Anyone else notice how derivative Terence Malick's THE THIN RED LINE is of this film? I couldn't believe it when I saw RED LINE in the theaters. I immediately found a VHS copy of BEACH RED and found that my memory wasn't playing tricks on me. BEACH RED is now out on DVD. If anyone has similar views, would love to hear them.
shareI'm about 1/2 hour into watching it on Turner Classic Movies, and it's like every scene feels/looks/sounds like Thin Red Line. I haven't seen Thin Red Line in a few years, so perhaps I'm wrong about the details, but the overall impression is of nearly the same film. Pretty cool for 1967.
shareaside from the obvious being Marines fighting fortified Japanese forces on an island with a voice-over narration, close-ups of nature, brutal warfare and flashbacks to pre-war civilian life; no i do not.
"only one food for the rest of my life? That's easy, cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it."
The difference between Beach Red and Thin Red Line? Beach Red was the Marines. Thin Red Line was the Army. Other than that, remarkably similar.
shareActually, the original (and far superior) 1964 version of TTRL used the voiceover techniques that Wilde was to use in BR. Other than BR being vastly superior to TTRL, yes I'd say that Malick borrowed quite a bit from his predecessors. Unfortunately Wilde didn't have Malick's budget.
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Re: "Unfortunately Wilde didn't have Malick's budget."
OR the all-star cast. Although I don't think that hurt the credibility one bit.
Rip Torn was fine, as was Wilde, and the no-names were...serviceable.
Agree with all your points. this is one highly undervalued movie.