Andy garcia, sean connery, kevin costner and charles martin smith star as the untouchables. Somehow, i just got around to this film after over thirty years. The untouchables 1987 eliot ness meets malone youtube. The film is taken from the perspective of law enforcement and as such kevin costner really shines in his 1st leading role as elliot ness and has excellent chemistry. The stairway shootout the untouchables 810 movie clip. The untouchables is the stuff of myth and legend, not reality. Costner is fine for the role, but its a thankless one, giving him little to do other than act grim and incorrigible. His first liquor bust turns out to be a bust in itself and he fails to make his first big score. Wolff, the last survivor of the reallife untouchables, was a consultant on this movie, and helped kevin costner with his portrayal of eliot ness. The stairway shootout the untouchables 810 movie clip 1987. Ironically, it was tax evasion that was capones downfall. Kevin costner has most certainly earned his status as a cinematic legend starring in a number of modern classics and winning plenty of hardware in. This movie wasnt made to ponder the pros and cons of prohibition or capitalism or the extent of police power we wanna see kevin costner and andy garcia waste bad guys on a staircase while chasing down a baby.
The untouchables 910 movie clip nittis fall 1987 hd. Though prohibition agent eliot ness kevin costner attempts to take. And, in a sense, thats what makes it such a satisfying motion picture experience. Kevin costner simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by kevin costner. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
His main partner is sean connery as a beat cop in 1930 chicago. The untouchables is the 1987 feature film adaptation of the popular 1959 television series of the same name that starred robert stack. The untouchables 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kevin costner as eliot ness in the untouchables 1987. Back when he made the untouchables in 1987, however, it turns out.
The untouchables 1987 movie kevin costner, sean connery. Kevin costner the untouchables interview 1987 with jimmy carter. Untouchables, the 1987 internet movie firearms database. If you think we missed any quote from the untouchables, please send it to us so we can expand our collection of the best the untouchables quotes. Oct 06, 2011 like the tv series that shared the same title, the untouchables 1987 was an account of the battle between gangster al capone and lawman eliot ness, this time in the form of a feature film. Kevin costner starred as eliot ness in the untouchables the independent. A fantastic blu ray transfer especially when the untouchables work with the canadians. In july 2012, the band performed in halifax, nova scotia, at the 20th annual telus world skins game in support of the iwk health centre foundation, donating a guitar personally autographed by costner. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american movie actor, director, producer and musician he is most known for his role in dances with wolves. And the movie s cast is indeed golden, it features a killer performance by kevin costner, he is so good as elliot ness, and sean connery is also very good, no wonder he win the oscar for best. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for southern california edison, and sharon costner nee tedrick, a welfare worker.
The movie is very engaging and suspenseful from start to finish. Sep 24, 2014 in this scene, we see eliot ness kevin costner returning home from a bad first day on the job. Now that he is out of the woodwork, he agreed to talk about his crimefighting. The untouchables quotes top the untouchables movie quotes.
The untouchables quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Sean connery hated kevin costner the untouchables 1987. The star of the movie is kevin costner as eliot ness, the straightarrow federal agent who vows a personal struggle against the capone mob. The untouchables is the story of elliot ness perfectly played by kevin costner who tries to bring down chicago mob boss al capone robert deniro in one of his most underrated roles during the early1930s. Mar 20, 2020 kevin costner, american film actor and director known for his portrayals of rugged but sensitive individuals. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american movie actor, director, producer and musician he is most known for his role in dances with wolves 1990, which won seven academy awards. Kevin costner is the naive federal agent eliot ness.
American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards. Ness kevin costner and stone andy garcia trade fire with gangsters while chasing a runaway baby carriage. The colours are strong and they give depth to the picture, kevin costner at his best and sean 007 is really good. Kevin costner stars as ness, a federal agent who has come to. A second kevin costner and modern west album, turn it on, was released in february 2010 in europe and was supported by a european tour. Eliot ness kevin costner has just been assigned the capone case and has arrived at his office in the chicago police department full of righteous indignation and grand. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the untouchables movie on. In this scene, we see eliot ness kevin costner returning home from a bad first day on the job.
The untouchables 1987 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. During the era of prohibition in the united states, federal agent eliot ness sets out to stop ruthless chicago gangster al capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, handpicked team to help him. Jun 06, 2017 kevin costner has most certainly earned his status as a cinematic legend starring in a number of modern classics and winning plenty of hardware in the process. If you like gangster films you will love this film. Tracked down by the producers of the untouchables, wolff helped coach actor kevin costner in his role as ness. Like the tv series that shared the same title, the untouchables 1987 was an account of the battle between gangster al capone and lawman eliot ness, this time in the form of a feature film. He found success in such movies as the untouchables, bull durham, field of dreams, and the bodyguard but was perhaps best known for dances with wolves, for which he won oscars for best picture and director. Jul 10, 2017 to a great friend, denis sindice fazenda. Raymond hartwick, david mamet, eliot ness, oscar fraley. See more ideas about kevin costner, actor and movie stars. Outstanding production that was the best film of 1987 with the exception of the very dominant the last emperor. This is the story of how chicago police brought down the most notorious gangster of all time, al capone brilliantly portrayed by none other than robert deniro in one of his many supreme acting roles.
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