Tommy lee jones darsteller, joan chen darsteller alterseinstufung. This vietnamese girl came up in a country in conflict. Jan 27, 2008 the lawman is played by tommy lee jones and in each, theres a crucial scene where he meets a fellow retired law officer played by texan actor barry corbin. The film focuses on vietnam war veteran, mitch tommy lee jones, who takes forceful control of central park to remember those who served and died in the vietnam war and draw attention to veterans issues. Born in da nang, vietnam, an 8yearold le and her younger sister.
The final movie in oliver stones vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a. He can carry a film as a lead or stand out as part of an ensemble. Tommy lee jones, helen shaver, yaphet kotto, lawrence dane, peter. It is stones third film about the vietnam war, following platoon 1986 and born on the fourth of july 1989.
A cat and mouse thriller starring tommy lee jones, javier bardem, and josh brolin, it follows a texas welder and vietnam war veteran in the desert landscape of 1980 west. One of the most acclaimed and accomplished actors in hollywood, academy award winner tommy lee jones brings a distinct character to his every film. This telefilm, which premiered in february, is based on the play of the same name by cormac mccarthy and starred jones and samuel l. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Very hardhitting and epic film, as good as i remember it. He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u. As soon as tommy lee jones comes into the picture as an unstable american soldier, the film soon feels and becomes much more americanized and eventually very depressing. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by tommy lee jones. The park is mine is a canadianamerican drama television film based on the novel of the same name by stephen peters. Into her life one day comes a tall, craggy american named steve butler tommy lee jones, who does not want her as a prostitute, but as a bride. The year of tommy lee jones news the harvard crimson. Oliver stone dedicated the film to his mother, just as he had dedicated wall street 1987 to.
Rules of engagement is a 2000 american war legal drama film directed by william friedkin, written by stephen gaghan from a story by jim webb, and starring tommy lee jones and samuel l. Marine colonel terry childers, who is brought to courtmartial after men under childers orders kill many civilians outside the u. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a u. Tommy lee jones stars in this funny, thought provoking film about why society treats those you have served there country badly. With tommy lee jones, helen shaver, yaphet kotto, lawrence dane. Tommy lee jones is the guest of honor at a special advance screening of oliver stones vietnam docudrama heaven and earth in which he costars. Recommended for fans of tommy lee jones, or biographical war films. An armed vietnam veteran tommy lee jones takes over new yorks central park to publicize the plight of veterans. Jan, 2020 in dramas, he can be powerful and intense. It seems like every movie he makes these days, hes chasing after someone.
He can play the dashing hero or the deranged villain. He is one of the most versatile actors around with many superb films to his name. In films, he played an escaped convict hunted in jackson county jail 1976, a vietnam. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Here are tommy lee jones best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. A wonderfull film, showcasing william devane at his best, and an even greater revelation to me at least when i saw it in 1978 was tommy lee jones, who has remained my most enduringly favourite actor since then. A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible. Actor, director and screenwriter tommy lee jones was born on september 15, 1946, in san saba, texas.
Oliver stone has made films about vietnam from the point of view of a. Ngor, debbie reynolds, dustin nguyen, conchata ferrell, vivian wu. She first helped the vietcong, then scratched out a living off the edges of the war business, then married an american gi tommy lees character and moved to the us. An eighthgeneration texan, jones was the only child of clyde jones, a cowboyturnedoilfield. Making his third film about the vietnam war and its consequences. Tommy lee jones, director and star of the film the three burials of melquiades estrada, left, and al gore, former vice president of the united states, pose for photographers at the films. Fire birds 1991 nicolas cage tommy lee jones sean young.
Most recently jones directed the sunset limited for hbo. The film is based on the autobiographical books of lee ly hayslip, who was born in vietnam and now lives in the usa. This page is for all fans of this great and wonderful actor because hes legend, hes amazing, hes simply the best. Not an easy film to swallow upfront, it is certainly one of the best films of the year. An eighthgeneration texan, actor tommy lee jones, born september 15th, 1946, attended harvard university, where he roomed with future u. Oliver stone returns to the subject of vietnam for a third time with heaven and earth, a film based on the autobiographies of le ly hayslip. A chinese astrologer says she will find it over the next 12 days. Marshall samuel gerard in a taut action chase thriller based on a tv show. Hiep thi le, the actress known for her acclaimed role in oliver stones 1994 film heaven and earth opposite tommy lee jones, died december 19 of complications from stomach cancer, deadline has.
The first hour of the film takes place in vietnam during the war and is full of vietnamese culture and feeling. Tommy lee jones simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Later through the eyes of a young vietnamese girl the main character of this film. During the vietnam war, a vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her. The film focuses on vietnam war veteran, mitch tommy lee jones, who takes forceful control of central park to remember those who served and died in the vietnam. The only football player who acted three decades prior to winning the academy award for best supporting actor for his role in the 1993 film the fugitive, tommy lee. The films of oliver stone, ranked worst to best indiewire. Tommy lee jones is back on the warpath in a fine, resonant thriller. In platoon, oliver stone watched the vietnam war from its muddy trenches the. A grizzled, former military policeman, hank deerfield tommy lee jones, is notified that his son, mike, is awol after returning from the fighting in iraq. The true story of le ly, a young girl living in central vietnam in theearly 1950s who is.
A vietnam vet takes forceful control of central park to remember those who served and died in the vietnam war. She sets out to make the prediction come true, not realizing that her boarding house roommate tommy, could actually be the one. Stones 1994 film heaven and earth opposite tommy lee jones, died. So it is in the hunted, which sees him on the trail of benicio. Tommy lee jones, american actor best known for his dryly taciturn portrayals of lawenforcement officials, military men, and cowboys. It is stones third film about the vietnam war, following platoon 1986 and. During the viet nam war, a viet namese woman struggles hustling on the streets. Sep 15, 2014 the films of oliver stone, ranked worst to best. Oliver stone dedicated the film to his mother, just as he had dedicated wall street. Tommy lee jones plays an exsoldier who returned from vietnam to find no future or respect for the sacrifices he has made, after a war buddy kills himself he decides to take over central park to make a statement just. Tommy lee jones best movies aug 09, 2012 since making his bigscreen debut in love story more than 40 years ago, tommy lee jones has carved out one of the most eclectic, idiosyncratic career paths in hollywood, going from soap opera star to cinematic leading man and appearing in an impressive array of critical and commercial successes along the way. Tommy lee jones full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Tommy lee jones celebrity profile check out the latest tommy lee jones photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Tommy lee jones won the academy award for best supporting actor in 1993 for this film, playing dogged u. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. With william devane, tommy lee jones, linda haynes, james best. Aug 26, 2017 i clsim no ownership for this old movie. Fire birds 1990 nicolas cage, tommy lee jones, sean young movies m. See especially her excellent book when heaven and earh changed places. Some of his bestknown films included the fugitive 1993, men in black 1997, no country for old men 2007, and lincoln 2012. Stones third vietnam film sounds like one of his best, a film that finally shows the perspective of a young woman hiep thi le, a rare female.
William devane, tommy lee jones, linda haynes, james best. During the vietnam war, a vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes. No country for old men is a 2007 american neowestern crime thriller film written and directed by joel and ethan coen, based on cormac mccarthy s 2005 novel of the same name. Apr 20, 2018 tommy lee jones won the academy award for best supporting actor in 1993 for this film, playing dogged u. Good soundtrack and camera angles, a war film for girls would be good if there was a cinematic version of wild swans.
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