Just Saw "A Face in The Crowd"

[Dirty Socialist]

The movie that predicted Trump. Wow. Stunning. The only difference is Trump is even worse than Lonesome Rhodes. Thank DU for the recommendation. A must for everyone here.

[SamKnause]

1. Excellent movie !!!

I watched it several years ago after it was mentioned many times on DU.

I also watched 1984, based on the Novel by George Orwell, because phrases and words

were mentioned many times on DU and I wanted to understand the references.

I also watched the Matrix because of hearing the phrases the red pill the blue pill on DU.

[ailsagirl]

2. I could hardly believe it was Andy Griffith!!

Superb acting and excellent script

[Dirty Socialist]

3. I read Kazan

Was an early supporter of method acting. His movies have great acting performances!

[ailsagirl]

5. Yes, they certainly do

He directed what he wanted and didn't care about the naysayers

He was WAY ahead of his time

[BigmanPigman]

12. He was a co-founder of The Actors Studio in 1947.

[ZZenith]

7. My mother HATED Andy Griffith and she always credited this role with that hatred.

She understood the injustice of her feelings but could never see him in anything else without feeling her visceral reaction to his portrayal of Lonesome Rhodes.

Andy Griffith was an excellent actor.

[StarfishSaver]

21. He was also an avid Democrat

Although I grew up on the Andy Griffith Show, I didn't realize what a good actor he was until I was older and watched the series again with a different eye. Only a great actor can remain as still as he was and allow everything to happen around him, including letting all of the other actors, shine while he simply reacted to them. And his reactions were brilliant and perfect.

He was one of the best.

[Demovictory9]

11. me too. saw it a few years ago

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Have the DVD. It was required for a PoliSci Honors class I took.

[ailsagirl]

6. That's a cool thing to have in your DVD collection

[moonscape]

8. One of the best movies evr! n/t

[Brother Buzz]

9. Kinda off topic, but some cool trivia on the Lonsome Rhodes guitar and Andy Griffth

Andy Griffth played the Lonsome Rhodes' beater guitar on The Andy Griffith Show

When Andy was making the film 'A Face in the Crowd,' the movie people needed two guitars. One was a cheap-looking one used by his character before he became famous, and a fancier one when he became the successful 'Lonesome Roads,'" Boak says. "The prop master solved the problem by taking a beautiful 1958 Martin D-18, and without consulting anyone, painted it black and gluing sequins on the guitars sound board. On the front of the guitar, the sequins spelled out Momma and Lonesome. Momma was a reference to the name Lonesome Rhodes gave to his guitar.

After the film was completed Griffith was walking by the prop shop , he noticed the painted Martin in its case and "borrowed" it. After taking it home, he proceeded to remove the sequins and sand off the black paint down to the bare wood . This took him nine days to accomplish. In the process he sanded off the logo decal and removed the pickguard. Andy seemed to like the look of the guitar without the pickguard and never replaced it.

He took the guitar to a guitar builder (John D'Angelico!) in New York City's lower east side to have the instrument given a new coat of lacquer and touch up to the wood.

[Tanuki]

14. Great story! Thanks

[BigmanPigman]

10. I just posted that film on another thread.....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14944937

https://film.avclub.com/not-even-a-movie-as-cynical-as-a-face-in-the-crowd-coul-1798254296

tRump isn't going away, not yet. He will come back to a smaller audience to sooth his ego. The audiences will get smaller and smaller as his star loses its shine and appeal.

Next, you need to watch Network.

[Demovictory9]

13. Lonesome Rhodes seem to care about folks at the start of his career. not true with Trump

[smirkymonkey]

15. Thanks so much for this recommendation.

Just added to my queue and will be my next watch.

[Midnight Writer]

16. I think I saw the FBI was looking for a face in the crowd.

[brewens]

17. I had my own copy for about six years before I got around to watching it. I'd seen a few of the

classic scenes and knew the basic story line. I was just never in the mood. When I did watch it, I was impressed. Yup. Everyone should see it. I'm glad I waited until trump was president though. Had me shaking my head in disbelieve that we really ended up getting stuck with a guy like that. The real striking difference was how much smarter Rhodes' supporters were than Trump's. Though they looked like bumpkins, they figured it out.

[StarfishSaver]

22. I posted the same observation before I saw your post

[no_hypocrisy]

18. My Planned Parenthood Center was talking about "A Face In The Crowd"

in 1981 -- with reference to Reagan.

[themaguffin]

19. Excellent and relevant movie

[StarfishSaver]

20. So many similarities - I kept waiting for Trump to have his Lonesome Rhodes comeuppance

It turned out that he has countless ones, beginning during the 2016 campaign. Unfortunately, his supporters were much dumber than Lonesome Rhodes' audience.

Rhodes' audience were fans and they dumped him the first time he revealed his true self to them. Trump's audience is a cult and have proven there is absolutely nothing he can do to drive them away.