Contender: Mastering the Method (Video 2001)

An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the classic film "On the Waterfront".

Director:

David Naylor

Stars:

Patricia Bosworth, David Garfield, Martin Landau

Cast

Credited cast:
Patricia Bosworth	...	Herself - Marlon Brando Biographer
David Garfield	...	Himself - Author, A Player's Place
Martin Landau	...	Himself - President, The Actors Studio West
James Lipton	...	Himself - Host, Inside The Actor's Studio
Richard Schickel	...	Himself - Film Critic, Time Magazine
Rod Steiger	...	Himself / Charley 'The Gent' Malloy
Jeff Young	...	Himself - Elia Kazan Biographer

Storyline

An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the classic film "On the Waterfront".

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Plot Keywords:

gloves | held at gunpoint | employer employee relationship | behind the scenes | brother brother relationship | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (DVD)

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This "making-of" featurette is included as an extra on the Columbia TriStar Special Edition DVD of On the Waterfront

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Connections

References The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse: Marty (1953)

User Reviews

Nice Look at the Legendary Scene

Contender: Mastering the Method (2001)

*** (out of 4)

Good featurette taking a look at the legendary "I coulda been a contender..." sequence from ON THE WATERFRONT, which featured Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger playing brothers confronting one another. Steiger is interviewed about the sequences as are James Lipton, Martin Landau, Richard Schickel and Brando biographer Patricia Bosworth. The featurette starts off with the guests talking about why they feel the scene is so great. This of course gets into a long topic dealing with the choices that the actors made and how they didn't try and turn the scene into something macho or what you'd typically see in a gangster picture. The last part of this has Steiger talking about various difficulties that came up including the fact that the rear projection didn't show up on the day of filming and there's also talk about Brando leaving at four o'clock and leaving Steiger to film his shots by himself. The Brando biographer tries to explain what happened but Steiger is certainly honest about his feelings.