The gypsy moths [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Edward Lewis production ; a John Frankenheimer film ; a co-production of John Frankenheimer Productions and Edward Lewis Productions, Inc. ; produced by Hal Landers and Bobby Roberts ; screenplay by Willian Hanley ; directed by John Frankenheimer.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment ;
Based on the novel by James Drought. Burt Lancaster (Mike Rettig), Deborah Kerr (Elizabeth Brandon), Gene Hackman (Joe Browdy), Scott Wilson (Malcolm Webson), William Windom (V. John Brandon), Bonnie Bedelia (Annie Burke), Sheree North (Waitress), Carl Reindel (Pilot), Ford Rainey (Stand owner), John Napier (Dick Donford). Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1969. Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Commentary by director John Frankenheimer [audio feature]; "The Sky Divers" [featurette] (15 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Contents:
Out of the sky -- Landscape credits -- Show tomorrow -- Bridgeville -- Brandons -- Making it interesting -- Contempt -- Way to live or die -- Good-looking women -- Direct but subtle -- Elizabeth's story -- Couples -- Way out -- No sweat -- Big day -- Taking off -- Down they go -- Browdy jokes around -- Rettig's finale -- Memorial jump -- Like I had wings -- In Rettig's footsteps -- Riding the cape -- Terrifying thoughts -- Cast list.
Summary:
On a 4th of July weekend, three barnstorming skydivers arrive to perform in a small Kansas town. It is where the youngest of them grew up, and the group stays with his aunt and uncle. Like in many other tales, the outsiders disturb the complacency of a small town, while the film captures how in the days before the mass media standardized American culture, a skydiving show could be the highlight of everyone's summer. The green lawns, old Victorian houses, and the kids in the high school band won't be changed by the events of the weekend, but the lives of the daredevils will never be the same.
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