Revolution (1985)

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writer:

Robert Dillon (writer)

Release Date:

25 December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | War

Tagline:

A Nation Forged In Blood

Plot:

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son...

Plot Keywords:

Flogging | Corporal Punishment | Child Abuse | Whipping | Box Office Flop

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Tom Dobb
Donald Sutherland	...	Sgt. Maj. Peasy
Nastassja Kinski	...	Daisy McConnahay
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. McConnahay
Dave King	...	Mr. McConnahay
Steven Berkoff	...	Sgt. Jones
John Wells	...	Corty
Annie Lennox	...	Liberty Woman
Dexter Fletcher	...	Ned Dobb
Sid Owen	...	Young Ned
Richard O'Brien	...	Lord Hampton
Paul Brooke	...	Lord Darling
Eric Milota	...	Merle
Felicity Dean	...	Betsy
Jo Anna Lee	...	Amy

Also Known As:

Revolution 1776 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

UK | USA | Norway

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Trivia:

Al Pacino and Donald Sutherland angered the crew one day because of a conversation. On one of the locations, there was one road that led in and out. One day, Pacino and Sutherland began talking about their work while blocking the entrance to the road. Crew members could not come or go and the conversation went on and on. They finally moved out of the way when a huge line of angry people developed behind them.

Quotes:

Lord Hampton: Daisy McConnahay! You traitorous bitch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Lost Boys (1987)

This movie is about the legacy of Al Pacino

I can't figure Al Pacino out. I watch him in the Godfather, Scarface, Carlito's Way, and I think I am watching one of the greatest actors of the last thirty years. Then I see him in Two for the Money, Any Given Sunday and Revolution, and I wonder what the guy is thinking.

I stumbled on Revolution a few nights ago, and thought I would invest the next two hours on this. Here is a news flash: Want to get prisoners to talk? Force them to watch this over and over...they'll confess to anything.

I won't rehash the plot since there is no coherent plot, but it does take place during the American Revolution and Pacino plays an uneducated peasant who does not want to get involved, but ultimately does. While he has no money, no education and dresses like a caveman, a very hot Natasha Kinski falls in love with him for no apparent reason, since they have only two minutes of dialogue together.

Quite frankly, if "Al Smith" starred in this movie, instead of "Al Pacino", it would have ruined their career. The script was horrible, but Pacino's demotivated performance and obvious fake accent made it even worse. Donald Sutherland's role was laughable. I really can't describe it. Natasha Kinski is a main character, but has like 5 lines in the movie. In fact, nobody speaks much in this movie.

One of the most laughable premise in the movie is how Al Pacino and Kinski have this uncanny knack to continually run into each other on the battlefield. Its like the entire Northeast is a Starbucks. "Hey, funny to see you here again, on ANOTHER battlefield 100 miles away...see you in a few months".

I am required to give this one star by IMDb, since there is nothing here for a negative score.