Story of movie Revolution 1985 Film :
Revolution is a 1985 British historical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon, and starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski. The film stars Pacino as a New York fur trapper who involuntarily gets enrolled in the Revolutionary forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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| Directed by | Hugh Hudson |
| Produced by | Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Robert Dillon |
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| Music by | John Corigliano |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird |
Production company | Goldcrest Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million (£19 million) |
| Box office | $358,574 |
Revolution received a great deal of negative reviews upon release, and was a box office bomb; its release was delayed in Pacino's native New York City. Due to the disappointment, Pacino took a four-year hiatus from films until 1989's Sea of Love.
Screenplay
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Fur trapper Tom Dobb unwillingly participates in the American Revolutionary War after his young son Ned joins the Army as a drummer boy. Later, his son is captured by the British, and taken by the strict Sergeant Major Peasy to replace some dead British drummer boys. Dobb attempts to find him, and along the way, becomes convinced that he must help fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the disgraced and idealistic aristocrat Daisy McConnahay.
- Al Pacino as Tom Dobb
- Donald Sutherland as Sgt. Maj. Peasy
- Nastassja Kinski as Daisy McConnahay
- Dexter Fletcher as Ned Dobb
- Sid Owen as Young Ned Dobb
- Joan Plowright as Mrs. McConnahay
- Dave King as Mr. McConnahay
- Steven Berkoff as Sgt. Jones
- John Wells as Corty
- Annie Lennox as Liberty Woman
- Richard O'Brien as Lord Hampton
- Paul Brooke as Lord Darling
- Frank Windsor as Gen. Washington
- Jesse Birdsall as Cpl./Sgt. Peasy
- Graham Greene as Ongwata
- Robbie Coltrane as New York Burgher
The film was produced by the British company Goldcrest, and was filmed largely in the old dock area of the English port town of King's Lynn, Norfolk. The main battles scenes were filmed at Burrator Reservoir on Dartmoor in Devon and on the coastal cliff top near Challaborough Bay, South Devon where a wooden fort was built. Military extras were recruited from ex-servicemen mainly from the Plymouth area. Many other scenes were filmed in the battle training area near Thetford, Nofolk, with extras being recruited from around the King's Lynn area.
Revolution cost $28 million to make, and proved to be a box-office disaster, only grossing $346,761 in the United States. The film was also a critical letdown, with many criticizing the performances (especially the accents), writing, and choice to shoot a story of American history in England.
Accolades
Revolution was nominated for four Golden Raspberry Awards:
- Worst Picture (lost to Rambo: First Blood Part II)
- Worst Director - Hugh Hudson (lost to George Cosmatos)
- Worst Actor - Al Pacino (lost to Sylvester Stallone)
- Worst Musical Score - John Corigliano (lost to Vince DiCola)
The film won the Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Picture.
Revolution was rush-released in December 1985 for the Christmas market and for Academy Award consideration. Dissatisfied with the version of the film released to theatres, Hugh Hudson released a new cut, Revolution: Revisited, on DVD in 2009. This has an added narration by Pacino (recorded for this release) and numerous scenes have been trimmed or deleted outright (running at 115 minutes, the Director's Cut is approximately 10 minutes shorter than the theatrical version). Also included is a conversation with Pacino and Hudson discussing the film being rushed for a U.S. Christmas release, being trashed by the critics, and other issues relating to making and releasing the film.
The film was also re-released in the UK in 2012 by the British Film Institute in a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack. This edition came with both cuts of the film, as well as a booklet with essays written by Nick Redman, Michael Brooke and critic Philip French, who argues that the film was a victim of bad publicity and cultural misunderstandings, and regards the 'Revisited' cut as a 'masterpiece'.
- Heaven's Gate (1980) – Another historical epic made in the same period which was a critical and commercial failure upon release in the United States, but has since gained more acclaim.
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