Heaven's Gate (Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" In 1890 Wyoming, James Averill is the Sheriff of Johnson County, which is largely inhabited by foreign immigrants. The wealthy cattle owners view the immigrant farmers as a nuisance and hindrance to them enlarging their own land. The cattlemen's association, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, effectively declares war on the immigrant farmers and gets the state government's blessing. They assemble an army of guns-for-hire and, backed by the U.S. Cavalry, set out to rid the state of th"

Pros and Cons of Films: Vol. 1 (121 movies items)

"Pros: The performances by Kris Kristofferson, and Christopher Walken. The cinematography, and use of Montana as a backdrop. Music by David Mansfield. When the film works, it really works. Cons: It’s essentially one big ego trip, by Michael Cimino. Heaven’s Gate, can very ponderous at times. If you don’t like long, drawn films, then this film is not for you. Animals were horribly harmed during the film. The sequence with the horses is very harrowing."

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Violence, Rape & Sexual situations, profanity, and Adult situations. Animals have also died, during the making of this film."

1981 Awardie Awards (28 movies items)

"Also nominated Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Cinematography Best Sound Editing "

Tier Ranking: The Worst Films of 1980 - 1981 (35 movies items)

"For critics, Heaven's Gate contains too many ideas and striking spectacle to be a disaster, but this western buckles under the weight of its own sprawl. My thoughts: It maybe long and sprawling, but you do have to admit it’s a breath taking well made film."

Movies Watched in 2021 (153 movies items)

"June 29th Directed by: Michael Cimino Downloaded."

Slant's 100 Best Westerns of All Time (100 movies items)

"Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate is already the stuff of legend—for its troubled production, its initial critical tar-and-feathering, and its steady rise in reputation. But beyond its fascinating backstory, this big-budgeted auteurist statement remains one of the most beguiling of westerns. In his interpretation of the true Johnson County War, in which the U.S. government sanctioned the killing of the European settlers in Wyoming, Cimino crafts both a critique of the country’s longstanding"

Favorite Drama Films: 1980-1981 (46 movies items)

" Directed by: Michael Cimino Produced by: Charles Okun, Denis O'Dell, and Joann Carelli Written by: Michael Cimino Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond and Frank Stanley Edited by: Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, William Reynolds, and Tom Rolf Music by: David Mansfield Distributed by: United Artists"

Movies seen at the cinema (1539 movies items)

"4K restoration screening at Astor Theatre, Melbourne. "

Films watched in 2019 (347 movies items)

"Cinema - Sunday 10.03.19"

An average movie

“Even though this movie has obviously a terrible reputation, I still wanted to check it out for many years, especially since I always had a weak spot for Michael Cimino's work. Well, after finally watching the damned thing, even though it was definitely not the worst movie I have seen, it still didn't really work though. The main issue I had was how long and how slow the movie was. I mean, the shorter version seems awful but I have seen either the original cut or the director's cut lasting almost 4 hours and it was just pretty tedious. Even though 'The Deer Hunter' was 3 hours long, I never had any problem with this movie as every single minute was interesting, entertaining and helped the whole picture to become more and more spellbinding. However, with this directing follow-up, even though” read more