7.0
The Wild Duck
1984
“Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.”
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
August 29, 19581h 48mEN
7.6
834 votes
Overview
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director
Richard BrooksWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$17.6M
Production Companies
Avon ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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7.0Yikes, but there's a lot of smouldering going on here... "Brick" (Paul Newman) is the former all-American boy type who has got himself injured and is married to "Maggie" (Elizabeth Taylor) with whom he has a pretty turbulent relationship based on mistrust. He is the son of the wealthy and tyrannical "Big Daddy" (Burl Ives) who is in turn married to the rather sheepish "Ida" (Judith Anderson) and the brother to the ostensibly insipid lawyer "Gooper" (Jack Carson) who is married to the rather selfish "Mae" (Madeleine Sherwood). So far, nobody much likes or trusts anyone, there's not enough love…
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