3 Movies Starring Brandon De Wilde

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

TV-G

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (922 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Edna Anhalt (screenplay)

Edward Anhalt (screenplay)

Carson McCullers (novel)

Carson McCullers (play)

Fullplot:

In a small Georgia town, twelve year old tomboy Frankie Addams feels unconnected to the world, a fact troubling to her. Her unconventional views for a twelve year old girl make her an outcast among her peers, which she in turn blames for her situation rather than anything of her own doing. Her only real friend is John Henry, her younger next door neighbor, although she doesn't see him as a friend since she doesn't consider him a peer. As her widowed father is all consumed with running his small business, Frankie is largely left to the care of their housekeeper, Berenice. Berenice tries to provide as much true guidance to Frankie and what Frankie considers her problems, although Berenice has her own troubles looking after her wild foster brother, Honey Camden, her only surviving family. In addition, Frankie largely sees Berenice's advice as the rantings of a large, crazy black woman. Frankie believes that she has finally found her place in life upon the return to town and announcement by her older enlisted brother Jarvis that he is getting married to a woman named Janice. Immediately upon seeing Jarvis and Janice together, she falls in love with "them", believing she can be a "member" of "them" by leaving town with them immediately following the wedding. Frankie even wants to change her name to Jasmine to feel more connected to them as they will all then have a name "Ja__". Two negative situations following the wedding - one in reaction to her finding out that she can't go with Jarvis and Janice - may however put Frankie in the right direction to truly finding her place in life.

Shane

Shane

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (26286 Reviews)

Director:

George Stevens

Cast:

Writer:

A.B. Guthrie Jr. (screenplay)

Jack Sher (additional dialogue)

Jack Schaefer (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wilson. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley.

Hud

Hud

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1963-05-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(14555 Reviews)

Director:

Martin Ritt

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Irving Ravetch (screenplay)

Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay)

Larry McMurtry (from a novel by)

Fullplot:

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

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