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The Long, Hot Summer

1958
Drama
1h 55m
Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, MS after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. Will thinks his own son, Jody, who manages the store, lacks ambition and despairs of him getting his wife, Eula, pregnant. Will thinks his daughter, Clara, a schoolteacher, will never get married. He decides that Ben Quick might make a good husband for Clara to bring some new blood into the family. (imdb)
Directed by:
Martin Ritt Martin Ritt
Written by:
William Faulkner William Faulkner Harriet Frank Jr. Harriet Frank Jr. Irving Ravetch
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Starring:
Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury Paul Newman Paul Newman Orson Welles Orson Welles Richard Anderson Richard Anderson Lee Remick Lee Remick Val Avery Val Avery Anthony Franciosa Anthony Franciosa Mabel Albertson Mabel Albertson Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward Bill Walker Bill Walker I. Stanford Jolley I. Stanford Jolley Eugene Jackson Eugene Jackson
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Long, Hot Summer

1958
Drama
1h 55m
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nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Sep 2009
2
21st
Paul Newman wanders in and disrupts an already dysfunctional family. Though there are some clever exchanges of dialogue and many sexual implications, I felt this was a bit dated. I disliked the near-caricaturization of the South, and most of the acting was pretty weak. The exception and highlight is Orson Welles, playing a particularly despicable brute who dominates an entire town and its people.
Rated 13 Sep 2009
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 12 Apr 2010
70
14th
Why is it that when Hollywood looks at Faulkner it sees Tennessee Williams? Welles hams it up, and Newman tries to make it through on cold blue eyes and sweaty sexuality alone. Only Angela Lansbury seems to know what this is about, and that in itself is not enough. Martin Ritt provides his usual lacklustre direction.
Rated 12 Apr 2010
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 24 Oct 2010
49
40th
Sort of like a less stagy Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which would be a good thing, except it's marred by an ending that goes to ridiculous lengths to tie up all the loose ends. Welles is fantastic and the otherwise so-so film completely comes to life everytime he's on screen. There's sadly a few too many things working against him, not least Woodwards wooden performance (pardon the lameness, but that's the only word that truly covers it) and the fact that nothing here feels like Faulkner.
Rated 24 Oct 2010
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 05 Feb 2012
78
56th
Standard southern melodrama elevated by its cast; Newman and Woodward have electric chemistry together; Welles does his best Burl Ives impression and Lansbury is fine (if fleeting) as an unlikely love interest for Welles. Jazzy Alex North score and unusually provocative dialogue at times is hampered somewhat by echoes of better films with similar subject matter (HOT TIN ROOF comes immediately to mind).
Rated 05 Feb 2012
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 11 Nov 2015
4
51st
Jesus, Welles open your mouth a little more. Can barely understand you.
Rated 11 Nov 2015
darrenDarren
Rated 13 Nov 2015
65
37th
There's no reason at all that Clara would marry Ben.
Rated 13 Nov 2015
xacviantxacviant
Rated 21 Mar 2012
83
61st
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER boasts a fantastic cast: Paul Newman (who won Best Actor at Cannes), Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, and Angela Lansbury. They're all excellent, as you'd expect, but one co-star outshines them all: Orson Welles, as the local baron Will Varner. Bloated and gray, boisterous, imperious, and semi-coherent, Welles is great fun to watch, and single-handedly makes the film worthwhile; it meanders a bit, but writing, directing, and production are alike worthwhile.
Rated 21 Mar 2012
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 27 Aug 2020
30
5th
If you told someone this film was about Orson Welles courting Paul Newman so he would impregnate Welles' on-screen daughter then they'd likely look forward to watching the movie. But alas, they would be disappointed, as was I. Sure, Newman and Remick are easy on the eyes and Welles has some entertaining outbursts, but beyond that there is not much to like. Everyone, even those with real talent (Welles, Newman, Lansbury), phoned in their performances to sometimes unintentional comic effect.
Rated 27 Aug 2020
nobambanobamba
Rated 13 Jun 2020
60
62nd
Newman was charming, Welles was mumbly and greasy, and Remick was relegated to a background character (though appropriate compared to the less attractive Woodward---baby bangs were a tragic era). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof did it better. Everyone just ignores the murderous son at the end. Newman and Welles had better sexual tension. Fav scene: Clara making some poor black boy carry the muddy rug with her to Ben's cabin, then I was held in suspense until Ben finally offered the poor boy watermelon.
Rated 13 Jun 2020
teftef
Rated 26 Apr 2022
70
23rd
Pretty boring. Did not recognize Foghorn Leghorn as Orson Welles. Not sure who this movie is for.
Rated 26 Apr 2022
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 15 Jun 2019
85
59th
Viewed June 14, 2019. Faulkner distilled into a 50s melodrama turns out to be a whole lot of fun.
Rated 15 Jun 2019
metropicalmetropical
Rated 18 Jul 2007
80
20th
some bad over acting on Tonys part, but overall very good. Definitely dated in many ways
Rated 18 Jul 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 20 Jun 2008
70
77th
Score based on distant memory.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
timon88Timon88
Rated 24 Jul 2022
75
73rd
Pauline Kael, right as usual: "Hugely entertaining. [...] Ben Quick is one of those arrogant-on-the-outside, vulnerable-on-the-inside roles that Newman could do better than any other movie actor, and he and Woodward have some electric, strong scenes together." The entire cast is appealing, especially Lee Remick, though, for my money, the picture belongs to Orson Welles - he tears into his role as the patriarch and takes no prisoners.
Rated 24 Jul 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 25 Jun 2022
50
9th
Suchabeaute/iwishshewasthemaingirllol+hadsomegoodmoments
Rated 25 Jun 2022
malcymMalcym
Rated 19 Aug 2020
6
55th
Handsome drifter sidling into town, portly businessman with his finger in all the apple pies (and in Welles' case, quite the tan), reckless driving, obligatory county fair scene, lots of sweat... there was a definite pattern to these ‘50s small town melodramas. This is not one of the best, but very watchable, with a mesmerising Newman, in his breakthrough year.
Rated 19 Aug 2020
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 19 Jan 2007
82
70th
Mercador de Almas estreava há 65 anos na Louisiana. Hot indeed. Desde quando vi esse esse filme numa madrugada da Globo quando era adolescente que venho sendo assombrada pelo Paul Newman sem camisa. Newman aqui é teste para qualquer orientação sexual. Coleção Folha Grandes Astros do Cinema.
Rated 19 Jan 2007
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 03 Feb 2023
76
56th
This is an enjoyable drama with a nice ensemble cast. Both Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward give good performances in this film. The script has some good and some predictable moments. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 03 Feb 2023
mike365365mike365365
Rated 17 Jul 2022
72
77th
I was a bit taken aback by Welles's over the top performance, but it grew on me. Lee Remick is gorgeous, and Paul Newman is great a playing Paul Neman.
Rated 17 Jul 2022

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