{"id":52636,"date":"2020-10-29T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52636"},"modified":"2023-09-16T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T17:05:35","slug":"hud-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52636","title":{"rendered":"Hud (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The shape of the country changes depending on the men we believe in.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-52637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an aging rancher (Melvyn Douglas) learns his cattle may have foot-and-mouth disease, tensions become even more heated with his selfish, womanizing son (Paul Newman), who pursues their housekeeper (Patricia Neal) while attempting to provide guidance to his good-hearted nephew (Brandon De Wilde).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Martin Ritt Films<\/li>\n<li>Melvyn Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Father and Child<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal Films<\/li>\n<li>Paul Newman Films<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPatricia Neal won an Oscar for her small yet powerful performance in this bleak &#8220;modern western&#8221;, featuring an unmitigated cad as the central (title) character. Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1039hud.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> describes Newman&#8217;s Hud as a &#8220;genuine Texas heel&#8221; &#8212; someone who&#8217;s &#8220;got a big hole in him where companionship should be&#8221; and, &#8220;like much of the rest of the American spirit, no longer cares what he&#8217;s doing or who he does it to, just so long as the profit is still there and there&#8217;s beer in the fridge.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-1536x651.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-Neal.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ouch. <\/p>\n<p>Thank goodness for De Wilde&#8217;s Lonnie, who represents a better hope for the future. Meanwhile, as we see Douglas grappling with life-altering news about his cattle &#8212; it&#8217;s nothing short of eerie seeing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckvetmanual.com\/generalized-conditions\/foot-and-mouth-disease\/overview-of-foot-and-mouth-disease\">&#8220;highly communicable viral disease&#8221;<\/a> at the heart of a storyline right now &#8212; we can&#8217;t help wondering how in the world he developed such intense loathing for his own son. (Apparently Hud was changed from stepson to son <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hud_(1963_film)\">when Larry McMurtry&#8217;s novel <em>Horseman, Pass By<\/em> was adapted<\/a>, and Homer&#8217;s wife was removed from story &#8212; both of which could help fill in gaps about their relationship.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Father-Son.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, this is a film about alienation in all its forms &#8212; and both director Martin Ritt and DP James Wong Howe portray this sensibility magnificently. The actors are top-notch in their roles, perhaps thanks in large part to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3893\/hud#articles-reviews?articleId=156639\">Ritt&#8217;s theatrically-grounded rehearsal process<\/a>. It&#8217;s harsh knowing Newman was <em>so<\/em> in character that upon hearing about the recent death of Neal&#8217;s seven-year-old daughter, he simply said &#8220;Tough&#8221;, and walked away. I suppose kudos should be given to the storytellers for daring to show us the reality of such deep-seated self-absorption and disdain for humanity &#8212; though viewers should be forewarned that this is an enormously bleak tale on nearly every level; the final cattle scenes are especially brutal to watch. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-1536x657.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cattle.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Newman as Hud<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Newman-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Melvyn Douglas as Homer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Douglas-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal as Alma<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Neal-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brandon De Wilde as Lonnie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-De-Wilde-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hud-Cinematography2-604x261.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for the performances. Selected in 2018 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being &#8220;culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057163\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/05\/29\/archives\/screen-hud-chronicles-a-selfish-snarling-heelnewman-in-title-role.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/3893\/hud#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1039hud.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/hud.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The shape of the country changes depending on the men we believe in.&#8221; Synopsis: When an aging rancher (Melvyn Douglas) learns his cattle may have foot-and-mouth disease, tensions become even more heated with his selfish, womanizing son (Paul Newman), who pursues their housekeeper (Patricia Neal) while attempting to provide guidance to his good-hearted nephew (Brandon De Wilde). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Martin Ritt Films Melvyn Douglas Films Father and Child Patricia Neal Films Paul Newman Films Ranchers Westerns Review:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52636\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52636"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91661,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52636\/revisions\/91661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}