalcade of unforgettable oddballs who collectively show america to be a place of cracked schemers and dreamers working for their own interests. Samuel michael fuller august 12, 1912 october 30, 1997 was an american screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for lowbudget, understated genre. He was 11 when his father died and his mother moved with her seven children to new york. Street of no return opens with a hammer slamming ruthlessly into a face, a visceral image expressive of the shocking confrontational cinema that fuller continued to make right up to his final films. The steel helmet, a war movie released just 2 years prior, is just as engaging and helped to secure fuller. As it acquaints us with tombstone, arizona, the parched cochise county town where its action takes place, the 1957 film does so with an unbroken dolly shot that runs the entire length of main street, taking in something like 50plus.
Sonys 7dvd box set the samuel fuller collection features only two movies that fuller directed the crimson kimono and underworld u. A towering figure in the history of independent film, director samuel fuller unleashed his deeply personal, highly stylized vision of society teetering between greatness and disaster in such polarizing films as the steel helmet 1951, pickup on south street 1953, shock corridor 1963, the naked kiss 1964 and the big red one 1980. With street of no return, fuller ended his career by taking literal. Fullers work as a crime reporter introduced him to the underworld, prisons and executions. Fuller returned to directing that same year, but found it nearly impossible to complete a feature film. Street of no return 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fuller kept himself financially afloat by working as a gun for hire on the shortlived western series the iron horse abc, 19661968 and uncredited script revisions on peter bogdanovichs targets 1968, among other films. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia.
Sam fuller took david goodis book about a singer in full running downward mobility who is forced to deal with those who helped put him on. Street of no return is and is not a real return to form for maverick b movie director samuel fuller, chiefly because he never really lost a form in the first place. Samuel fuller biography, movie highlights and photos. Too often dismissed as little more than a genre filmmaker, samuel fuller was instead one of the earliest and most uncompromising forces in american independent cinema. His paternal halfbrothers are david carradine and bruce carradine, his maternal halfbrother is michael bowen, and his full brothers are christopher carradine. Samuel fuller biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. He was born samuel michael fuller in worcester, massachusetts, the son of jewish parents, such as benjamin rabinovitch who died in 1923 when his son was 11 after immigrating to the united states, the family s surname was changed from rabinovitch to fuller, a name possibly inspired by a doctor who arrived in america on the mayflower.
From its race riot beginning to its desolate ending, fuller s. Duke press entertainment, led by acting professional, director, producer, article writer and humanitarian, expenses duke, is focused on getting quality edutainment to viewers around the world. Once inspector george briggs lloyd nolan repeating his house on 92nd street role sends agent gene cordell mark stevens to work undercover on center citys skid row, the movie has settled into an evocative meditation on the underside of middle american town life c. Apart from acting, he is also an academy award and golden globe winning. A bizarre, fastmoving noirish cocktail of love and death with an unexpected ending that feels more like fantasy than.
Keith carradine in street of no return 1989 jacques martial in street of no return. The moving image collection of samuel fuller is housed at the academy film archive. The film depicts the struggle of a dog trainer named keys paul winfield, who is black, trying to retrain a stray dog found by a young actress kristy mcnichol, that is a white doga dog. Samuel fullers the naked kiss, pickup on south street final film is a raw, powerful and. But in essence, the story hes tackling here, based on a david goodis novel, calls out to a pulpy melodramafilmnoir from the 50s ala pickup on south street. It is based on the 1954 novel with the same title written by david goodis. Like many crimefilm directors, fuller regards his crooks fondly as the people whore willing to see america for what it is and play by the. Jacques bral screenplay, samuel fuller screenplay 3 more credits.
This is samuel fullers last film, 1989, starring keith carradine as a former pop star wearing overly glam clothes and singing schmaltzy guitar and orchestra 80s. This is the last film samuel fuller s made before his dead. Many people will associate samuel fuller less for any of his films than for his guest appearance in jeanluc godards pierrot le fou in 1965. The present sixdvd jeanjacques beineix collection is a pared down version of the twelvedvd set available in france, which offers at least one additional film and a lot more extras. Noted for his tabloidinfluenced storytelling style, breathless camera work, and extreme closeups, fuller was a pugnacious, toughasnails man whose movies reflect a uniquely personal vision. In four decades of directing, samuel fuller created a legendarily idiosyncratic oeuvre, examining u. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting and tense films and tv shows about with tear gas, violence, police, gun, protest, riot, murder, cigarette smoking, blood and society plots mostly in drama, comedy and crime genres shot in usa, france, germany. Sep 28, 2016 maverick director samuel fuller shares his movie plans at the 1992 edinburgh film festival duration.
This film takes the classic noir novel street of no return by. Sam fuller directs street of no return in rare broll behind. An uncompromising adaptation of david goodis bleak and beautiful pulp novel of the same name, street of no return follows a crooked path through a noir underworld inhabited by keith carradine as a. In the intervening 40 years, he created a cinematic universe filled with crusty reporters, unsentimental soldiers, cynical gunmen, and sexually experienced women, and he worked with whatever resources were available, bleeding out. Based on a novel by the nihilistic noir author david goodis, the action is based in a south of france town where the former pop star and now down and out bum michael keith carradine is wrongly arrested for murdering a cop. Street of no return 1989 directed by samuel fuller. Sam fuller directs street of no return in rare broll. Pickup on south street was made at 20th century fox under the sympathetic eye of producer darryl f zanuck during fullers only time as a wellpaid contract director. His films have been called raw, outrageous, sensational, and daring. Back in april, aditi of blotting paper mentioned having seen samuel fullers pickup on south street, a film noir i watched and wrote about back in 2008 it was the first fuller film id ever watched in its entirety i saw bits of white dog as a child, and i enjoyed it quite a bit. Once inspector george briggs lloyd nolan repeating his house on 92nd street role sends agent gene cordell mark stevens to work undercover on center city s skid row, the movie has settled into an evocative meditation on the underside of middle american town life c. No scene in fuller s cinema encapsulates this better than the opening of pickup on south street where a filled subway car becomes the site of intrigued and intriguing glances as a group of strangers warily survey each other as potential victims and victimizers.
Most importantly, however, the french set offers what appears to be a new transfer of diva, a film tragically missing from the american collection. A look back at the work of film master samuel fuller. In fact, lewis appeal to american audiences soured to the point where his popularity in france has, for decades now, been used as a club used. Street of no return is a 1989 crime film directed by samuel fuller and starring keith carradine and valentina vargas. An eclectic filmmaker of uncompromising taste and style, fuller worked in a variety of genres, including westerns like 1957s forty guns, starring. At age 17, samuel fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the new york journal. After having participated in the european battle theater in world war ii, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced e. I actually consider this part of my women in peril series, but more aptly put, its a womanhood in peril film. Because writerdirector sam fuller tried his best to skirt the hollywood system, his filmography tends to be scattered, erratic, and difficult to collect. The late pulp filmmaker sam fuller began his directorial career in 1949 with i shot jesse james, and wrapped his final bigscreen film, street of no return, in 1989. He also acted in such films as gilbert cates backfire 1987, robert dornhelms cold feet 1989 and samuel fuller s street of no return 1989. Keith ian carradine is an american academy awardwinning actor and songwriter, born into a family of actors.
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