Sam Shepard's "True West" - 1984 (John Malkovich and Gary Sinise)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Originally aired on PBS January 1984. Starring John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Sam Schact, and Margaret Thomson. Directed by Allan Goldstein. Produced by Howard K. Grossman and John H. Williams. Copyright © 1983 True West Video Productions.
THERE"S GONNA BE A GENERAL LACK OF TOAST IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
....WTF happened to _our toaster??_ ??
👌🤣
Damn. Malchovich is just amazing. He's from another planet.
The history of Sinise and Malkovich with their theater company is amazing.
This is hands down the best televised version of True West. Malkovich is pure genius.
Between 88’ and 91’ my girl was a graduate student at ASU in the Theater Department going for her degree in teaching. Her thesis was on Sam Shepards play ‘Buried Child’ and she chose to direct this sick and disturbed and accurate play as well, at the Lyceum Theatre on campus for four nights. I was tasked, (and honored) with designing the music for this gig cuz I was a local Tempe musician anyway.
It was a triumph unparalleled by student or professor. It truly was an amazing assault on the senses by Sam Shepard delivered through the mind of a truly disturbed, level 7 mind. Genius type shit ya know?
Now, I remembered Sam Shepard from ‘ The Right Stuff’ which is some years earlier. Never had a second thought other than him being in the Holy Modal Rounders. Anyway, my girl had this VHS tape of ‘True West’ that I overlooked in her collection for quite a long time. Finally, I was bored as fuck on some random Saturday, so I decided to check it out.
The alcoholism. The hand down the pants. The thievery. The mindfucking. The jealousy. The fact that we turn out just like our parents. And back then, that was still a fresh concept.
So this play, this playwright, and this particular stage production made for tv, well,
it’s been a staple in my collection for over 30 years ever since. 😵💫🇺🇸😵💫
Possibly the greatest performance of a play ever, you can not beat this. The character of Lee and John Malkovitch's portrayal is the main inspiration behind Trevor in Grand Theft Auto V.
I can definitely see that, the characters are super similar in looks and mannerisms. But do you have a source on this? I looked it up and couldn't find anything.
Yep, you got it.
Yeah,
I totally agree that there's the seed of Trevor in Lee (not just the 'desert rat' persona - and the HAIR, of course!)
- (You can really tell that Rockstar are lifelong lovers / worshippers of cinema - it's in everything they put out, and they just get better and better at it, imo......I wonder if they have a screening room, for their design staff?.......They definitely seem to 'get' movies, in a way no other company in their industry does)
I saw this one afternoon when I was picking up a friend to go somewhere else, but I couldn't walk away from the play. It was mesmerizing. I'd never seen either actor before, nor did I know who Sam Shepard was. But I started seeing more of his plays, and movies, and the same for Malkovich and Sinise. This was both frightening to watch, and hypnotic at the same time.
Brilliant. I love how both descend into childish behavior together and actually switch dynamics. Two amazing actors and a genius playwright.
This was amazing to see again!!! Thanks for putting it up here. Back before the good old collage days I was only familiar with Shakespeare, and the real oldies. And then came Shepard's works through Art History. Lost my mind over the personal connection of growing up in the vast Mojave Desert of California; let alone the toxic relationships that is shared though out each of the character's in this story, including the father we never meet. Still can't believe why P.B.S. won't release it in HD. Gary & John are so damn good.
i saw this when i was a senior in h.s. '86. brings back good memories ty for posting this
Gary Sinese and John Malkovic do good work together.
They are both so great in _Of Mice and Men._
"You are gonna sit there and tell me that you got 10 Melanie Furgisons in Bakersfield?!"
“I’m on intimate terms with this prairie.”
Fucking brilliant isn’t it?
these guys are just mesmerising to watch
Boy it's a shame we can't get a better recording of this. One of the all-time best plays and so brilliantly acted by John Malkovich. Somebody somewhere must have the original recording. Please remaster it and release it on DVD or Blu-ray.
Thank you for posting. John Malkovich and Gary Sinese early on!! And sam shepherd was a genius!❤
It's a classic. "There's gonna be a general lack of toast in the neighborhood this morning!"
@@TastySurrealBowl so many great lines
As a man with a brother, this is too relatable
I saw this on our PBS station when it debuted. Both actors went on to exceptional careers.. It was my husband’s favorite play. I purchased the video for him. I wish there was a better copy but….pleased to have found this - Shepard told a great story.
True for Malkovich, but Sinise's career can hardly be called "exceptional".
@@martitinkovich4489Sinise is a legend. Plain n simple.
Watched this with my mom 25 yrs ago on channel 17 Houston public access and I still remember it to this day. These two are at the top of their game in this. Luv ya, ma!!
Shit, probably 30 years ago
Gary Sinise is on fire in this,
the way he collapses from a clung-to, fragile idea of himself into manic shrieking hysteria is incredible, and feels authentic.
....So hard to go THIS BIG in a performance without it becoming cartoonish......Sinise keeps it real. Human. Genuinely amazing craft.
He's still trying to pull his brother down even as he's falling apart himself - Seeing his bro as 'less than' is the only control he has in his life.
This is the best version. I had downloaded it before in pieces, Glad to see it all hooked up. So funny, and so true!!(I have a brother, unfortunately Im the Malkovitch brother)
Thankfully, according to the plot, you will eventually become the Sinese brother.
Such a great duo!
Rest in peace Sam Shepard
I first saw this in my freshman year of college, in an Intro to Theater Arts course. It blew me away. It made the rest of 2003 a magical period of writing and researching Sam Shepard and various other modern playwrights.
Me too, I need to watch again.
I also saw this in an Intro to Theatre class in 2005. Sadly, I can’t watch it for too long, because it hits too close to people I know.
Sam Shepard wrote is as the two sides of his personality.
I wish they would renew this with good 4K specs. This looks terrible and it deserves so much better. This show is brilliant!!
The directing is fine... the cinematography is poor.
@@brokenfever to say the least!
I believe this was filmed with videotape? Not really possible to get true 4k from even high-end early '80s tape
@@janestewart9608 👌Sam Shepard was briliiant.
The video quality is very disappointing and the closed captions are computer generated and often wrong. Despite these problems I am determined to finish viewing the complete youtube!
When PBS first aired this, I saw a short trailer for it the week before. I'd not yet heard of Malkovich or Sinise. At a glance, watching the trailer and not knowing any better, I thought maybe it was Max Gail and Howie Mandel. And I thought "that might be interesting." And then the next week I watched this and it changed my world.
The Of Mice and Men duo, back together again!
This was b4 they made Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men ('92)
They founded Steppenwolf theatre
Rewatching this over the years I’m still amazed that PBS let an F-bomb get through when they aired this in 1984 - but it’s so satisfying to know they did.
Amazing energy
I love Sam Schacht in this, and he happens to be a fantastic acting teacher too.
Finally this is back!!! Stay on UA-cam please!!!!
amazing
So, so many great lines.
So go to church, why don't you, then??
@@youngTatLawson GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE, WILL YA???
3:21 "Never mind what I did. Just never mind about that.... (long, awkward pause) It was ahead of it's time." :D
This is an awesome play and production, but the use of the 'long, awkward pause" was pioneered by Harold Pinter in the 1950's. His "comedies of menace" , along with Samuel Beckett's "tragi-comedies" revolutionized theatre. Indeed, this play by Sam Shepard could be described as Pinteresque, as is the long, awkward pause.
@KunstKrieg KinoPix Studios you'd do well to mention the writer as you mention the title.
@@goldbug7127Excellent insight goldbug. Just picked up some Pinter from Half Price Books.
Last night I had a bunch of major cooking messes in the kitchen, ending with a huge spilled mess inside the fridge that had me on the floor with half the contents pulled out of the fridge around me, scrubbing the inside of the fridge and shouting, “This is the last time that I try to live with people, Boy!!!” and totally cracking myself up. My wife was like “What the?!…” and I just laughed and said, “True West.” 01:18:14 😂 - “This would never have happened out on the desert!”
Legendary production of Shepard's play. I wish they've done taped version of 1977 show of Mamet's American Buffalo too with Robert Duvall, John Savage and Kenneth McMillan.
I wonder if I would really want to witness such bizarre representations of character that combine brute violence with high flung intellectualism and art. Yet the acting is so well done, the dialogue and actions all within one room very dramatically placed, that I was instilled with fear and wonder at human nature.
Brilliant!...
Watched this live... best play ever. Saul is clueless...
So dark, so good
Brother A is a serious, play-by-the-book scriptwriter who has struggled long and hard to find success. Brother B is a free-willed ne'er-do-well who is totally inexperienced in scriptwriting--or in anything to do with writing or the film industry.
Brother B comes along with a script idea that Brother A berates as garbage. But the idea immediately finds enthusiastic acceptance when it is presented to someone in a position to promote it.
A total kick in the teeth to Brother A.
This scenario was used in 2002's "Adaptation," written by Charlie Kaufman. I wonder if Kaufman got the idea from "True West."
I couldn't't take the boredom and bailed out at 8 minutes. No story to it.
I don't know why the violence made me laugh; I had some kind of reaction to it, because it reminded me of the kind of violence there was in my home: Dad would drink and beat up Mom, and my oldest brother would fight with my sister, and my other older brother would fight with me.
Didn't know that!!! 👁 Sam Shepard was actually murdered (True Crime).
Took me a little 2 get used to the Malkovich's rolling on the floor tryin 2 kill 1-another 😅
I like Malkovich much better in Eragon (3 series in the Dragon Riders) & a few others I have on DVD.
This copy is rather murkey (cloudy/unclear) and dark (can't C characters faces, like they're in the dark w/not enough lighting on this Android 📱mobile).
Do wish 2 say ThnX though as there was CC 4 us old people w/bad ears.
ThnX 4 upload🌹
Toast IS like salvation.
We did this one in high school. Local school production. Although I played Lee in the production, I hated his narcissism back then as I do now. Great writing by G S
Who is GS ?
And to think this is their mothers house they’re destroying
Is anybody out there?
I've done 14 professional theater productions at $200 a piece. That was back in the 80s, 90s when I wanted to do character analysis about fvkked up people. Now that I'm 65? I value wholesome attitudes, peace and quiet
John Malkovichs speaking voice in this is so soft and almost feminine in this but when he screams he sounds like an absolute barbarian
Yeah, well personally I don't wann' be invaded by Idaho when I'm eatin'. When I'm eatin' I'm home. Ya' know what I'm sayin'? I'm not driftin', I'm home. I don't need my thoughts swept off to Idaho. I don't need that!
Peter Dinklage brought me here via the WTF Podcast.
Just listened to that WTF after reading your comment. Thanks for the tip! Loved hearing that the scene about the toast always filled the theater with the smell of toast! That’s always been one of my favorite scenes. Never occurred to me that they actually made a bunch of toast in the theater.
@TastySurrealBowl thank you so much.The great performance Malkovich and Sinise...but I know Gary Sinice.He's a good players. Come back to your again new Theatral videos.Bye...
--- 1:14:13 *they edited the cussing out ! ** I saw this on PBS when it aired, really made an impression on me. my sister and I still quote this movie --- 14FEB24
Just heard about this from the Rob Lowe podcast
1984, Johnny boy "now we are cooking" based memer confirmed
That dog got killed because Lee had ideas about "Big Money in Fightin' put it in a fight, and it just got ruined, as it had no training and was just a stray, lost in the desert.
- You can *see the moment* Lee's own endless inner-dialogue bullshit runs out, and on his face,
for one solitary moment, his face is full of realization and regret about losing his 'little dog' - Just one moment of real, sane Lee. @ 37:12
- Great acting between these two in this, I mean really rare-great.
Acting, "101"
I wonder if Lee's "ha ha aaaahhh" was the predecessor to today's " hello ooohhh"?
Too Real, I say!!!
Duarte!
Drew Conway where are you brother?
Plates and spoons.
He is just Trevor from GTA LOL
I have the vhs
That’s awesome!
Shot with a Vaseline lens
I read the play and it's weird. Sam had probably been snorting some shit.
I did this in an acting class. Watching this, things started to make sense.
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Was this filmed in the dark??? 🤣
Good stuff...but I'm parcial, to these two in "Of mice and men"..nothing withstanding, Lon Chaney Jr and Burgess Meredith were in a class of their own..👍
CLICHÉ - FALSE WEST/EAST DICHOTOMY
[1:40:48] Lee, who severely attacked Austin over the cliché phrase "Like the back of my hand", later says to his mother: "I was sweating like a pig."
Sibling rivalry borne of childhood neglect (absent alcoholic father) and abuse (parents) that results in two emotionally disturbed brothers who fight on physical, intellectual and emotional levels to dominate the other in a dynamic equilibrium like a teeter-totter (seesaw) where the fulcrum eccentrically moves left and right and back again repeatedly to shift the mechanical/psychological advantage back and forth between Lee and Austin. As they negotiate a deal for sharing credit, money, status, power and control and then continuously renegotiate their deal while inebriated, they are oblivious to their absurd, even comical, doomed relationship. They are a microcosm of so-called society, culture and civilization, where everybody wears a protective mask persona.
Ed Wood would’ve been proud
Wait what do you mean? I love the film ed wood so i must know what you mean.
Love steppenwolf… But hot take… This is awful. Zero specificity in choices. Just hitting each other.
I've never numbered myself among the Malkovich-haters but he sure makes it hard, doesn't he?! Yikes!
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1:27:14
“You want some toast?”
Film quality poor.
Upload was made from a VHS recording of a 1984 TV broadcast. Audio is good, hopefully the play is compelling enough to overlook the low video quality 📺
WTF !
THERE'S NO DIALOGUE , THE STORY AND ACTING STINKS
Why would anyone want to watch a second-rate blurry movie?
Because the acting and the story are great! Can't you see past the shitty technology?
@@timmcinnes2594 it's a compelling play... to the point of being classic.
it's the dialogue Richard.
Because some people arent idiots conditioned into a false idea of what has value soley based on visual clarity.
@@AMEER-114- do you know how people get tongue-tied? Well, that statement brain-tied me😱😱 hehehe 👍👌😎🤗