Star talks new film the forger and dealing with the loss of his son. John travolta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A secondgeneration petty thief arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son by taking on a job with his father to pay back the. Above the line production services remains busy working on film productions here in boston. Apr 23, 2015 the forger concerns three generations of a boston crime family pulling together on an important heist. John travolta on the forger, how scientology saved his. The worlds best art forger john travolta makes a deal with a crime. He must forge a renowned painting by claude monet, steal the original from the museum where it is displayed and replace it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice.
The movie is set in boston, but travolta doesnt seem to be attempting a boston accent. The forger trailer new heist flick starring john travolta. In the forger, travolta makes crime into an art the. The forger is a 2014 american thriller crime drama film directed by philip martin and starring john travolta. John travolta sports zuko style quiff on the set of his new film the. Travolta was engaged with diana hyland who died of breast cancer in 1977, they met while filming the boy in the plastic bubble.
John travolta painted a monet for role research mtv. A second generation petty thief arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son by taking on a job with his father to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release. The forger official trailer starring john travolta and christopher plummer. John travolta christopher plummer tye sheridan abigail spencer anson mount marcus thomas travis aaron wade lyndon smith jennifer ehle. Most recently, filming began on john travoltas new film the forger, a heist film that will prominently feature bostons museum of fine arts as reports, the production team features several boston connections. Mar 10, 2015 the worlds best art forger john travolta makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull of an impossible heist he must forge a painting by. But he has to get out now being the father of a teenager can have that effect so he. John travolta coming to film the forger at mfa the. Raymond cutter, a secondgeneration criminal, cuts a deal with an. For fans of john travolta, fridays roy thomson hall opening of the forger was an allyoucaneat buffetthe guy arrived a full hour before showtime, and his handlers couldnt peel him off. Death is a prominent cloud over all the characters in the forger.
He was raised roman catholic, but changed to scientology in 1975. Apr 24, 2015 the forger john travolta has appeared in a number of legitimately great films that will live on in the annals of cinema historysaturday night fever, blow out and pulp fiction immediately leap to mind. Ray sutter is former child art star and, like his father, a convicted bandit. John travolta is set to star in director philip martins heist movie the forger, which will be produced and cofinanced by code entertainment and the solution entertainment group. His father, salvatore travolta november 1912 may 1995, was a semiprofessional american football player of italian descent. With ethan hawke, john travolta, taissa farmiga, james ransone. John travoltas heist movie the forger adds jennifer ehle, anson mount abigail spencer and marcus thomas have also joined the cast, which includes tye sheridan and christopher plummer. John travolta on the forger, how scientology saved his life. It is an adaptation of edgar wallace s novel the forger, and part of a longrunning series of german wallace films made during the decade. Oct 03, 2014 culture film features john travolta interview. Every now and then, john travolta gives a terrific performance, not just good or entertaining but terrific and here we have on. A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who mayor may nothave amnesia. The worlds best art forger john travolta makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull of an impossible heist he must forge a painting by. Less than a year away from the end of his sentence, ray.
A late entry in the weary boston crime subgenre, the forger finds a morose john travolta as a silvermaned convict named ray cutter. A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by monet and steal the original. With karin dor, hellmut lange, siegfried lowitz, mady rahl. The forger 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 2015 the worlds best art forger john travolta makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull off an impossible heist he must forge a painting by claude monet, steal the original from a museum, and replace it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice. The forger by philip martin john travolta, christopher. Or maybe its just age catching up with him, in a way that cant. Banned by the media 2008 teatro victoria eugenia 2007 tinseltowns bombs and blockbusters 2006 ban the sadist videos. The forger concerns three generations of a boston crime family pulling together on an important heist. And while the bouffant is back for the 59yearolds new film, the bad boy with a heart of gold from 1978 couldnt be further removed from john. John travolta, christopher plummer, and travis aaron wade in the forger sa pa. As ray cutter, the title character in the forger, john travolta speaks with a sleepy mumble that makes it hard to hear what hes saying a lot of the time.
Rent the forger 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. When ray learns that his teenage son, will, is very sick, he decided to pay his way out of prison. John travolta shakes almost too many hands at the premiere. John travolta is a wickedly talented art forger in the first trailer for the upcoming heist flick the forger, which also stars christopher plummer and tye sheridan upcoming xmen. Travolta comes from a family of painters, a background that came in handy for a role in his latest movie, the forger. An art forger john travolta arranges an early release from prison so that he can spend time with his dying son, then must pull off one final job for the man who made his freedom possible. John travolta arrives in boston to shoot the forger above. John travolta and his terrible wig pull off an impossible heist posted on friday, march 6th, 2015 by angie han john travolta could probably use a win right about now.
May 07, 20 john travolta is set to star in director philip martins heist movie the forger, which will be produced and cofinanced by code entertainment and the solution entertainment group. Rent the forger 2015 starring john travolta and christopher plummer on dvd and bluray. May 07, 20 john travolta is one of the great actors of our times with exceptional appeal worldwide. Oct 07, 20 john travoltas heist movie the forger adds jennifer ehle, anson mount abigail spencer and marcus thomas have also joined the cast, which includes tye sheridan and christopher plummer. John travolta sheds light on his new role in the forger the actor discusses the new movie, and also defends scientology after the release of going clear. Grease 2010 john travolta e olivia newton john summer nights. John travolta arrives in boston to shoot the forger. He has also, to put it charitably, aligned himself with plenty of jawdroppingly awful endeavors over the yearsrather than dredge up painful memories, let me just say that the infamous. John travolta has appeared in a number of legitimately great films that will live on in the annals of cinema historysaturday night fever, blow out and pulp fiction immediately leap to mind. Sep 11, 2014 john travolta is a copyist of great paintings forced to pull one dangerous last deception in the forger, a softcentered crime meller that proves notably short on suspense, and marred by. Im speaking as a notorious aficionado of bad john travolta movies when i say the forger is a chore to sit through. He makes a deal with a lowlife and there is the story, he is an art forger and the lowlife wants him to forge a masterpiece.
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