{"id":90843,"date":"2023-04-07T23:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T06:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90843"},"modified":"2023-09-03T00:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T07:29:46","slug":"mickey-one-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90843","title":{"rendered":"Mickey One (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The ride was over: I was trapped, and I find out suddenly I owe a fortune.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-90844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Poster.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA comedian (Warren Beatty) goes on the lam from the mob due to a debt he can&#8217;t repay; but who, exactly, is after him &#8212; and why?\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>Arthur Penn Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedians<\/li>\n<li>Franchot Tone Films<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmares<\/li>\n<li>Mafia<\/li>\n<li>No One Believes Me<\/li>\n<li>Warren Beatty Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBefore collaborating on <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4421\"><em>Bonnie and Clyde<\/em> (1967)<\/a>, Arthur Penn and Warren Beatty made this paranoia-infused existentialist flick which wasn&#8217;t well-received by most audience members or critics &#8212; though it garnered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/entertainment\/article\/Dark-Side-of-Hollywood-Classic-series-includes-3047622.php\">new attention and respect in 1995 when it was revived<\/a>. Beatty looks (appropriately) perpetually edgy and concerned, and Hurd Hatfield &#8212; who co-starred in Penn&#8217;s debut film <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12463\"><em>The Left-Handed Gun<\/em> (1958)<\/a> &#8212; lurks around the periphery as talent agent &#8220;Mr. Castle&#8221; (possibly coded as gay). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Beatty-CloseUp.png 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one of his final roles, Franchot Tone plays Beatty&#8217;s manager, Ruby Lapp &#8212; and while his age is showing, this simply adds to the Kafkaesque surreality of the film. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Tone.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27808\/mickey-one#articles-reviews?articleId=218756\">Jeff Stafford&#8217;s article for TCM<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Because Penn wanted to make a European style art film but with a distinct American identity, he filmed most of the movie in unfamiliar locations in and around Chicago with Belgium cinematographer Ghislain Cloquet, [who] had filmed Alain Resnais&#8217;s <em>Night and Fog<\/em> (1955), Louis Malle&#8217;s <em>The Fire Within<\/em> (1963) and many other acclaimed European films and would eventually win the Oscar for <em>Tess<\/em> (1979). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, Cloquet&#8217;s stark cinematography is a signature feature of the movie. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Pinhole.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Film fanatics may be tickled to see Akira Kurosawa&#8217;s stock actor Kamatari Fujiwara make an unusual appearance as the creator of an elaborate art machine (the relevance of which is never really explained). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Fujiwara2.png 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Yes-Machine.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ghislain Cloquet&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Comedian.png 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mickey-One-Cinematography2.png 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re an Arthur Penn or Warren Beatty completist. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059447\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27808\/mickey-one#articles-reviews?articleId=218756\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/mickey-one\/review\/2000275711\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/mickey-one\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The ride was over: I was trapped, and I find out suddenly I owe a fortune.&#8221; Synopsis: A comedian (Warren Beatty) goes on the lam from the mob due to a debt he can&#8217;t repay; but who, exactly, is after him &#8212; and why? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Penn Films Comedians Franchot Tone Films Living Nightmares Mafia No One Believes Me Warren Beatty Films Review: Before collaborating on Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Arthur Penn and Warren Beatty made&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90843\"> 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-90843","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\/90843","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=90843"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91064,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90843\/revisions\/91064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}