Clint Eastwood is one of the world’s most popular action stars, who has matured into one of America’s finest producer-directors. Entertaining, illuminating and packed with information, Aim for the Heart is the first book to cover his full life in the movies, showing how as both actor and filmmaker Eastwood aims for the heart of the drama, whatever the story.
Howard Hughes follows Eastwood's craft through over 50 movies. He looks at his beginnings in fifties B-movies and in TV's Rawhide and his launch into superstardom in Sergio Leone's sixties spaghetti westerns. Later roles are discussed, including Beguiled, The Bridges of Madison County and Million Dollar Baby. Since 1970, Eastwood has enjoyed parallel success as director-producer of his own Malpaso Productions, with Bird, Mystic River and Letters from Iwo Jima, demonstrating formidable directing credentials.
Alongside details of all his movies, Eastwood’s story is illustrated with film stills, glimpses behind the scenes, and rare poster advertising material. Also featuring the most comprehensive credits filmography ever compiled on Eastwood’s work, as star and director.
Author(s): Howard Hughes
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 285
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
Preface: Aim for the Art......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 18
Universal Casting: The Early Films......Page 20
Ridin’ Easy: Rawhide......Page 26
Part One: The Westerns......Page 34
1. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)......Page 36
2. For a Few Dollars More (1965)......Page 41
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)......Page 43
4. Hang ’Em High (1968)......Page 49
5. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)......Page 54
6. Joe Kidd (1972)......Page 58
7. High Plains Drifter (1973)......Page 60
8. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)......Page 64
9. Pale Rider (1985)......Page 68
10. Unforgiven (1992)......Page 71
Part Two: The Cops......Page 76
1. Coogan’s Bluff (1968)......Page 78
2. Dirty Harry (1971)......Page 82
3. Magnum Force (1973)......Page 86
4. The Enforcer (1976)......Page 91
5. The Gauntlet (1977)......Page 95
6. Sudden Impact (1983)......Page 98
7. Tightrope (1984)......Page 102
8. City Heat (1984)......Page 105
9. The Dead Pool (1988)......Page 108
10. The Rookie (1990)......Page 111
11. In the Line of Fire (1993)......Page 112
12. A Perfect World (1993)......Page 116
Part Three: The Lovers......Page 120
1. The Witches (1967)......Page 122
2. Paint Your Wagon (1969)......Page 124
3. The Beguiled (1971)......Page 128
4. Play Misty for Me (1971)......Page 134
5. Breezy (1973)......Page 138
6. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)......Page 141
Part Four: The Comedies......Page 148
1. Every Which Way But Loose (1978)......Page 150
2. Bronco Billy (1980)......Page 154
3. Any Which Way You Can (1980)......Page 158
4. Pink Cadillac (1989)......Page 162
Part Five: The Dramas......Page 166
1. Honkytonk Man (1982)......Page 168
2. Bird (1988)......Page 171
3. White Hunter Black Heart (1990)......Page 176
4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)......Page 180
5. Space Cowboys (2000)......Page 182
6. Mystic River (2003)......Page 185
7. Million Dollar Baby (2004)......Page 188
Part Six: The Thrillers......Page 196
1. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)......Page 198
2. The Eiger Sanction (1975)......Page 203
3. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)......Page 207
4. Absolute Power (1996)......Page 211
5. True Crime (1999)......Page 213
6. Blood Work (2002)......Page 216
Part Seven: The War Movies......Page 222
1. Where Eagles Dare (1968)......Page 224
2. Kelly’s Heroes (1970)......Page 227
3. Firefox (1982)......Page 229
4. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)......Page 233
5. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)/Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)......Page 235
Epilogue......Page 242
Eastwood Filmography......Page 248
Bibliography and Sources......Page 270
Index......Page 274
