The Deer Hunter

Some people contend that The Deer Hunter sparked a string of Russian roulette suicides because of its dramatic depiction of captured American soldiers forced to play Russian roulette by their Viet Cong captors. One production number ridicules war by comparing nationalism to a minstrel show. It is also renowned independently for its theme tune, Cavatina by Stanley Myers, commonly called The Theme from The Deer Hunter. Harpo is sleeping in the bed with a horse. It has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and is consistently on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films. In another famous scene the Marx Brothers poke fun at the Hays Code by showing a woman's bedroom and then showing a woman's shoes on the floor, a man's shoes and horseshoes. In addition, it was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. This scene has been duplicated in many different films and genres.

It won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Cimino), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken), Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. Eventually, Chico, also disguised as Groucho, collides with both of them. Filming locations include:. In the "mirror scene," Harpo, dressed as Groucho, pretends to be Groucho's reflection in a missing mirror, matching and mocking his every move. Redeker and Deric Washburn, and directed by Cimino. It is consistently on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films. The movie was written by Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. The film was #85 on American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies and #5 on its 100 Years, 100 Laughs, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Inspired by German First World War soldier and author Erich Maria Remarque's 1937 novel Drei Kameraden (Three Comrades) depicting the lives of a trio of disillusioned World War I veterans in 1920s Weimar Germany, this film attempts to explore the meaning of violence, predation and survival, the often ghastly misuses of patriotism as well as illustrating the concepts of ethnicity, family, friendship and community ties and how they complement as well as clash with one another. Over time, the movie's reputation has been rehabilitated, and is now seen as a classic political farce. De Niro, Savage and Walken portray American factory workers and avid deer hunters of Russian ancestry who serve in combat in Vietnam, returning to a significantly-changed country as significantly-changed men. Years later Arthur Marx, Groucho's son, described Irving Thalberg's assessment of the film's failure during a National Public Radio interview:. It stars Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and George Dzundza. The film was a critical and box office failure, which caused Paramount Pictures to drop the Marx Brothers. The Deer Hunter is a 1978 film which tells the story of how the Vietnam War affects the people in the industrial town of Clairton, Pennsylvania just south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River (although it was actually filmed in Cleveland and Mingo Junction, Ohio). When Groucho was asked for an explanation, he said:.

Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. McCarey came up with the title for the film. In the film, it is portrayed as a part of Saigon. Firefly, the dictator of the small country of Freedonia, who finds himself on the verge of war with the neighboring country of Sylvania. Patpong, in Bangkok, Thailand - the area was rented during 2 days for the film. It starred what was then billed as the "Four Marx Brothers" (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) and also featured Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, and Louis Calhern. Groucho plays Rufus T. Saint Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Cleveland. Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman, and Nat Perrin and directed by Leo McCarey.

Tom Madden - Steelworker (uncredited). Scenes from Duck Soup play a significant role in a scene near the end of the Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters. Chok Chai Mahasoke - Viet Cong guard. Neither Harpo's harp nor Chico's piano are used in the film. Ot Palapoo - Viet Cong guard. And remember, while you're out there risking your life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in here thinking what a sucker you are. Krieng Chaiyapuk - Viet Cong guard. Go and break through the lines.

Ding Santos - Viet Cong guard. Groucho to Harpo: You're a brave man. Phip Manee - Woman in village. I give up. Sombot Jumpanoi - South Vietnamese prisoner. Groucho: I don't know. Mana Hansa - South Vietnamese prisoner. Chico: Who?.

Chai Peyawan - South Vietnamese prisoner. Groucho: Is he dead?. Jiam Gongtongsmoot - Chinese man at door. Chico: No, I no think so. Charan Nusvanon - Chinese boss. Is it male or female?. Somsak Sengvilai - Viet Cong referee. has four pair of pants, lives in Philadelphia...

Vitoon Winwitoon - NVA officer. Groucho: Now, let me see.. Sapox Colisium - Chinese man. I give you three guesses. Samui Muang-Intata - Chinese bodyguard. Chico: Atsa good one. Parris Hicks - Sergeant. Groucho: Now, what is it that has four pair of pants, lives in Philadelphia, and it never rains but it pours?.

Dale Burroughs - Embassy guard. A riddle: