Excellent. Today, I finished the 1967 classic,
Cool Hand Luke. I've always thought that Paul Newman was a badass, but I really didn't have any proof that I could call on quickly, other than
Slap Shot. Not that his legacy needs my vote, but I'm fully on board now (unlike the Steve McQueen incident).
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| Sometimes nothin' can be a really cool hand... |
I want to point out that as far as prison movies go,
The Green Mile is still my all-time favorite. I know most people go with
The Shawshank Redemption, but not me. I guess this one is now on the list. It's definitely a different feel here, with the inmates being more old-school. By that, I mean well-mannered and more
aw-shucks, boss than most
modern-day movie criminals. Honestly, Newman's Luke is locked up for destroying friggin'
parking meters. No Cyrus-the-Virus types here.
Some things I learned:
- George Kennedy! Dude won an Oscar for this. Damn, and I thought being Frank Drebin's partner was his peak performance (shameful on my part)
- The 50 Egg Challenge. Goodness.
- Paul Newman singing "Plastic Jesus" is just about the epitome of awesome.
- I can't recognize a young Dennis Hopper. Damn,
- Car. Wash. Scene. I can't even describe this. My jaw hit the floor and so did my pants. Okay. One of those didn't happen.
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Paul Newman is cool even when getting his ass kicked.
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One last thing. The quote up top (and on the poster) was voted 11th Best Quote by the AFI. Okay. But, I knew it
best as the opening to the epic
GNR track, "Civil War." I only realized this connection when I saw that AFI special. This is the second time my ass has been rocked by a movie/song connection. Nearly 10 years after Warren G's "Regulate" came out, I happened to watch
Young Guns. I almost shit when I put two and two together. I told my cousin Tony about this, to which he replied, "No shit. You didn't know that?" Obviously not, asshole.
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