soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w. s. anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey .

upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell 's performance .

soldier ( 1998 american film )

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john mihelich’s “smoke or signals ? american popular culture and the challenge of hegemonic images of american indians in native american films . ”
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen and sean pertwee . the film was released in the united states on october 23 , 1998 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul anderson , written by david webb peoples , and stars kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film was released in the united states on october 23 , 1998 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction and action film directed by paul w . s . anderson . the film stars kurt russell as sgt . todd , a soldier trained from birth . the film also features gary busey , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and michael chiklis in supporting roles .
soldier
. british film institute . london . retrieved november 10 , 2012 .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w . s . anderson , written by david webb peoples and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film tells the story of a highly skilled genetically advanced soldier defying his commanders and facing a relentless and brutal rival soldier .
soldier is a 1998 american science fiction action film directed by paul w . s . anderson , written by david webb peoples , and starring kurt russell , jason scott lee , jason isaacs , connie nielsen , sean pertwee and gary busey . the film tells the story of a highly skilled genetically advanced soldier defying his commanders and facing a relentless and brutal rival soldier .
] a soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer . a soldier shows no mercy . mercy is weakness . weakness is death . a soldier . . .
is a 1998 military sci - fi movie directed by paul w . s . anderson (
published at : aug . 17 , 1998 , 4 : 59 a . m . cst by staff
“ smoke signals review . ” rolling stone july 9 - 23 , 1998 : 790 - 91 .
news item , the daughters of the american revolution awarded the film a bronze plaque for best historical film of 1960 . according to modern sources ,
mihelich , john . “smoke or signals ? american popular culture and the challenge of hegemonic images of american indians in native american films . ” wicazo sa review . summer 2001 : 129 - 137 .
all these aspects of soldier diminish the film , and yet , on the other hand , you’ve got russell .
smoke signals . dir . chris eyre . perfs . adam beach , evan adams . miramax , 1998 .
cobb , amanda j . “this is what it means to say smoke signals : native american cultural sovereignty . hollywood’s indian : a portrayal of the native american in film . peter c . rollins and john e . o’connor , editors . lexington : university of kentucky press , 1998 . 206 - 228 .
oppositely , however , soldier often does a fine job of explaining todd’s mind - set as a soldier . “ fear and discipline…always , ” he states .
the film was released worldwide on october 23 , 1998 . upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell ' s performance . the film was a commercial failure , grossing $ 14 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 60 million .
the film was released worldwide on october 23 , 1998 . upon its release , soldier received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and russell ' s performance . the film was a commercial failure , grossing $ 14 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 60 million .
despite being hampered by second - rate special effects and too many action film cliches , soldier does have its fun parts .
in 1998 , the wellcome trust also made available a cd - rom set on tropical diseases , including one on malaria .
november 1998 : godzilla comes out on dvd . neither emmerich nor dean devlin nor any of the film ' s stars participate in a commentary , replaced instead by two of the film ' s visual - effects supervisors .
has there ever been a more insipid sci - fi action film than soldier ? probably , although it ' s hard to imagine .
baird , ronald . “’going indian’ : dances with wolves . ” hollywood’s indian : a portrayal of the native american in film . peter c . rollins and john e . o’connor , editors . lexington : university of kentucky press , 1998 . 153 - 169 .
reviews for soldier were quite savage in 1998 , mostly for the flaws i note above , yet director anderson undeniably makes the most out of russell’s screen presence , so much that that soldier proves unexpectedly powerful in spots , and an intriguing if compromised effort to bring the first blood aesthetic to the final frontier .
1 . james wolcott ,
tanks for the memories ,
vanity fair ( august 1998 ) : pp . 70 - 76 .
is an anthology of critical reviews that reexamines the ways in which american indians have traditionally been portrayed in film . from george b . seitz’s 1925
american sniper : the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u . s . military history
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similarly , soldier re - stages action moments we’ve seen in a lot of these war films .
, alex proyas’ 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like
the university of arizona libraries offers a very extensive list of north american indian films and video .
soldier is so mediocre , it might have been more mindless fun if it had been even worse .
( 1998 ) , starring kurt russell , is a space - age variation on the same tale , but without many of the philosophical contradictions that made the stallone film such a challenging and vital work of art .
is a unique collaboration by scholars in american indian studies that draws on the stereotypical representations of the past to suggest ways of seeing american indians and indigenous peoples more clearly in the twenty - first century .
news : soldier ( us - bd )
. dvdactive . retrieved 2011 - 12 - 07 .
american gun : a history of the u . s . in ten firearms ( p . s . )
soldier didn ' t deserve to be treated so harshly critics , but it didn ' t deserve recommendations either .
despite the stage - y feel and botched editing of soldier , the film boasts a remarkable strength that goes a long way towards repairing the aspects of the drama that don’t work .
i ' m looking for a war world 2 movie set in desert , talk about a group of american soldier were finding water . after that , they were attacked by the german . the american try to protect a few of wells near it , which contain a little of water , and the german were trying to take it in order to have water for there soldiers ! finally , there were only 2 american left and they arrested some dozens of germans !
, these 36 reviews by prominent scholars of american indian studies are accessible , personal , intimate , and oftentimes autobiographic .
production organization : american studies film center , inc . , new york , ny year produced : 1991 ( first broadcast on the american experience ) producers / directors : lance bird , john crowley , tom johnson writer : tom johnson cinematography : mead hunt editors : victor kanefsky , julianna parroni narrator : jason robards
“when it comes to american indians , hollywood either trades in injun stereotypes or dances with disney” ( “smoke signals” review ) .
this appealing formulaic action adventure ( 1998 ) displays a lot of conviction in its not - too - flashy action scenes and a little levity in the gradual socialization of russell ' s character .
brown , “culture and the global resurgence of malaria , ” 129 . in 1991 , ddt was still being produced in india , indonesia , and italy as well as mexico ; pesticides news 40 ( june 1998 ) : 18 . today , use of ddt is completely banned in at least 26 countries and severely restricted in 12 others ; pesticides news 40 ( june 1998 ) : 19 .
the smithsonian museum of the american indian film & media catalog provides information on films screened since 1995 at the national museum of the american indian in programs presenting indigenous media from north , central , and south america , the pacific region , and the arctic circle . the catalog includes information about productions , the mediamakers and actors who created them , and the film and media organizations that support their creation .
remember soldier , the 1998 kurt russell space punch - fest no one remembers ? probably not . it ' s about a bunch of soldiers genetically engineered to be badasses , much like the replicants - - which is no coincidence , since it shares a screenwriter with blade runner , and he openly called soldier a
side - quel
to that film . there are other shout - outs to the alien - verse in soldier , but that ' s not all : a scene detailing past missions of the main character lists
nibian moon
and
antares maelstrom ,
which are , of course , places mentioned in star trek ii : the wrath of khan .
writer david peoples has said that soldier is a
side - quel
to blade runner ( which he also wrote ) because it takes place in the same universe and in fact the vehicles used by the blade runners , spinners , are also used in soldier .
feardotcom ( 2002 ) looks and sounds like a remake of a japanese horror film that never was . this 40 million dollar horror film was r . . .
the expensive campaigning annoyed many people in the film industry . in a march 1961
i’ve always been slightly chagrinned by my love for the cheap sci - fi action film soldier . part of it is due to my complete adoration of kurt russel as the stoic eponymous soldier , who after a lifetime of brutal conditioning is replaced with genetically bred supersoldiers and dumped as refuse on a trash planet as dead , forcing him to rediscover his humanity .
images of american indians on film : an annotated bibliography / gretchen m . bataille , charles l . p . silet . new york : garland , 1985 . 216pp . pn1995 . 9 . i48 b3 1985 :
the 1985 version , which had been expanded to 29 minutes , was available in 4 languages ( english , french , latin american spanish , and arabic ) and in 16 - mm film format and on videocassette .
an outsider called it . a bystander observing a uniquely american phenomenon . and , for decades , a largely unacknowledged bystander at that .
in its look , scope and special effects ,
soldier
is suitably imaginative and spectacular if often artificial - looking . russell has no more than five words to say during the film ' s first hour and not much after that , but he has the presence , depth of character and expressiveness , along with the physicality , to carry
soldier .
the american government is leading the country towards hell . . . . we say to the americans as people and to american mothers , if they cherish their lives and if they cherish their sons , they must elect an american patriotic government that caters to their interests not the interests of the jews . if the present injustice continues with the wave of national consciousness , it will inevitably move the battle to american soil , just as ramzi yousef and others have done . this is my message to the american people . i urge them to find a serious administration that acts in their interest and does not attack people and violate their honor and pilfer their wealth . . . .
this film examines japanese - american relations and the events leading to the attack on pearl harbor , with special emphasis on the way in which various interpretations of events and evidence arise from conflicting national purposes and personal insights .
. . . an independent film scholar , [ muir ] explains film studies concepts in a language that is reader - friendly and engaging . . .
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starring bradley cooper , sienna miller , kyle gallner based on the memoir ' american sniper ' by u . s . navy seal chris kyle
soldier was released on dvd on march 2 , 1999 . it was released as a double - sided disc , which included the widescreen version on one side , with fullscreen on the other . included on the disc was a film commentary . soldier was released on blu - ray for the first time in the u . s . on july 26 , 2011 . [ 12 ]
news item , neither actor appeared in the other ' s film . a september 1959
in the movie , kyle ( bradley cooper ) says he ' s 30 when he enlists , but the american sniper true story reveals that the real chris kyle reported to the navy for basic training in february 1999 when he was 24 - years - old . - american sniper book
—jeanine basinger is the corwin - fuller professor of film studies and american studies at wesleyan university , where she is also founder and curator of the wesleyan cinema archives and chair of the film studies program . she is the author of numerous articles and eight books on film , including the world war ii combat film : anatomy of a genre ( new york : columbia univ . press , 1986 ) ; anthony mann : a critical study ( boston : twayne , 1979 ) ; and a woman ' s view : how hollywood spoke to women , 1930 - 1960 ( new york : alfred a . knopf , 1993 ) . her book american cinema : 100 years of filmmaking ( new york : rizzoli , 1994 ) was the companion book for a 10 - part pbs television series that was broadcast in january 1995 . she is a trustee of the american film institute and is a nationally recognized expert on various aspects of american film . basinger was also the senior consultant for the series . her ninth book , silent stars , will be published by alfred a . knopf in 1999 .
the native american constructed in films like dances with wolves fulfills shepard kreck iii’s criteria for what he calls “the ecological indian . ” according to kreck , the trope and “dominant image” of the ecological indian found in literature and film is
soldier , well , soldier is just an all around good action film . its simple , but fun to watch . paul w . s . anderson gets a lot of crap for being an underwhelming director , but i really like a lot of his work including event horizon , soldier , and a couple of the resident evil films . i even think there were some decent ideas floating around in the remake of death race , and in avp . i see him as sort of a modern successor to john carpenter in a lot of ways .
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . peoples considers soldier to be a
spin - off sidequel
- spiritual successor to blade runner , seeing both films as existing in a shared fictional universe . the film obliquely refers to various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel do androids dream of electric sheep ? , on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a spinner from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet in the film .
in late july 1998 , steven spielberg landed on the american public with his world war ii film saving private ryan , which won the war of critics , veterans , scholars , historians , and the general moviegoing public . all that is left is the cleanup at the box office and the final awarding of medals such as the oscar for best picture . the bottom line of the positive critical evaluations is this : saving private ryan is a new and different world war ii combat film because it finally refutes the dishonesty of previous hollywood movies of the genre .
a soldier trained from birth is deemed obsolete and dumped on a waste planet where he is reluctantly taken in by a community of defenseless , stranded wayfarers .
all native american feature films are located in the digital and multimedia center unless otherwise indicated . items may be checked out or watched in - house .
before the end of dunbar’s evolutionary narrative , he has adopted a native american worldview . as kicking bird ( graham greene ) asserts of dunbar’s transformation ,
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
clint eastwood loved the original script and was attached to direct the film for a while .
kurt russell had stated that a sequel had been planned , had the film done well .
news item reported that wayne ' s
final tally
for the film was $ 14 , 000 , 000 and that the film would have to gross $ 17 , 000 , 000 before he netted a profit . to publicize the film , according to a september 1959
had a
message .
in the film ' s program book , he wrote that
july 1998 : the film ' s soundtrack , featuring the wallflowers ' cover of david bowie ' s
heroes ,
come with me ,
p . diddy ' s
re - creation
of led zeppelin ' s
kashmir ,
and songs by silverchair and ben folds five , is certified platinum .
soldier was released on dvd on march 2 , 1999 . it was released as a double - sided disc , which included the widescreen version on one side , with fullscreen on the other . the film ' s audio was mixed in dolby 5 . 1 surround sound for the dvd , and included on the disc was a film commentary .
by the 1990s , troubles - influenced thrillers were rolled out both in britain and in hollywood , and ira soldiers became staple baddies and antiheroes , with richard gere and brad pitt offering imaginative irish accents in the jackal ( 1997 ) and the devil’s own ( 1997 ) respectively . the success of lock , stock and two smoking barrels ( 1998 ) and its ilk led to the unintentional glamorisation of violent thugs in films such as resurrection man ( 1998 ) . the role of mothers became more prominent , with helen mirren giving a moving performance in some mother’s son ( 1996 ) as the desperate parent of a hunger striker , and julie walters excelling as the peace campaigner in the underrated titanic town ( 1998 ) .
sandefur , gary d . “american indian reservations : the first underclass areas ? ” focus . 12 . 1 ( summer 1989 ) : 37 - 41 .
this narrative of environmental adaptation evolves in u . s . western films with native americans at their center , from the early valorization of native american worldviews , through the vilification of the savage indian in the 1940s and ’50s , back to a more revisionist , if condescending , look at native american perspectives from the 1950s and 60s through the 1990s that makes way for the native - american - centered narratives to come . a review of smoke signals in rolling stone asserts ,
while
soldier
may not be the strongest
blade runner
sequel it is possibly one of the best films paul w . s anderson has ever directed .
how could soldier have been better ? well , i concur with church’s words to mekum . director paul anderson should have made the movie “smarter” instead of “fast . ”
according to wikipedia , the film takes place in the same universe . the supersoldiers introduced in the film are actually meant to be replicants and there are several nods to the original film , including the location of tannhauser gate , which is a battle scene in soldier and mentioned by roy batty in blade runner during his final closing speech . also , the flying cars in blade runner , known as spinners , are shown on the junk planet in disrepair .
it had humphrey bogart in it and it was called sahara . great film . . . .
historical issues of the aes journal , the contents pages for
the phonograph and sound recording after one - hundred years
( 1977 - 10 ) and
the aes : 50 years of contributions to audio engineering
( 1998 - 01 ) .
no soldier in modern history has been more admired - or more reviled . douglas macarthur , liberator of the philippines , shogun of occupied japan , brilliant victor of the battle of inchon , was an admired national hero when he was suddenly relieved of his command . a portrait of a complex , imposing , and fascinating american general .
a scene from the 1947 kenyan film , “ddt versus malaria : a successful experiment in malaria control . ” this film documented the 1946 campaign to check a malaria epidemic among the kipsigis tribe in northwest kenya . courtesy of wellcome library for history and understanding of medicine , medical film and audio collections .
visualities : perspectives on contemporary american indian film and art / edited by denise k . cummings . east lansing : michigan state university press , c2011 243pp . main library e98 . a73 v57 2011 : in recent years , works by american indian artists and filmmakers such as jaune quick - to - see smith , edgar heap of birds , sherman alexie , shelley niro , and chris eyre have illustrated the importance of visual culture as a means to mediate identity in contemporary native america . this insightful collection of essays explores how identity is created and communicated through native film - , video - , and art - making ; what role these practices play in contemporary cultural revitalization ; and how indigenous creators revisit media pasts and resignify dominant discourses through their work . taking an interdisciplinary approach , visualities : perspectives on contemporary american indian film and art draws on american indian studies , american studies , film studies , cultural studies , women’s studies , and postcolonial studies . among the artists examined are hulleah j . tsinhnahjinnie , eric gansworth , melanie printup hope , jolene rickard , and george longfish . films analyzed include imprint , it starts with a whisper , mohawk girls , skins , the business of fancydancing , and a selection of native latin films .
may 1998 : godzilla ' s inescapable ad campaigns announce
size does matter ,
and continue to promote the film without actually showing the monster . the most notable example is a taco bell ad in which gidget , the company ' s famous chihuahua mascot , is shown baiting godzilla with a cardboard box (
i think i need a bigger box
) .
jesse ventura ( pictured here in the movie predator ) sued chris kyle for defamation and won . publisher harpercollins then removed any reference to ventura from the american sniper book .
last week , i reviewed first blood ( 1982 ) on the blog . that film involves a soldier who returns home from vietnam and learns that , following the war , he is hated by the very people who sent him to fight , and also by the people at home .
i doubt that kurt russell has ever had less dialogue to work with than he has in this film .
the real taya kyle and chris kyle on their wedding day ( left ) . actors sienna miller and bradley cooper recreate the wedding for the american sniper movie ( right ) .
12 . david l . wood , “american indian farmland and the great war , ” agricultural history 55 , no . 3 ( july , 1981 ) : 249 - 265 .
an implication in the film is that the genetically - engineered soldiers meant to replace todd and his fellow soldiers are in fact replicants , continuing a theme from blade runner . the 2017 short film 2036 : nexus dawn , set in between the original blade runner and its 2017 sequel blade runner 2049 , implies that nexus - 9 replicants were developed in 2035 , the year in which soldier takes place .
despite my disappoint , there are elements with this 1998 film that are good . the tale of easily replaceable technology is one that should everyone understand , especially since with the invasion of the iphone , and it is timely . the audience generally feels for todd and the rest of the 1st generation adam soldiers when they are just tossed out after the new shiny super soldiers are deployed .
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
/ spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
soldier was written by david peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
- spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
soldier was written by david webb peoples , who co - wrote the script for blade runner . by his own admission , he considers soldier to be a
sidequel
/ spiritual successor to blade runner . [ 4 ] it also obliquely references various elements of stories written by philip k . dick ( who wrote the novel
do androids dream of electric sheep ?
, on which blade runner is based ) , or film adaptations thereof . a
spinner
vehicle from blade runner can be seen in the wreckage on a junk planet that features in the film . [ 5 ]
he is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the american south , and by no less than five postage stamps issued by the government he fought against during the four bloodiest years in american history . nearly a century and a half after his death , robert e . lee , the leading confederate general of the american civil war , remains a source of fascination and , for some , veneration . this film examines the life and reputation of the general , whose military successes made him the scourge of the union and the hero of the confederacy , and who was elevated to almost god - like status by his admirers after his death .
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , taking less than $ 15 million domestically . [ 3 ]
similarly , some folks may see the idea of a soldier without a nation defending a harmless colony as evoking seven samurai ( 1954 ) or the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) , as well .
all of these merely include references . soldier was actually written with the idea that it was part of the blade runner continuity . total recall , alien , predator , and firefly were not .
was directed by paul anderson , who in 1997 gave the world a very effective space - horror film , event horizon . yet soldier feels like a step down from that movie , both in terms of complexity and visualization . there’s a kind of claustrophobia or sound - stage - like feel to soldier’ s exterior scenes , and much footage is recycled ( particularly in a musical montage ) , or slowed down to make it seem more effectively shot…as though not enough good material was captured during production .
the power of russell’s strong but vulnerable performance drags soldier over the finish line with a surprising amount of success , but with a little more back - up from the director and screenwriter in terms of execution and originality the movie - - like the film’s hero - - could have transcended expectations for it .
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directed with vigor and finesse by paul anderson ,
soldier
was written by
blade runner
and
unforgiven ' s
greatly gifted david webb peoples .
soldier
isn ' t remotely as complex as either of those two landmark films , but it is a decent job of work on the part of peoples .
soldier
is the kind of picture described as being aimed at young urban males but may have an unexpected resonance for older viewers , who know only too well that obsolescence is something that nowadays extends to human beings and not just to machines .
for instance , gary busey plays likable if stern captain church , a surrogate for richard crenna’s character , trautman , in the rambo saga . in both cases , a sympathetic military officer - - sometimes aligned with a hostile military or law enforcement hierarchy - - offers common - sense counsel about his preferred soldier ( john rambo / todd ) , but is routinely ignored . when the military hierarchy , here represented by mekum , fails to defeat that soldier , trautman / church is there to warn that the renegade and “real” soldier has been underestimated , and that his “war” is righteous .
as a pastiche of war movies like first blood , soldier resurrects a lot of clichés , but for the space age . i noted so above , but the movie has a lot of running from explosions , decoys that fool the bad guys , and other familiar set - pieces . the staging and execution of a lot of the action leaves something to be desired and yet i have returned to watch soldier ( 1998 ) probably three or four times since i saw it in the late 1990s . for all its flaws , the movie does manage to make us care about todd , and mourn the fact that he was taken from his family and made to be a killer .
) . kyle ' s number well - surpassed the previous american record of 109 , which was set by army staff sgt . adelbert f . waldron iii , who served in vietnam (
people ' s apparently called this film a
sidequel
to blade runner . one shot from the film shows russell in action and another shows a derelict spinner in the foreground . both images are with this e - mail .
for us , the narrative in dances with wolves harkens back to run of the arrow ( 1957 ) where pvt . o’meara ( rod steiger ) leaves the defeated confederacy , joins the sioux as an ex - soldier and takes a native american wife . both films reverse the narrative of environmental adaptation by inserting a sympathetic white soldier as protagonist . in both movies , however , this evolutionary narrative fails because white intruders either banish or exterminate the sioux . in spite of the two soldiers’ initial sympathy for the native americans that adopt them , intruding pioneers dominate the narrative . as meeker argues :
given his hard - bitten reputation , it’s surprising clint eastwood hadn’t got around to directing a world war ii movie before 2006 . but he made up for it with a groundbreaking one - two punch : a pair of films exploring the battle of iwo jima from both the american and japanese perspectives . ‘flags of our fathers’ was weak , exploring the american culture of war . but ‘letters from iwo jima’ is stunning , depicting a group of soldiers even more bound by tradition and honour than their american counterparts , trapped in an unwinnable war and dreaming only of home . th
is a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles’ passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that’s built on logical incoherence .
although films are one of the most popular forms of both entertainment and education , there are few scholarly analyses of medical non–feature films . 2 one of the challenges is that little documentation exists to answer key research questions , including the following : who decided on the final script and the shots to be filmed ? where was the film shown ? how many people were present ? was the film preceded or followed by a lecture or debriefing ? what languages were chosen for the film and why ? how can one gauge the effectiveness of a film as a public health tool ? how much did the film cost to make and to distribute ? when did the film cease to be used and why ?
a rodeo accident forced chris kyle ( left ) to give up a potential career in the sport . bradley cooper ( right ) dons a cowboy hat as kyle in the american sniper movie .
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , earning only $ 14 , 594 , 226 domestically . [ 3 ]
soldier was a box - office flop . shot with a budget of $ 60 million , it performed poorly during its theatrical run , earning only $ 14 , 594 , 226 domestically . [ 3 ]
one of the best writers analyzing contemporary genre film and television .
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article reported plans to make the set a tourist attraction after the film ' s production was completed . according to the
news item reported that ford would direct scenes in which wayne performed . however , according to special material in the film ' s dvd version , all of ford ' s scenes were cut from the final film . in a november 1960
the brackettville set was used as a location site for other film and television westerns for several years . a november 1960
- - - - . “sending cinematic smoke signals : an interview with sherman alexie . ” west , dennis and west , joan m . cineaste : america’s leading magazine on the art and politics of the cinema . 23 . 4 ( january 1 , 1998 ) . accessed 6 december 2009 . urltoken .
review agreed that the filmmakers had
shrouded some of the fantastic facts of the original with . . . frivolous fancies of their re - creation
and reported that the film contained
homilies on american virtues and patriotic platitudes under life - and - death fire which smack of yesteryear theatricalism .
even the favorable
writer david webb peoples has said that soldier is a
side - quel
to blade runner ( 1982 ) ( which he also wrote ) because it takes place in the same universe , and in fact the vehicles used by the blade runners - spinners - are also used in soldier . the premise of soldier was actually based on an unused opening scene for blade runner , where a group of replicants are dumped and left for dead on an off - world colony . both films were released by warner brothers , and both were box - office failures that gained a cult following after being released on home video .
this nine - part series examines the history and meaning of the american civil war , from its complex causes and the daily life of soldiers to its impact on the nation’s political and social life .
similarly , we see a giant aircraft carrier dumped on its side , left there on the surface . it is an avatar for military waste and the grinding gears of so - called technological “progress . ” a new machine replaces an old machine , just as a new soldier replaces an old soldier . such visuals suggest that the human race is very good and dreaming new , more efficient ways , to kill and destroy
and rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film’s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics—shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro ’40s fashion—into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,
the film ' s program book also listed clint murchison , jr . and dabney murchison as investors . according to the october
the film is dated june 4 , 1942 , but catalogued as 1944 in the imperial war museum , london , england .
dunbar’s voice , however , drives the film’s narrative . through the lens of his journal , dunbar tells us that the sioux
the greatest of the adam project soldiers is todd ( russell ) , a soldier who fights multiple successful campaigns , including the war of the six cities , the moscow incident and the war of the argentine moons .
71 . rg 10 , vol . 7535 , file 26 , 126 - 6 , petition from the residents of the municipalities of siglunes and ericksdale to the soldier settlement board and arthur meighen , 28 february 1919 .
entertaining sci fi actioner starring kurt russell , this is an underrated film that is entertaining for what it is , but also shows that it could have been much better as well . directed by paul w . s anderson who has had a sketchy career , soldier is one of those films that might entertain viewers that are looking for a mindless time waster to watch when they have nothing else to watch . anderson for me , a so - so director , i don ' t hate his work , but he ' s one of those directors that create popcorn action flicks , and for that , he ' s very capable of doing so , but one thing that his films lack is substance . i don ' t mind his films , and here he makes an entertaining picture with a decent cast of actors . soldier is mindless fun if you ' re in the mood for this sort of film , but it ' s never anything great either . i enjoyed the film , but i also felt it could have been better as well . some ideas here fall flat , and it ' s a shame because the ideas here are quite good , but they never really take off , and in turn the film suffers from being a truly memorable action film . paul w . s anderson is a director that goes for thrills and action and not substance . soldier is fun for what it is , but if you want a bit more , you ' ll sadly be disappointed . soldier could have been a great film , but as it is , it ' s an action film that is mindless popcorn entertainment , and if you enjoy these types of films , you might like this one . however , at the same time , you can only wonder how good the film would have been if the script would have been better thought out .
thanks for the comment . always love to hear from people that have seen this film . the performance from kurt russell is amazing and the best of his career . those scenes with the settlers are also very good . as i said above , i just really , really wish that these scenes and this performance had been encased in a better film . the film suffered from the wrong director and some bad choices of actors to play off kurt russell . this could have a much better film .
carl franklin’s excellent early ’90s neo - noir walks a razor - thin tightrope of suspense : you get the sense from one minute to the next that any step out of place could send the entire narrative into violent anarchy . franklin’s film has great aspirations , delving into the complexities of modern american race relations just a few years after
original script by david webb peoples was written in 1982 or 1983 , and it was originally titled the base . director ted kotcheff and sylvester stallone were involved in the project around that same time , right after they made first blood ( 1982 ) , but once stallone left , and clint eastwood , next actor who they had in mind for main role also left , the project was cancelled , and after the script went through many different studios next 15 years , it was finally re - written and turned into soldier ( 1998 ) .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
only films like sherman alexie and chris eyre’s smoke signals can transcend this cultural erasure . although alexie admits his writing is influenced by dominant popular culture , as a native american who grew up on a reservation , he is tied by his experience to a native american worldview , one written as a narrative of environmental adaptation . when native americans control the script , the direction , and the production of a film , they control its narrative , making space for a comic evolutionary narrative that , as ten bears states in smoke signals , chooses life .
i screened this footage at the imperial war museum ( 3 examples of newsreel footage produced by gaumont , war office / new era film and us signal corps in 1916 and 1919 , all showing soldiers wearing mosquito hoods ) and the british film institute ( the mosquito , the war on the mosquito , the nepalese amateur feature on the ross institute , and the 35 - mm footage of ronald ross ) . both the imperial war museum and the british film institute have their film archives in london , england .
article and other contemporary sources , wayne said he first conceived of the film in 1946 . according to a january 1960 ^ mph
news item , was the thomas alva edison foundation award for the best film serving the national interest . according to an april 1961
article prior to a dvd release of the film reported that the print was found by a toronto projectionist in 1990 . in the
the ghanaian hero of the 1960 film , “enemy in the night” , reads about a local mosquito spraying program while recuperating in the hospital from a bout with malaria . courtesy of wellcome library for history and understanding of medicine , medical film and audio collections .
director yann demange and actors jack o’connell , jack lowden and martin mccann discuss making their belfast - set film about the troubles .
even if you haven’t seen it , you probably already know of the big ‘twist’ in the crying game ( although in fact it’s just one of many in the unpredictable narrative ) . but there are many other reasons to watch neil jordan ’s oscar - winning film , about fergus ( stephen rea ) , an ira soldier whose life changes forever when he kidnaps a british soldier ( forest whittaker ) at a south armagh funfair . after an intense first third , the story relocates to london and the genre switches from thriller to unlikely romance – until ghosts from fergus’s past reappear .
one of the horror genre ' s
most widely read critics
( rue morgue # 68 ) ,
an accomplished film journalist
( comic buyer ' s guide # 1535 ) , and the award - winning author of horror films of the 1980s ( 2007 ) , the rock and roll film encyclopedia ( 2007 ) and horror films of the 1970s ( 2002 ) , john kenneth muir , presents his blog on film , television and nostalgia , named one of the top 100 film studies blog on the net .
it had a great influence on gus van sant ’s 2003 film of the same name , inspired by the columbine high school massacre , which won the palme d’or at the cannes film festival . clarke’s film was produced by danny boyle at the start of his film career , and remains one of the most evocative films of the conflict . while news coverage sanitised the violence , and lesser films glamorised it , intentionally or otherwise , this shows the unrelenting circle of violence for what it is : numb , inhuman and pitiless .
the films selected focus on the period of the troubles between 1968 and 1998 , rather than the historical context of the conflict . there are many great films about the era from the partition of ireland and the irish civil war in the early 1920s up to the end of the 1960s , which offer plenty of inspiration for a future list .
science fiction thriller . the story of todd , trained virtually from birth to be the perfect soldier , who finds himself considered obsolete at the age of forty . losing a battle against the newer breed of combatant , in this case one particular soldier named caine , todd is consigned to a distant planet where he slowly recovers . when caine and his men arrive on the planet ready for battle , the planet ' s inhabitants look to todd to save them .
in both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (
what about
the cruel sea
? amazed this film did not make it into this list . someone is not paying attention .
sorry no 1 film is ivans childhood or my name is ivan by tarkofsky . if you do not believe me ask copolla or klimof
news item stated that diahann carroll was offered a role , but she did not appear in the film . a august 5 , 1959
the film isn’t 100 % accurate – it considerably overplays the role of lawyer gareth peirce ( emma thompson ) in clearing the innocent prisoners’ names – but its ferocious criticism of a grave misjustice make it a great political work , and a deserving winner of the golden bear at the berlin film festival . sheridan , day - lewis , postlethwaite , thompson and the film itself were all nominated for oscars .
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in a move toward a more sustainable view of prairie and desert ecosystems , native americans in a variety of western films adapt a seemingly lifeless environment into a place they can call home . this narrative of environmental adaptation continues even into contemporary western films set on and near reservation lands and gains particular force in sherman alexie’s smoke signals ( 1998 ) .


samantha eggar ( born 5 march 1939 ) is an english-american film , stage , television and voice actress .

after beginning her career in shakespearean theatre , she rose to fame for her performance in william wyler 's thriller the collector ( 1965 ) , which earned her a golden globe award and an academy award nomination for best actress .

in the early 1970s , eggar relocated to the united states and canada , where she later starred in several horror films , including the dead are alive ( 1972 ) , the uncanny ( 1977 ) , and david cronenberg 's cult thriller the brood ( 1979 ) .

eggar has also worked as a voice actress , as hera in walt disney 's hercules ( 1997 ) , and lent her voice to several video games , including gabriel knight 3 : blood of the sacred , blood of the damned and 007 : nightfire .

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samantha eggar was born on march 5 , 1939 in hampstead , london , england as victoria louise samantha marie elizabeth therese eggar . she is an actress , known for
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for over five decades , samantha eggar has forged an impressive career across nearly every performing medium : film , stage , television , voice and radio .
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samantha enjoyed the many performances and celebrations with cart this year and looks forward to 2011 .
the press tells
the reason , joanna pettet took of to rome to join hubby alex cord who is making a movie there , is his co - star samantha eggar . word drifted back to joanna that samantha had more than a professional interest in alex .
garnered numerous awards and nominations , including best director , best actress ( samantha ) and best adapted screenplay nominations at the academy awards , and winning samantha the best actress award at cannes ( 1965 ) .
columnist earl wilson writes
people keep phoning us that samantha eggar is going to give us a big story one of these days . we hope so . we need a big story .
he is the son - in - law of samantha eggar and tom stern . he is a brother - in - law of nicolas stern and stepbrother - in - law of cameron cash .
, starring marvin kaplan , samantha eggar , joann worley , and richard herd on sunday , march 20th . for more information or to make reservations , call ( 213 ) 683 - 3422 or visit
eleventh annual catholics in media associates mass luncheon and awards at the beverly hilton hotel , beverly hills , ca 10 / 19 / 2003 photo by milan ryba / globe photos inc . 2003 samantha eggar
sheldon told me of her father & # 39 ; s directorial strategy to set up the mood and tension between his two main actors , stamp and samantha eggar : & quot ; they kind of ganged up on her . terence knew samantha from working together in london on stage , so my father told
samantha eggar was born victoria louise samantha marie elizabeth therese eggar on 5 march 1939 in hampstead , london , to ralph ( a brigadier in the british army ) and a mother ( muriel ) of dutch and portuguese descent . soon after her birth her family relocated to rural bledlow , buckinghamshire , during world war ii , where she spent her childhood . there , she was neighbours with oliver reed .
samantha eggar was born on march 5 , 1939 , in hampstead , london , england , to parents muriel and brigadier general ralph eggar . christened victoria louise samantha marie elizabeth therese eggar , she was educated at a convent and began her acting career in several shakespearean companies . according to her official website , at a young age , eggar seemed
immediately destined to be an actor or a nun .
as she later stated in reference to her upbringing ,
you can always take the girl out of the country , but you can never take the english countryside out of the girl .
il collezionista di william wyler con mona washbourne , samantha eggar , terence stamp . un collezionista di farfalle psicopatico rapisce la ragazza di cui è innamorato e la tiene prigioniera in una fattoria . lei cerca in tutti i modi di liberarsi
eggar also had a role in a 1999 picture , the astronaut ' s wife , which starred johnny depp .
eggar was brought up as a roman catholic and educated at st mary ' s providence convent , woking , surrey .
samantha eggar is a british actress known for roles in films such as the collector and the seven - per - cent solution , plays such as the lonely road and the seagull , and television series like anna and the king and all my children .
great actors - this definitive volume is a must - have for samantha ' s fans and for anyone who loves film and theatre .
independent british distributors arrow video have announced that they will release on blu - ray james glickenhaus & # 39 ; cult film the exterminator ( 1980 ) , starring robert ginty , christopher george , samantha eggar , and steve james . street date is november 7th
this classic musical starred rex harrison , samantha eggar and anthony newley . nominated for nine academy awards , it won two : best original song for
talk to the animals
( leslie bricusse ) and best visual effects ( l . b . abbott ) .
it had sir laurence olivier as pr6fessor moriarty , alan arkin as sigmund freud , robert duvall as dr . watson , vanessa redgrave as lola deveraux and samantha eggar as mary watson . the film was from a novel by a young holmes lover nicholas meyer which had
. . . when michele ( ingrid thulin ) , a concentration camp survivor , returns home to find her opportunistic husband ( maximilian schell ) living with her step - daughter , fabi ( samantha eggar ) . first , michele , assumed dead by everyone , tries to pretend she is
( 1962 ) . thompson ' s involvement guaranteed a significant role for samantha eggar , then under exclusive contract to thompson ' s production company . as the avaricious fabienne
fabi
wolf , she was awarded second billing , after schell ( whose preferential billing reflected his 1961 oscar for
after appearing in the 1977 science fiction horror film the uncanny , eggar portrayed the female lead in david cronenberg ' s cult 1979 horror film the brood , which earned eggar a genie award nomination for best performance by a foreign actress . eggar followed this with starring roles in two more horror films , demonoid : messenger of death ( with roy jenson ) and curtains ( also featuring william marshall ) .
recuerdo también que siendo bastante pequeña vi & quot ; el coleccionista & quot ; con samantha eggar de protagonista . me pareció guapísima y su pelo , más . estoy inmersa ( realmente ) en la lectura de proust , por aquí - en bilbao - hace un verano otoñal que propicia las
independent u . s . distributors synapse films will release on blu - ray director richard ciupka ' s curtains ( 1983 ) , starring john vernon , samantha eggar , linda thorson , anne ditchburn , and michael wincott . the preliminary release date set by the distributors is july . . .
is born in hampstead , london , to r . a . j . eggar , a british army brigadier , and his dutch - portuguese wife
? this 1980 action - packed fright fest was written and directed by james glickenhaus , and featured robert ginty , christopher george and samantha eggar . as a newly released unrated director ' s cut from synapse films , it includes the film ' s theatrical trailer , television spots , and audio commentary by glickenhaus .
her daughter is christened at st . mary ' s church in chelsea , london , by father john grant , the same priest who christened samantha herself 27 years ago
benefited from a great cast ,
wrote reviewer ryan lambie ,
including oliver reed as a glowering psychologist and art hindle as a young father struggling through the divorce from hell . it ' s samantha eggar who completely dominates the film , though . . . . eggar ' s performance burns through the screen , as she simmers and seethes her way through to the film ' s fabulously gory conclusion . if breck eisner is going to direct a remake of
our final day in the studio was made memorable by the matchless talents of samantha eggar , richard mcgonagle , stefan rudnicki , vikas adam and john rubenstein . these pros make up the adults of
ender ' s game alive ,
and . . . listening to these vocal masters is absolute perfection .
what i love about our group is the repertory aspect . we have been a group together , in my time , for 25 years . the joy of each time one may play the lead and the next show have two lines , stiletto heels and a boa is such participatory fun !
- samantha eggar
he made his film debut in 1962 , starring alongside john hurt and samantha eggar in the wild and the willing . and it was the perfect motto for the next 20 years . ian says : & quot ; i had a bit of a male menopause . it started at the age of 18 and continued until
as was suggested a couple of years ago , he ' ll struggle to find another actress who can top eggar ' s volcanic turn here .
c ' est le vie ! samantha had a wonderful experience hosting the awards , in spite of the disappointment , and is anxious to see kathryn ' s future projects .
audio track ( 55 : 26 ) featuring vintage interviews with producer peter r . simpson and actress samantha eggar . simpson ( recorded on the phone ) is surprisingly animated about
curtains ,
exploring the reshoots , the firing of an actress during production , and the casting of shannon tweed as a breast double during one exploratory scene between characters . eggar ( possibly interviewed at a convention ) offers more of a career overview , with limited information pertaining to
curtains .
samantha just completed an audio interview about her experiences making the collector to coincide with its release this month on blu - ray . film historian dick dinman conducted the interview .
when i have a guest as gracious and charming as ms . eggar , my job becomes the easiest one in the world ,
he said .
eggar was married to actor and producer tom stern from 1964 to 1971 . the couple has a son , nicolas , and a daughter , jenna louise .
columnist jack o ' brian writes :
edgar bronfman ' s headlined marital travail with latest wife lady caroline townsend reminded his pal the seagram multi millionaire ' s in a british groove or rut : before lady t . he swung with londoner sue lloyd , her , samantha eggar , lately stately blighty - born rita webb .
samantha was honored to host the cima awards this year , and had especially looked forward to presenting the cima 2010 film award to
the hurt locker
director kathryn bigelow .
the u . k . ' s samantha morton is an academy award - nominated actress known for films that include sweet and lowdown , in america , morvern callar and synecdoche .
samantha eggar ( born 5 march 1939 ) is an english - american film , stage , television and voice actress . after beginning her career in shakespearean theatre , she rose to fame for her performance in william wyler ' s thriller the collector ( 1965 ) , which earned her a golden globe award and an academy award nomination for best actress .
october 9th : samantha will be participating in the california artists radio theatre 25th anniversary show , to be held in the beverly garland hotel in north hollywood . visit urltoken for more information .
as an elementary school student , eggar excelled in sports and participated in various artistic endeavors , including acting ; she performed in school plays , poetry competitions and musical concerts , among other productions , around this time . though she was offered a scholarship to london & apos ; s royal academy of dramatic arts , muriel eggar was opposed to the idea of her daughter attending the school , so eggar instead enrolled at london & apos ; s webber douglas school for drama in pursuit of an acting career .
actress samantha eggar was born in hampstead , london , england , on march 5 , 1939 . educated at a convent , she began her acting career in shakespearean companies . eggar won an academy award nod for her performance in 1965 & apos ; s the collector and had memorable roles in 1976 & apos ; s the seven - per - cent solution and in david cronenberg & apos ; s the brood ( 1979 ) . she & apos ; s also known for appearances in plays such as the lonely road and the seagull , and on television series like anna and the king and all my children . eggar was married to actor and producer tom stern from 1964 to & apos ; 71 .
preparing to film
audra ,
an explosive look at insanity , moviemaker jonathan stryker ( john vernon ) conspires with leading lady samantha ( samantha eggar ) to commit her to a mental health hospital , trusting the experience will help prepare her for a difficult role . as samantha succumbs to the pressures inside , stryker goes ahead with casting , inviting a group of actresses to his rural home for an unusual audition process . vying for the job are comedian patti ( lynne griffin ) , figure skater christie ( lesleh donaldson ) , tara ( sandra currie ) , acting veteran brooke ( linda thorson ) , and ballerina laurian ( anne ditschburn ) , all of them anxious to impress and secure high - profile employment . when samantha escapes from the hospital , she returns to stryker with renewed commitment to prove her abilities , while a masked figure stalks the property , killing off the actresses one - by - one as private readings with the director intensify .
instead , he turned to acting and enrolled at rada . while still a student there , he made his film debut with a starring role in 1962 ' s the wild and the willing with john hurt and samantha eggar . he has worked steadily throughout his career , playing everything from judas in jesus of nazareth to the smooth - talking criminal mastermind in sexy beast .
and rabid – the brood is a film driven by its ideas , not its gory set - pieces . there is however a remarkably perverse climactic scene – the one that everybody found repellent – wherein samantha eggar opens her gown to reveal the sores and baby sac attached to her body and then proceeds to bite into the sac and lick the bloody afterbirth off the baby .
in 1964 , she married actor tom stern , with whom she has a son , nicolas stern , and a daughter , jenna stern . eggar and stern divorced in 1971 .
ms . eggar , thank you for taking the time to speak with us . it’s been so much fun for us - - and a true honor . we salute you .
norman lloyd and samantha eggar will appear in one performance at the garland hotel , on vineland in studio city , in the little theatre , with the california artists radio theatre at a 1 : 30 p . m . admission free , matinee . they have appeared with the cart company for the past 25 years , heard over national public radio and sirius xm radio in great classics .
, eggar was steered to art school rather than drama training by her mother , but she nonetheless wound up treading the boards . at 25 , she crossed over from stage to film
some people blame the failing of her marriage on the growth differential in their careers . hers ' burgeoned , her husband ' s slumped .
others believe samantha fell in love with her press agent .
cinecon , an annual five - day event of film screenings , celebrity guests and movie memorabilia , will present samantha with their career achievement award on sunday , september 2 , 2012 at the loews hollywood hotel on north highland avenue . this follows a special screening of
walk don ' t run
and a q & a ; with samantha on saturday , september 1st at the historic egyptian theatre on hollywood boulevard .
only three years into what would mature into a lengthy and diverse career on stage , in films , and on television , british actress samantha eggar was begging her agents to get her into a comedy . by age 26 , the convent - educated daughter of a brigadier general had made a name for herself within the british film industry by playing the partner in crime of donald pleasence ' s wife poisoner nonpareil
eggar was brought up as a roman catholic and educated at st mary ' s providence convent in woking , surrey . reflecting on her time in convent school , eggar said :
the nuns didn ' t have too much success with me — i ' ve always had a violent temper . in fact , once i almost killed one of the nuns .
at age sixteen , she began to go by the name samantha . although eggar expressed interest in acting at a young age , she was urged against a career in the theatre by her parents . she was offered a scholarship to the royal academy of dramatic arts , but instead studied fashion for two years at the thanet school of art . after completing her studies , she enrolled at the webber douglas academy of dramatic art in london .
in 1997 , she provided the voice of hera in disney ' s animated film hercules . eggar also had a role in a 1999 picture , the astronaut ' s wife , which starred johnny depp .
while attending webber douglas , eggar landed a role in a theatrical rendition of that hamilton woman by famed writer and photographer cecil beaton . roles in classical productions followed , including shakespearean plays at the famed oxford playhouse .
eggar was to have portrayed pamela capwell conrad on the nbc soap opera santa barbara , but she backed out before she could take on the role . the character was later played by marj dusay . [ 1 ]
in 2010 , eggar emceed the catholics in media associates awards ceremony . since then , the actress has had parts on tv series such as the nine lives of chloe king ( 2011 ) and metalocalypse ( 2012 ) .
the rest of hanson ' s team is flexible , and all sorts of celebrities get to play , a few of whom are anthony franciosa , peter falk , bobby darin , mark goddard , michael callan , ryan o ' neal , peter stone and tom stern , who is better known at present as samantha eggar ' s husband . samantha often leads the daisy cheering section , and is joined by anne francis , suzanne pleshette and nancy sinatra . the closest that one team ever came to sabotaging the other was when jimmy harris , who used to date nancy sinatra , advised her not to make a recording titled these boots are made for walkin ' .
that ' s the kind of intuition they ' re up against ,
says harris .
eggar’s elegant tng casting—another brit - accented resident of france ! —was one more early kudo for paramount with the series , as year by year tng demonstrated the clout and appeal it had for a ever - broadening base of fans worldwide .
film critic joan e . vadeboncoeur thinks that samantha
must be desperate for roles if she accepts as febrile a part as the doctor in the exterminator . if she could cover her british accent , she might get some of the roles that go to jane fonda .
too bad that the role of vera charles , mame ' s sidekick who is supposed to be a sophisticate and a scene stealer in her own right , has become tiresome and dated . besides bearing the now unfortunate title of
the world ' s greatest lush ,
vera has too many moments of faded camp to contend with . samantha eggar - - perhaps , with more stage experience , a likely mame - - indulges in a great deal of mugging as vera , but transmits a sense of inherent class .
eggar co - starred with actor christopher plummer in the 1990 tv movie a ghost in monte carlo . she later had a role in the 1993 tv movie a case for murder , along with fellow trek alumni robert doqui , rosemary forsyth , bruce french , thomas kopache , and eugene roche . between 1991 and 1994 , eggar was the voice of queen guinevere on the animated series the legend of prince valiant , which also featured the voices of james avery , michael horton , and alan oppenheimer .
cart ' s
75th birthday tribute to ray bradbury
featuring samantha will replay on monday , august 20th , 9 pm et , and friday , august 24th at 9pm et on siriusxm satellite radio , channel 80 . it is not yet available for purchase , but keep watching !
zondervan publications has just released
the bible experience : the complete bible
, a dramatic audio bible performed by 400 of today ' s biggest stars , including samantha , in tniv ( today ' s new international version ) . visit the zondervan website at urltoken for more details !
we were honored to speak with eggar and discuss her memories : as actress , as woman , as mother . it ' s not often we get to sit down with a pro whose career has displayed such diversity of color and breadth of scope .
in addition , eggar was the voice of hera , the mother of hercules , in disney ' s 1997 animated film hercules and the television spin - off series of the same name . matt frewer was the voice of panic in both of these projects .
eggar was nominated for an academy award for her performance in the 1965 film the collector . she also won a golden globe for her portrayal , and was named best actress at the cannes film festival . as a result of the international success she achieved with the collector , eggar began starring in more american films , including the romantic comedy walk don ' t run ( which co - starred george takei ) , the classic 1967 family comedy doctor dolittle , and the 1970 historical drama the molly maguires ( with anthony zerbe ) .
eggar was acting in a production of a william shakespeare play in 1961 when she was discovered by producer betty box and cast in her first film , the wild and the willing . two years later , director alexander singer cast her in his mystery film psyche 59 .
, eggar has said :
my biggest relationship on set was with william wyler . the tension on set was real . and if the tension wasn ' t there – if i didn’t exude precisely what he wanted – well , willie just poured cold water over me .
barbara has kindly made available a substantial discount off the retail price of the book ( plus postage ) to samantha ' s followers ! the cost is only $ 30 for the hardback if you contact her directly at : peninc1 @ aol . com . and , should you wish , she will sign it as well .
description : a disturbed woman is receiving a radical form of psychotherapy at a remote , mysterious institute . meanwhile , her five - year - old daughter , under the care of her estranged husband , is being terrorized by a group of demonic beings . how these two story lines connect is the shocking and grotesque secret of this bloody tale of monstrous parenthood from david cronenberg , starring oliver reed and samantha eggar . with its combination of psychological and body horror , the brood laid the groundwork for many of the director’s films to come , but it stands on its own as a personal , singularly scary vision .
eggar focused on television for the remainder of the 1980s , returning to feature films in 1991 with ragin ' cajun . the following year , she worked alongside voyager star kate mulgrew in the 1992 comedy film round numbers and co - starred with ed begley , jr . in the drama dark horse . she later appeared in the 1996 superhero film the phantom , along with leon russom , bill smitrovich , and cary - hiroyuki tagawa . eggar ' s most recent film credit was the 1999 thriller the astronaut ' s wife , in which she co - starred with donna murphy .
in the 1976 film the seven - per - cent solution , based on the novel by star trek film writer and director nicholas meyer , eggar portrayed the wife of sherlock holmes ' sidekick , dr . john watson . star trek : voyager guest actor joel grey also appeared in this film .
she and terence stamp , her co - star in the collector , win the best acting awards at the cannes festival . the film festival custom is for contestants to leave as soon as their entry is shown . columbia charters a plane to bring the couple back to cannes . stamp doesn ' t go . samantha arrives too late .
there is something so satisfying watching a shakespearean actor submersing herself in the world of horror . this is especially true when this person has the beauty and british charm of the vivacious samantha eggar . this hampstead , london born beauty began her successful career in the early sixties starring in the english series “rob roy” – not to be confused with the liam neeson / jessica lange flick . after her take on diana vernon , she continued to work on the small screen . with her luminescent beauty and her sultry voice , it was clear that she was not only pleasant on the eyes , but one hell of a good actress as well .
in 1963 , she played the title character in
marcia
, a second - season episode of the saint . after her appearance in the saint , eggar did not appear in television for 10 years , instead focusing exclusively on feature films . although she costarred with yul brynner in the 1972 television series anna and the king , she did not make another television guest appearance until 1973 , when she starred in the episode
the cardboard house
of the romantic anthology series love story . from the late 1970s to the 2000s , the bulk of eggar ' s screen work would be on the small screen .
california artists radio theatre will present shaw ' s comedy
heartbreak house
starring norman lloyd with ed asner , samantha eggar , charles shaughnessy , charlotte rae , monte markham , diane mercer , jane windsor , phil proctor , paul keith , leonard maltin , joanne worley , linda henning , john harlan ( and other celebrities to be announced ) on sunday , september 7 at 1 : 30 pm . location : the garland hotel , little theatre , at 4222 n . vineland in north hollywood . please call 213 - 683 - 3422 for reservations . general admission tickets are $ 20 , or $ 10 for seniors and students . for additional information , visit
in 1965 , eggar appeared in the thriller the collector , directed by william wyler , playing a kidnap victim . she received a nomination for the academy award for best actress , and won a golden globe award for her performance . she was also awarded best actress at the cannes film festival in 1966 . on her role as miranda in the collector , eggar has said :
my biggest relationship on set was with william wyler . the tension on set was real . and if the tension wasn ' t there – if i didn’t exude precisely what he wanted – well , willie just poured cold water over me .
in 1972 , eggar starred as anna leonowens in the short - lived television series anna and the king ( based on the 1956 film the king and i ) , which aired for thirteen episodes on cbs . fellow star trek alumni rosalind chao , keye luke , and brian tochi also appeared regularly on this series .
eggar starred in several made - for - tv movies during the 1970s . in 1973 , she played phyllis dietrickson in the tv adaptation of the film noir classic double indemnity , appearing with john fiedler and joan pringle . the following year , she co - starred with john savage in all the kind strangers , and in 1976 , she and mariette hartley appeared in the killer who wouldn ' t die ( along with robert hooks ) . eggar also had a role in the 1977 columbo vehicle the bye - bye sky high i . q . murder case , as did theodore bikel ( playing her husband ) and kenneth mars .
on saturday , february 15th , samantha will join norman lloyd to perform a reading of the comedy
a village wooing ,
written by george bernard shaw . this performance is the latest production of the california artists radio theatre and will take place at 1 : 30 pm at the garland hotel in north hollywood . admission is free but rsvp is requested .
in 1964 , she married actor tom stern , with whom she has a son , nicolas stern ( b . 1965 ) , and a daughter , jenna stern ( b . 1967 ) . eggar and stern divorced in 1971 . she has citizenship in both britain and the united states . she resides in los angeles .
the brood , one of david cronenberg’s most chilling and disturbing works finally gets its long - awaited uk blu - ray debut thanks to second sight films and we have three copies to give away . this early masterpiece from the maestro of horror , stars oliver reed and samantha eggar and is still as shocking today as it was on its original release . it comes to dvd and blu - ray packed with brand new bonus features on 8 july 2013 . frank carveth ( art hindle – invasion of the body snatchers ) is becoming increasingly concerned about his ex - wife nola’s ( eggar ) secretive treatment at the sinister ‘somafree institute of psychoplasmics’ . headed by cult figure dr raglan ( reed – the devils ) , his controversial and extreme methods seek to unleash his patients rage , which take on physical manifestations . as nola’s increasingly psychotic anger is vented during her sessions , brutal murders befall those at whom it’s directed . when frank’s daughter is abducted he is led to raglan’s institute and a terrifying , . . .
just a few short years later , a 25 - year - old eggar won critical acclaim—including an academy award nod—for her performance as a kidnapping victim in the william wyler - directed film the collector ( 1965 ) , based on the 1963 novel of the same name by john fowles and also starring terence stamp and mona washbourne .
don ' t miss samantha in this live presentation on saturday , april 21 , 1 : 30 pm at the beverly garland little theatre . joann worley and many regular cart cast members , along with special guest star jane withers , will all lend their talents to this one - of - a - kind performance . for reservations or more information , call 213 - 683 - 3422 .
in 1997 , eggar did voice - over work ( as hera ) for the disney film hercules . three years later , the actress appeared as charlotte devane on the soap opera all my children ( 2000 ) . she was later cast on the critically acclaimed drama commander in chief , starring as sara templeton on the show from 2005 to 2006 .
with a ton of television under her belt , she began her impressive career in the genre with the critically acclaimed leading role in the collector in 1965 . the william wyler directed feature starred the great terence stamp as a man who kidnaps a beautiful woman named miranda grey ( eggar ) simply for the pleasure of having her there . this unique film was part thriller , part drama and yes , even a little romance and it certainly thrust eggar in the spotlight . ultimately she won a golden globe – as well as an academy award nomination – for best actress for the film . it was one fantastic introduction to an actress that should be very familiar to hardcore horror fans and tv enthusiasts alike .
the two stars are most noted for film and tv , but both have origins in theatre . samantha eggar with the royal shakespeare and the national theatre of great britain , is also a recipient of the cannes best actress award , nominated for an oscar , and winner of the golden globe , for
the collector
directed by william wyler , she is most lovingly remembered , in film , for her performance in
dr . doolittle
. she starred with rex harrison , cary grant , henry fonda , sean connery , and many other stars in major films ; she has starred in over forty cart shows with norman lloyd , david warner , roddy mcdowall , john astin , michael york , william shatner , ed asner and many others .
in 1977 , eggar and joan collins guest - starred together on an episode of starsky & hutch , whose regular cast included david soul . eggar later appeared in two episodes of the series fantasy island , which starred ricardo montalban . subsequent television shows on which she guest - starred include murder , she wrote ( in an episode directed by richard colla ) , hotel ( in an episode with lee meriwether ) , alfred hitchcock presents ( with john colicos ) , matlock ( directed by robert scheerer ) , l . a . law ( with corbin bernsen , robert curtis brown , larry drake , harvey jason , lawrence tierney , and tom wright ) , and burke ' s law ( with catherine hicks ) .
court feuds will develop , and challenge matches will stretch out over a period of days , even weeks , the stakes increasing from $ 10 a corner to $ 100 . when they end , others start . spectators will change from a cluster of samantha eggars to another of sonnys and chers . and it all continues , with sally hauling out an unending supply of baked hams , meat loaves and beverages .
though several successful film credits followed , including doctor dolittle ( 1967 ) and the molly maguires ( 1970 ) , many agree that eggar & apos ; s finest performance came in the 1976 sherlock holmes crime drama the seven - per - cent solution . in the film , she played mary morstan watson , the wife of dr . john watson ( played by robert duvall ) .
thankfully , ms . eggar has been busy lending her silky voice to projects like the character of ‘whale’ in “metalocalypse” ( 2011 ) . as of this year she joined norman lloyd in a staged reading of george bernard shaw’s “a village wooing . ” the california artists radio theatre ( cart ) presentation was held in february of this year , which was announced on the actress’ official website
she later appeared as emma fairfax in doctor dolittle ( 1968 ) , and the american drama the molly maguires ( 1970 ) . in the early 1970s , eggar relocated to the united states and canada , where she later starred in several horror films , including the dead are alive ( 1972 ) , the uncanny ( 1977 ) , and david cronenberg ' s cult thriller the brood ( 1979 ) .
eggar has also worked as a voice actress , as hera in walt disney ' s hercules ( 1997 ) , and lent her voice to several video games , including gabriel knight 3 : blood of the sacred , blood of the damned and 007 : nightfire . her television work includes roles on fantasy island , and a recurring part as charlotte devane in the soap opera all my children in 2000 .
the video box makes
a name for evil
look like an ordinary thriller but it ' s got a very distinct flavor to it . robert culp plays a man who gets fed up with the rat race and heads off with his wife ( samantha eggar ) to the forest to try to get himself back together . he soon begins having odd hallucinations . this is where the film comes into it ' s own . during the scenes in which culp rides off on a white horse ( the spirit of his grand - father ) the film seems to become a bizarre nightmare . it gets hard to tell what is real and what is fantasy . it ' s almost like being on an acid trip . the film is disjointed and confusing at times which makes it annoying but the end result is a most unusual film that lingers in one ' s mind long after watching it .
samantha will perform in
a chekhov humouresque
on saturday , february 28th at 1 : 30 pm in the beverly garland hotel of north hollywood . also starring : charles shaughnessy , jo anne worley , mavin kaplan , richard herd , tom williams and bob legionaire . tickets may be purchased at the door , but advance reservations are suggested . general admission : $ 15 . students and seniors : $ 10 . for more information please call 213 - 683 - 3422 or visit
while performing in a january 1962 royal court theatre production of a midsummer night & apos ; s dream alongside albert finney , david warner and lynn redgrave , eggar was introduced to british film producer betty box and subsequently cast in a big - screen feature about college students entitled wild and willing ( 1962 ) . directed by ralph thomas , the film also starred virginia maskell , paul rogers , john hurt and ian mcshane .
in 2000 , eggar was briefly a regular cast member on the daytime drama series all my children . in 2004 , she appeared in an episode of the cbs drama series cold case ( in which she and johanna watts played older and younger versions of the same character , along with bruce gray and autumn reeser ) . most recently , she played the recurring role of sara templeton on the drama series commander - in - chief .
the following year , eggar starred in the comedy walk , don ' t run ( 1966 ) with cary grant ( his last picture ) and jim hutton , followed by a lead role as emma fairfax in richard fleischer ' s musical adaptation of doctor dolittle ( 1967 ) . in 1963 , she played the title character in
marcia
, a second - season episode of the saint . after her appearance in the saint , eggar did not appear in television for 10 years , instead focusing exclusively on feature films . although she co - starred with yul brynner on the 1972 television series anna and the king , she did not make another television guest appearance until 1973 , when she starred in the episode
the cardboard house
of the romantic anthology series love story . the same year , she played phyllis dietrichson in a television remake of double indemnity .
is seen around london on the arm of michael caborn - waterfield , a . k . a . dandy kim , a con - man arrested for robbery on the french riviera .
a dashing playboy and professional jockey , he stakes her to acting lessons at the webber - douglas dramatic school in london . together they explore london ' s kooky and kinky activities . they share a love for sports cars , dogs , horses , and the country . and lovingly , samantha wears dandy kim ' s signet ring on her finger .
eggar appeared in the films curtains , doctor dolittle , the molly maguires , dark horse , the brood , and the light at the edge of the world . in 1976 , she costarred with peter falk and theodore bikel in the columbo episode
the bye - bye sky high iq murder case
. she appeared as maggie gioberti in
the vintage years
, the pilot for the drama falcon crest , but was replaced by susan sullivan when the series went into production .
i have been involved ( in the cima ) for some years now as only participating in the mass , which the cardinal usually celebrates , but this year i was asked to mc ,
samantha says .
not a job i am used to , but a challenge i was eager to take on , especially in light of the fact that one of the honorees was kathryn bigelow , director of ' the hurt locker ' , which went on to win the oscar in so many categories . i knew kathryn slightly , but i was so excited to be introducing this talented person .
eggar began her acting career in several shakespearean companies , notably playing titania in a 1962 production of a midsummer night ' s dream , directed by tony richardson . she also appeared onstage in a production of douglas seale ' s landscape with figures , where she was noticed by a talent scout , and from there was cast in the biographical film dr . crippen ( 1962 ) , opposite donald pleasence . her second film role was in 1962 in the wild and the willing ; the same year , she appeared onstage again as olivia in a production of twelfth night by george devine .
the potential for a satire on the audition process is there for the taking , but
curtains
doesn ' t retain that level of ambition . instead , it ' s a slow - burn chiller that takes some incoherent turns in its pursuit of a narrative , electing to treat its industry leanings as motivation for desperation , not a starter pistol for a witty deconstruction of thespian ambition . while the screenplay is credited robert guza jr . , it ' s difficult to comprehend what the picture was meant to be before its splintered production experience , opening with samantha ' s mission to join the mentally ill as research for her starring role . while such a plot holds potential , the movie quickly switches it off to move on to the actress convention in stryker ' s home , with samantha suddenly free from the hospital and apparently willing to forgive .
curtains
fights to remain focused , working in separate footage of another aspiring talent ( deborah burgess ) as she strokes her rape fantasies and encounters a creepy doll on her drive to the audition . and please don ' t expect me to explain the doll business , which must be a remnant from the original draft . the toy simply pops up a few times , a dead - eyed harbinger of doom , only to be eventually abandoned in the final cut .
she also appeared as maggie gioberti in
the vintage years
, the pilot for the drama falcon crest , but was replaced by susan sullivan when the series went into production . she appeared in the drama dark horse ( 1992 ) , followed by the superhero film the phantom ( 1996 ) . in 1997 , she provided the voice of hera in disney ' s animated film hercules ; she would also supply the voice for the subsequent television series . eggar also had a role in the sci - fi thriller the astronaut ' s wife ( 1999 ) , which starred johnny depp .
around this same time , eggar appeared as anna leonowens on the american television series anna and the king ( 1972 ) alongside famed actor yul brynner , and as nola carveth in david cronenberg & apos ; s the brood ( 1979 ) . the actress & apos ; s success continued into the & apos ; 80s , with credits during the decade including arthur schnitzler & apos ; s theatrical production the lonely road ( 1985 ) alongside colin firth and anthony hopkins , and a production of anton chekhov & apos ; s famous play the seagull ( 1986 ) alongside john hurt—marking her second appearance with the actor .
california artists theatre presents the 75th anniversary of norman corwin ' ' s broadcast of : we hold these truths , in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the bill of rights for the constitution of the united states of america . accompanying the corwin play is the original music score created by bernard herrmann , transcribed by christopher husted for cart and for the losangeles lawyer ' s philharmonic which played the music live for the drama . the stars featured were samantha eggar , charles shaughnessy , monte markham , shelley long , norman lloyd , phil proctor , leonard maltin , rene auberjonois , richard herd , james lancaster , alice maltin , tom williams , susan fallendar . melinda peterson , herb ellis , joe flood , john o ' callaghan , paul keith hm wynant and john harlan . the program was recorded by jeff sheridan ' s sound works , jason sharrow , first editor , and the philharmonic was recorded by chuck able sound systems with ken stange music producer and gary greene conductor - founder of the los angeles lawyers symphony . peggy webber produced and directed the production by permission of norman corwin ' s daughter , diane corwin okarski and the estate of norman corwin . this new production was broadcast as a special on sirius xm on the 15th day of december 2016 . the champions of justice program asked to rebroadcast the cart production over abc and salem networks , in january of 2017 .
in 1973 , eggar relocated to the united states , settling in los angeles , and appeared first in television , guest starring on episodes of starsky & hutch and columbo , the latter with peter falk and theodore bikel in the episode
the bye - bye sky high iq murder case
. she would go on to star in a number of horror films , including the dead are alive ( 1972 ) , a name for evil ( 1973 ) , the uncanny ( 1977 ) , and david cronenberg ' s cult sci - fi film the brood ( 1979 ) . in 1980 , she filmed the canadian slasher film curtains , released in 1983 .
a gifted auburn - haired beauty who mysteriously failed to become a major star after her success ( a bafta , an oscar nomination , other awards ) as the kidnapped heroine of william wyler ' s the collector ( uk / us , 1965 ) , co - starring man - of - the - moment terence stamp . born victoria eggar in london on 5 march 1939 , she was discovered by betty box who cast her in the wild and the willing ( d . ralph thomas , 1961 ) and doctor in distress ( d . thomas , 1963 ) , she was affecting as crippen ' s mistress in dr crippen ( d . robert lynn , 1962 ) .
canadian director david cronenberg followed his graphic vampire variation rabid with this multi - layered , speculative horror film which addresses the way the repressed demons of the psyche can force their way to the surface . psychologist dr . raglan ( oliver reed ) , director of the controversial psychoplasmic institute and author of the book
the shape of rage ,
encourages his patients to outwardly manifest their anger and fear ( aided by some experimental drugs ) , which then takes physical shape as actual sores , cancers , or strange new organs . one of raglan ' s more successful patients ( from his point - of - view , anyway ) is nola carveth ( samantha eggar ) , who is undergoing therapy following a painful divorce from her husband , frank ( art hindle ) . when frank discovers evidence that nola may have injured their daughter , candice ( cindy hinds ) , he begins to suspect raglan ' s techniques but is unprepared for the most horrifying by - product of her rage : a progeny of sexless , dwarflike mutants who are born for the sole purpose of acting out her violent fantasies of revenge . containing only enough energy to carry out their murderous tasks , the brood is dispatched to kill nola ' s parents , then a woman she believes is having an affair with frank . by the time frank discovers the origins of the tiny offspring , they have already abducted candice and taken her to the institute , where frank must confront nola in person . although it contains one of the most visceral and nauseating scenes in movie history ( during the film ' s climax ) , this nevertheless remains the most subtle of cronenberg ' s early horror projects , with a strong subtext about the devastating effects of divorce .
in fact , many elements of
curtains
are left for dead , including a fleeting appearance from character actor michael wincott ( playing a caretaker who eagerly seduces one of the actresses ) and the visual of actual curtains to facilitate scene transitions , which is woefully underused . the best way to appreciate the movie is to zero in on its craftsmanship , with ciupka ' s stylistic touches remaining in the feature , but only in fragments . sections of
curtains
are artfully composed , ripe with tension , and interested in breaking away from the norm . the rest is flat and feebly staged , with such blunt pursuits keeping the feature conventional , while ciupka aims to elevate the material with an interesting visual push . he ' s also good with his cast , pulling convincingly frazzled work from eggar and vernon , while griffin ( perhaps best known for her turn in
strange brew
) steals scenes as a compulsive jokester , always quick with a quip , the more inappropriate the better . even when the picture falls apart or gets lost , the acting is always above average , which is a rare achievement in this genre .
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spends 11 years in a convent school . later she ' ll remember :
the nuns didn ' t have too much success with me - i ' ve always had a violent temper . in fact , once i almost killed one of the nuns .
moves to london from her country life in sussex and buckinghamshire and lives with a cousin in chelsea . for about eight months she does little but learn the free - wheeling chelsea life , driving around in a sports car with a great dane beside her .