Feb 12, 2018 clint eastwood has directed just 12 movies between 1990 bird and 2018 the 15. On the train were 300odd people, including three american. This is a lot to ask, having three nonactors carry the dramatic heft of a movie, but the three men spencer stone, anthony. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. The film follows the course of the friends lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding. This week we have to settle for fifty shades freed, peter rabbit, and the 15. It packs all the wild action you came to see into a 20minute stretch near the end, and. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The film maintains eastwoods simplified camera stylings when dealing with conversational moments appearing almost like a documentary that hangs back and allows the action to take place unobtrusively. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes. As hollywood film fodder, this isor should have beena slam dunk, even for a director who insisted on having the three americans play themselves, which is the case here.
With alek skarlatos, anthony sadler, spencer stone, ray corasani. In a way, by including the real life people in the fictionalized retelling of their story, eastwood made a film that achieves an artifice that works to refocus his perspective of an admirable heroism that transcends national coding. Starring anthony sadler, alek skarlatos, spencer stone, jenna fischer, judy greer, ray corasani, p. Their friendship was their greatest weapon that saved the lives of those on board. The title refers to a train that in 2015 was traveling from amsterdam to paris. Directed by oscar winner clint eastwood, the film stars the reallife trio of heroes as. A foiled terrorist attack inspires an effective, strippeddown film from. Fifty shades freed is widely expected to be the biggest hit released in 2018, at least so far. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. In the face of fear ordinary people can do the extraordinary.
May 22, 2018 from academy award winning director clint eastwood comes the 15. And i know that this film is not for everybody especially those that like more action in their movies. Upon completing basic training, spencer takes his exams to qualify for. An attempted terrorist attack on a paris bound train is prevented by three courageous young americans. Black panther will easily beat any film from last february.
Which is what a lot of eastwood films are about, not the action itself but the manly men behind the actions. America used to preach that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things against all odds. In a way, by including the real life people in the fictionalized retelling of their story, eastwood made a film that achieves an artifice that works to refocus his perspective. Americans discover a terrorist plot on a parisbound train. But, in this case at least, getting there turns out to be a good deal less than half the fun. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes sadler, anthony, skarlatos, alek, stone, spencer, stern, jeffrey e. In eastwoods ambling look at heroism and civic duty, he revisits the. The other passengers were damn lucky to have those three chaps on board.
Entertainment company, and in select territories by village roadshow pictures. Three courageous young americans traveling through europe discover a terrorist plot on a paris bound train. Stern, spencer stone, anthony sadler, and alek skarlatos. Not only does eastwood tell this story, but he casts the three men to play themselves. The film stars stone, sadler, and skarlatos as themselves and follows the trio. The drama, based on true events, chronicles how three american friends subdued a. Anthony sadlers love of the selfie stick is only a slightly exaggerated portrayal of what every american tourist in europe does and feels, a profound sense of surreality my friend upon arriving in dubrovnik. Buy now official site own the digital movie and bluray. The film s final 20 minutes is where the movie finally clicks together, but, by that time, the cinematic damage has already been done. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes, written by those heroes, anthony sadler, alek. This movie marked the first time that clint eastwood and director of. As long as the rest of the box office isnt a complete disaster, february should help 2018 earn a significant edge over 2017 in the yearoveryear comparisons. Eastwood has made a film here that captures that oldschool spirit in a subtle way. Armed with an ak47 and enough ammo to kill more than 500 people, the terrorist might have succeeded except for three american friends who refused to give in to fear.
From academy award winning director clint eastwood comes the 15. Spencer stone, alek skarlatos, anthony sadler, judy greer, jenna fischer, thomas lennon, bryce gheisar, ray. The film is based on the real life events about a train that had a terror attack. If only someone couldve heroically intervened to save this movie. Pictures presents, in association with village roadshow pictures, a malpaso production, the 15. Eastwood sets out to honor three americans who thwarted a terrorist attack. Its a thrusting reactionary fable that ends up bumping into the rear of the avantgarde. Jun 17, 2019 reallife heroes spencer stone, alek skarlatos, and anthony sadler portray themselves in the 15. The film will be released in theaters on february 9, 2018. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes by jeffrey e. The film contains gunplay and nonlethal violence, a sequence involving gory wounds, a bit of sexual humor, a couple of uses of profanity and a pair of milder. The movie starts with the tense initial situation aboard the train and then exasperatingly keeps cutting back to the three mens dull and.