New york film locations from the movie pickup on south street starring richard widmark and jean peters. There are so many little touches to pickup on south street that help make it one of the finest film noirs ive ever seen. The pickup on south street community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. The most claustrophobic american film before psycho, and the. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of pickup on south street. The luridly gripping thriller pickup on south street is a leading exemplar of pulpfiction maestro sam fullers brutally kinetic cinema, filled with the directors signature raw energy and hardboiled repartee. Pickup on south street film by fuller 1953 britannica.
Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Barely out of prison, loner and pickpocket skip mccoy richard widmark quietly helps himself to the contents of a womans purse. Finally, the pickup on south street script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the richard widmark film noir movie. Unfortunately, pickup on south street has been viewed by some as rabidly anticommunist, an assessment that ignores the depth and complexity that fuller brings to the film. Pickup on south street 1953 march 10, 2020 march 10, 2020 kwadsworth.
Pickup on south street is a 1953 cold war spy film noir written and directed by samuel fuller and released by the 20th century fox studio barely out of prison, loner and pickpocket skip mccoy richard widmark quietly helps himself to the contents of a womans purse. The roaring twenties starring james cagney, priscilla lane, and humphrey bogart duration. A crime reporter turned filmmaker, writerdirector samuel fuller is famous for adhering to the who, what, when, where, and why of cinematic storytelling, an aggressive tendency that is fully realized in pickup. Despite samuel fullers justified reputation as a subversive and unconventional film director, theres nothing really to distinguish pickup on south street from other ordinary film noir. In 2018, pickup on south street was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. By the same token, i think that if you dont like the films of sam fuller, then you just dont like cinema. When the cocky threetime convict picks the pocketbook of. The world of pickup on south street is familiar to admirers of fullers other films, abounding in a lurid cavalcade of unforgettable oddballs who collectively show america to be a place of cracked schemers and dreamers working for their own interests. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection.
While on the subway to deliver a piece of film she believes contains corporate secrets, candys wallet is stolen by skip mccoy. Pickup on south street senses of cinema film journal. Highdefinition digital transfer, with restored image and sound. Other articles where pickup on south street is discussed.
Pickup on south street was made at 20th century fox under the sympathetic eye of producer darryl f zanuck during fullers only time as a wellpaid contract director. Pickup on south street if pickup on south street makes any point at all, its that there is nothing really wrong with pickpockets, even when they are given to violence, as long as they dont play. With richard widmark, jean peters, thelma ritter, murvyn vye. The film is know for being a bruising, crackling, frenetic and brutal. A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a communist spy ring. Everything feels a little familiar and the ending is surprisingly flat. Candy discovers the whereabouts of the film through moe williams, a police informer. The pickup on south street community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and. Click here to purchase a trial membership for the model and the marriage broker and pickup on south street or here to purchase a full series membership. I was shocked by the quality of the story and the acting. I have always loved richard widmark but never seen this film until it ran yesterday on tcm.
Pickup on south street is detailed moves directing with consummate performances acting and superb nownostalgic visuals of the day, such as the panel truck, the boards leading to the shack. Pickup on south street dvd, 2004 3 product ratings. The most claustrophobic american film before psycho, and the finest distillation of fullers tabloid sensibility. Pickup on south street 1953 crime thriller richard. Pickup on south street is a film directed by samuel fuller with richard widmark, jean peters, thelma ritter, richard kiley, year.
Jun 09, 2017 better than most film noir entries, samuel fullers pickup on south street explores the life of a pickpocket who gets in over his head. The police convince a woman to help them find skip and the microfilm, and heavy drama ensues. Aug 23, 2015 pickup on south street was made at 20th century fox under the sympathetic eye of producer darryl f zanuck during fullers only time as a wellpaid contract director. Richard widmark played a pennyante pickpocket who unknowingly lifts a roll of microfilm that both the russians and the fbi want, ultimately landing him on the side of the law. Like many crimefilm directors, fuller regards his crooks fondly as the people whore. Pickup on south street 1953 usa 80 mins print source. Pickup on south street is a sterling expression of the cockeyed, contrarian and subversive logic that gives fullers films such a rare intensity and remarkable emotional range. Subway rider candy susan peters collides with pickpocket skip mccoy richard widmark dipped in shades of sinatra cool.
Its been said that if you dont like the rolling stones, then you dont like rock n roll, martin scorsese says in his introduction to director sam fullers indispensable memoir a third face. It was screened at the venice film festival in 1953. Its probably been a while since you watched a film as tough as pickup on south street. Pickup on south street 1953 the movie crash course.
Pickup on south street is a 1953 film noir about a pickpocket who unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a communist spy ring. Pickup on south street 1953, directed by movie maverick samuel fuller, contains a stunning opening that establishes a double complication. Mar 10, 2020 pickup on south street 1953 march 10, 2020 march 10, 2020 kwadsworth. Pickup on south street is a 1953 cold war spy film noir written and directed by samuel fuller, and released by the 20th century fox studio. With its dazzling cast and director samuel fullers signature raw energy and hardboiled repartee, pickup on south street is a true film noir classic by one of americas most passionate cinematic craftsmen. Pickup on south street 1953 was a noir with a cold war theme. The hero, skip widmark, is a smalltime pickpocket, a threetime loser just out from his last jolt. Pickup on south street is a 1953 cold war spy film noir written and directed by samuel fuller and released by the 20th century fox studio. Ritter was the standout in a fairly runofthemill film, and rightly deserved the best. Jun 19, 2015 the films formally dazzling opening scene is nothing less than avantgarde, using bold closeups and kinetic montage to create a strange tension and hypnotic suspension of time. Film noir thriller film geregisseerd door samuel fuller. Petty crook skip mccoy richard widmark has his eyes fixed on the big score. Film streams is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in omaha, nebraska.
Actrice thelma ritter werd voor haar bijrol hierin. Still image of jean peters and richard widmark in pickup on south street. In 2018, pickup on south street was selected for preservation in the united states. Pickup on south street is een anticommunistische film noir uit 1953 onder regie van samuel fuller. Pickup on south street by samuel fuller richard widmark. Richard widmark, jean peters, thelma ritter, murvyn vye, richard kiley, willis. Watch pickup on south street 1953 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Better than most film noir entries, samuel fullers pickup on south street explores the life of a pickpocket who gets in over his head. Pickup on south street is a 1953 cold war spy film noir written and directed by samuel fuller. Pickup on south street 1953 crime movies full length 1080. Our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the omahacouncil bluffs metropolitan area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form.
The film stars richard widmark, jean peters, and thelma ritter. In 2018, pickup on south street was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry as being culturally. Pickup on south street 1953 crime thriller richard widmark. He offers no superfluous subplots, back story, or hitchcockian macguffins. Pickup on south street 1953 the criterion collection. I loved the way chip would be all calm one moment and then. Pickpocket widmark unwittingly lifts a topsecret microfilm message and becomes a target for espionage agents.
Pickup on south street 1953 directed by samuel fuller. Among his take, although he does not know it at the time, is a piece of topsecret microfilm that was being passed by candys consort, a communist agent. May 02, 2016 pickup on south street 1953 crime thriller richard widmark. Ritter gives a superb performance as a street peddler who sells information. Mercenary pickpocket skip mccoy richard widmark and a brassy streetwalker named candy jean peters find themselves frantically playing both ends against the middle when some purloined microfilm puts them in the crossfire between communist spies and federal agents. The world war ii news and pop culture vault 45,930 views. Pickup on south street 1953 crime movies full length 1080 hd. Pickup on south street is a good introduction to fullers tabloid world in all its breezy improbability. A cold war thriller that delivers a stinging rebuke to american demagoguery and counters its moments of intense hyperviolence with a poignant meditation on death and old age, pickup on south street inhabits a world.
Pickup on south street, screen play by samuel fuller from a story by dwight taylor. I love the way a streetwise character named lightning louie uses chopsticks in a chinese restaurant to pocket cash on the table. Pickup on south street was made at 20th century fox under the sympathetic eye of producer darryl f zanuck during fullers only time as a wellpaid. The film does better on with 91 percent on the tomatometer and 89 percent audience approval.
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