Film "Thunder Hooks Earth Fire Trick" (1999) German DVD version cover
Jim Fall's most famous work is naturally the "little fresh" style of "Sky Thunder Hooks The Fire Trick" (1999), which has been missed by many people, and the film relies only on a large number of dialogues and a few scenes to extinguish the audience's desire to see "Hey Hey", and instead is attracted by the "Woody Alle" style dialogue, this kind of chattering discussion may be placed in other movies, which will make some viewers decisively abandon it. But the original desire of the two male protagonists in this film to never give up inspires the audience to find out.
In simple terms, this is a gay version of Love Before Dawn Begins Sunrise (1995).
Directed by Jim Verd Jim Fall on location
"Sky Thunder Hooks Earth Fire" is definitely a very good gay movie ever. It avoids the clichés of almost all gay movies, such as the fact that male characters must have a critical notice and infinite amplification of love scenes, or comrades living together living their own "wonderful" lives with each other, or the death of their partners.
In this film, Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc and Torri Sparrow Tori Spelling, three brilliant actors, are enough to support the film.
In particular, the two male actors look very likable and do not tire of life, and this wonderful film gives comrades great care and love in all aspects.
Christian Campbell (right) and John Paul Pitoc (left) appear in the film Thunder Moves The Earth fire Trick (1999).
The film tells the story of an interesting "misfortune" that happens on a night in Manhattan when two young gay men are looking for a place to be alone.
Playwright Gabriel (Christian Campbell) is a young and handsome comrade who shares a room with his roommate Ricky (Brad Bier) but has to spend the night in the hallway because of Ricky's and his girlfriend's unusually active sex.
One night, Gabriel meets Mark (John Paul Podoc) dancing at the bar at a gay bar, and the romantic passion seems to be about to happen, but Gabriel faces a problem: they can't find a place to spend the night.
Tori Spelling, the heroine of the film Thunder Strikes the Earth (1999).
They wanted to take advantage of the absence of their roommate Ricky, but their friend Catherine (Played by Torrey Splin) came to print her resume, and it was difficult to send Catherine away, and the good drama was just happening, Ricky and his girlfriend returned early, and Gabriel and Mark had to sit in the doorway and chat.
The two men went around looking for a place to be alone, but suddenly it seemed that the whole world was conspiring against them, and they had not found a place to live alone, until at the crack of dawn, the two big boys who ran into walls everywhere finally understood the sweet taste of love...
Stills from the movie "Thunder Strikes the Earth" (1999), Christian Campbell (left) and John Paul Pitoc (right) can only sit in the doorway and chat
At the end, in the early morning street, under the gentle sun, Mark and Gabriel kissed affectionately, and the whole world had turned into the fragrance of a peaceful Garden of Eden.
Gabriel finally experienced the unparalleled happiness, excitement, throbbing sensations of love. And the song he wrote himself unexpectedly predicted his adventure: "You appeared, we met on stage, thought the story was over, and then in a depression, you appeared..."
"Thunder And Fire" chronicles Gabriel and Mark's adventures and growing attraction to each other. The film presents a very different attitude from most of the previous difficult and obscure same-sex films: the style of the film is very relaxed and pleasant, and the film normalizes the same-sex narrative.
Stills from the movie "Thunder Strikes the Earth" (1999), Christian Campbell (left) and John Paul Pitoc (right) kiss and say goodbye on the street in the early morning
Jim Fore, who is a first-time director, and Jason Schafer, screenwriter Jason Schafer, portray a pair of extremely cute comrades in this fast-paced romantic comedy, somewhat sophisticated but still have a vision of life, and mix the bridges of sexual comedy with late-night wandering the streets and strange encounters that make the audience laugh after watching it.
Screenwriter Jason Schaever is also always able to write some extremely creative plots when the plot of the film seems to be impossible, so that Gabriel and Mark can continue to stand in the center of the "stage" in the interesting plot.
Stills from the film Thunder Strikes The Fire Trick (1999), Christian Campbell and roommate Brad Beyer (left)
In fact, likability is probably the biggest selling point of "Thunder And Fire", in which the performances of Christian Campbell and John Paul Podoc, who look a bit like Hong Kong stars von der Len, deeply infect the audience under the screen and are attracted by the strong chemistry between them.
The kindness and warmth conveyed by Christian Campbell through the character Gabriel has a real appeal.
John Paul Podoc's Mark shows the sexiness and confidence hidden under the character, the handsomeness and wisdom beneath the near-silent appearance. It was the ever-evident cuteness of Mark's personality that earned Gabriel's trust in him.
Stills from the movie Thunder Strikes The Fire Trick (1999), christian Campbell and girlfriend Torri Sparrow Tori Spelling
Christian Campbell and John Paul Podoc perform well in the film, but their personality logic doesn't seem quite right. For example, in the event of a fruitless night, the sexual desire between the two of them may be extinguished. Especially relative to the more utilitarian Mark, his reaction to the incident was to make sure that gabriel should be left before nightfall.
In addition, his character's transition from a seemingly stupid liar to a smart, thoughtful, love-seeking man is both abrupt and happens too quickly, and without enough reason for the audience to believe it completely. Because if the two really want to be alone, are they afraid that they won't find a place?
Stills from the movie "Thunder Hooks The Fire to The Earth" (1999), John Paul Paul Pitoc in the subway
One of the lead actors, John Paul Podoc, was born in Queens, New York City, UNITED States. He studied at New York University and the Stella Adler School of Music and is very active in the New York theater scene. His mother was Colombian and his father was of Hungarian descent. Relative to Christian Campbell, his work is very small.
Christian Campbell, on the other hand, holds Canadian, American and British passports, and domestic audiences may be more impressed by his sister Neve Campbell, as Neiff Campbell starred in Scream/Screams Spell (1996) and Wild Things (1998).
Christian Campbell's image in the musical Cold Madness
In 1999, Christian Campbell created the character of "Jimmy Harper" in the Broadway musical "Cold Madness", for which he won the Los Angeles Drama Award for Best Actor.
Christian Campbell later played Gabriel, another open gay character in the TV series The Book of Daniel (2006), and then Peter Webster, the gay son of a church priest in another work. But he has been divorced 2 times in his life.
In 2018, he starred in a biopic, The Marcus Garvey Story, which received an unsatisfactory response.
Stills from the movie "Thunder Stirs the Fire/Good Thing Grinds One Night Stand Trick" (1999), Christian Campbell (right) and John Paul Pitoc (left)
The famous Hong Kong director Xu Ke once said: The reason why gay movies are moved is not because they are comrades, but because he is human. He has the right to do what he is supposed to do.
"Gay comedy" as a genre today, looking at romance from a gay point of view, in itself helps to change something stale that has inevitably permeated a straightforward variant of the subject for decades.
While the details may be different, the universality remains the same, however, it is these differences that make us re-examine these subjects in a fresh and exciting way.
Stills from the movie "Thunder Hooks The Earth Fire Trick" (1999).
For example, no one would have come up with a scene more purely romantic and emotionally uplifting than the film's last extended tracking shot.
In the memory of the past, no film can capture the moment of the dawn of love more perfectly than this movie, and this movie can capture the dawn of love more perfectly in the special extension moment at the end.
It reminds us of how strongly love stories used to move us before we became bored and cynical.
Jim Fur has a multi-habitat directorship, including theatre, television and film. Jim Verr's film career began with the acclaimed indie feature film Thunder Strikes the Earth," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival's theatrical competitions.
Stills from the movie "Thunder Strikes the Earth" (1999), where Christian Campbell and John Paul Pitoc fight in the streets
The film was soon acquired by Fine Line Features and released in the summer of 1999, becoming Fine Line's highest-grossing film of the year. Jim Verre's studio directorial debut, The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), based on a Disney Channel hit series starring Hilary Dave Hilary Duff, was second only to X-Men 2/X2 (2003) at the premiere week.
Director Jim Fohr also admitted in a later interview: If you look back at "Sky Thunder And Fire" with your current eyes, you will think that it is a fairy tale gay movie, after all, it will be an incredible thing to look at each other without "frankly meeting", but he thinks that it is worth it to insist on shooting, after all, life still needs dreams.
In the movie "Sky Thunder Hooks The Earth Fire Trick" (1999), the comparison of the three protagonists reading the script between the two 20 years, the above group was filmed in 2019, and the following group was filmed in 1999
Who would have thought that a sequel would be released in 20 years? "Sky Thunder And Fire 2/Trick2" (2020) still brings together Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc and Torrey Sparrow Tori Spelling, which is no exception due to the current depth of the United States and the postponement of many films.
"Sky Thunder Hook Earth Fire 2" has not been released as expected after filming, according to the current situation in the United States, with this small-cost type of film, perhaps choose to broadcast it on Netflix first.
The story location of "Sky Thunder Hook Earth Fire 2" is located in Los Angeles, how should the story around them be continued?
Italian DVD cover for the movie "Sky Thunder Hooks Earth Fire Trick" (1999).
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