Post 33
Film Fact File
Institutional
Context
Production
Company- Le
Grisbi Productions, QED International Distributor- QED International
Director- David Ayer
Cinematographer- Roman Vasyanov
Composer- Steven Price
Editor- Dody Dorn and Jay Cassidy
Stars- Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman
Production notes- On April 3, 2013, Sony started to assemble the cast for the film when Brad Pitt, who previously starred in 2009's WW2-set Inglourious Basterds, entered final talks to take the lead role of Wardaddy. On April 23, Shia LaBeouf joined the cast. On May 1 it was announced that Logan Lerman had also joined Fury's cast, playing Pitt's crew member Norman Ellison. On May 14, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Michael Peña was in negotiations to play a member of Pitt's tank crew. With his addition to the cast, Fury became one of the few films to show Hispanic-Americans serving in WW2. On May 17, Jon Bernthal joined the cast as Grady Travis, a cunning, vicious and world-wise Arkansas native. On August 26, Scott Eastwood also joined the cast, playing Sergeant Miles. On September 19, Brad William Henke joined as Sergeant Roy Davis, commander of another tank, Lucy Sue. (The third Sherman destroyed by the Tiger.) Jason Isaacs was cast on October 7, 2013. Other cast members include Xavier Samuel, Jim Parrack, Eugenia Kuzmina, Kevin Vance, and Branko Tomović.
Audience
Expectations
Is the
film an adaptation- Fury is not based on an adaptation of a book
or comic but is vaguely based on real life events from ww2.
Part of a franchises- No it is not based on a franchise
A Star vehicle- no it’s not
Is the director well known? Does he/she have a particular style ore work with particular actors- The director David Ayer has direct many movies in the last 17 years such as: Gotham city sirens; The fast and the furies in 2001; S.W.A.T in 2003; Street kings in 2008; Fury in 2014; Suicide squad in 2016 and finally Bright in 2017. David Ayer has worked with many actors but has more recently worked with Will Smith in his two latest movies. David is best known for his movie training day which was released in 2001. Also the vast majority of his movies have been action movies with simplistic plots so the viewer stays engaged with the movie.
Part of a franchises- No it is not based on a franchise
A Star vehicle- no it’s not
Is the director well known? Does he/she have a particular style ore work with particular actors- The director David Ayer has direct many movies in the last 17 years such as: Gotham city sirens; The fast and the furies in 2001; S.W.A.T in 2003; Street kings in 2008; Fury in 2014; Suicide squad in 2016 and finally Bright in 2017. David Ayer has worked with many actors but has more recently worked with Will Smith in his two latest movies. David is best known for his movie training day which was released in 2001. Also the vast majority of his movies have been action movies with simplistic plots so the viewer stays engaged with the movie.
Reviews
How has the film been received- It has mixed reviews
What has been written about the film- “What a poor film. Whilst some of the action was OK it is a shame to see a 21st century WW2 film pedalling the same old inaccuracies. Repeated German AT crews could not hit a barn door at 40 paces and apparently logs on the side of a Sherman would stop an 88mm from penetrating. And only an idiot would send unsupported tanks to hold ground and only Hollywood would have German soldiers be unable to stalk armour. What nonsense. And one of the final scenes has a German lift the hatch only to get shot before the pfennig drops and they chucked in a couple of grenades. If you do a war film do it right”.
What has been written about the film- “What a poor film. Whilst some of the action was OK it is a shame to see a 21st century WW2 film pedalling the same old inaccuracies. Repeated German AT crews could not hit a barn door at 40 paces and apparently logs on the side of a Sherman would stop an 88mm from penetrating. And only an idiot would send unsupported tanks to hold ground and only Hollywood would have German soldiers be unable to stalk armour. What nonsense. And one of the final scenes has a German lift the hatch only to get shot before the pfennig drops and they chucked in a couple of grenades. If you do a war film do it right”.
Historical/Political context
When was it set- Fury was set in 1945 in the heat of ww2
Where was it set- The movie was set in occupied Nazi Germany
Does the film relate to a real life event- Fury is based in ww2 when the Americans were pushing the Germans further and further in to occupied Nazi Germany and follows a tank called ‘Fury’. The tank ‘fury’ was not a real ww2 tank name but the ‘first battalion’ which the tank fury was in is a real ww2 tank patrol.
Does it reflect the political mood of the time- no not really
Does the film deal with social, cultural or political issues- it deals with war which deals with social and political issues.
Where was it set- The movie was set in occupied Nazi Germany
Does the film relate to a real life event- Fury is based in ww2 when the Americans were pushing the Germans further and further in to occupied Nazi Germany and follows a tank called ‘Fury’. The tank ‘fury’ was not a real ww2 tank name but the ‘first battalion’ which the tank fury was in is a real ww2 tank patrol.
Does it reflect the political mood of the time- no not really
Does the film deal with social, cultural or political issues- it deals with war which deals with social and political issues.
This was the trailer for the film back in 2014. I could only find the American trailer but it is very similar to the British one.
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