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Thomas McGuane directed the film and wrote the script. He was married to one of the film's female stars and had a scandalous affair with the other, as detailed in the autobiography ''Actress'' authored by [[Elizabeth Ashley]]. |
Thomas McGuane directed the film and wrote the script. He was married to one of the film's female stars and had a scandalous affair with the other, as detailed in the autobiography ''Actress'' authored by [[Elizabeth Ashley]]. |
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Fonda said he was "not exactly thrilled with" the movie saying "I hoped it would turn out to be a better film. I like it in some ways. ..I’m not happy with the editing and some of the music. You know, it was a film I very much wanted to produce myself, but Eliot Kastner got his hands on the property and produced it. Tm not crazy about Kastner. You see, after he gets a project off the ground, he usually doesn't give a rat's ass about it”. |
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Although the film was a box-office failure, a January 22, 1976 the ''[[New York Times]]'' review described it as "a more satisfying picture" than ''[[Rancho Deluxe]]'', another 1975 film written by Thomas McGuane.<ref name=NYT/> |
Although the film was a box-office failure, a January 22, 1976 the ''[[New York Times]]'' review described it as "a more satisfying picture" than ''[[Rancho Deluxe]]'', another 1975 film written by Thomas McGuane.<ref name=NYT/> |
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Revision as of 02:41, 26 October 2019
| 92 in the Shade | |
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| Directed by | Thomas McGuane |
| Written by | Thomas McGuane |
| Produced by | Georges Pappas |
| Starring | Peter Fonda Warren Oates Margot Kidder Burgess Meredith Joe Spinell |
| Cinematography | Michael C. Butler |
| Edited by | Ed Rothkowitz |
| Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
92 in the Shade is a 1975 American drama film written and directed by Thomas McGuane, based on his 1973 novel of the same name, it stars Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Elizabeth Ashley and Margot Kidder.[1]
Premise
Tom Skelton, a young man, opens a charter fishing business in Key West, Florida. He enters into a rivalry with a local sea captain named Dance and his partner Carter, who steal one of the new fishing guide's clients. Skelton retaliates by burning Dance's boat.
Cast
- Peter Fonda as Tom Skelton
- Warren Oates as Nicholas Dance
- Margot Kidder as Miranda
- Burgess Meredith as Goldsboro
- Harry Dean Stanton as Carter
- Elizabeth Ashley as Jeannie Carter
- Sylvia Miles as Bella
- John Quade as Roy
Production
Thomas McGuane directed the film and wrote the script. He was married to one of the film's female stars and had a scandalous affair with the other, as detailed in the autobiography Actress authored by Elizabeth Ashley.
Fonda said he was "not exactly thrilled with" the movie saying "I hoped it would turn out to be a better film. I like it in some ways. ..I’m not happy with the editing and some of the music. You know, it was a film I very much wanted to produce myself, but Eliot Kastner got his hands on the property and produced it. Tm not crazy about Kastner. You see, after he gets a project off the ground, he usually doesn't give a rat's ass about it”. [2]
Release
Although the film was a box-office failure, a January 22, 1976 the New York Times review described it as "a more satisfying picture" than Rancho Deluxe, another 1975 film written by Thomas McGuane.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Eder, Richard (January 22, 1976). "92 in the Shade (1975) Self-Indulgence Is Triumphant in '92 in the Shade'". The New York Times.
- ^ Goldman, Lowell (Fall 1990). "Peter Fonda: I Know What It's Like to Be Dead". Psychotronic Video. No. 7. p. 36.
External links
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