Sean penn, jude law, kate winslet, anthony hopkins. With a scenerychewing performance from sean penn, an absence of political insight, and an overall lack of narrative. Jim hoberman on the latest version of all the kings men. Branded a demagogue and radical by his opponents, and known for turning his back on established. Sean penn on his long history with steve bannon conan on. Steve bannon produced one of seans films in the 90s, and according to sean, he exerted the same level of charm that he does today. With a scenerychewing performance from sean penn, an absence of political insight, and an overall lack of narrative cohesiveness, these men give oscar bait a.
The movie was also nominated for four more categories. With sean penn, jude law, kate winslet, anthony hopkins. Best picture, best actor broderick crawford, and best supporting actress mercedes mccambridge. Long the bad boy of hollywood, sean penn is also among the most fiercely talented actors of his generation. Jan 24, 2009 as we contemplate him, we recall that a couple of years ago, in all the kings men, sean penn played the huey long figure, assassinated by a deranged opponent, and that gus van sants last film to. All the kings men, a movie made based on warrens novel, was released several months later in 1949. Robert rossens 1949 movie all the kings men was a tough, hardhitting simplified version of the robert penn warren novel that drew its inspiration from the career of the demagogic populist huey. Next, penn portrayed governor willie stark based on huey long in an adaptation of robert penn warrens classic 1946 american novel all the kings men 2006.
Southerner willie stark, a political creature loosely based on governor huey long of louisiana. A national geographic film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the worlds largest and deadliest snake. All the kings men movie 2006 sean penn video dailymotion. His breakout role came in 1982, when he played jeff spicoli in fast times at ridgemont high. The 2006 film, apart from sean penn s buffoonery and grotesquely exaggerated accent and lack of physical resemblance to huey long, for its part, is very.
So im afraid what follows is a woefully incomplete. Willie stark sean penn is a man of the people, and for the people. A more incidental advantage of the 1949 film is that broderick crawford looks rather a lot like huey long himself. The director cant seem to find a natural rhythm for the movie its. A look at the life and career of controversial louisiana governor huey long, whose nickname was the kingfish. He grew up in santa monica, in a neighborhood populated by future celebrities charlie sheen and emilio estevez, the sons of. Robert penn warrens pulitzer prize winning novel all the kings men is a loosely fictionalized account of the rise and fall of louisiana governor huey long. The film was a critical and commercial failure, named by a 2010 forbes article as the biggest flop in the last five years. The 2006 film, apart from sean penns buffoonery and grotesquely exaggerated accent and lack of physical resemblance to huey long, for its part, is very. All the kings men 2006 all the kings men 2006 imdb.
In writerdirector steven zaillians new movie version, sean penn plays stark, who putters along ineffectually with. The movie is all the kings men, a remake of the 1949 movie that. Nevertheless, the best extra is easily the legend and lore of huey long. Huey long quotes, pictures, biography, timeline and original documents. It is rated as the 36th greatest novel of the 20th. Determined to end the corruption, john omara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city. It was directed by ken burns, and produced by ken burns and richard kilberg in 1985. The film costars jude law, kate winslet, anthony hopkins, james gandolfini, mark ruffalo. The life of populist southerner willie stark, a political creature loosely based on governor huey long. Huey long official website biography, quotes, photos. Unfortunately, im about out of time for compiling and formatting the many things i have to say about sean penn, huey long, new orleans, and progressive politics in general.
Robert penn warrens 1946 important novel, all the kings men, sparked a film in 1949, and carlisle floyds opera, willie stark, in 1981. Based on the pulitzer prizewinning novel by robert penn warren, all the kings men is a roman a clef inspired by the career of louisiana governor huey long. I saw a huey long documentary a couple month before the movie, and sean penn evokes him magnificently. Both the documentary and the movie portray a hero of the common people, who rises to be dictator of his state, then falls to an assassins bullet. Sean penn biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. All the kings men, robert penn warren all the kings men is a novel by robert penn warren first published in 1946. A vocal critic of corporate greed and government incompetence, huey longs share our wealth political movement swept the nation during the great depression, garnering millions of supporters and threatening the reelection of president franklin d. Long willie stark was incredibly well done, and the supporting actor playing jack jude law did a fantastic job of portraying the relationship between the two characters.
Huey long 1985 cast and crew part of the series ken burns america, this documentary covers the life of huey long, the infamous louisiana senator who was assassinated in 1935. All the kings men was made into a movie in 1949, then again in 2006 with sean penn, as willie stark, jude law, kate winslet, anthony hopkins, james gandolfini, mark ruffalo, patricia clarkson and jackie earle haley. Boasting interviews with a wide array of historians, political scholars and louisiana state officials, the minidoc succinctly. All the kings men is a novel by robert penn warren first published in 1946. He was born august 17, 1960, in burbank, ca, the second son of actress eileen ryan and director leo penn. Huey long official website biography, quotes, photos, speeches. In 1947, warren won the pulitzer prize for all the kings men. Its title is drawn from the nursery rhyme humpty dumpty. The film is about the life of willie stark played by sean penn, a fictional character resembling louisiana governor huey long, in office 1928 through 1932. Sean penn stars as willie stark, an idealistic politician in rural louisiana who talks in. Sean penns 10 best movies sean justin penn born august 17, 1960 is an american actor, director, and filmmaker. Stockton, ca, stands in for the unnamed state capitol where most of the films.
All the kings men 2006 official trailer 1 sean penn movie. August 30, 1893 september 10, 1935, nicknamed the kingfish, was an american politician who served as the 40th governor of louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and was a member of the united states senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. The story is based on a pulitzer prize winning book by robert penn warren, which was made previously into a brilliant oscarwinning movie in 1949. Feb 25, 2008 that led me to the internet to do a bit of homework on the original pulitzerwinning book by robert penn warren, and on louisiana in general. Sean penn stars as willie stark, an idealistic politician in rural louisiana who talks in biblical terms.
All the kings men has always been associated with the louisiana politician huey kingfish long. Dec 21, 20 oscarwinning actor sean penn best actor, mystic river, 2003, twotime academy award nominee jude law best supporting actor, the talented mr. All the kings men doesnt have much over its sean penn remake or the more. Sean penn, jude law and kate winslet star in this wrenching tale of populist politics. He has won two academy awards, for his roles in the mystery drama mystic river 2003 and the biopic milk 2008. Huey long was known as the kingfish, a takecharge problem solver who delivered immediate relief to the suffering and. Oct 28, 2006 robert rossens 1949 movie all the kings men was a tough, hardhitting simplified version of the robert penn warren novel that drew its inspiration from the career of the demagogic populist huey. Oct 20, 2006 jim hoberman wonders if sean penn s portrayal can compare with todays flawed politicians. The movie stars sean penn in the lead role of willie stark, who is modeled long. In actuality, writerdirector steven zaillian claims not to have based this on the earlier movie, preferring instead to return to the original source material. Adapted from robert penn warrens novel, and loosely based on the life of louisiana populist governor huey long, all the kings men stars sean penn as a southern governor in the early twentieth century. Kings men a masterful retelling of an old favorite. Huey long was a fiery and charismatic louisiana politician who moved up the ranks at a young age. As the political leader of louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take.
Actor and filmmaker sean penn made his film debut in 1981s taps. He grew up in santa monica, in a neighborhood populated by future celebrities charlie sheen and emilio estevez, the sons of actor martin sheen. Depressionera louisiana governor huey long comes to the screen again. Sean penn and jude law head an allstar cast in this riveting story of a. The story was powerful and motivating, well written, again, and the cinematography was superb. Huey long is an american documentary film on the life and career of the politician huey long. Sienna miller, ron howard, aubrey plaza, diego luna, and more sundance 2020 stars nominate the one movie you should drop everything and watch right now. Long, author robert penn warren, and political contemporary and opponent cecil. The following is a complete list of the filmography of american actor sean penn. Americas memory of huey long owes a lot to two films. All the kings men 2006 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.