A Breed Apart (1984)A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs. Director:Philippe MoraWriter:Paul Wheeler (screenplay) |
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Stella Clayton
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J.P. Whittier
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Peyton
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Amy Rollings
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Dustin Lecate | ... |
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C.K. Bibby | ... |
Arthur
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Sam
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Jim Malden, a Vietnam veteran who has lost wife and child, lives as a recluse on an island full of rare birds. His only contacts with humanity are with Stella Clayton and her young son Adam, who have a small supply store on the mainland. One day, a mountain climber named Mike Walker brings a visit to the island to observe two very rare eagles; what he doesn't tell Malden is that he's hired by an egg collector to steal the eagles' eggs. In the end, after he's succeeded in bringing together Malden and Clayton, Walker gets a chance to lay hands on the eggs. He then decides to leave the eggs in the nest, influenced as he is by Malden. Written by Homme A. Piest <piest@pobox.leidenuniv.nl>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Brut des Adlers See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Stella Clayton: Hughie, where are you boys goin' at this hour with all that booze?
Hughie Peyton: [grunts an unintelligible response]
Stella Clayton: Don't you work any more Hughie Peyton?
Charlie Miller: His wife give 'im a few days off.
Stella Clayton: Aw hell.
[walks away]
Hughie Peyton: That Stella can really pack a pair of Levis, can't she?
Charlie Miller: I like it.
[shouting as they pull away in their boat]
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After principal filming in North Carolina has finished, the film reels were sent back by plane to Los Angeles. One reel (of 4) never arrived, so the film was substantially reorganized around the missing scenes (shot out of order) in editing. This partly explains why some sub-plots are incomplete and Malden has no back story. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Stella Clayton: Hughie, where are you boys goin' at this hour with all that booze?
Hughie Peyton: [grunts an unintelligible response]
Stella Clayton: Don't you work any more Hughie Peyton?
Charlie Miller: His wife give 'im a few days off.
Stella Clayton: Aw hell.
[walks away]
Hughie Peyton: That Stella can really pack a pair of Levis, can't she?
Charlie Miller: I like it.
[shouting as they pull away in their boat]
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I was expecting much more than this movie delivered, the actors involved have all given some great performances, but none of them seemed remotely connected to this story line. Hauer, who'd just made the classic 'Osterman Weekend' plays a former soldier, dedicated to looking after his own private island, and its bird population. Donald Pleasence is an avid collector of rare birds eggs and hires Powers Boothe to recover some extremely rare eggs from Hauers island.
Hauer gets himself in a local dispute with some hunters killing birds on his land, and so ensues a messy, clumsy war between him and the hunters. Add to this Powers Boothe arrival and the film starts to fall flat on its face. The acting is very average, and the films ultimate aim at pointing out the importance of nature is lost amongst the movies detracting subplots.
The direction and production isn't up to scratch, only adding the the films failure. Although an avid fan of hauers work, id recommend you don't waste your time on 'A Breed Apart'.