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Writer (WGA):
James S. Henerson (written by)
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Release Date:
13 December 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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(24 articles)
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Brooklyn's Brave New World Theatre Brings 'The Tempest' To The 'Beach' 9/26 & 9/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 9 September 2009, 8:45 AM, PDT)
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Disappointing and off the mark more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter Fonda | ... | Gideon Prosper | |
| John Glover | ... | Anthony Prosper | |
| Harold Perrineau | ... | Ariel | |
| Katherine Heigl | ... | Miranda Prosper | |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | ... | Gator Man | |
| Eddie Mills | ... | Captain Frederick Allen | |
| Dennis Redfield | ... | Wilfried 'Willy' Gonzo | |
| Donzaleigh Abernathy | ... | Mambo Azaleigh | |
| Jon Huffman | ... | General Grant | |
| Tom Nowicki | ... | General Sherman | |
| Rhoda Griffis | ... | Sophie Dupree | |
| Lonnie Hamilton | ... | Old Ariel | |
| Rachel Crouch | ... | Young Miranda | |
| Alex Van | ... | Lead Raider | |
| Tim Parati | ... | Raider |
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Rated PG-13 for violence.
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Germany:85 min | Argentina:120 min | 120 min (including commercials)
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Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Germany:12 | Germany:16 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:16
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I keep waiting for Peter Fonda to start acting. For someone who comes from such a talented family, it's a mystery to me why Peter Fonda can only play Peter Fonda trying to play someone else. And, that's the good news in this disappointing dog of an adaptation of The Tempest. A string of loosely connected ideas that only suggest a relationship with the Bard's great play is what we're served. The setting is the Civil War and Prospero's (here Guideon's) evil brother looks like an 1890's melodrama villain, complete with Snidely Whiplash moustache. I kept waiting for him to go "Uh ha hah!" which would have been a high point in this dreary presentation. None of the supporting cast was memoriable and Peter Fonda's lack of expression and wooden body movements made the lackadaisical story drag on and on.
The Tempest is the Bard's statement about the rage of man's unjust treatment of man. The only believable character was the Gator man, the Caliban counterpart. The transferrence to the swamp had possibilities but the Civil War setting just didn't make it. All in all, a very disappointing production. I saw it on video and would advise, if you want a Willy Shakespeare fix, save your money on this one. Rent something else, like Branagh's Much Ado about Nothing, or Kevin Kline in Midsummer's Night Dream.