Seductive and sad, especially Roslyn came to the town of Reno to divorce her husband. At a local bar Roslyn and her friend Isabelle a cheerful elderly lady, "middle-aged", a specialist in divorce acquainted with the two cowboys.
Gay and GUIDs men with more life experience, too lonely and restless. They travel to Nevada in search of casual earnings, and the hot desert wind, the harsh male friendship, a thirst for whiskey and a boyish love of Rodeo and an unfinished house away from the city, that's all they have.
Wealth, which the cowboys have, they are willing to share with Roslyn, who is looking for loyalty and a real human warmth. Strange company joined them, and the unfortunate cowboy pierce go to the mountains on the ranch to "how Starye good times" to go around the wild Nevada Mustangs
The Misfits
| Year | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Tagline | 'SMASHING' thru the Excitement Barrier ! |
| Director | John Huston |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Scriptwriters | Arthur Miller |
| Produced | Frank E. TaylorJohn Huston |
| Music | Alex North |
| Art Direction | Stephen B. GrimesBill NewberryFrank R. McKelvy |
| Editing | George Tomasini |
| Genres | DramaMelodramaWestern |
| Release Date | January 31, 1961 |
| Runtime | 125 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
On the last day of filming, Clark gable said, "God Jesus! I am happy that this movie finally captured. She [Monroe] gave me a heart attack." The next day, gable had a heart attack of a myocardium and 11 days later died.
John Houston earned $ 250, removing himself in a cameo role.
For Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift during the filming 24 hours a day and keep an eye doctor, because both had problems with alcohol and medical stimulants.
"Restless" was written by Arthur Miller as a story, while he waited own divorce in Reno with Marilyn Monroe. The marriage of Miller and Monroe was terminated after the shooting.
"The misfits" became one of the first Hollywood films, behind the scenes which passed photography the producers signed a contract with the Agency Magnum.
In the desert in North Nevada, where the shooting took place the film, almost all the summer of 1960 the temperature was about 40 degrees Celsius.
Dry lake, where they filmed the final scenes of the film, now referred to on maps as "plain Restless".
Despite positive reviews from critics, the picture flopped at the box office: its fees barely covered the production costs and the fees of the actors.
American horror punk band the Misfits took the name in honor of the film.
