Coal miners daughter 1980 earned him his first golden globe nomination. The film starred tommy lee jones, ed flanders, and tovah feldshuh and was made a year after hughes s death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to mexico. Jan 19, 2017 10 amazing facts about howard hughes save howard hughes exactly 80 years ago credit. Considering it was originally a tv mini series, its superior to the much lauded.
Like most young men, howard hughes was fascinated with automobiles. In 1977, he played the lead role in the critically acclaimed tv movie the amazing howard hughes. Feb 18, 2015 howard hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery. She began her acting career as a child under her real name suzanne cupito. When he went to new york on his honeymoon, he bought two rolls royces, his and hers. Can you guess tommy lee joness legendary filmography. It was originally broadcast in two parts on cbs on april and 14, 1977. Engineer glen odekirk and howard hughes met while the two worked on hughes aviation epic and box office success hells angels. The amazing howard hughes is a 1977 film that had some clout behind it when warren beatty turned down a million dollars to play the role. I think he made a good choice because the amazing howard hughes is anything but.
The late billionaire howard hughes 19051976 wore many hats during his lifetime. The amazing howard hughes 3h 35min biography, drama tv movie april 1977 howard hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery. Howard hughes sr was a roving drill master in the oil industry, who regularly made and lost small fortunes. The amazing adventures of wally and the worm espn films. Considering it was originally a tv mini series, its superior to the much lauded and hugely budgeted blockbuster the aviator. Call in the acclaimed television miniseries lonesome dove 1989.
He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace pilot, a matineeidolhandsome playboy, a major movie maker who bedded a long list of hollywood glamour queens, a sexual sultan with a harem of teenage consorts, a political insider with. While howard hughes has been portrayed onscreen by such actors as jason robards in melvin and howard and tommy lee jones in the 1976 tv miniseries the amazing howard hughes, there are have. Jones acquits himself well in the title role and interest in the movie may increase if scorseses aviator ever gets off the ground. Bbc culture was this billionaire recluse truly mad.
Hughes was in fact one of the most interesting people ever to walk the earth a mysterious, oddball, adventurous character whose achievements and eccentricities are still avidly discussed today. Taking over the already profitable hughes tool company from his deceased father, the teenaged howard hughes tommy lee jones turns the operation into a billiondollar business. Biography of howard hughes, businessman and aviator. The amazing howard hughes recounts the life and times of howard hughes, and was made within a year of hughess death in april 1976. The film starred tommy lee jones, ed flanders and tovah feldshuh.
Noah dietrich has been portrayed within several adaptations. Actor jason robards earned an academy award nomination for playing a decrepit hughes in jonathan demmes melvin and howard 1980 while dean stockwell popped up in a cameo as. Hughess legacy is maintained through the howard hughes medical institute. Tommy lee jones was born september 15, 1946 in san saba, texas. The amazing howard hughes is an allbutforgotten tvmovie with at least some mild curiosity value. He might strike most people as eccentric, but i remember the narrator in one of the documentaries sorry i forgot the name, and it was translated into chinese stating his own opinion. An almost amazing howard hughes the washington post. Dec 09, 2012 the amazing howard hughes is filled with madefortv veterans that should give audiences a clear indication of what theyll be getting into. New yorknew york daily news archive chris leadbeater, travel writer. Terri sue tovah feldshuh born december 27, 1952 is an american actress, singer and playwright. The film was made a year after hughess death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to mexico. Tommy lee jones howard hughes ed flanders noah dietrich. With tommy lee jones, ed flanders, james hampton, tovah feldshuh.
The colorful life of howard hughes is the subject of this biographical drama, originally a twopart television movie. When this was first broadcast it was two part mini series and the resulting. The amazing howard hughes 1977 tv movie region b 2 blu. This film is based on the book howard, the amazing mr. Hughes is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the american film industry and for his eccentric behavior. Melvin and howard 1980 the aviator 2004 some versions of this dvd are only 123 minutes. Powerful and mysterious as he was, hughes was dead before anyone dared depict him on screen. When i first joined howard, he was the owner of four remarkable driving machines. The film starred tommy lee jones, ed flanders, and tovah feldshuh and was made a year after hughess death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to mexico. Its very possible that hughes lived too much life for any one movie to convey. The fact that he alienated himself for decades might be the be. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely.
His first two films, 1927s everybodys acting and 1928s two arabian knights, were financial successes, the latter winning the first ever academy award for best director of a comedy picture. When this was first broadcast it was two part mini series and the resulting video has been heavily cut. This weeks film is a howard hughes biopic that isnt the aviator. Apr 17, 2017 watch the trailer to rules dont apply. Allene gano was a dallas debutante, and the aristocratic granddaughter of a confederate.
This 2disc release contains the film on both bluray and dvd. The amazing howard hughes is a 1977 american madefortelevision biographical film about american aviation pioneer and filmmaker howard hughes, based on the book howard. Fame becomes notoreity as hughes embarks on such projects as the bosom. Tommy lee jones for me is howard hughes, and portrays the part with a quiet confidence compared with the histrionics of dicaprio in the other version. He was david thayer hersey from an upper crust winchester, massachusetts family. Call in the acclaimed television mini series lonesome dove 1989. Tommy lee jones played a good part and the whole thing was a much warmer and more engaging. The sons and grandchildren of philip kent make a life for themselves in america. Released one year after hughes death, dietrichs role is highlighted from his commencement with hughes as accountant, his subsequent contribution in restructuring hughes empire, and his later departure.
After working closely on brattle with fellow harvard graduates and his father,thayer frye hersey, david took the stage name thayer. The film was made a year after hughes s death, in 1976, while aboard a private flight to mexico. Along with several students he founded the brattle theatre company in 1946. Firstly, in the excellent 1977 tv movie the amazing howard. Unlike most other young men, he could afford to indulge his whims. This truly unique multilevel home is a midcentury modern desert paradise, including three master suites, a private spa on the downstairs patio, and a luxurious sundeck off of the living room, and upstairs bedroom, where youll find two magnificent fibrella patio lounges. Ed flanders played dietrich against tommy lee jones as hughes in the 1977 mini series the amazing howard hughes.
Hughes s legacy is maintained through the howard hughes medical institute. He won an emmy for the executioners song, and earned another nomination for portraying woodrow f. Sure its interesting, and goes into detail on things that the aviator didnt. Hughes h1 hughes 1b singleseat, singleengine racing. Firstly, in the excellent 1977 tv movie the amazing howard hughes. The amazing howard hughes is a 1977 american madefortelevision biographical film about. Howard hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the twentieth century.
The amazing howard hughes is a 1977 film that had some clout behind it when. Ed flanders played dietrich against tommy lee jones as hughes in the 1977 miniseries the amazing howard hughes. April, 1977 the amazing howard hughes, which can be seen in two episodes on channel 9 tonight and thursday night from 9 to 11 is both. Released one year after hughes death, dietrichs role is highlighted from his commencement with hughes as accountant, his subsequent contribution in restructuring hughes. The amazing howard hughes the internet movie plane database. She has been a broadway star for more than four decades, earning four tony award nominations. Montgomery can be an celebrity, known for the amazing howard hughes 1977, murder in the initial person singular 1974 and easily like you, am i trapped forever. Hughes which was written by noah dietrich and bob thomas and by all accounts provides a realistic and admired version of the subjects life. Mar 01, 1972 noah dietrich, the author, was the accountant and the right hand man of howard hughes. The film charts hughes life from his youth, as he transforms his fathers company into a billiondollar business, to his later adventures in hollywood and his eventual descent into isolation and paranoia. The amazing howard hughes was the original release of emi television, an offshoot of emi films. After all, noah was hughes accountant and righthand man for over 30 years and saw more than anyone else and is often credited with making hughes.
The amazing howard hughes is a 1977 american madefortelevision biographical film about american aviation pioneer. Biography, drama 3 h 35 min tommy lee jones, ed flanders, james hampton, tovah feldshuh director. The film starred tommy lee jones, ed flanders, and tovah feldshuh. Howard hughes mini estate oranj palm vacation homes. See more ideas about howard hughes, hughes, howard. Leonardo dicaprio as howard hughes in the aviator turner classic movies will be showing the howard hughes produced, john farrowdirected, baja californiaset gangster drama his kind of woman, starring robert mitchum, hughes discovery jane russell, and vincent price, at 3 a. After secondary school he began attending harvard university. The amazing adventures of wally and the worm film summary with four weeks to go in the 199697 nba season, and an opportunity for the chicago bulls to win their fifth title in seven years, power. The film charts hughes life from his youth, as he transforms his fathers. The amazing howard hughes is a twopart 1977 television movie about american aviation pioneer and filmmaker howard hughes, based on the book by hughes business partner noah dietrich. Along the way, he dabbles in film production, romancing such hollywood lovelies as katharine hepburn tovah feldshuh and billie dove lee purcell. Wm clark 2 episodes, 1979 david cassidy man undercover. The amazing howard hughes is filled with madefortv veterans that should give audiences a clear indication of what theyll be getting into.
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