Hud
Short description
Hud Bannon is a restless man in his mid-thirties who drinks, fights and pursues women without much concern for the consequences. He clashes constantly with his father Homer, an aging cattle rancher with firm principles who makes no secret of his disappointment in his son. Homer's grandson Lon, Hud's nephew, lives with them and looks up to his uncle even as he begins to see Hud's behavior more clearly. The household also includes Alma, the housekeeper. A long-standing disagreement divides father and son: Homer refuses to sell the land for oil drilling and intends to keep raising cattle, while Hud wants the money such a deal would bring. When disease strikes the herd and the animals must be destroyed, the family's livelihood and the tension between the two men reach a breaking point.
Martin Ritt directed the film, his third feature after The Long, Hot Summer, working from a screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., with Ritt and Ravetch producing. Paul Newman plays Hud, Melvyn Douglas plays Homer, Patricia Neal plays Alma, and Brandon De Wilde plays Lon. The film was released in May 1963 and cost about 3 million dollars, returning roughly 10 million worldwide. On TMDB it holds a 7.2 rating from 372 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry at the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
- To get into character, Paul Newman lived on a Texas ranch with the other workers, eating, sleeping, and working alongside them until his hands developed calluses.
- Patricia Neal appeared on screen for only 21 minutes and 59 seconds. This is the shortest screen time for a role to ever be awarded an Oscar.
- In the French dub of the film, Hada is called Ted, as it was easier for the French voice actors to pronounce.
- An adaptation of Larry McMurtry's (1936-2006) novel 'Ride the Ride' (1961). The title is taken from a 1938 poem by William Butler Yeats (1856-1939).
- All exterior and interior scenes were filmed in Texas, except for the scenes inside the Bannon house, which were shot at a studio in Hollywood.
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