Walk on the wild side 1962, a film by edward dmytryk. There are a few jimmy smith compilations out there, and this isnt necessarily the best. Walk on the wild side 1962 nr 03201962 us drama 1h 54m user score. At the doll house, a 1930s new orleans bordello, hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for jo, the madame. Lou reed walk on the wild side original footage 1973 audio.
It was covered by eddie baxter, the phantoms ca, the national youth jazz orchestra, dizzy gillespie and other artists. Walk on the wild side is a 1962 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk and starring laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter, and barbara stanwyck. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Walk on the wild side soundtrack from 1962, composed by elmer bernstein. This lurid, intense drams is pseudo tennessee williams, about a texas drifer and desperate women in his life, but it shows stanwyck as a lesbian one of hollywoods first and signs of jane fonda. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of dove linkhorn, her true love of three years before, who is now searching for her. Transformer also happens to contain the only song that broke reed through to the mainstream, notes the polyphonic video above, the rock classic hit, walk on the wild side. This classic jazz instrumental broke with tradition, becoming a chart record after a vocal version had already charted. He was happy, however, to take the money and run, as evidenced by the 1962 adaptation of his novel, walk on the wild side, just released on dvd for the first time. Walk on the wild side is a song by lou reed from his second solo album, transformer 1972. The song walk on the wild side was written by mack david and elmer bernstein and.
Dove laurence harvey has traveled by bus from texas to. References walk on the wild side 1962 see more user. Walk on the wild side singer, 1973 crossword puzzle clue. The grissom gang 1971, emperor of the north 1973, blazing saddles 1974, the longest. The song received wide radio coverage, despite its touching on taboo topics such as transsexual people, drugs, male prostitution, and oral sex. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of dove linkhorn. Sep 24, 20 walk on the wild side soundtrack from 1962, composed by elmer bernstein. Sticky hands and a walk on the wild side metacritic. Music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio.
In the 1930s, lovesick texan dove linkhorn laurence harvey hits the road to search for his longlost sweetheart, hallie gerard capucine. The song received wide radio coverage, despite its touching on taboo topics such as transsexuality, drugs, male prostitutes and oral sex. Walk on the wild side written by elmer bernstein, mack. This isnt the first time a book has been seriously twisted by a film adaptation, but this is nelson algrens walk on the wild side.
The episode is entitled, a walk on the wild side, and it turns out that were going to see some pretty interesting stuff go down as marcel receives a really good offer. Your score has been saved for sticky hands and a walk on the wild side. Walk on the wild side walk on the wild side artist. Best of the verve years jimmy smith on allmusic 1995 smith recorded most of his most popular sides for. It was produced by david bowie and mick ronson, and released as a double aside with perfect day. Walk on the wild side 1962 in the 1930s, lovesick texan dove linkhorn laurence harvey hits the road to search for his longlost sweetheart, hallie gerard capucine. Not only that, its not well directed either, so theres not much to remark on except the cumulative awkwardness of the material, compounded by the. At the doll house, a 1930s new orleans bordello, hallie is the main attraction both for clients. Recently, cw delivered the new,official synopsisspoilers for their upcoming the originals episode 4 of season 3. Lou reeds friends dismiss claim that walk on the wild.
Barbara stanwyck, jane fonda, capucine, and laurence harvey take a walk on the wild side in this 1962 film directed by edward dmytryk, based on the book by nelson algren. The munsters a walk on the mild side tv episode 1964. If youre looking for a faithful or even approximate visual representation of. This is the 34th film and 36th role, if were including television ive viewed from stanwycks filmography. Walk on the wild side singer, 1973 walk on the wild side singer, 1973 is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. Walk on the wild side is a misconceived adultthemed movie that displays everything wrong with the hollywood system, circa 1962, that the mpaas rating system would alleviate six years later. Lou reed walk on the wild side original footage 1973 audio remasterd high quality. Released by essential media group in 2014 containing music from walk on the wild side 1962. Barbara stanwyck slaps capucine walk on the wild side, 1962 duration.
Released by md music company in 20 containing music from walk on the wild side 1962. Jimmy smith walk on the wild side 1962 music video. If youre looking for a faithful or even approximate visual representation of the novel, this aint it. Walk on the wild side 1962 flickers in timeflickers. With laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter. Its iconic, its a classic it should be mangleproof. Great scene from the barbara stanwyck film, walk on the wild side great scene from the barbara stanwyck film, walk on the wild side. Walk on the wild side remastered soundtrack from 1962, composed by elmer bernstein. This film was viewed as part of tmps barbara stanwyck filmography project. Date, title, artist, peak pos, woc, wks no 1, chart facts. It was produced by david bowie and mick ronson, and released as a double a side with perfect day.
Set in depression era, it is the tragicomedy of dove linkhorn, a naive texan drifting from his hometown to new orleans. Rent walk on the wild side 1962 starring laurence harvey and capucine on dvd and bluray. Previous all episodes 72 next herman is taking short walks at the park during the night, as a remedy to his stress and insomnia. Song information for walk on the wild side lou reed on allmusic allmusic. Elmer bernstein walk on the wild side 1962, vinyl discogs. Set in depression era, it is the tragicomedy of dove linkhorn, a naive texan drifting from his hometown to new orleans algren noted, the book asks why lost people sometimes develop into greater human beings than those who have never been lost in their whole lives.
Feldman brought nelson algrens novel tothe screen in 1962, he intended to introduce new subject matter including prostitution and lesbianism only recently allowed on screenafter revisions to the production code. When a movie is set in new orleans, the city steals the show. May, 2008 great scene from the barbara stanwyck film, walk on the wild side great scene from the barbara stanwyck film, walk on the wild side. Lou reed originally recorded walk on the wild side written by lou reed and lou reed released it on the album transformer in 1972. Read the full synopsis of walk on the wild side, 1962, directed by edward dmytryk, with laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, at turner classic movies. Edward dmytryk directs 1962s walk on the wild side, a black and white drama based on the novel by nelson algren. As the video outlines brief biographies of each walk on the wild side muse, we see that reed wasnt only paying homage to his artistic community of origin, he also was also preserving a pantheon of cultural figures who were important to the gay rights movement in one way or another, as well as to the 60s warhol aesthetic and the birth. He meets freespirited kitty twist jane fonda along the way, and she joins him on his trip to new orleans, where the two find. A side of life you never expected to see on the screen. The film is notable because barbara stanwyck portrays what is said to be the first openly lesbian character in an american feature film.
Rising out of andy warhols silver factory, lou reed was one of its darlings, with walk on the wild side being his crowning masterpiece, and had he written not a single other song, this gem would have secured him a place in the annals of musical history. The song draws its narrative strength and its incredibly subversive nature from its subject. I know i seem to be giving it a hard time, but i give it an 8 for its entertainment value and presentation with some of the best actors of the time. In 1962, after being bullied by homophobes, the fifteenyearold ran away from home. Rent walk on the wild side 1962 on dvd and bluray dvd. It was adapted from the 1956 novel a walk on the wild side by american author nelson algren. C 1972 rca records a division of sony music entertainment. Walk on the wild side 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 10, 2012 walk on the wild side 1962 a note from lindsey. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 39 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 2 second unit director or assistant director 2. Tag line for walk on the wild side what side of life that was is open to debate. Klaus and lucien form a tentative alliance, and more. Lou reed full official chart history official charts company.
When linkhorn learns the truth of her profession he triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the. Lou reed walk on the wild side 1973, vinyl discogs. Smith recorded most of his most popular sides for verve, and this double cd contains 25 tracks taken from his recordings for the label between 1962 and 1973, in both smallcombo and bigband settings. Friends of the late lou reed responded on saturday with disbelief to a claim by a canadian student body that the singers 1972 hit walk on the wild side contains transphobic lyrics. One reason the film is memorable is the title song by elmer bernstein. Walk on the wild side is a 1962 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk and starring laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter, and. Posts about walk on the wild side 1962 written by monstergirl. This moody and controversial drama takes place in depressionera new orleans. Walk on the wild side 1962 walk on the wild side 1962.
Quite appropriately, the film begins and ends with shots of a prowling alley cat. The very best of walk on the wild side the very best of walk on the wild side skip navigation sign in. Walk on the wild side is a drama film directed by edward dmytryk, and written by john fante screenplay, released in the usa on february 21 of 1962. Walk on the wild side 1962 the movie database tmdb. Not only that, its not well directed either, so theres not much to remark on except the cumulative awkwardness of the material, compounded by the filmmakers bad choices. Laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter barbara stanwyck music by elmer bernstein. Meet the characters immortalized in lou reeds walk on. Laurence harvey and capucine are starring, alongside jane fonda, anne baxter, barbara stanwyck and richard rust. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of dove linkhorn, her true love of three years before who is now searching for her. Cover versions of walk on the wild side by lou reed. A man arrives in new orleans searching for his former girlfriend. Jimmy smith walk on the wild side 1962 45rpm duration. In 1962, after being bullied by homophobes, the fifteen yearold ran away from home. Other articles where walk on the wild side is discussed.
Wild on the wild side is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1962 onder regie van edward dmytryk. When other walkers see him, they are scared, telling the police that a monster is free at the park, along with a dangerous thief. Apr 25, 2009 jimmy smith walk on the wild side 1962 45rpm duration. It was also covered by no sports, the plunderers, shakespeare and the bible, jimmy castor the everything man and the jimmy castor bunch and other artists. Like always, stanwyck is great, and anne baxters accent is so natural, you see the character and not anne, which is a testimony to her acting chops. Song information for walk on the wild side lou reed on allmusic. Meet the characters immortalized in lou reeds walk on the. The gang is on the tail of josh who is strung out on drugs. Walk on the wild side 1962 cast and crew moviefone. With more national historic districts than any other city in america, nola is like one big movie lot, the perfect backdrop for visual storytelling. Walk on the wild side is a lou reed song from his 1972 second solo album transformer. Walk on the wild side 1962 topics vintage, film language english.
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