Why Metallica has the rights of one of the most underestimated war films

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Dalton Trumbo was published in favor of “Johnny Got his rifle” for the first time in 1938, and followed the experiences of an American soldier who was seriously injured in a violent rest during World War I. Breathe through a tube of a few trachea, tied to the hospital bed. A closed atmosphere inside his body, unable to connect any of his ideas. In his affected condition – he knows what happened to him – he does not want an atmosphere more than he takes his private life, but he is unable to do so. All he can do is to remove essential killing in Morse Code by dropping his head on his pillow. Many story includes memories of the past, the childhood of Joe and the years before the war.

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“Johnny got his weapon” is one of the most tragic stories against the war office. Trumbo argued, nothing glamorous about being a soldier, just a state of forgetfulness. The title comes from the PRO-WWI “Over There” song written by George M. Cohan.

In 1971, Trumbo (working with all people, Louis Bonuel, Veridiana makerJohnny Air Conditioned for his weapon for photography. Timothy played Joe Joe, and was mostly seen through fantasies and panic. Today, Joe is in bed with a box over his face. Jason Robards played the role of Joe’s father, and Donald Sarland played Jesus Christ with whom Joe spoke.

The movie “Johnny Got Gun” was a bomb when released, and it only recovered traction in 1989 when it was an inspiration (and he presented a lot of musical video clips) to the song “One”. Because of Metallica, the movie became common again, as its tragic programs were deeply tragic by a new generation. However, Metallica had to pay the film every time they broadcast the music video. As such, they ended up buying the film directly.

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The story indicates that Trumbo and Luis Bonwell were working on a movie version of “Johnny got his weapon” early in 1964, a copy that Bonwell was directed. However, the funding for the 1964 movie was launched, and it did not integrate it for another years. Trumbo ended up directing “Johnny” himself, the only time he has ever made. Trumbo was creative, as he performed the current serials in black and white memories and atmosphere. In the visions caused by the drug, as when an atmosphere speaks with Christ, the color becomes very saturated.

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Both Trumbo and a film, as we mentioned, were a key inspiration for Metallica “One”, A seven and a half minutes of metal epic appeared in her album in 1989 “… and justice for everyone.” “Now that the war ended with me, the song,” I wake up, I cannot see. It was not much left for me. Nothing is real but the pain now. “Then it seems that the choir,“ I love my breath as I wish death, my God, wake me up. ”The video clip was a great success on MTV and participated in all of the footage and dialogue from the movie“ Johnny Got Gun ”for the year 1971. There is a scene in which the young man’s atmosphere asks about what democracy is, and his father believes that he has to do with the soldiers who kill each other.

The video clip was definitely amazing, as he presented a tragic and tragic message to a group of MTV videos that may also have included “Love Shack” from B-52. The single gold was gone, while “… justice for all” is eventually gone octupleic platinum. The video was a great success, as Metallica played in her live shows, and she was talking about it widely by a whole generation.

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But then the drama came with royalties.

Well, she was not a drama, but Metallica found that using many shots from “Johnny got his weapon” in the music video began to cost them money. Every time they play the video, they owe the film owners. Ultimately, the bombing is tired a lot of money, metallica bought the movie directly. To this day, the band has the rights of the film for “Johnny got his weapon.” The original film was manufactured about one million dollars, but it received less than 770,000 dollars at the box office.

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In 2009, after Metallica bought the movie, It was finally released on the DVD disk by Shout! factory. “Johnny Got Got Bun”, where he presented an interview with Timothy Bottoms, a new comment path, and a full documentary on Dalton Trumbo called “Dalton Trump: Rebel in Hollywood”. Trumbo was a colorful character who was included in the black list during The Hollywood Red Scare, and stories about him – and many films he worked on – the Legion. One may remember Brian Cranston, Trumbo plays in the 2014 BBIC.

The DVD disk may also include the “One” music video, as well as the 1940 audio drama, where James Cagney played the role of Joe. Kajni, perhaps paradoxes, will continue to play George M. Cohan in the 1942 musical biography, “Yanke Doodle Dandy”, which is Jingoy and a pro -war, such as “Johnny got his weapon.”

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If you know “Johnny got his weapon”, you have Metallica to thank. It was definitely more success in the past Metallica “through Never”. If you have the time and the ability to withstand the anti -soul drama, it takes a few minutes to watch the video “One”. It will shake you.