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Movie Issued - in 1971.
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Color Info: Black and White
Countries: USA
Genres: Short
Languages: French
In movie played:
Oliver Stone (writer)
Articles: "The Washington Post" (USA), 17 October 2008, Vol. 131, Iss. 317, pg. C1-C2, by: Michael Abramowitz, "'We Tried Not to Cross the Line of Truth'", "The Wall Street Journal" (USA), 11 October 2008, by: Lauren A. E. Schuker, "A Film on Bush Finds Friends Abroad", "The Sunday Times" (UK), 10 August 2008, by: Christopher Goodwin, "Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic", "The Independent" (UK), 9 April 2008, Iss. 6702, by: Leonard Doyle, "Bush is depicted as foul-mouthed frat boy in new Oliver Stone movie", "The Guardian" (UK), 3 April 2008, by: Ed Pilkington, "Oliver Stone Rushes to Finish Bush Film", "The Guardian" (UK), 22 January 2008, by: Staff and agencies, "Oliver Stone to Film Bush: the Movie", "Moving Pictures Magazine" (USA), December 2006, Iss. 14, pg. 20-24, by: Elliot V. Kotek, "Oliver Stone: Joker in the Deck", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 11 August 2006, Vol. 1, Iss. 890, pg. 34-37, by: Spines, Christine, ""Oliver Stone's Ground Zero"", "The Washington Post" (USA), 8 August 2006, Vol. 129, Iss. 246, pg. C1-C2, by: Ann Hornaday, "America's Character: In the Debris of 9/11, Bravery, Not Conspiracy, Stirred Oliver Stone", "Newsweek" (USA), 7 August 2006, Vol. CXLVIII, Iss. 6, pg. 46-53, by: David Ansen, "Natural Heroes", "The New York Times" (USA), 2 July 2006, pg. 1+7, by: David M. Halbfinger, "'Arts&Leisure': Searching for Truth in the Rubble - Oliver Stone's 9/11 film revisits the horror of ground zero. This time the survivors are leading the way.", "The Chicago Tribune" (USA), 21 November 2004, by: Mark Caro, "Can Oliver Stone Survive 'Alexander'?", "Film Comment" (USA), May 2003, Vol. 39, Iss. 3, pg. 58-60, by: Harlan Jacobson, "Semper Fidel: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Castro (But Oliver Stone Forgot To Ask)", "The Miami Herald" (USA), 21 February 2003, Vol. 100, Iss. 160, "Spare us Castro whitewash" (Editorial), "Vox" (Hungary), May 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 37, pg. 46, by: Eszter Szikora, "Rolling Stone - Az Oliver Stone dosszié", "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 6 August 1999, Vol. 1, Iss. 497, pg. 26-27, by: Josh Young, "Devil's Advocate", "Playboy" (Germany), August 1998, pg. 132-133, by: Hellmuth Karasek, "Der Berserker", "Cinemanía" (Mexico), January 1998, Vol. 2, Iss. 16, pg. 46-47, by: Erick Estrada, "Controvertido por naturaleza. "La mano" de Oliver", "Vex" (USA), 1996, Iss. 2, pg. 15-16, by: Don Beitz, "Let the Truth Be Sold: Oliver Stone's American Dream Starts With Himself", "Empire" (UK), February 1994, Iss. 56, pg. 52-55, by: Oliver Stone, "Vietnam: The Reverse Angle"
Educated at Yale and New York University., Born at 9:58am-EDT, Did a tour of duty in Vietnam., In Vietnam Stone won the Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart with First Oak Leaf Cluster. Stone was jailed for marijuana possession in Mexico at the age of 21., Children: With 'Elizabeth Stone (I)' (qv) (divorced) 'Sean Stone (I)' (qv), Michael Jack Stone. With Chong Son Chong (girlfriend), Tara Chong Stone., His father 'Louis Stone (I)' (qv) was a successful stockbroker on Wall Street, then he suffered some financial setbacks due to bad investments and a bitter divorce from Oliver's mother Jacqueline. The movie _Wall Street (1987)_ (qv) is supposed to be modeled after Lou., Oliver's father met his mother while he was President 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' (qv) aide in WWII in France. As a child he was raised by a nanny because his mother frequently took vacations to France. He grew up as a child of privilege., (June 1999) Arrested for drunken driving and possession of hashish., Says he kicked a cocaine habit by moving to France while writing _Scarface (1983)_ (qv)., Friends with 'Lloyd Kaufman' (qv), founder and president of Troma., Speaks French fluently., Underwent infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina., Shares the exact same birthday as good friend and star of some his films, 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv). Both were born on September 15, 1946., The same drum theme playing in the beginning of _JFK (1991)_ (qv) (for which he was a producer), plays three times in _The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) (TV)_ (qv) (for which he was an executive producer)., Is a friend and admirer of Cuban Premier 'Fidel Castro (I)' (qv), and shot a documentary about the world's longest reigning Communist leader, titled _Comandante (2003)_ (qv). It was to air on HBO in May 2003, but due to protests by anti-Castro Cuban-American activists, it was shelved and has never been aired on HBO or made available on home video in the US. Stone then made a new, more pointed documentary titled Looking for Fidel that aired on HBO in February 2004, in which he asked Castro questions about his human rights record, and included interviews with anti-Castro activists., Directed Comedian 'Rodney Dangerfield' (qv) in his first and only dramatic role in _Natural Born Killers (1994)_ (qv)., On September 14, 1967, he left for Vietnam and was assigned to the 2nd Platoon of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, stationed near the Cambodian border, as "Pvt. Bill Stone" (fearing that "Oliver" was too effeminate)., Wrote a collegiate letter of recommendation for 'Claire Danes' (qv) when she applied to his alma mater, Yale University. She was quickly accepted., Often talks about the experience of his father 'Louis Stone (I)' (qv) taking him to lose his virginity to a prostitute in his mid-teens., Was voted the 43rd Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly., His mother is French., Was taught by 'Martin Scorsese' (qv) at New York University Film School., His 11-minute student film made at NYU is called _Last Year in Viet Nam (1971)_ (qv)., As of 2004, Stone is attached to direct several projects. "Spite House", which he wrote and will direct about Vietnam. "The Fountainhead", based on the 'Ayn Rand' (qv) novel. "Lennon", a biopic of 'John Lennon (I)' (qv), a biopic of 'Margaret Thatcher' (qv), and a biopic of sorts about an attempted assassination plot by the Republican party against President 'Franklin Delano Roosevelt' (qv)., Directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: 'James Woods (I)' (qv), 'Tom Berenger' (qv), 'Willem Dafoe' (qv), 'Michael Douglas (I)' (qv), 'Tom Cruise' (qv), 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv), 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv) and 'Joan Allen (I)' (qv). Douglas won an Academy Award for _Wall Street (1987)_ (qv)., Known for the political content of his films, Stone was a member of the Class of 1968 at Yale University along with US President 'Bill Clinton (I)' (qv) administration adviser Strobe Talbot and future President 'George W. Bush' (qv) ('John Kerry (III)' (qv) was also there at the same time as Stone, though he was several classes ahead of '68). Stone left Yale after only one year (he failed all his second-semester freshman classes) and ended up joining the army and fighting in Vietnam. He never returned to graduate from Yale., Was attached to direct _American Psycho (2000)_ (qv) with 'Leonardo DiCaprio' (qv) in talks to star as Patrick Bateman. After DiCaprio left the project to make _The Beach (2000/I)_ (qv) Stone left it also., Received two Academy Award nominations for best original screenplay in the same year, 1987 (_Salvador (1986)_ (qv) and _Platoon (1986)_ (qv)) but lost to 'Woody Allen' (qv) for _Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)_ (qv)., Has directed four actors into Best Actor Oscar nominations, and three actors to Best Supporting Actor nominations. Lead roles were 'James Woods (I)' (qv) (_Salvador (1986)_ (qv)), 'Michael Douglas (I)' (qv) (_Wall Street (1987)_ (qv)), 'Tom Cruise' (qv) (_Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv)) and 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv) (_Nixon (1995)_ (qv)). Supporting roles were 'Willem Dafoe' (qv) and 'Tom Berenger' (qv) ("Platoon") and 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv) (_JFK (1991)_ (qv))., Following the furor over _JFK (1991)_ (qv), Stone addressed the U.S. Senate over the continued secrecy of documents relating to the 'John F. Kennedy' (qv) assassination. Partly through his efforts, the government began declassifying documents., Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by 'Jeremy Kagan' (qv), Scarecrow Press, 2006., Frequently casts 'Frank Whaley' (qv)., Was planning to make a film about 'Eva Perón' (qv), but after several disagreements with Argentinian President 'Carlos Saúl Menem' (qv) he abandoned the project. He later received a token credit as a writer for _Evita (1996)_ (qv), despite having made no input to the script., As of this date (May 2008), _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv) is his first film rated "PG-13" and his only feature film to receive a rating of less than "R". As Of September 2008, W. (2008) is his second film to receive a PG-13 rating., Because of his specialty with Vietnam era period pieces, he was one of the first directors to be offered _American Gangster (2007)_ (qv) in 2001. After long consideration, he decided to pursue making his passion project, _Alexander (2004)_ (qv), instead., Although he is a two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker, it's been consistently difficult for him to acquire actors of his preference for most of the films he has directed. Casting 'Al Pacino' (qv) in _Any Given Sunday (1999)_ (qv) and 'Tom Cruise' (qv) in _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv) are the most significant exceptions where Stone's top choice was either available or agreed to partake in an 'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv) production., Has sought 'Warren Beatty' (qv) for three of his movies (_Nixon (1995)_ (qv), _Wall Street (1987)_ (qv) and _W. (2008/I)_ (qv)). Beatty declined them all, and the parts went to 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv), 'Michael Douglas (I)' (qv), and 'James Cromwell (I)' (qv) respectively. Hopkins and Douglas received Oscar nominations for their roles., As of this date (May 2008), _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv) is the only one of his war-related films to be made with government cooperation (by the Port Authority)., Was set to begin filming his fourth Vietnam film 'Pinkville' in late 2007. However, after the Writers' strike began, the producers pulled out, and 'Bruce Willis' (qv) moved on. Stone then turned his attention to making a _W. (2008/I)_ (qv) which will star 'Josh Brolin' (qv)., Took a year's absence from Yale in 1965 to teach at a Catholic private school in Vietnam., Sought 'Marlon Brando' (qv) for two of his films: _U Turn (1997)_ (qv) and _Salvador (1986)_ (qv). 'James Woods (I)' (qv) who played the character in _Salvador (1986)_ (qv) that Brando had turned down, received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. 'Jon Voight' (qv), who played the role meant for Brando in _U Turn (1997)_ (qv), received a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor., After graduating from New York University, he worked as a cabdriver and a xerox messenger to support himself., Has worked with two generations of two different acting families. Worked with 'Jon Voight' (qv) and his daughter 'Angelina Jolie' (qv) in _U Turn (1997)_ (qv) and _Alexander (2004)_ (qv) respectively. He has also worked with 'Martin Sheen' (qv) and his son 'Charlie Sheen (I)' (qv) in _Wall Street (1987)_ (qv)., As of 2008, has directed five films where people he based the main characters on were still alive and participated in the making of the film. These are _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv), _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv), _JFK (1991)_ (qv), _Salvador (1986)_ (qv), and _Heaven & Earth (1993)_ (qv). Also, he is working on a film about George W. Bush while he is still in office., Aside from directing 'James Woods (I)' (qv) in three of his films, Stone has also produced "Indictment: The McMartin Trial", and _Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)_ (qv), both starring 'James Woods (I)' (qv)., Has worked with all of the Baldwin brothers. He cast Alec in _Talk Radio (1988)_ (qv) and the other brothers made appearances in _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv)., Was flown to Vietnam traveling west from Sacremento, California on the evening of September 14th, 1967 and crossed the international date line, arriving in Vietnam September 16th, losing his 21st birthday., Wrote a short film while still a student that was recently turned into a short film by his son 'Sean Stone (I)' (qv). The title of the film is _Singularity (2008)_ and is Sean's first fiction film., Midnight express and Scarface were written by him, and in both films, Giorgio Moroder composed the score., In the 1992 Sight & Sound poll, Oliver Stone listed these as his top ten films of all time: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), 1900 (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), On the Waterfront (1954), The Godfather, Parts I & II (1972/74), Paths of Glory (1957), Citizen Kane (1941)., Had previously directed 6 of the acting nominees of the 81st Academy Awards: 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv), 'Angelina Jolie' (qv), 'Viola Davis (I)' (qv), 'Josh Brolin' (qv), 'Michael Shannon (V)' (qv), and 'Robert Downey Jr.' (qv) as well as having worked as screenwriter for 'Mickey Rourke' (qv). He directed Brolin and Shannon in W. (2008) that same year (although Shannon's scene was cut).
Pictorials: "Moving Pictures Magazine" (USA), December 2006, Iss. 14, pg. 20-24, by: Elliot V. Kotek, "Oliver Stone: Joker in the Deck"
Trademarks: Staccato change of camera types used., Often directs and writes historical films on controversial subjects, such as Platoon (Vietnam War), JFK, Nixon, The Doors, Salvador, Alexander and W., Opens films with a quotation in white text against a black background, Frequently casts 'John C. McGinley' (qv), 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv), 'Mark Moses' (qv), 'Tom Sizemore' (qv), 'James Woods', 'James Karen', 'Frank Whaley' (qv), and his son, 'Sean Stone (I)' (qv), Often gives the lead actors in his films a special footage-enhanced credit appearance at the end of his films (Ex. 'Platoon', 'Nixon', and 'The Doors'), His films feature large casts, featuring many well-known actors in both major and minor roles., His films have mostly centered on a male protagonist (the biggest exceptions are "Heaven & Earth" and "Natural Born Killers")., Has constantly worked with cinematographer 'Robert Richardson' military consultant 'Dale Dye' (qv), and producers 'A. Kitman Ho' (qv), 'Richard Rutowski' (qv), and 'Edward R. Pressman'., Native Americans are frequently featured in his films., Typically ends his films with a closeup of a face or a couple arm in arm walking away from the camera., The issue of family and fatherhood are frequently involved in his films. In _JFK (1991)_ (qv), Garrison must juggle fatherhood with his job. In Alexander (2004), Alexander is torn between his parents. In _Natural Born Killers (1994)_ (qv), both the main characters were abused by their fathers. In _Platoon (1986)_ (qv) and _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv), the two main characters cite that they went to Vietnam to live up to their fathers fighting in the Second World War.
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