Cool Hand Luke (DVD)
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Description
In this classic Southern prison drama, social misfit Lucas Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is incarcerated for a petty crime and sentenced to a chain gang. Luke is a sullen and laconic young man whose cool defiance of the sadistic warden and bullying inmates earns him the title Cool Hand Luke. But as the prisoners' respect for Luke grows into hero worship, he finds that he must risk everything in order to live up to their expectations. Filled with dozens of memorable scenes (Luke eating 50 eggs) and quotable lines (What we have here is a failure to communicate), COOL HAND LUKE is a testament to excellent screenwriting (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson) and Newman's charm and skill as an actor. The film also features an outstanding supporting cast that includes George Kennedy, Strother Martin, and early screen appearances by Dennis Hopper and Harry Dean Stanton.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 6003805054753
- Department
- Movies & TV
- Released
- 1 Jan 1990
- Type
- Movies
- Format
- DVD
- Genre
- Drama
- Region
- Region 2
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Movie
- Title
- Cool Hand Luke
- Release Year
- 1967
- Running Time
- 127 min
- Language
- English
- Categories
- Dramas / Classic Fight Scenes / Essential Cinema / Prison/Prisoners / Recommended / Suspense / Theatrical Release / Thriller
- Official Website
- https://www.warnerbros.com/cool-hand-luke
- Ratings
-
- IMDb
- 8.1
- Rotten Tomatoes®
- 100% 95%
- Metacritic
- Synopsis
- In this classic Southern prison drama, social misfit Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman) is incarcerated for a petty crime and sentenced to a chain gang. Luke is a sullen and laconic young man whose cool defiance of the sadistic warden and bullying inmates earns him the title "Cool Hand Luke." But as the prisoners' respect for Luke grows into hero worship, he finds that he must risk everything in order to live up to their expectations. Filled with dozens of memorable scenes (Luke eating 50 eggs) and quotable lines ("What we have here is a failure to communicate."), COOL HAND LUKE is a testament to excellent screenwriting (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson) and Newman's charm and skill as an actor. The film also features an outstanding supporting cast that includes George Kennedy, Strother Martin, and early screen appearances by Dennis Hopper and Harry Dean Stanton.
- Notes
- Filmed in Panavision near Stockton, California; color by Technicolor.
Jalem Films is actor Jack Lemmon's production company.
- Poster
- Cast & Crew
- Director
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Star
- Lou Antonio / Luke Askew / Joe Don Baker / J.D. Cannon / Robert Drivas / Dennis Hopper / Clifton James / George Kennedy / Strother Martin / Paul Newman / Harry Dean Stanton / Jo Van Fleet / Morgan Woodward
- Screenwriter
- Donn Pearce / Frank Pierson
- Composer
- Lalo Schifrin
- Producer
- Gordon Carroll
- Director of Photography
- Conrad L. Hall
- Editor
- Sam O'Steen
- Production Designer
- Cary Odell
- Movie Critics
- Empire
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "As a supreme showcase for Paul Newman's charisma, COOL HAND LUKE is pure magic....It was impeccably cast, superbly acted, [and] beautifully shot by Conrad Hall."— Angie Errigo (1 Oct 2008, p.170-171)
- Entertainment Weekly
- "Surrounded by such great character actors as Dennis Hopper and Strother Martin...Newman has never looked more godlike." -- Grade: B+— Ken Tucker (12 Sep 2008, p.122)
- Sight and Sound
- "Paul Newman enjoys one of his finest hours as the endlessly defiant convict in Stuart Rosenberg's prison-set drama."— Geoffrey Macnab (1 Mar 2006, p.87)
- Total Film
- "...This is a fantastic ensemble piece led by a career-high performance from Newman and stylish direction from Rosenberg..." -- 5 out of 5 stars— Nick Griffiths (1 Mar 2000, p.87)
- Uncut
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Simultaneously biting and blithe....Newman's effortless performance drives things..."— Damien Love (1 Mar 2006, p.132)
- USA Today
- "...Paul Newman had one of his best roles....Much of the fun today comes from eyeing minor players. Newman's fellow rock-splitters include Dennis Hopper and Richard Davalos..."— Mike Clark (13 Mar 1996, p.6D)
Awards
- Academy Awards
- Best Supporting Actor
- Winner: 1967 - George Kennedy
