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trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 19697 Location: ville-marie
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 The Saint
The Saint Quote: The Saint is a 1997 film espionage thriller, starring Val Kilmer in the title role, with Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija, directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick. The title character is a high tech thief and master of disguise, that becomes the anti-hero while using the moniker of various saints while paradoxically living in the underworld of international industrial theft. The film has a cult following and was a financial success with a worldwide box office of $169.4 million, rentals of $28.2 million, and continuous dvd sales.
It is loosely based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint", which ran until 1983. The Saint character has also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring Vincent Price (and others) as Templar, a popular British television series of the 1960s which starred Roger Moore, and a 1970s series starring Ian Ogilvy.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:29 pm |
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm Posts: 21889 Location: Walking around somewhere
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 Re: The Saint
I really enjoyed this film, even if its more mission impossible the the TV show it's adapting. Always wish they made a sequel. Phillip Noyce was great at action thrillers, and I'm glad he returned recently with Salt. This, Bone Collector, And the Ford Jack Ryan films are all great in my book. B+
Apparently the reshot almost 30% of the film too. Anyone know if any deleted scenes of the original ending is still around?
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:18 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 68341
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 Re: The Saint
I've always had a soft spot for this film. Elisabeth Shue is super hot, and Val Kilmer is really great. Much better than Roger Moore's The Saint. I'd have to watch it again to grade it, though, as I haven't watched it in a long time.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:18 am |
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Riggs
We had our time together
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:36 am Posts: 13299 Location: Vienna
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 Re: The Saint
I remember anticipating this so much as a child.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:43 am |
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David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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 Re: The Saint
It is a total blast. Shame they never produced a sequel.
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