Hud (1963)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Larry McMurtry (novel)
Irving Ravetch (writer) ...
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Release Date:

29 May 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Tagline:

The man with the barbed wire soul!

Plot:

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth...

Plot Keywords:

Bus Stop | Second Generation | Kiwanis | Alcoholism | Small Town Life

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Hud Bannon
Melvyn Douglas	...	Homer Bannon
Patricia Neal	...	Alma Brown
Brandon De Wilde	...	Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon (as Brandon de Wilde)
Whit Bissell	...	Mr. Burris
Crahan Denton	...	Jesse
John Ashley	...	Hermy
Val Avery	...	Jose
George Petrie	...	Joe Scanlon
Curt Conway	...	Truman Peters
Sheldon Allman	...	Mr. Thompson
Pitt Herbert	...	Mr. Larker
Carl Low	...	Mr. Kirby
Robert Hinkle	...	Rodeo Announcer Frank
Don Kennedy	...	Charlie Tucker
Sharyn Hillyer	...	Myra (as Sharon Hillyer)
Yvette Vickers	...	Lily Peters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlie Briggs	...	Voice on Lonnie's radio (uncredited)
Peter Brooks	...	George (uncredited)
Elmer Wayne Brown	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Nino Candido	...	Patron (uncredited)
Dennis Hedlund	...	Patron in Cafe (uncredited)
John Indrisano	...	Bar-room Brawler (uncredited)
David Kent	...	Donald (uncredited)
Frank Killmond	...	Dumb Billy (uncredited)
Montie Montana	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Simon Prescott	...	Man in greased pig sequence (uncredited)
John Michael Quijada	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Carl Saxe	...	Proprietor sweeping glass (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Ritt

Writing credits
Larry McMurtry		(novel "Horseman Pass By")
Irving Ravetch		(writer) and
Harriet Frank Jr.		(writer)

Produced by
Irving Ravetch	....	producer
Martin Ritt	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
James Wong Howe

Film Editing by
Frank Bracht

Art Direction by
Tambi Larsen
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton		(as Robert Benton)
Sam Comer

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Lloyd Anderson	....	unit production manager (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman	....	assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)

Sound Department
John R. Carter	....	sound recordist (as John Carter)
John Wilkinson	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Paul K. Lerpae	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Rex Wimpy	....	photographer: second unit

Music Department
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Salem-Dover Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1963) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Filmax S.A. (1963) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Paramount (1963) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount-Films (1963) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Lusomundo Audiovisuais (200?) (Portugal) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain) (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Berliner Synchron  German dubbing

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12 (1998) (uncut) | UK:A (1963) (cut) | USA:Approved (certificate #20308) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16

Filming Locations:

Camp Waldemar - 1005 Ranch Road 1340, Hunt, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Finnish censorship visa # 65965 delivered on 19-7-1963.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Hud leaves the married woman's house, he puts on his boots and his pants are tucked into the boots. The next time you see him, his pants are outside of his boots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lonnie Bannon: OK, thanks for the lift.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)

Soundtrack:

The Great Titanic (It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down)

Great American prose poem

One Hell of a movie, and very nearly perfect. Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, and Brandon De Wilde star as three generations of a ranching family. Douglas is the patriarch, stern and strong, but clearly moving ever closer to the end of his life. Paul Newman, who plays the title character, is his youngest and only surviving son. There is an obvious but unspoken conflict between the two of them. In the middle is Brandon De Wilde, actually the film's main character (although all the choice acting moments belong to Douglas and Newman, and the yet to be mentioned Patricia Neal). His father, Newman's brother, died when he was very young. Growing up in Douglas' shadow, he worships the man and tries to emulate his moral code. However, his wilder side sees the untamed Newman as a sort of folk hero, and the rare times when he gets to hang out with his uncle seem to him to be the best of his life. Patricia Neal plays their maid (brilliantly, I should immediately state), after whom both uncle and nephew lust. A different conflict arises from this. As Hud, Paul Newman has many chances to be a second James Dean, exploding with emotion. Those scenes are excellent, of course, but where Hud succeeds most is at the edges of the screen. It is an enormously subtle film. The filmmakers should especially be commended for their amazing use of musical score. There is a really beautiful score, but it is never used, not once, to steer the audience's emotions. A good 90% of the film has no music in the background. Hud is an American masterpiece. 10/10.