True West

1984 1h 50m EN

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8.2

BANGER

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8.5

IMDB

★8.2TMDB · 6★8.5IMDB · 483

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording of the 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production was later broadcast by PBS.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

John Malkovich
Lee
Gary Sinise
Austin
Sam Schacht
Saul
Margaret Thomson
Mom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Allan A. Goldstein
Writers: Sam Shepard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harvey Kopel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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John Malkovich and Gary Sinise and Sam Schacht carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Allan A. Goldstein directs. Harvey Kopel cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Harvey Kopel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4John Malkovich and Gary Sinise and Sam Schacht carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0086481 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.