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preview to remake the classic 1962 political thriller, some big-time, Oscar-winning talent was enlisted, including Denzel Washington (Training T Day), Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice) and director Jonathan Demme (Silence Of The Lambs). While an allstar line-up never guarantees critical or box office success, it can’t hurt. Washington plays Bennett Marco, a Persian Gulf War veteran (that’s the first Gulf War, in 1991), who realizes that he and several of his cohorts had been brainwashed by the enemy before they were sent home. One of those men is Raymond Shaw, played by the versatile Liev Schreiber who is running for Vice President of the United States. Shaw also happens to be under the control of his scheming mother, the powerful Senator Eleanor Shaw (Streep), who has an unusual influence on her son and his political aspirations. Got that? Don’t worry about it. Suffice it to say that the story of The Manchurian Candidate is a twisted, slightly creepy tale of mind control and political intrigue. The original version of The Manchurian Candidate is a taut, wonderfully bizarre drama that captured Cold War paranoia. Starring Frank Sinatra as Korean War veteran Marco and the amazing Laurence Harvey as Shaw, the story was ahead of its time in its trippy style and twisting plot. Playing Harvey’s conniving mother was Angela Lansbury. Even though she was only three years older than Harvey, Lansbury’s chilling performance was nominated for an Oscar. The screenplay was the cause of much concern. Studio head Arthur Krim was a staunch Democrat, and the tale of a Democratic president being gunned down was not to his liking. So Frank Sinatra called up his old buddy, President John F. Kennedy, who encouraged Krim to make the flick. Ironically, it was shortly after Kennedy’s assassination that Sinatra pulled the film from theatres and kept it out of circulation until 1988, when it was re-released to critical praise. The remake (produced by Sinatra’s daughter Nancy) reunites Washington and Demme, who worked together on the AIDS drama, Philadelphia. It also re-teams Washington and Schreiber, who co-starred in The Hurricane five years ago. Denzel Washington and Liev Schreiber The Manchurian Candidate Modern spin on a classic thriller Actors Denzel Washington Meryl Streep Liev Schreiber Jon Voight Kimberly Elise Jeffrey Wright Director Jonathan Demme Locations New York City New Jersey Washington, D.C. Outtake Wondering why the title of the film is still The Manchurian Candidate when the backstory is set in the Middle East, not Asia? The title now refers to Schreiber’s character being a representative of Manchurian Global, a large conglomerate. Washi n g ton told Entertainment Tonight he wasn’t intimidated about taking on Sinatra’s challenging role. “I haven’t seen it [the original] and I made a point not to,” he says. “But from what I understand, there’s been quite a few twists from the original.” Washington added he doesn’t worry that people will compare the two versions of the thrilling story. “I think, what an opportunity to share it again, to get the opportunity to interpret great roles and to put our own spin on it.” —Tom Jokic Denzel Washington 18 www. w tribute.ca Tribute July 2004
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