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VHS : Sam Shepard's True WestIn association with Amazon.com Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0098128059000 Format: NTSC Label: Academy Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Academy Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Academy Home Entertainment Running Time: 110 unknown-units Studio: Academy Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1984 Sales Rank: 5824 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A videotaped stage performance of Sam Shepard's play. Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter living comfortably in suburban Arizona, is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of his prodigal brother Lee, whose menacing demeanor and pugilistic attitude draws Austin further and further into conflict until he must finally engage his brother in an intense psychological battle for his ideals, and perhaps even his life Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Acting does not get any better than this!Two fine actors when they were still young and HUNGRY. If you like your acting brimming with absolute manic passion and pathos, then this is your new favorite. I first viewed this on a home made tape that my best friend's older sister had made from a PBS airing in 1983. She suggested that we watch it and that is how two 13 year old girls became utterly obsessed with the fantastically perverse story of two brothers locked in a battle of wills over the writing of a screenplay. While nothing about this ... Read More Rating:  - Concentration and FocusIn my drama class at my school, we studied this movie. Wonderful performances by Gary Sinise and John Malkovitch, who play the main characters. They are dedicated and focused, and completely in the moment. The story takes place pretty much in one room the entire time, but the dynamic between the two brothers is what makes it what it is. Lee and Austin are complete opposites. Austin is a civilized, sucessful, and sober. His screenplay has been taken on as a project by his Hollywood, smooth ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: 
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