"American Masters" Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Director:

Bruce Ricker

Writer:

Dave Kehr (written by)

TV Series:

"American Masters" (1985)

Original Air Date:

29 August 2000 (Season 15, Episode 1)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music | Romance

Plot:

Documentary that explores actor/director Clint Eastwood and his art by juxtaposing each major stage...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Two Word Title | Reenactment

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Burton	...	Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Joel Cox	...	Himself - Film Editor
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself
Dina Eastwood	...	Herself - Wife / TV Journalist (as Dina Ruiz Eastwood)
James Garner	...	Himself - Actor
William Goldman	...	Himself - Screenwriter / Novelist
Jack N. Green	...	Himself - Director of Photography
Gene Hackman	...	Himself - Actor
Curtis Hanson	...	Himself - Director
Nat Hentoff	...	Himself - Writer
Phyllis Huffman	...	Herself - Casting Director
Joe Hyams	...	Himself - Senior V.P. Publicity Warner Bros.
Dani Janssen	...	Herself - Actor
Pauline Kael	...	Herself - Film Critic (archive footage)
Sergio Leone	...	Himself - Director (archive footage)
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Himself - Actor
Janet Maslin	...	Herself - Critic 'The New York Times'
Bill McKinney	...	Himself - Actor
Walter Mosley	...	Himself - Writer
Lennie Niehaus	...	Himself - Composer
Chan Parker	...	Herself (archive footage)
Barry Reardon	...	Himself - Former President Warner Bros. Distribution
Richard Schickel	...	Himself - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself - Director
Don Siegel	...	Himself - Director (archive footage)
Richard Slotkin	...	Himself - Author 'Gunfighter Nation'
Meryl Streep	...	Herself - Actor
Donald Sutherland	...	Himself - Actor
Bertrand Tavernier	...	Himself - Director
Rip Torn	...	Himself - Actor
Tonino Valerii	...	Himself - Assistant Director (archive footage)
Buddy Van Horn	...	Himself - Director / Stunt Coordinator
Eli Wallach	...	Himself - Actor
Forest Whitaker	...	Himself - Actor / Director
Ruth Wood	...	Herself - Mother

Directed by
Bruce Ricker

Writing credits
Dave Kehr		(written by)

Produced by
Mary Lea Bandy	....	co-producer
Jeanine Basinger	....	co-producer
Karen Bernstein	....	coordinating producer
Karen Bernstein	....	series producer
Tamar Hacker	....	senior producer
Dina Hossain	....	series associate producer
Susan Lacy	....	executive producer
Bruce Ricker	....	producer
Jesse Sweet	....	associate producer
Anthony Wall	....	executive producer: BBC

Original Music by
Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography by
Vic Losick		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kate Hirson

Makeup Department
J. Roy Helland	....	hair stylist: The Crew Company
J. Roy Helland	....	makeup artist: The Crew Company
Charlene Roberson	....	hair stylist: The Crew Company
Charlene Roberson	....	makeup artist: The Crew Company

Production Management
Peter Wentzel	....	series production manager

Art Department
Cynthia Madansky	....	design services: Parlour

Sound Department
Bob Bryan	....	sound
Margaret Crimmins	....	sound editor: Dog Bark Sound Inc.
Arthur Kimler	....	sound
Edward LeHane	....	sound
Eddie O'Connor	....	sound (as Edward O'Connor)
Steven Robinson	....	sound
Saul Rouda	....	sound
Greg Smith	....	sound editor: Dog Bark Sound Inc.
Dominick Tavella	....	re-recording mixer: Sound One Corporation

Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Benson	....	still photographer
Jennifer Burns	....	gaffer
Jon Fontana	....	gaffer
Ned Hallick	....	gaffer
Mila Hotler	....	still photographer
Mike Kimler	....	gaffer
Larry Mitchell	....	gaffer
Hank O'Neal	....	still photographer
Gene Patterson	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Malcolm F. Braxton Jr.	....	assistant editor: avid
Joe Gawler	....	colorist: Tape House Editorial (as Joseph Gawler)
Dina Hossain	....	post-production coordinator
Jane Rizzo	....	assistant editor
Geno Tulchin	....	post-production editor: Betelgeuse Productions

Music Department
John Adams	....	music services
Celeste Bartos	....	original music commissioned by: On Behalf of The Museum of Modern Art
Greg Dennen	....	assistant music engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Rosie Fishel	....	music services
Donald Harris	....	soundtrack consultant
Lennie Niehaus	....	music arranger
Lennie Niehaus	....	orchestrator
Joshua Redman	....	musician: saxophone solos
Thomas Wagner	....	composer: series theme

Other crew
Stephanie Berger	....	photographs: Film Society of Lincoln Center
Kathie Coblentz	....	additional researcher
Joan Cohen	....	additional researcher
Susannah Erler	....	intern
John Gammon	....	playback editor
Janet Gough	....	photographs: Celebrity Photo Agency
Suzanne Hoppe	....	intern
Jane Klain	....	additional researcher
Suzanne Lau	....	intern
Melissa Munyan	....	intern
Erin O'Brien-Keefe	....	production administrator
Jacob Quinn	....	intern
Elias Savada	....	copyright research: director, Motion Picture Information Services
Marilyn Schanzner	....	additional researcher
Margaret Smilow	....	director of culture and arts documentaries
Elgin Smith	....	production assistant
Katrina Stubbs	....	intern
David Sutton	....	photographs: MPTV
Naomi Tan	....	series office manager
Roberta Lynn Tross	....	business affairs (as Roberta Tross)
Jac Venza	....	director of cultural and arts programs
Faith Wallace-Gadsden	....	intern
Michael Weingrad	....	production assistant
B.T. Whitehill	....	series title designer
Barbara Grandvoinet	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jack Kosslyn	....	archive footage (uncredited)

Thanks
Charles Barcellona	....	special thanks
David Berger	....	special thanks
Holly Berger	....	special thanks
Tom Brueggemann	....	special thanks
Henry Bumstead	....	thanks
Federica Carrion	....	special thanks
Michael Cipriano	....	special thanks
Willa Clinton	....	special thanks
Patti Connolly	....	special thanks
Joel Cox	....	thanks
Dina Eastwood	....	special thanks (as Dina Ruiz Eastwood)
David Feinberg	....	special thanks
Christopher Frayling	....	special thanks
Douglas Freeman	....	special thanks (as Doug Freeman)
Rob Friedman	....	special thanks
James Garner	....	thanks
Emma Gill	....	special thanks
Kate Gill	....	special thanks
William Goldman	....	thanks
Jack N. Green	....	thanks
Alberto Grimaldi	....	special thanks
Gene Hackman	....	thanks
Curtis Hanson	....	thanks
Jacqueline Hayes	....	special thanks
Nat Hentoff	....	thanks
Hayden Hirschfeld	....	special thanks
Leonard Hirshan	....	special thanks
Natalie Hrniak	....	special thanks (as Natalie Hirniak)
Phyllis Huffman	....	thanks
Joe Hyams	....	thanks
Dani Janssen	....	thanks
Jane Klain	....	special thanks
Stephen Klain	....	special thanks
Gary Le Mel	....	special thanks (as Gary LeMel)
Geoffrey Lewis	....	thanks
Warren Lieberfarb	....	special thanks
Janet Maslin	....	thanks
Chris McGurk	....	special thanks
Bill McKinney	....	thanks
Charlie Meyer	....	special thanks
Ron Meyer	....	special thanks
Leslie Moonves	....	special thanks
Walter Mosley	....	thanks
Lennie Niehaus	....	thanks
Barry Reardon	....	thanks
Pierre Rissient	....	special thanks (as Pierre Rissiant)
Gary Roach	....	special thanks
Melissa Rooker	....	special thanks
Tom Rooker	....	special thanks
Richard Schickel	....	thanks
Martin Scorsese	....	thanks
Martin Shafer	....	special thanks
Karen Shaw	....	special thanks
Shelley M. Shier	....	special thanks
Judy Singer	....	special thanks (as Judith Singer)
Richard Slotkin	....	thanks
Ellen Spiro	....	special thanks
Tim Spitzer	....	special thanks
Meryl Streep	....	thanks
Donald Sutherland	....	thanks
Al Tavalachi	....	special thanks
Bertrand Tavernier	....	thanks
Tim Timpanaro	....	special thanks
Rip Torn	....	thanks
Tony Torn	....	special thanks
Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan	....	special thanks
Michael Wager	....	special thanks
Eli Wallach	....	thanks
Forest Whitaker	....	thanks
Alison Willett	....	special thanks
Ruth Wood	....	thanks
Keith Zajic	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rhapsody Films
• WNET Channel 13 New York (as Thirteen/WNET New York)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (as BBC Arena)

Distributors

• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• NHK-BS2 (2003) (Japan) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• ABC News Video Source  archive footage and audio
• Archive Films  archive footage and audio
• Archive Photos  photographs
• Betelgeuse Productions LLC  post-production editing
• Bison Productions  photographs
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)  archive footage and audio
• CBS Broadcasting  "Rawhide" courtesy of
• CBS Photo Archive  photographs
• California Views  historical photographs (as Pat Hathaway Collection)
• Castle Rock Entertainment  feature film clips used with the permission of
• Celebrity Photo Agency  photographs
• Chan Parker Estate  photographs courtesy of
• City Lights Media Group  photo animation
• Corbis  photographs (as Corbis Images)
• Crew Company, The  hair and make-up
• David Paradine Television  "...talking with David Frost" courtesy of
• Dinah Shore Estate  special thanks
• Dog Bark Sound  sound editing
• Everett Collection  photographs
• Film Society of Lincoln Center  photographs
• Globe Photos  photographs
• Hollywood Newsreel Syndicate  archive footage and audio
• John Wayne Estate  special thanks
• Kobal Collection  photographs
• Leone Family Archive, The  photographs
• Liaison Agency Inc.  photographs
• Life Magazine  photographs
• Lorac Productions  archive footage and audio
• Los Angeles Times  photographs
• MGM Clip + Still  feature film clips used with the permission of
• MPRM Public Relations  series publicist (as mPRm Public Relations)
• Mission Ranch  accomodations in Carmel courtesy of
• Motion Picture & Television Photo Archive  photographs
• Motion Picture Information Services  copyright research
• Museum of Modern Art, The (MoMA)  original music commissioned on behalf of
• Museum of Modern Art, The (MoMA)  photographs
• Paramount Pictures  scenes from "High Noon" and "Paint Your Wagon" courtesy of
• Parlour  design services
• Producer's Library Service  archive footage and audio
• Research Video  archive footage and audio
• Ronald Reagan Library  archive footage and audio
• Sergio Leone Estate  special thanks
• Sound One  re-recording mixing
• Tape House Editorial  colorist
• The Chateau Marmont  accomodations in Los Angeles courtesy of
• Thirteen/WNET Communications Group  series publicist
• Time Magazine  photographs
• Time  Life Magazine and Time Magazine copyrighted by
• Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.  "Yojimbo" copyrighted to
• Turner Entertainment  feature film clips courtesy of
• UPI/Corbis/Bettmann Collection  photographs
• Universal Studios Archives and Collections  photographs
• Universal Studios Licensing  feature film clips used with the permission of
• Video Resources New York Inc.  archive footage and audio
• Village Voice  photographs
• Warner Bros  feature film clips used with the permission of
• Warner Bros. Stills  photographs
• Warner Sunset Records  soundtrack (as Warner Sunset Records/Warner Bros.)
• Wesleyan Cinema Archives  archive footage and audio
• Wide World Photos  photographs (as AP/Wide World Photos)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Finland:K-15

Company:

Rhapsody Films

A wonderful toast to an amazing cinema great

This film capped off my Clint Eastwood-a-thon. Expertly narrated by Morgan Freeman, this film is a great tribute to the icon that is Clint Eastwood. The interviews with his costars and himself shed an amazing light on the whole experience and what it is like to work for such an amazing director. He is truly a rare gem, a director who knows what he wants, and far more impressive, is able to capture it. Before I started watching many of his films, I always regarded him as an actor, simply because I never knew the breadth of his work. I have since corrected myself, and regard him simply as a cinematic genius. I do have one small problem with this documentary, however. They made no mention of his third directorial effort, Breezy, which I very much enjoyed. I think when reviewing his entire career, even his bit parts in the late 50s and early 60s, surely you could make mention of all of his directorial efforts, especially the first film he didn't take an acting part in. To every fan of director Eastwood, I highly recommend Breezy, a heartfelt film with some fine acting and directing.