Point Blank (1967)

Director:

John Boorman

Writers:

Donald E. Westlake (novel)
Alexander Jacobs (writer) ...
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Release Date:

30 August 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart.

Plot:

Later remade as PAYBACK, POINT BLANK follows an angry Lee Marvin through Angie Dickinson and most of California to get to John Vernon...

Plot Keywords:

Left To Die | Money | Dead Woman On Bed | High Heels | Heist Movie

Cast

Lee Marvin	...	Walker
Angie Dickinson	...	Chris
Keenan Wynn	...	Yost
Carroll O'Connor	...	Brewster
Lloyd Bochner	...	Frederick Carter
Michael Strong	...	Stegman
John Vernon	...	Mal Reese
Sharon Acker	...	Lynne
James Sikking	...	Hired Gun
Sandra Warner	...	Waitress
Roberta Haynes	...	Mrs. Carter
Kathleen Freeman	...	First Citizen
Victor Creatore	...	Carter's Man
Lawrence Hauben	...	Car Salesman
Susan Holloway	...	Girl Customer
Sid Haig	...	First Penthouse Lobby Guard
Michael Bell	...	Second Penthouse Lobby Guard
Priscilla Boyd	...	Receptionist
John McMurtry	...	Messenger
Ron Walters	...	Young Man in Apartment
George Strattan	...	Young Man in Apartment
Nicole Rogell	...	Carter's secretary
Rico Cattani	...	Reese's guard
Roland La Starza	...	Reese's guard (as Roland LaStarza)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Casey Brandon	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jerry Catron	...	Man (uncredited)
Bonnie Dewberry	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Carey Foster	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Hickman	...	Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	...	Guard (uncredited)
Karen Lee	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Joseph Mell	...	Man (uncredited)
Andrew Orapeza	...	Desk clerk (uncredited)
Felix Silla	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Guy Way	...	Mob chauffer (uncredited)
Louis Whitehill	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Ted White	...	Football player (uncredited)
Roseann Williams	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
John Boorman

Writing credits
Donald E. Westlake		(novel "The Hunter") (as Richard Stark)
Alexander Jacobs		(writer) and
David Newhouse		(writer) &
Rafe Newhouse		(writer)

Produced by
Judd Bernard	....	producer
Robert Chartoff	....	producer

Original Music by
Johnny Mandel

Cinematography by
Philip H. Lathrop		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Henry Berman

Art Direction by
Albert Brenner
George W. Davis

Set Decoration by
F. Keogh Gleason		(as Keogh Gleason)
Henry Grace

Costume Design by
Margo Weintz		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist
William Tuttle	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Edward Woehler	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings	....	assistant director
Christopher Seitz	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Franklin Milton	....	recording supervisor
Van Allen James	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
J. McMillan Johnson	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Boyd Cabeen	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Jerry Catron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hickman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted White	....	stunts (uncredited)

Editorial Department
William Stair	....	color consultant

Other crew
Patricia Casey	....	production associate
Rafe Newhouse	....	assistant to producer
David Steen	....	special photographs for production
Norman Stuart	....	dialogue coach

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Action Gitanes (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Living Colour Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• MGM (1968) (France) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• NGN
• R.C.V.2001 Video (1982) (Belgium) (video)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 (original rating) | Australia:M | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (cut) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1998) | UK:18 (video rating) (1993) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Lee Marvin faked the recoil from the Magnum .44 when he shots in Lynne's bed; in fact these were blank shots, but afterwards when shooting in Alcatraz they tried with real bullets and there was no recoil at all. Marvin said to Boorman "Fiction overtakes reality".

Quotes:

Chris: What's my last name?
Walker: What's my first name?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Mighty Good Times

Very good and tough in its time

Tough and brutal, that best describes Boorman's excellent direction. Lee Marvin is perfect as a man who is out for revenge. The story is quite raw, it features flashbacks which haunt the character. The ending sums up the character, but you'll need to see it to find out for yourself. The supporting cast is very good, but this Marvin's baby and he is terrific.

Boorman makes full use of the widescreen frame. Watching in full frame ruins the entire picture. You have only truly seen Point Blank if you've viewed in widescreen.