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Overview

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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writers (WGA):
Nick Schenk (screenplay)
Dave Johannson (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 January 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(659 articles)
Review: Harry Brown, the British Gran Torino?
 (From t5m.com. 2 November 2009, 8:53 AM, PST)

For Your Consideration in All Categories, Invictus
 (From FilmExperience. 28 October 2009, 8:42 AM, PDT)

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Eastwood excels at storytelling more (610 total)

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Also Known As:
Gran Torino (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.
Runtime:
116 min
Language:
English | Hmong | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Center Line, Michigan, USA more

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Trivia:
Open casting calls for Hmong actors were held in Hmong communities in Detroit, Michigan; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Fresno, California. Only Doua Moua had been in a film before. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning we see that the houses around Walt need painting. At 1:11:00, while the kid is gardening, we see the backs of the three houses next to Walt's that don't need paint. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Al: God, I am sorry for Dorothy, Walt. She was a real peach.
Walt Kowalski: Thanks for coming, Al.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.120)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
The Bartender more

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179 out of 243 people found the following comment useful.
Eastwood excels at storytelling, 14 December 2008
9/10
Author: Kevin-42 from somewhere out there

Gran Torino - They don't make them like they used to....

Mr. Eastwood has a knack for storytelling. Instead of being preachy or having an all to obvious agenda, he lets his viewers make up their own minds. His characters don't have a message, they have a life and make no excuses for who they are. In so many subtle and intelligent ways we are allowed to make our own choices. Like with Kowalski in the movie, you are not confronted with a role model hammering home all those "life's important messages", but rather with a movie saying "Look! This is the way it worked out for me. And I think I know a few tricks that might help you, but in the end it's your own life. However, you have to trust me when I say that there are a some things you don't want to see or experience!". Some people will leave this movie entirely untouched, others will certainly be crying their guts out. Not because some people "get it" and others "don't", but because it is a brilliant piece of entertainment reaching out to every viewer in its own specific way.

Eastwood's acting is top notch again, although the years have not been very kind to his voice. The rest of the cast are fine, but one can certainly spot their more amateurish backgrounds here and there which is the main reason why I could not give this one a 10/10.

Apart from that there is little to criticize. It's not an action movie, not a drama movie and certainly not a comedy (even though you get a few laughs out of this one). It's simply a good story about life.....and death.

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