Contents I. General Information about this movie -About “Cool Hand Luke” -Director’s Biography -Who is “Paul Newman”? -Plot II. Main Theme of this Film.

Contents I. General Information about this movie -About Cool Hand Luke -Directors Biography -Who is Paul Newman? -Plot II. Main Theme of this Film III. Quotation IV. Discussion Questions

I. General Information About Directed byStuart Rosenberg Produced byGordon Carroll Screenplay byDonn Pearce & Frank Pierson Based onCool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce Starring Paul Newman as Luke Jackson & George Kennedy as Dragline CinematographyConrad Hall Edited bySam OSteen Release Date(s)November 1, 1967 Running Time126 minutes GenrePrison Drama Box Office$111,243,978 (1967~2012)

I. General Information Awards and Honors Won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (George Kennedy as Dragline) and Nominated the following categories. 1)Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman) 2)Best Music 3)Original Music Score 4)Best Writing 5)Screenplay based on Material from another medium

I. General Information Awards and Honors In 2003, AFIs 100 Years 100 Heroes & Villains rated Luke Jackson as the number 30 greatest hero in American Cinema. In 2009, Cool Hand Luke has been ranked in 73 as an Americas Most Greatest Movie Top 100. A lot of people said this movie is one of the best movie based on theme about prison.

I. General Information Directors Biography Stuart Rosenberg Brooklyn, New York, August 11, 1927 Beverly Hills, California, March 15, 2007 His major-studio debut : Cool Hand Luke His last film : My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) Career -Start the movie business as a Film Editor. -In 1957, he transitioned into Director (Mostly TV Series) -In 1993, he became a teacher at the American Film Institute.

I. General Information Who is Paul Newman ? Shaker Heights, Ohio, January 26, 1925 Westport, Connecticut, September 26, 2008 Debut : The Silver Chalice (1954) Other Movies -Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) -Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) -The Exodus (1960) -The Sting (1973) -The Towering Inferno (1974) -The Color of Money (1986) -The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

I. General Information Who is Paul Newman ? Awards and Honors -1 Time Academy Award for Best Actor (1986, The Color of Money) -6 Times Golden Glove Awards -BAFTA Award, Emmy Award etc. Trivia -His other occupations : Film Director, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Professional Racing Driver, Auto Racing Team Owner, Auto Racing Enthusiast -Newmans Own : His non-profit food company. All revenues are used in social work such as child welfare and poor relief.

I. General Information Who is Paul Newman ? Paul Newman was the 50-60's symbol of young culture in America along with Marlon Brando and James Dean. He was built urbane, cynical rebel image and got a lot of love from movie fans. And unlike other Hollywood movie stars, he was well know as a clean private life. And he was very humane person. It can be determined also the reaction of his neighborhoods when he died. Every residents in Westport said "We lost a great friend". And everyone in that town raised a mourning flag.

I. General Information Plot

II. Main Theme of this Film

This film shows the Luke's Resistance against power. During the drastic social changes in 1960s America, "Luke's Resistance" plainly shows the conflict between old generation who wants to keep their vested interests and new generation who needs a new social order. But the world did not change so easily, and their resistance quickly subdue by ruthless authority. However, Luke never give up. He continue to break out the prison, and even he got caught and got a cruel punishment he still try to escape the prison. As his colleague howled at the end of the movie, "The world maybe shake a bit". Anyway, Luke did his resistance till the last moment.

III. Quotation

What is Quotation ? -Quotation is refer to the repeated use of units of any other form of expression, especially parts of artistic works: elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition. -In this movie, What weve got here is (a) failure to communicate it means lack of communication between the previous generation and the new generation. -As we already mentioned, during the 60s, the United States was experiencing drastic social change because of failure of Vietnam War and appearance of Hippie culture. -In this drastic social change, with this single script director Stuart Rosenberg trying to express the conflict between the old and new.

III. Quotation -References in popular culture 1)Guns N Roses included the quotation, sampled from Martins speech in the film, in the opening of their song Civil War (1990). 2)Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) 3)Waterworld (1995) 4)Major Payne (1995) 5)Halloween (2007) 6)Whole Lotta Sole (2012) 7)Cracker, Californication, NCIS (TV show)

III. Quotation Examples of very famous quotations in Movie industry. Frankly, my dear, I dont give a damn. (Gone with the Wind) Im going to make him an offer he cant refuse. (The Godfather) May the force be with you. (Star Wars) I see dead people. (The Sixth Sense) Houston, we have a problem. (Apollo 13) My precious! (The Lord of the Rings) Bond. James Bond. (007 Series) All of the above quotations are selected as AFIs 100Years100Movie Quote.

IV. Discussion Questions In Korea, Cool Hand Luke was translated as Violent Escape ( ). What do you think about this title?

IV. Discussion Questions Why did Luke try to escape the prison even his mothers funeral was over?

IV. Discussion Questions Don't you think it is too harsh punishment for Luke because of minor vandalism? Spend 2 years in prison?

IV. Discussion Questions At the church, why did Dragline suddenly persuade Luke to surrender?

IV. Discussion Questions At the final scene, Luke did not lose his smile even he face the death. What does it mean?

Contents I. General Information about this movie -About “Cool Hand Luke” -Director’s Biography -Who is “Paul Newman”? -Plot II. Main Theme of this Film.

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