Resentful of virtually everything he sees, Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life. Until the night someone tries to steal his `72 Gran Torino. The Gran Torino brings his shy teenaged neighbor Thao into his life when Hmong gangbangers pressure the boy into trying to steal it. But Walt stands in the way of both the heist and the gang, making him the reluctant hero of the neighborhood - especially to Thao's mother and older sister, Sue, who insist that Thao work for Walt as a way to make amends.
Though he initially wants nothing to do with these people, Walt eventually gives in and puts the boy to work fixing up the neighborhood, setting into motion an unlikely friendship that will change both their lives.
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Resentful of virtually everything he sees, Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life. Until the night someone tries to steal his `72 Gran Torino. The Gran Torino brings his shy teenaged neighbor Thao into his life when Hmong gangbangers pressure the boy into trying to steal it. But Walt stands in the way of both the heist and the gang, making him the reluctant hero of the neighborhood - especially to Thao's mother and older sister, Sue, who insist that Thao work for Walt as a way to make amends.
Though he initially wants nothing to do with these people, Walt eventually gives in and puts the boy to work fixing up the neighborhood, setting into motion an unlikely friendship that will change both their lives.
A truly magnificent and well-made human drama... though for much of the running time, I kept getting the sneaking suspicion that I was actually watching a Paul Newman picture! Only during the last ten minutes does it become a more typically recognisable Clint Eastwood flick. Clint plays Walt Kowalski - an embittered veteran of the Korean war, who can't get along with his children, or anybody else for that matter. Only his yellow Labrador, Daisy seems to be his friend. And after his service in Korea, his having Oriental neighbours hardly helps his attitude either. Following the death of his wife at the start, it is apparent that all his avaricious offspring are concerned about is what he's going to do with the house he lives in! Eastwood shines in his first lead acting role in four years, while there are several very good "bit" parts, viz. Brian Howe and Brian Haley as his two arrogant sons; John Carrolll Lynch as his barber, and especially Christopher Carley, as the young neighborhood priest, who is initially despised by Kowalski. Keeping it in the family: son Scott Eastwood plays Kowalski's eldest son, while other son Kyle Eastwood, composed the worthwhile musical score. This well-acclaimed production is Eastwood's most lucrative film to date.
Studio | Warner Home Entertainment |
Release date | June 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 20 working days |
Movie released | 2008 |
Actors | Clint Eastwood |
Dimensions | 192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Running time | 1 hour, 52 minutes |
Region encoding | Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players. |
Audio format | |
Languages | value |
Age restriction | 15 LV |
Categories | |
LSN | XDH-UWR-FNE-3 |