When word reaches him of his brothers death, he travels to newcastle to attend the funeral. Convinced that his brother was murdered, carter questions local thug eric ian hendry, who eventually leads him to kingpin kinnear. The work has come to be regarded as a classic in the gangster film genre. The plot had a breezy, improvised feel and caine was fantastic, an amoral man who would sleep with any girl or torture any guy to get what he wants. Get carter is a 2000 american action thriller film directed by stephen kay and starring sylvester stallone, miranda richardson, rachael leigh cook, alan cumming, mickey rourke, john c. What get carter does achieve in fitting with the film as a whole is to inject the. Get carter dvd, 2000, special edtition for sale online. From there, carter carves a bloody trail of revenge through the seedy. But the silhouette of the threepiece is what gives caines actually fairly ordinary physique a measure. Michael caine is an english actor who has appeared in over films and has had multiple television appearances. Michael caine isnt the musclebound hooligan that stallone was. Nick scott uncovers why michael caines wardrobe in get carter is as enduringly relevant as the noir thrillers plot is gritty.
This selection of photographs captures michael caine filming get carter on location in newcastle, alongside director hodges and cast members john osborne, ian hendry, britt ekland and george sewell. Get carter stars michael caine as jack carter, a powerful british gangster out for blood. Get carter is a 1971 british crime film directed by mike hodges and starring michael caine, ian hendry, britt ekland, john osborne and bryan mosley. Get carter is a hardasnails british crime movie, featuring a brutal performance by michael caine that stands as one of his best. It was remade for a blaxploitation audience a year later as hit man, and in 2000 sylvester stallone starred in a remake, with michael caine making an. In the original, directed by mike hodges croupier, michael caine was carter. Hailed as one of the best british films of all time and one of star michael caine s finest performances get carter s tale of a remorseless revenge is a true piece of cinema history. The original get carter 1971, directed by croupiers mike hodges, starred michael caine as jack carter, a mob enforcer who returns to his hometown after the suspicious death of his brother. Icon of british cool in the 1960s, leading action star in the late 70s, and knighted into official respectability in 1993, michael caine has enjoyed a long, varied, and enviably prolific career. Prolific british film actor michael caine rose to fame as an icon of londons swinging 60s, but four decades later, having contributed to some of cinematic historys highest and lowest moments, he was recognized as an international film legend. Convinced that his brother was murdered, carter questions local thug eric.
A 1971 british crime film directed by mike hodges and starring michael caine as jack carter, a prominent london gangster who returns to his hometown of newcastle, england to find out who killed his brother. Within seconds carter has shown brumby, played by future tv soap star bryan mosley, whos boss a quick karate chop and brumbys on his knees. The action and tension dont let up until the final shot. Lowlevel london gangster jack carter caine returns to his childhood home of newcastle to find out who killed his brother, and why. Sir michael caine, cbe born maurice joseph micklewhite jr. His twoday journey through the underbelly of the city leads jack through revenge, reconnection with a family he left behind many year earlier, and, ultimately, redemption.
The original get carter was a brilliant, gritty english film from 1971 starring michael caine. Get carter 1971 official trailer michael caine, ian hendry movie hd. For instance, the two criminals sent to get caine in the film were from london, not newcastle. Get carter is one of michael caines greatest films, probably my personal favorite. Caine initially seemed an unlikely movie star, with his glasses and working class cockney accent, but with films like the ipcress file 1965 and. Jack carter michael caine is a coldblooded london gangster, and not the sort of man you want to cross. Also starring michael caine, from the original get carter, and the eversoversatile alan cumming, i really expected more from this movie.
Caine gained recognition as one of the most famous actors of the 1960s through his breakthrough role in the film zulu 1964. The film is based on the novel jacks return home by ted lewis. Get carter, not just one of the finest exponents of british neo noir, but one of the greatest british films ever, period. A solid michael caine film but i found it hard to follow some of the plot. Get carter 1971 youre a big man, but youre in bad shape. He only disperses vengeance when his sense of threepiecesuit decency has been ruptured. Known for his cockney accent, caine was born in southeast london he made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in british films, including zulu. Michael caine, michael klinger, mike hodges, ted lewis. Producer michael klinger optioned the book and made a deal for the ailing metrogoldwynmayer mgm studio to finance and release the film, bringing in hodges and. He has appeared in more than films in a career spanning over 60 years and is considered a british film icon.
The movie credits the novel jacks return home as its source, but it is an attempt to remake mike hodgess sleek 1971 british film noir get carter, in which michael caine was a postmod, vengeanceminded gangster. Michael caine as jack carter returning to his hometown to find his brothers killer. I thought they had been sent by the crime boss he had gone to see the previous day poker game. Once home he begins to believe that it may not have been an accident. Its michael caine as jack carter, intimidating a smalltown gangster, cliff brumby, in the 1971 film, get carter. Like scott, im not sure this is the greatest british film of all time but it is certainly a. Mike hodges and caine dont retrogress carter into a. It was remade in 1972 as hit man, with bernie casey and pam grier, and again in 2000 with sylvester stallone as. Carter must also get his niece out of the life she. The first remake was george armitages 1972 film hit man. Its star, michael caine, likewise experienced something of a revival during the. Caine has been mucking about in a series of potboilers, undermining his acting reputation along the way, but get carter shows him as sure, fine and vicious. Michael caine plays jack carter, a london gangster returning home to newcastle to find out who. Find films and movies featuring michael caine on allmovie.
Michael caine as jack carter on the set of get carter, 1971. Roy budds harpsichordassisted track, carter takes a train is even iconic outside of the film. Get carter movie 1971 michael caine, ian hendry, john osborne. But the film loses its steam after the opening credits. Get carter is a tense, hardboiled crime movie that uses michael caine, for once, as the sure possessor of all his unconscious authority.
Get carter is a 1971 british gangster film starring michael caine and directed by mike hodges. Hailed as one of the best british films of all time and one of star michael caines finest performances get carters tale of a remorseless. A las vegas mob enforcer travels back to his hometown to investigate his brothers mysterious death. Sylvester stallone plays jack carter, a vegas mobster who comes home to seattle to bury his brother after an apparent car accident. The true story behind classic gangster movie get carter. Get carter is the second remake of the bleak and gritty 1971 british thriller of the same title. Although he played a part in some notable cinematic.
Michael caine is brilliant as jack carter, the hardhearted gangster from north england who heads back north from london to find out who killed his brother and, no question, to get them right back. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of turin by creating a traffic jam. The screenplay was adapted by hodges from ted lewiss 1970 novel jacks return home. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, carter seeks out his brothers friends and acquaintances.
Caines acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in british films. The character carter gets his ass kicked in a fair. With its gritty style and brilliant central performance, this is a stunning crime thriller. Cliff brumby is thrown from gateshead car park, tyneside finally demolished in 2010. With sylvester stallone, rachael leigh cook, miranda richardson, rhona mitra. Stephen soderberghs 1999 movie the limey is a direct homage to get carter. When carters brother winds up dead, he travels to newcastle to arrange the funeral.
Caine appears here in a role that will increase regard for the original. Get carter is a movie ive been very fond of for many years and have seen. Get carter 1971 official trailer michael caine, ian hendry movie. Get carter 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
His brother has been murdered in newcastle, prompting carter to declare a oneman war on other racketeers. Youre a big man, but youre out of shape, but for me its a full time job so behave yourself. When jack carter comes to newcastle to inquire about his brothers mysterious death, racketeers think they can threaten him, rough him up, shoo him away like a fly. Get carter 2009 cast and crew jack carter michael caine is a coldblooded london gangster, and not the sort of man you want to cross.
Hard to imagine what viewers expected to see in this 1971 film a blend of alfie and james bond, perhaps, a sexy rascal with a gun. It was definitely grim up north when jack carter michael caine took the train to newcastleontyne to sort out the murder of his brother. Find films and movies featuring michael caine on allmovie allmovie. It is a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, also starring caine the film was released in the united states on october 6, 2000. Michael caine in get carter 1971 michael caine and geraldine moffat in get carter 1971 ted lewis in get carter.
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