Cinematic Excrement: Episode 105 - Inchon 

“WHY DID YOU LET PIERCE BROSNAN SING?!” 10/10.

I can't help but notice how many characters are wearing 1980s style clothing in a movie that is supposed to take place in 1950

According to a book written by the medved Brothers, Olivier did research for the role and apparently general Omar Bradley told him that when he wasn’t giving a speech, Douglas MacArthur talked a bit like the actor WC Fields. So he just went whole hog on the WC Fields and personation… Suddenly his performance makes a lot more sense

Technically the Korean War is still going on, a peace treaty was never signed, there just hasn't been any hostilities since 1953.

MacArthur probably would have had his wife sleep in a separate room. He also insisted that everyone, his wife and children included, address him, not as Douglas, or Doug, or Father, or honey, but General. He had his own wife address him as "General". He was deeply offended at one point in the Second World War during the planning for the invasion of the Philippines when an Admiral, possibly Nimitz, I don't remember which, greeted him by saying something to the effect of "Hello Doug, how are you?".

Jerry Goldsmith is one of my all time favorite composers, right up there with Alan Silvestri, James Horner, John Williams and Akira Ifukube. How is it conceivable that he was brought on board for this lackluster piece of cinema?!

According to IMDB: Laurence Olivier was interviewed during the film's production and explained why he agreed to be part of its cast: "People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."

Another thing that jumps out to me is how the minor characters all look like 1980s people. Hairstyles and clothes don't look period-appropriate.

Its a shame. The story of the landing at Inchon is actually very interesting. But we'll probably never get a good movie about it.

To understand how badly it flopped, Secret of NIHM had a budget of $7,000,000. It still underperformed, but it still did better than this movie.

Here's the whole Olivier quote:

"How does any editor worth his salt let that hap-" LOL

So a historical battle movie....funded by a cult.

I miss big budget epic movies.

The reagan impression was fine ive heard much worse.

I WAS about to go to bed, but I guess I can stay up a little longer. 😃

I have a great uncle who was a Montford Point Marine. He took part in the amphibious landing on Inchon and in the Battle of Seoul South Korea. He was also at the Chosen Frozen.He also fought in the Battle of Peleliu and Okinawa.

Regan imitation was serviceable.

Am I the only one who was getting a Christopher Walken vibe from Laurence Olivier in this movie?

dammit Smeghead, I have school tomorrow