The humor is based heavily upon wordplay and absurdity. Set in england and morocco in 1906, feldmans remake mocks all the doordie extravaganzas weve known and loved as he portrays digby, identical twin brother. Wrens adventure novel beau geste is a virtual sceneforscene remake of the 1927 silent version. The last remake of beau geste trailer 1977 director. Nah, i think damon lindelof said if someone wanted to make a lost remakesequel neither he and carlton cuse would stand against it, as long as they didnt have to work on it.
The last remake of beau geste 1977 movie moviefone. Beau geste, the classic adventure story of a young mans dangerous journeys as part of the french foreign legion, becomes the subject of broad parody in this slapstick comedy. In this version, there are only two brothers, rather than three, and there are no sequences showing beaus life prior to his. Beau geste is one of the various film adaptations of the novel by p. The scenario called for a location on the african desert, but trouble with tho riffs madc tho cooporatlon ot the french government impossible, so was decided to lay out a desert near cr home. Its a spoof to end all spoofs as marty feldman shatters the gary cooperfrench foreign legion classic in the last remake of beau geste. The last remake of beau geste trailer 1977 youtube. The film follows a french foreign legion column that has arrived at the ravaged fort zinderneuf, which is only being defended by one survivor, american beau graves guy stockwell, when the column arrives. The film is loosely based on the 1924 adventure novel, beau geste. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress. The last remake of beau geste 1977 digby geste marty feldman joins his brother, beau michael york, in the foreign legion following the theft of a priceless family heirloom.
The last remake of beau geste subtitles 24 subtitles. Three adopted english brothers join the french foreign legion in north africa, after one of them steals their adoptive familys famous heirloom sapphire. Comic legend marty feldman makes his directorial debut and teams up with oscarnominated singeractress annmargret in this sidesplitting, irreverent spoof of. Wren, which details the adventures of three english brothers who enlist separately in the french foreign legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. The last remake of beau geste 1977 rotten tomatoes. When paramount pictures learned of the unauthorized project, they ordered the kids to burn all prints and negatives. The last remake of beau geste 1977 directed by marty. Beau geste, novel about the french foreign legion by percival c. Digby geste feldman and his identical twin brother beau york compete with their stepmother annmargeret over possession of a. With marty feldman, annmargret, michael york, peter ustinov.
Frank thompson is raising funds for the lost remake of beau geste on kickstarter. In 1939, young filmmakers endure the hardships of a desert location and an attack by a major movie studio to finish their movie. Joining in the desert lunacy are a vast array of stars including peter ustinov, terrythomas, annmargret as the boys seductive stepmother, and. Starring in, cowriting, and directing the last remake of beau geste. It starred and was also directed and cowritten by marty feldman. This is the least faithful of the various film adaptations of the original novel.
The film is a parody of the 1924 adventure story beau geste, which has been made into several films. When paramount pictures learned of the unauthorized project, they ordered the kids to burn all prints and. Set in england and morocco in 1906, feldmans remake mocks all the doordie extravaganzas weve known and loved as he portrays digby, identical twin brother to michael yorks stalwart beau geste. With guy stockwell, doug mcclure, leslie nielsen, telly savalas. But marty feldman had this idea to make a movie parody along the lines of mel brooks blazing saddles and young frankenstein which featured feldman. We open on the nowfamous scenes of a remote, burning desert fort, manned by the dead foreign legionnaires, then flash back to the early lives of the geste brothers. It is a satire loosely based on the novel beau geste, a frequentlyfilmed story of brothers and their adventures in the french foreign legion. Wren filmed by universal pictures in technicolor and techniscope near yuma, arizona and directed by douglas heyes.
King features describes crock as the greatest and longestrunning parody of the foreign legion classic, beau geste, written in 1924 by p. Trailer for frank thompsons 20 documentary the lost remake of beau geste. Crock rules over a curious group of beleaguered legionnaires. The comic strip is set in the middle of a barren desert at a desolate fort, where the tyrannical and corrupt commandant vermin p. The last remake of beau geste 1977 was written and directed by feldman with perennial musketeer michael york in the title role and feldman as his identical twin brother, digby geste. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 comedy film. Buy the last remake of beau geste microsoft store enau. Marty feldman, marty feldman, chris allen, william s. Simon moore is a budding screenwriter, passionate about films both current and classic. In 1906, two american brothers join the french foreign legion and, led by a sadistic sergeantmajor, they defend a fort against berber and tuareg attack. Beau geste is a movie starring gary cooper, ray milland, and robert preston. By the 70s, the original beau geste with gary cooper from 1939 a foreign legion adventure drama was largely forgottenthere had been an earlier silent version and a 1966 remake with tv stars.
An aging sir hector geste trevor howard takes a young greedy. The last remake of beau geste is a historical comedy film released in 1977. Annmargret, james earl jones, marty feldman, michael york. The last remake of beau geste revised first draft script. Beau geste is a 1966 adventure film based on the 1924 novel by p. Published in 1924, the novel is set in the period before world war i. Beau geste by william wellman gary cooper, ray milland. The title character, whose given name is michael, and his brothers, digby and john, have joined the french foreign legion after being falsely accused of a crime. The last remake of beau geste 1977 trailer youtube. With gary cooper, ray milland, robert preston, brian donlevy. The last remake of beau geste is a 1977 american historical comedy film. The core of the last remake of beau geste is marty feldmans performance as digby geste, the brother of the titular character michael york, to whom it falls to clear beau after hes falsely accused of having stolen a heirloom jewel and runs off to join the french foreign legion.
The remakesequel isnt happening any time soon, but it may happen if someone wants to make it. The film begins with the pompous sir hector trevor howard awaiting the birth of his son, who he intends to name beau. Universal, 1978 vintage original studio bound and bradded 118multi color page revised first draft script written by marty feldman and c. The last remake of beau geste is released today on dvd. The last remake of beau geste trailer 10,675 views. In 1939 a group of college students made a parody of the classic adventure beau geste 1939 on the same desert fort set used by the original. The lost remake of beau geste by frank thompson kickstarter. Comic legend marty feldman makes his directorial debut and teams up with oscarnominated.
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