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A Movie A Day: Quint is IN HARM’S WAY (1965)
All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be somewhere else.

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- by Chumkid	Jul 29th, 2008 04:46:36 AM
I think I'm probably not alone when I say that I find these really boring. I keep waiting for the day when Quint is going to realize that this is a news site and not his personal blog. Post your editorializations of irrelevant movies somewhere else. Don't mix them in with content that's supposed to be informative. And, if you insist on continuing, you could at least try to make these interesting.
chum by Quint	Jul 29th, 2008 05:00:25 AM
For someone who is so bored with this column you sure jumped quickly in to post on it. Don't read it if you don't like it. AICN has always been and always will be about celebrating film past, present and future. Notice the other articles I've been posting this weekend from comic-con are all upcoming. If you don't like this column, you have a lot more to choose from. Or you can say shit just to be superior some more. But just so you know, this column has been the most popular thing I've done on this site, so you might not be alone, but I would say you're in the minority.
If you don't like the column, Chumkid, then kindly fuck off. by palimpsest	Jul 29th, 2008 05:00:53 AM
That is all.
57 films in Chum(p) by evolvingsensblty	Jul 29th, 2008 05:37:49 AM
Aint no stopping him now.---Hey Quint let's see the big daddy master list of upcoming films?? I'm weak, I need Instant Gratification...
Weird by TCSailor	Jul 29th, 2008 05:54:56 AM
The top cover art is obviously a recent studio remake as the ship taking a near hit is a Spruance-class destroyer which wasnt commissioned till 1975 or so. I served on the Spru itself for 5 years so it is instantly recognizable. Michael Bay also blew a few up in Pearl Harbor. Sorry to geek out, it just pops out at me when I see one of em.
Hey Chumkid! by Horned One	Jul 29th, 2008 05:56:45 AM
Your mom called. She said to come upstairs because your hot pockets are ready. You can go back to sorting your dolls... um, I mean "action figures" later. p.s. You ARE alone. Keep up the excellent work Quint.
Horned One... by Riley Martin	Jul 29th, 2008 06:08:44 AM
Um...I wouldn't use those things as insults here. You probably described about 75% of AICN readers in that post, including the editors :D
Chumkid is definitely alone. by EyeofPolyphemus	Jul 29th, 2008 06:23:33 AM
I wouldn't mind seeing some other AICN staffers trying something like this, too. Something like a column on old pet favorite movies from Harry et al on a regular basis. there has to be some gems between all you film geeks.
Red Foxx's tagline for his friend Pat Morita by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jul 29th, 2008 06:32:41 AM
was "the hip nip," This was in Morita's pre-Arnold, pre-Miyagi days. As far as I know he thought it was cool.
Nobody wants to play Sega with Chumkid by O_Goncho	Jul 29th, 2008 07:03:02 AM
I mean, uh... fuck off, yeah? Solid.
I agree, EyeofPolyphemus by O_Goncho	Jul 29th, 2008 07:07:43 AM
I wish Harry would give us even more glimpses into his bottomless pit of film favorites rather than waiting to mention something until he gets sent a new DVD release of it. It's always worth a read when Mori re-emerges with something to say too.
So, Is Eddington Saul Tigh's great great grandfather by Manos	Jul 29th, 2008 07:10:06 AM
Or descendant. Either way, this is hands down my favorite Kirk Douglas movie. He plays Eddington with a dangerous edge that's just plain scary. You know the explosion is coming, but the way it comes is always shocking.
Best part of this -- the end credits by darthliquidator	Jul 29th, 2008 08:13:42 AM
Stay for the final credits of this film - it's set up like today's movies - only the title at the beginning, and all of the credits at the end. Set to Goldsmith's awesome music...it's a Bolero-like visual poem symbolic of World War II...ocean waves gradually building and building, crashing into giant ocean storms...finally ending in an atomic blast and cloud. (Visually created, I think, by Saul Bass). And with Jerry's music...simply amazing.
These are GREAT by Catbarf the 12th	Jul 29th, 2008 08:40:03 AM
Since I got Netflix and its handy queue feature, I've really quantified what I already knew... that I'll never see all the movies worth seeing before I drop dead. So hats off to the insane seaman for really churning through these and providing summaries. It helps me tweak the insurmountable watch-before-I-die list quite a bit, so at least the few flix I do manage to catch before I go to Carlinland will be well-chosen. And despite what some whippersnappers might tell you, movie past is a great place to hang out. Oh yeah, I saw the beginning of this movie on TV when I was a kid and the attack scared the crap out of me. I really need to go back and watch this again.
Never stop, Quint. Never. by MCVamp	Jul 29th, 2008 09:15:10 AM
Good show again, Quint. Much like your "geek embarrassment" over not having seen staples such as ELEPHANT MAN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE BLACK HOLE, and COOL HAND LUKE...I have a confession of my own to make. For the first time ever, this weekend I took in BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID. And at least I have the comfort of knowing that almost every opportunity I had to experience this film in my 30ish years on earth was on a small screen in full frame presentation. But this was on a Blu-Ray running through an HD projector on a 90 inch screen. And what can I say? The film deserves its reputation.
by smallerdemon	Jul 29th, 2008 09:36:31 AM
I caught this on TCM one day, and Quint is hitting this spot on about how the movie works. There are so many wrenching parts that I was surprised that it made it past the film code. "I think I'm probably not alone when I say that I find these really boring." Yet you keep reading and commenting on it? Move along, nothing to see here. Quint, both me and my wife LOVE this column. She has been adding stuff to her Amazon wish list on a regular basis from this column, as have I. If you can do this every day for a whole year (minus December 13th and 14th, of course) I will be mightily impressed and you will go down on my list of inspirations for perseverance.
Thanks by Raymond Shaw	Jul 29th, 2008 09:42:05 AM
I rented "The Matchmaker" yesterday based on your review in this AMAD series. I probably would never have rented it otherwise. Your review was on the mark. I liked it a lot, and so did my girlfriend who usually doesn't like anything not made in the last 6 months. A very funny movie ("She only eats apples and lettuce"). Good performances. It was interesting to see the young Robert Morse (Bert Cooper from Mad Men)
Did every 1960s film use the same title-card company? by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 29th, 2008 09:43:37 AM
Yes I know - considered classic - used in Anatomy of a Murder - but damn this one looks disturbingly similar to so many of the others including 'Seven Days in May' i saw two days ago (Damn fine film, I might ad, though totlly lost it's sac in not namedropping Douglas MacArthur)
And yeah - Jerry Goldsmith was a f'in genius by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 29th, 2008 09:52:35 AM
That word - genius - is painfully overused but that guy deserved it. Cinemagic did a 24 hour retrospective of his work and it was amazing. In the 1970s alone, he scored Patton, Tora Tora Tora, Pappilon, The Omen, Logan's Run, and rounded it out with Alien. That he received only 1 Academy award, for The Omen, is a shame.
This colum is a great reference point... by Boba Fat	Jul 29th, 2008 09:53:09 AM
even if you're not following all the films. There's plenty here that I've never heard of and now want to seek out, In Harm's Way is now one and it's also amazing that this colum has had the life it has considering comic con etc. So, fuck the ass hats Quint! Fuck em all in their stupid asshats!
just wanted to say by sHapesHiftinLizard	Jul 29th, 2008 10:02:01 AM
I've been reading these every day and have been enjoying them immensely, great work quint. It's good to have the list so I can go back for ref and track down certain films in the future. Also great for knowing when something decent is coming on tv, partcularly a movie channel like the uk's film4, they show a lot of oldies during the day and I can get them recorded.
Best column on AICN by m_reporter	Jul 29th, 2008 10:21:44 AM
Seriously, how can you complain about this? And if you really dislike it, then just skip it.
Well done sir by Volstaff	Jul 29th, 2008 10:42:05 AM
Because of you and this column I'm never gonna run out of movies to add to my netflix cue. It's also nice to see a talkback where the haters and fuckwits who think they're being cool by posting shit are in the minority and get told to have a nice hot cup of STFU for once. True movie geeks FTW!Thanks Quint.
Quint: when this feature is done by ArcadianDS	Jul 29th, 2008 10:48:29 AM
Please re-invent it as "a movie a week" or whatever pace you can handle. I love this feature. Maybe mix up the way you choose the films a bit: let us vote on what movies you have to watch out of a list of movies you're willing to see, or something like that. anyway, great column. This is the stuff I come to this domain for, to be honest.
Good Review, Quint, But . . . by Wonderthump	Jul 29th, 2008 11:03:19 AM
It's Patrick O'Neal that Kirk Douglas and Burgess Meredith flip a coin over. In Harm's Way is a very good movie -- not the best of 1960s film, but with considerably more character development than movies today. It also showcases the talent of true movie stars, who unlike actors today really do seem larger than life.
chumkid by hey...jonboy	Jul 29th, 2008 11:12:24 AM
i made the same mistake you did a couple days ago questioning if anyone actually liked this series. what followed was similar to what you are probably experiencing. a bunch of fuck-offs and such. beware having an unpopular opinion.
Long-time reader, first-time poster ... by leftofcentristdotcom	Jul 29th, 2008 11:41:01 AM
... at least with this series from Quint. As someone who is a little older (okay, a LOT older) than most of the other talkbackers, I saw a lot of these films when they were still new. I saw "In Harm's Way" at a grand old theater with a VERY large screen, when it was first released. The battle scenes were extremely impressive to a youngster in the '60s. In fact, this was the most impressive film I saw in the theaters during the '60s until Butch Cassidy at the end of the decade. Keep up the good work, Quint. Perhaps you will eventually get around to a pre-1980s film I've never seen before.
Compare the pic from IHW...... by closeencounter	Jul 29th, 2008 11:44:41 AM
With Wayne, Douglas, Meredith, Kennedy, etc., to an ensemble pic from maybe Oceans Eleven or Ocean's Twelve. The current actors all look like wimps compared to actors from the past.
I think I watched this when I was very young by Big Jim	Jul 29th, 2008 12:01:21 PM
Quint's descriptions of the beginning is very familiar to me. I'm sure if it was ever on TV my father would have watched it; sounds like his kind of film. I'll add it to my ziplist for next month. Quint, I too would like to see a more extended list of upcoming movies. 7 days isn't usually enough time to get them from the online store. Especially if someone else beats you to it. With a month or two, or 6, advance notice of what's coming up it would make it a lot easier to plan what we will be watching. I don't have time to see them all but there are enough that I want to see, or see again.
Bravo! by Abhimanyu	Jul 29th, 2008 01:17:49 PM
Quint, please keep up this great effort. Ignore dickwads. This is a fantastic column. 'Nuff said.
Hey..Jonboy by Toonol	Jul 29th, 2008 01:29:41 PM
The problem isn't that chumkid doesn't like the column. That's fine. But his post was immature and crass. He is displaying his own limitations in being unable to understand that other people have different opinions. "I don't like it. The column should go away." He's seen the vigorous talkbacks the column generates, but isn't able to actually understand what that means. It's the sort of thing undeveloped children might say, a bit like crying "how can anybody watch a black and white movie" in a room full of adults.
I love these movie a day articles by RedeyeJedi	Jul 29th, 2008 02:00:25 PM
A large majority of these movies I own and love. And Quint, if you're looking for a really good Carroll O Connor flick, check out Waterhole #3
I like these reviews by Mr. A	Jul 29th, 2008 03:13:32 PM
I look forward to these write-ups. Most of the films I have already seen, but not all, and they've pushed me to see some things I haven't and go back to films I want to see again. If I were to suggest a film w/Carrol O'Connor and Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau it would be LONELY ARE THE BRAVE. If you haven't seen it, it is Douglas' favorite of his films.
The problem with Chumkid... by Alonzo Mosely	Jul 29th, 2008 03:17:21 PM
is he is a posterchild for the current generation of movie 'geeks'. Whereas the previous generations had, at the very least, an appreciation for the history of cinema, even if they would rather have watched Star Wars for the millionth time than The Hidden Fortress for the 1st. This generation though seems to dismiss anything from prior to their era, and hate anything not absolutely laser directed to their particular sensibilities and interests. To them it is sacrilege that there is a thread of this nature, when we could get a rumor thread about Transformers 2 instead...
Why Alonzo, what's the TRANSFORMERS 2 rumour...? by palimpsest	Jul 29th, 2008 03:45:32 PM
I heard there would be like space robots disguised as inanimate things knocking the shit out of each other while tipsy twentysomethings with scarred hands looked on in slack-jawed wonderment.
Hold on, there's Transformers 2 news? by Big Jim	Jul 29th, 2008 03:46:02 PM
I think, not to sound too much like an old fogy, kids today are spoiled with the access they have to film & television. Back before home video if you wanted to see a movie you had to see it in the theatre. Either that or wait 2 years until it hit network TV. And with only a handful of channels there wasn't much choice so more often than not one was forced to simply watch "whatever is on". But that meant being exposed to films that I probably would not have watched had I had, growing up, the plethora of options available to us all today. Movies were much more of a luxury back in the day. I'm sure it would have been nice to simply throw in Planet of the Apes whenever I had a hankering to watch it. Waiting week after week after week in the hopes that one of my local stations would air an Ape film, or something with Godzilla, could be frustrating. But when one did air it was met with great enthusiasm and was a real treat. The great thing about home video is being able to enjoy anything that was missed the first time around. Or even better, discover movies that are before my time. Keep up the good work Quint.
And the downside of the internet it makes everything available by palimpsest	Jul 29th, 2008 03:59:59 PM
thus, nothing has value. And because they have no value, things don't get treated with respect. And that's not a recent phenomenon: my parents said the same to me about home video, and previous generations would have heard the same about television, radio and sheet music. So, new rules: enjoy the good stuff; don't piss on anyone else's idea of what good stuff is (tho a bit of debate and banter is more than welcome); and don't act all strange and surprise when people defend their corner. Quint's AMAD column is a fine thing, the current best feature of AICN, and the thing that makes me check this site daily for the new movie and inbetween for the talkback updates. Long may it continue, and the talkbacks that come with it ...
Hey Quint ... Long Time Lurker, First Time Poster by The Spud	Jul 29th, 2008 04:10:39 PM
Nice review Quint ... IHW is one of my "must-see" when it's on ... however, one little point of contention: Dana Andrews does indeed play ADM Broderick (Torrey's area commander - "Just how far can I go in dealing with Admiral Broderick, sir?"), it is Patrick O'Neal who plays CMDR Neal Owynn who is the politician (remember when Broderick tell Owynn he's going to be Broderick's liasion to Torrey?) ... Sincerely, The Spud (no relation to Spud McSpud ... at least, that I know of)
I ran into a similar problem by Bloo	Jul 29th, 2008 04:25:01 PM
Last night I was at my local wal-mart and I saw that they had the 1943 and 1949 Batman seriels, I expressed an intrest in watching them as I had never seen the seriels from the 40s, a friend of mine, 10 years younger then me, who likes older stuff (i.e. Road to movies, I love Lucy, etc) was like "why would you want to watch THAT"
Bloo by palimpsest	Jul 29th, 2008 04:45:34 PM
Try showing your young friend some books...
Harsh, but fair. by palimpsest	Jul 29th, 2008 05:09:59 PM

Love Patricia Neal by MasterShake	Jul 29th, 2008 05:28:48 PM
She's in two of my all time favorite movies, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and The Fountainhead. Do yourself a favor Quint and put the Fountainhead on your list if you havn't seen it, a young Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal heating up the screen. Probably one of the darkest characters Cooper ever played. I have the 5.1 mix Kelly's Heros on DVD, it's wonderful too. So many great character actors in one movie- a must see. Love the column Quint, keep it up.
Surprised you had not seen it... by Yiggy	Jul 29th, 2008 05:36:12 PM
A classic filled with great performances. If you watch the movie without knowing about the rape scene, it is truly startling because it is totally unexpected for a film of the time. Overall a great film and you can see why Battlestar Galactica pulled from its characters.
Quint by WealthyPeasant	Jul 29th, 2008 05:47:01 PM
I've read this site for years (posts, talk-backs, and all), but I haven't submitted my own comment until now. In Harm's Way is a great film in its own right, but I also have a special affection for it (as well as my father). I was motivated to comment because of (1) 'ol chummy up top, and (2) (the greatness of your reviews in this series aside) my father actually served on the ship that was used in the filming of this movie. It's the USS Saint Paul, and my dad was on it during the Vietnam conflict. If you have the version of this DVD with all the special features, you should take a look at the artillery conditioning drills that some of the actors were involved in for filming preparation -- they needed to look like experienced sailors (i.e. unflinching in the face of concussive blasts from the large guns). I think I remember seeing Kirk Douglas on the deck, peering through binoculars, at an intended "target" I suppose. Every time the guns would fire he looked like he was trying real hard to hold the poop in. My father heard those guns over 40,000 times in the course of his service on board. Anyhoo, keep the posts coming, Quint. Articles like these make me appreciate your knowledge and passion on the subject. It keeps me interested as well. Thanks P.S. There should really be some way to access all of these MAD posts in one place. You know...for future reference. I'd like to be able to refer back to them from time to time as I explore the many wonderful flavors of film out there.
A great film that I always enjoy watching... by Jubal_Harshaw	Jul 29th, 2008 07:43:35 PM
... primarily for the technical work of cast and crew. It's not a "fun" movie, but I really appreciate the talent of all involved, particularly the ensemble cast and Preminger's direction. Goldsmith's work is, of course, brilliant. But then, that's redundant. I remember an interview with a "golden age" director, I think it was Preminger, saying that there ought to be gaps (missing scenes) in a film because in real life you can never know everything. I always applied that to the gaps in this film. I actually had a conversation with George Takei at a Star Trek con arguing that TOS cast should do a Star Trek "remake" of In Harms Way. I think it would have worked well. We got side tracked on a discussion of his character, Baron Takahashi, in the WW2 war crimes story Prisoners of the Sun (he based it on Ronald Reagan... and we had a "spirited discussion" about that which I think we both had fun with) and never got to finish the IHW discussion, but I stand by my position that it is an ideal vehicle for an ensemble cast, whatever the setting.
Bill Adama/Saul Tighe by randie1313	Jul 29th, 2008 08:58:36 PM
Ron Moore has said that the relationship between Adama and Tighe was inspired by Wayne and Douglas in this movie. F'real.
The funny thing about old movies by Lukecash	Jul 29th, 2008 09:54:33 PM
There are a lot of them that have some very mature themes and some really dark subject matter. It always surprises me when I see things like rape and adult relations in a movie.
Nice, Quint. I'm proud to own this one on dvd. by JDanielP	Jul 30th, 2008 01:46:54 AM
I think this series of "A Movie A Day" raises awareness of films that might otherwise pass us by. And with a site called AintitCool, this series deserves to be here. Heck, I may have to look into ol' Preminger's directorial career, too. This was a very good flick.

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