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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by John Huston and produced by John Huston, Ray Stark and C.O. Erickson.

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On Blu-ray: Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Sweet Bird of Youth (1961), and Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

By KC on Aug 12, 2020 From Classic Movies

I recently had a personal viewing party full of dysfunction thanks to a trio of new Blu-ray releases from Warner Archive. Inside Daisy Clover, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Sweet Bird of Youth are a messy, but fascinating trio cataloging the many ways being a human can go off the rails. Reflec... Read full article


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Lt. Col. Morris Langdon: [after Alison Langdon's houseboy Anacleto falls down the stairs] I wish you'd broken your goddam neck!


Leonora: Have you ever been collared and dragged out into the street and thrashed by a naked woman?


[about Lt. Colonel Langdon's wife]
Leonora: Cutting off her nipples with garden shears! You call that normal?
Lt. Col. Morris Langdon: Well, the doctors say she's neurotic.


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In the scene where Maj. Penderton gives a lecture on leadership, a subject for which he is ill-suited, Marlon Brando asked director John Huston for another take after delivering what Huston considered a superb performance. In the second take, Brando delivered a different line reading that was equally brilliant. When it came time to cut the film, Huston was baffled over which of the takes to use, as each was superb and relevant to the character.
John Huston wanted Carson McCullers, the author of "Reflections in a Golden Eye" to write the screenplay for the film version but she was too ill.
Both Richard Burton and Lee Marvin turned down the role of Major Weldon Penderton before Marlon Brando agreed to do it for $750,000 plus 10% of the profits.
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