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A little later in the movie, this scene was something
the director wanted to use to drive a stake
through the heart of audience expectation. Making Henry Fonda cold-blooded
was shattering. He was America's big-screen moral compass. But Isaac Hayes, in need of a hit, was inspired by seeing
Leone's perverse use of Fonda, who belonged on the movie Mount Rushmore
of white decency with John Wayne,
Jimmy Stewart, and Shirley Temple. So moved that producer-performer Hayes
created this piece of music
the director wanted to use to drive a stake
through the heart of audience expectation. Making Henry Fonda cold-blooded
was shattering. He was America's big-screen moral compass. But Isaac Hayes, in need of a hit, was inspired by seeing
Leone's perverse use of Fonda, who belonged on the movie Mount Rushmore
of white decency with John Wayne,
Jimmy Stewart, and Shirley Temple. So moved that producer-performer Hayes
created this piece of music
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A little later in the movie,
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this scene was something
the director wanted to use
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to drive a stake
through the heart of audience expectation.
00:00:09.133 --> 00:00:12.387
Making Henry Fonda cold-blooded
was shattering.
00:00:12.047 --> 00:00:15.473
He was America's big-screen moral compass.
00:00:15.556 --> 00:00:18.101
But Isaac Hayes, in need of a hit,
00:00:18.184 --> 00:00:21.437
was inspired by seeing
Leone's perverse use of Fonda,
00:00:21.521 --> 00:00:24.357
who belonged on the movie Mount Rushmore
of white decency
00:00:24.044 --> 00:00:27.402
with John Wayne,
Jimmy Stewart, and Shirley Temple.
00:00:29.862 --> 00:00:33.658
So moved that producer-performer Hayes
created this piece of music.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
