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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Nick Schenk (screenplay)
Dave Johannson (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 January 2009 (USA) more
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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
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
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Eastwood excels at storytelling more (622 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
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2.35 : 1 more
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There is a Hmong gang member with a tattoo on his upper chest. The tattoo is of Chinese characters and means "Family". more
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Continuity: After Walt punches in his kitchen cabinets and is sitting in the chair smoking, both of his knuckles are bleeding. At one point his right hand appears without blood while his left is still bloody (dried at this point). In another shot of the same scene, where he's talking with the priest, both hands are bloody again. 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 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Bartender more

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Why is the film called 'Gran Torino'?
Is this really Clint Eastwood's last film as an actor?
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185 out of 250 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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