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Point Blank

 

 

Point Blank (1967)

Composer(s):
Johnny Mandel 

Released in:
1967

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Mandel Makes the Point!
by
filmfactsman (April 7, 2006)
The soundtrack is by Johnny Mandel, a widely acclaimed composer and arranger whose film credits include "The Sandpiper", "Harper" and "M*A*S*H". Mandel's score is here is a dynamic achievement of emotion and mood. Combined with chamber-style accompaniments particularly for woodwinds (a Mandel trademark) and gorgeous, tonal variations for Walker's romantic relationships, the score can easily stand alone in its originality. This premiere presentation features Mandel's complete work (including unused cues) along with source cues and Stu Gardner's "Mighty Good Times" from the film's nightclub sequence. Although director John Boorman was not altogether happy about the script, adapted from Richard Stark's novel "The Hunter", "Point Blank" is an expertly made, fast-moving film, based on the theme of the individual pitted against the large, impersonal organization. Here the central character is an old-fashioned loner of a gunman (Lee Marvin) embroiled with a large-scale, corporate criminal operation behind a respectable-looking 'front'. Without delving into psychology or motivation, the film places emphasis on action and surface appearances, superbly capturing the glossy, depersonalized feel of 1967 Los Angeles--a nightmare landscape of concrete, glass and coiling freeways. The film is notable for its violence and moments of black humor but chiefly original for its complex, episodic and dynamic structure--flashing backward and forward in time with a dazzling display of editing techniques. Boorman made a stunning American film debut by turning an ordinary gangster drama into a film of pulsating tension, knowing how to take a routine subject matter and give it a unique feel, a look all it's own. Lee Marvin is superbly cast as small-time hood Walker, out for revenge against his wife and the syndicate that left him for dead. It's also a pleasure to see Angie Dickinson getting the rare chance to project some genuine sexuality into an American movie. Mandel's score is a tremendous plus point to the film. Considered a minor genre release at the time, it now has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the best films of the Sixties, an example of nihilistic violence that looks better with each passing year.



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