When I think of this man, I just want to describe him in one word: cow.
May 31, his 91st birthday, such an elderly man, but still "fighting" in the front line of the film world, as a director, as an actor, with his own performances and video stories, expressing his attitude and thinking about the world.
He is the "Eastwood" old man, Clint Eastwood.
Here, I want to say to him: Happy Birthday, take care of your body, and continue to "play" in the world of movies within your ability.
For many people, 90 years old is almost an age that dare not be imagined, but Mr. Toki has never stopped his footsteps in movies.
(On the set, the old man sitting on the director's chair)
When he was young and strong, he was a western cowboy, a tough guy, and had a tough face. His handsomeness has long surpassed appearance, and even now, the tall old man still walks with style.
In his body, the word "superstar" can be fully reflected: famous actor, famous director, tough and firm, strong execution, as a famous "old cowboy" on the big screen, his "dart trilogy" has long been written into the history of film.
He has acted and directed well, has already won various awards, and has won several lifetime achievement awards, and has become a legend in the film industry.
Despite this advanced age, he has always maintained a full creative passion, and in recent years, he has devoted himself to the film industry, and the themes he chooses are realistic works based on true stories. If you compare the movie to the knife in his hand, it is still extremely sharp and sharp.
After filming the live-action film "Captain Sully" starring Tom Hanks, and "15:17, Departure to Paris" based on the terrorist attack, he himself became an actor at the age of nearly ninety and starred in the movie "Mule".
(The old man and Hanks on the set of "Captain Sully")
(Poster of "15:17, Departure to Paris")
"Mule" is a secret term for drug dealers in the United States, referring to people who transport drugs, also known as "drug mules". In that movie, Mr. Toki, who is both a director and a male protagonist, starred as a 90-year-old drug dealer, and the story also came from a real case.
(Mule Stills and Posters)
In 2011, Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran, was arrested while transporting $3 million worth of drugs through Michigan in a pickup truck, at the age of 87.
Later, Leo was sentenced to 3 years in prison on his 90th birthday, but given his physical problems, prosecutors persuaded a local federal judge in the United States to release him early in 2015. More than a year after gaining his freedom, Leo Sharp died in 2016.
("Mule" set photo)
In addition, Mr. Toki directed a film based on the tragic character of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Bombing, Richard Jewell, a security guard who found the bomb device, and the lament of Richard Jewell.
After the movie was released, the word of mouth was good.
It can be seen that even at the age of 90, his old man has been thinking hard with the movie, and maintains a very high-quality output state, which is already a state and ability beyond age.
But he still didn't stop, and the latest film project in his hands is "Cry Macho", which is another story about men.
A horse trainer made a deal with his bankrupt ranch owner for a pension, and he kidnapped their 11-year-old son from the boss's Mexican ex-wife for ransom. However, the boss's ex-wife is having a headache for this bad teenager, and she wants to get rid of this burden, and things are developing in an unexpected direction...
(Stills from "The Crying Man")
This time, the old man is self-directed and self-acting, which is really too cattle! The film will be released in the second half of this year.
It is worth mentioning that in this movie, the 90-year-old once again appears in the shape of a western cowboy, but now in this play, he is no longer the "legendary cowboy" who looks dashing, but a frustrated cowboy with a gray face.
In his heart, that cowboy dream was always there.
But the sad news is that just this past May, Mr. Toki's close partner, stuntman and director Buddy Van Horn, died at the age of 92.
They've worked together on dozens of films, from 1968's "Donkey Kong Alone," 1971's "Dirty Harry," 2004's "Million Dollar Baby," to 2011's biographical film "Hoover, the first FBI commissioner."
(The two were photographed in their early years, with Van Horn on the left)
(Stills from "Hoover", leonardo as Hoover)
In an early interview, Eastwood said he and Van Horn "have the same taste in presenting the story in front of the camera, taste is an elusive thing that you really can't explain to others, it's there or not." ”
Mr. Toki has made a very classic film "Perfect World", which was released in 1993, and in this film that he directed and starred Kevin Costner, it tells the story of an unexpected and precious relationship between a man who escaped from prison and a child.
(Stills from "Perfect World")
Mr. Toki (left), who was filmed on "Perfect World" that year
Perhaps, there is no perfect world anywhere, but in clint Eastwood's film world, he has always maintained the pursuit of perfection.
Happy 91st birthday, Mr. Dongmu, take care of your body and look forward to more good movies.
You are already a legend.
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