Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
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| Directed by | Michael Cimino |
| Produced by | Robert Daley |
| Written by | Michael Cimino |
| Starring | Clint Eastwood Jeff Bridges |
| Cinematography | Frank Stanley |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 116 min |
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 crime film starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis.
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[edit] Tagline
- He has exactly seven minutes to get rich quick!
[edit] Pre-production
The script for the film was originally written on speculation by Michael Cimino. On reading it, Eastwood liked it so much that he originally intended to direct it himself. However, on meeting Cimino, he decided to give him the directing job instead, giving Cimino his big break. Cimino's work on Thunderbolt & Lightfoot led directly to his Oscar-winning The Deer Hunter (1978).
[edit] Production and release
It was filmed in Fort Benton, Wolf Creek, and Great Falls, Montana in the summer of 1973.
According to Steven Bach's book Final Cut, the film did respectable box office business, and the studio turned a profit, but Clint Eastwood vowed never to work with the movie's distributor United Artists again due to what he felt was poor promotion of it.
[edit] Nominations
Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cimino's next film, 1978's The Deer Hunter would receive five Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound.
[edit] External links
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot at the Internet Movie Database
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot on MichaelCimino.Fr
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