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Post by deuce on Mar 9, 2016 22:22:27 GMT -5
Today is Novalyne Price Ellis' birthday. Michael Scott Myers (a Howard fan) was her student. When he found out that she knew REH and had written a memoir, One Who Walked Alone, he decided he had to write a screenplay from it. Novalyne lived long enough to see a pre-release screening. She was quite pleased. It really is a great movie, overall. A labor of love from all involved. D'Onoffrio, especially, went above and beyond. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whole_Wide_World |
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Post by deuce on Oct 20, 2016 18:42:22 GMT -5
Michael Scott Myers was the screenwriter of The Whole Wide World. He was also the Guest of Honor at Howard Days 2016. Here he talks about how he came to meet Novalyne Price Ellis and then to write the screenplay.
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Post by Louis_Ellenwood_Barlowe on Oct 20, 2016 20:04:39 GMT -5
That movie is kind of hard to watch for me at least...
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Post by deuce on Apr 21, 2017 13:52:39 GMT -5
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Post by neilnv2 on Apr 23, 2017 9:30:07 GMT -5
Isn't this really confusing Howard with his fantasy creation? There is a psychology attached to the character, the psychology of action, the introspective adventurer. Milius's film captured it, even if it's not that accurate. It's the warrior-king, the unthinking urge, the Apollonian vision, so I think there is a philosophy there. It's a sight more intellectual than the film seems to allow.
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Post by deuce on Mar 3, 2018 23:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by deepermagic on Nov 7, 2018 15:42:47 GMT -5
I saw this for the first time the other night (you can currently watch it for free on Amazon Prime!) and I was pretty blown away. I've never read Price's book, but from what I saw it seemed to be pretty dang accurate and succeeded in telling a pretty interesting story without resorting to Hollywood shenanigans. It only hit me well into the movie that the bulk of it is just the two riding around and talking. That sounds boring, but I was riveted.
I thought the ending could have been done better. It sort of just wrapped up and to the uninitiated sort of made it seem like Howard killed himself over a girl.
I don't know if D'Onoffrio was true to how Howard carried himself or not, but it certainly didn't diverge from how Howard wrote about himself (or others about Howard), and it definitely portrayed Howard as someone who would have seemed odd to Cross Plains. It was well acted, even though I wonder if he came across a little more intense than Howard might have actually carried himself (again, I don't know, just a feeling). Either way, he sure did channel the spirit of Howard.
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Post by theironshadow on Jan 18, 2020 7:47:00 GMT -5
The film is available on Amazon Prime in the UK and looks fantastic, and one thing that did strike me was how D'Onoffrio played Howard as an out-and-out oddball that enjoyed stirring things up occasionally in Crossplains. From what i've read of Howard i think D'Onoffrio pushed the performance too far, almost into the realm of social-inadequate nerd. The rest of the film is quite superb, and it's a shame the late Daniel Ireland never hit the big time. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 10:12:31 GMT -5
Some clips from The Whole Wide World.
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Post by theironshadow on Apr 7, 2020 11:09:12 GMT -5
I really do think that TWWW is an absolutely exceptional film, handsomely photographed and flawlessly acted by the two leads. Damn shame there isn't decent version of it on blu ray in the UK, but i believe it's still available on Amazon Prime if you have that subscription.
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Post by terryallenuk on Apr 7, 2020 12:47:43 GMT -5
Funnily enough watched it on Amazon again a few days ago , although I have a R1 DVD. Very moving seeing it when we were in Cross Plains , also being able to chat to Michael Scott Myers and having him sign it!
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Post by theironshadow on Apr 9, 2020 4:37:54 GMT -5
Funnily enough watched it on Amazon again a few days ago , although I have a R1 DVD. Very moving seeing it when we were in Cross Plains , also being able to chat to Michael Scott Myers and having him sign it! That's seriously fantastic, Terry.  If it wasn't for the fact that my 9 year old Region A blu ray player is grinding like a rust bucket i would order the american blu ray of the film. It's one of my most recommended film's to friend's and family who have Prime Video. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2021 15:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by hun on Oct 15, 2023 0:56:33 GMT -5
Review by Todd Luck:
The Whole Wide World Movie Review (Robert E. Howard film)
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Post by Von K on Mar 31, 2024 19:38:20 GMT -5
Review by Todd Luck: The Whole Wide World Movie Review (Robert E. Howard film)That was a fantastic review from Todd there, thanks Hun!
One thing I want to highlight from it is that it's streaming free on Tubi right now and that it is the extended version with the extra scenes (about an xtra 6 mins worth):
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If it wasn't for the fact that my 9 year old Region A blu ray player is grinding like a rust bucket i would order the american blu ray of the film. It's one of my most recommended film's to friend's and family who have Prime Video. 
