Hud

1963

1h 52m

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7.3/10

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Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

Directors

Martin Ritt

Writers

Larry McMurtry(novel by)

Harriet Frank Jr.(writer by)

Irving Ravetch(writer by)

Stars

Paul Newman

Melvyn Douglas

Patricia Neal

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Hud Bannon

Homer Bannon

Alma Brown

Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon

Mr. Burris

Jesse

Hermy

Jose

Joe Scanlon

Truman Peters

Mr. Thompson

Mr. Larker

Rodeo Announcer Frank

Myra

Lily Peters

Charlie Tucker

Mr. Kirby

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Directors

Martin Ritt

Writers

Larry McMurtry(novel by)

Harriet Frank Jr.(writer by)

Irving Ravetch(writer by)

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8/10

Study of a creep. I don't want to be a spoiler, but that's what the movie is. And it's done in a very flowing way. We have four main characters, although the woman, played by Patricia Neal, soon leaves. The others are Hud, played by Paul Newman, his father, played by Melvyn Douglas, and his nephew played by Brandon de Wilde. Hud is vicious and selfish to the max. His father tries to get him to reform. At first we see this through the nephew's yes of innocence, thinking Hud is just a misunderstood rogue, but Hud is no Shane for Brandon de Wilde. They have a ranch, and Hud's brother had a bad ending, for which Hud doesn't seem to care about much. We soon learn Hud isn't hiding feelings. He tells his father that if the herd is infected with a disease, to sell the meat and not tell anyone, when they both know full well that the herd would infect every herd in the area if that happens. As the father says, "hud is an unprincipled man. The film is mostly about how the nephew learns the truth about Hud. It's disappointing to the nephew, but he becomes a better man for it. It isn't exactly a feel good movie, but it isn't exactly a feel bad movie, either, because the nephew is a beacon of hope.

drystyx18 Apr, 2023