WUSA (film)
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.jpg) Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Produced by | John Foreman |
| Written by | Robert Stone |
| Starring | Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Anthony Perkins Laurence Harvey |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1970 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
WUSA is a 1970 drama film, directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It was written by Robert Stone, based on his novel A Hall of Mirrors. The story involves a radio station in New Orleans with the eponymous call sign which is apparently involved in a so-called "right-wing conspiracy". It culminates with a riot and stampede at a patriotic pep-rally when an assassin on a catwalk opens fire. It is unrelated to the television station which currently has this call sign.
The cast included Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman and Wayne Rogers.
Paul Newman called it "the most significant film I've ever made and the best."[1] Roger Greenspun of the New York Times saw it differently: "If it were an ordinary bad movie (and it is a very bad movie), WUSA might, in spite of the distinguished names, and less distinguished presence, of its leading actors, be dismissed with no more than a nod to the tension between Rosenberg's ponderously emphatic direction, and Robert Stone's ponderously allusive screenplay. I suspect Stone wins out, for WUSA feels more like poor theater than poor moviemaking..."[2]
[edit] Cast
- Paul Newman as Rheinhardt
- Joanne Woodward as Geraldine
- Anthony Perkins as Rainey
- Laurence Harvey as Farley
- Pat Hingle as Bingamon
- Don Gordon as Bogdanovich
- Michael Anderson, Jr. as Marvin
- Leigh French as Girl
- Bruce Cabot as King Wolyoe
- Cloris Leachman as Philomene
- Moses Gunn as Clotho
- Wayne Rogers as Minter
- Robert Quarry as Noonan
- Skip Young as Rep. Jimmy Snipe
- B.J. Mason as Roosevelt Berry
- Sahdji as Hollywood
- Geoffrey Edwards as Irving, Disc Jockey
- Hal Baylor as Shorty
- Clifton James as Speed, Sailor in Bar
- Tol Avery as Senator
- Paul Hampton as Rusty Fargo
- Jerry Catron as Sidewinder Bates
- Geraldine West as First Matron
- Lucille Benson as Second Matron
- Susan Batson as Teenage Girl
- Zara Cully as White Haired Woman
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Kristin Andersen as Playboy Bunny
- Jeff Barr as Man at Political Rally
- Jim Boles as Hot Dog Vendor
- Paul Bradley
- David Huddleston as Heavy Man
- Diane Ladd as Barmaid at Railroad Station
- Laird Stuart as Bobby
- Jesse Vint as Young Doctor
[edit] Reference
- ^ Walker, John, ed., Halliwell's Film Guide. New York: Harper Perennial, 1977. ISBN 0-06-273241-2. p. 1276
- ^ Greenspun, Roger, (1970). "WUSA: Newman Stars in Tale About Radio Station". The New York Times, November 2, 1970
[edit] External links
- WUSA at the Internet Movie Database
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