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To go by the trailer, Richard Halpern's W.M.D. is a inflammatory political fantasy along the lines of Robert Aldrich's Twilight's Last Gleaming ('77). A dud when released and pretty much forgotten, it was about a renegade USAF general (Burt Lancaster) who takes over an ICBM silo and threatens to start World War III unless the President (Charles Durning) reveals the real reason why America waged the Vietnam War. W.M.D. looks iffy and lurid and on-the-nose, but I want to see it.
WMD FINAL TEASER from Richard Halpern on Vimeo.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 15, 2009 at 1:50 AM
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btwnproductions
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Gone but not forgotten, TLG's is a hitly requested title on DVD.
Posted by btwnproductions
at May 15, 2009 7:15 AM
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actionman
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the lead is from Hartford, CT, so that's cool.
Posted by actionman
at May 15, 2009 9:06 AM
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George Prager
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One time when I was a kid I was watching what I thought was TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING on TV. But it was TWO-MINUTE WARNING.
Posted by George Prager
at May 15, 2009 9:35 AM
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nemo
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I was one of the small handful of people who saw Twilight's Last Gleaming in a movie theater the week it passed through town. Not a personal best for Aldrich or the cast, but it was still a hell of a lot more entertaining and thought-provoking than most other movies released that or any other year.
Posted by nemo
at May 15, 2009 11:01 AM
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maxfm
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I too caught TLG in a theatre when I was a kid, and a recently unearthed director's cut surfaced a year or so ago for a screening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
I'd like to see that on DVD.
Posted by maxfm
at May 15, 2009 11:59 AM
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maxfm
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And by the way, that movie (W.M.D.) looks like an inflammatory piece of shit.
Posted by maxfm
at May 15, 2009 12:08 PM
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bildeaux
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Looks like torture porn for us liberals.
b.
Posted by bildeaux
at May 15, 2009 4:18 PM
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BurmaShave
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Wells that may be the worst trailer you've ever featured on this site. And how do you not give it the same shit for being behind the times that you do everything else?
Posted by BurmaShave
at May 15, 2009 10:50 PM
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Gaydos
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Waiting to upgrade my PAL VHS copy of this Aldrich lost child. Not one of his best, but it's use of split-screen is totally adventurous and the picture is, like all Aldrich, very much worth a look.
Posted by Gaydos
at May 16, 2009 6:51 PM
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maherlover
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Here's hoping that this movie is the "beat the shit out of president" counterpoint that Oliver Stone's W was not. Love the use of America the Beautiful and the last 5 seconds of the trailer. The guy playing W is genius. Looks like RESERVOIR DOGS. When does this come out? I really want to see this!
Posted by maherlover
at May 17, 2009 11:59 PM
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maherlover
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"Looks like torture porn for us liberals."
That is a great line! BTW, I loved Twilight's Last Gleaming!
Posted by maherlover
at May 18, 2009 12:01 AM
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Film Buff
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I agree this looks lurid and inflammatory, but I also agree that I can't wait to see it! Are we really going to let Bush ride off into the Sunset to live happily ever after? I disagree with BurmaShave's comments. With the torture and waterboarding debate raging more loudly than ever from both sides of the fence, this movie may tap into something -- for better or for worst.
Posted by Film Buff
at May 18, 2009 12:03 AM