The Misfits Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

Perfect Fit

Arthur Miller wrote this film for his wife Marilyn Monroe. But by the time they started making the film their marriage was on a downward spiral and Monroe was sick. She rarely turned up on the set on time and when she did she was incapable of working. Clark Gable was left waiting with the rest of the cast in the hot sun. Gable ended up doing his own stunts and that probably contributed to his early death. But like the true professional that he was he waited until the film was over to collapse and die.

John Huston must have thought that he was never going to complete the film, but he did and it is a classic. From the opening credits to the haunting music the film is a fine example of the true art of film making. The characters are well realised and the story well paced.

A fine film with great acting from all involved. Great stuff.

Memorable Misfits

Fairly depressing film about a group of losers, the misfits of the title trying to cling to a way of life long gone. Last film of both Gable (who didn't look well) and Monroe which gives it a poignancy it may not otherwise have had. But thanks to the players (all of them) the film is always watchable.