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Thursday, October 13, 2011
A Tribute to Robert Mulligan (YouTube video)
Every critic has a director -- recently deceased-- whom they wish to God was still alive. For me, it's Robert Mulligan.
This is a 10-minute montage I've created in honor of Mulligan that includes pics from each and every one of his films. It also includes the music from To Kill A Mockingbird, The Stalking Moon, Summer of '42, The Other and Same Time, Next Year.
The clip from 8 Simple Rules at the very beginning is the one I'm most proudest to include here, since Ritter's little homage to Mulligan (who cast him in a minor role in The Other) would have been all-too-easily missed by viewers who normally watched that show.
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Adam:
ReplyDeleteLovely tribute to Mulligan. He will be remembered by most as the director of "To Kill a Mockingbird", yet few recall much of his other work, which is a shame, as he crafted several excellent films.
I saw "The Other" on its release and was moved right from the start- this is an eerie, thought provoking, stylish film that is a classic in its genre.
Many thanks, Tom. I actually consider The Other to be Mulligan's masterpiece of sorts, although so much of his other work is wonderful -- Summer of '42, The Nickel Ride, The Stalking Moon... so many great movies.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm most proud of finding that John Ritter clip, since few are aware Ritter worked for Mulligan on The Other and even fewer people who watched 8 Simple Rules would recognize that his Atticus Finch impersonation at the beginning is a witty inside joke.