The Naked Prey is a (1966) adventure film starring Cornel Wilde, who also directed and produced. It was released by Paramount Pictures.
Set in the South African veldt, the film is a wilderness survival story loosely based on the experiences of an explorer, John Colter, who was pursued by Blackfoot warriors through frontier Wyoming in 1809.
The screenplay earned Clint Johnson and Don Peters an Academy Award nomination.
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Plot summary
Wilde, whose character is never named, plays a professional guide leading a white man (Gert Van den Berg) and his friends on an elephant hunt through the African veldt during the colonial era. When the group intrudes on a local tribe's territory, some natives politely accost them, expecting to be bought off with gifts. Although the guide advises his client to be courteous, warning "they could give us a bad time," he insults the natives and sends them away empty-handed. Later, the tribe returns en masse, captures the entire party, and puts the captives to death, using various cruel and unusual methods. One man is covered in clay and roasted alive on a spit; another is tarred, feathered, and trussed, then chased and killed by all the women. The man who insulted the tribesmen is trapped in a ring of fire with a poisonous snake.
Wilde's character is spared until the last. He is stripped naked and given a brief head start, then chased by some of the tribesmen. With a combination of luck, cunning, and desperation, he eludes the warriors, killing several; finds food and water; and, after many days, dashes into a fort just seconds ahead of his pursuers. As he reaches safety, the man turns and exchanges a salute with their leader (Ken Gampu). Five of the 10 pursuers were cast together in Diamond Walkers (1965).
Although the story is violent, there are a few scenes of tenderness and humor after the man is rescued from drowning by an African girl, who travels with him for a day or two. As they walk along, he sings a nineteenth-century drinking song, "Little Brown Jug" and the child sings a song in her own language; they then attempt to sing each other's songs.
The soundtrack consists of African tribal chants, natural sounds, and occasional dialog, in English and otherwise. There are no subtitles; incidental music is also mostly absent.
Production and critical reception
The Naked Prey was filmed on location in southern Africa. The initial version was set in the American West and more closely resembled the incident that inspired it; however, financial concerns persuaded Wilde to change the setting to Africa.
Wilde was an athlete; he qualified for the Olympics as a fencer in 1936. However, he was nearing fifty years old when the movie was shot. He was also sick during much of the filming, but pressed on, saying the illness added to his performance.
The minimal dialog, richly realized African settings, and emphasis on making "the chase (and violent combat along the way) a subject unto itself, rather than the climax to a conventional story"[1] distinguish Naked Prey as an innovative and influential adventure film.[2] However, although it is considered a small classic today,[3] it received mixed reviews at the time of its release. Robert Alden of the New York Times, reacting to the brutality of some of the early scenes, dismissed the film as "poor and tasteless motion-picture entertainment", but did acknowledge its "authentic African setting" and "effective use of tribal drums and native music."[4] Roger Ebert, taking a different tack, called The Naked Prey "pure fantasy" of the "great white hunter" variety, adding disdainfully: "Sure, it's nice to think you could outrun half a dozen hand-picked African warriors simply because you'd been to college and read Thoreau, but the truth is they'd nail you before you got across the river and into the trees."[5]
Other reviewers, however, were more enthusiastic. In Time, the film was described as "a classic, single-minded epic of survival with no time out for fainthearted blondes or false heroics" where "natives are not the usual faceless blacks but human beings whose capacity for violence the hero quickly matches."[6] The Variety reviewer praised the documentary-style use of nature photography to show "the pattern of repose, pursuit, sudden death and then repose" that characterises the entire chase.[7]
The Naked Prey was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection in January 2008.
The film's soundtrack has been available on CD from Locust Music since 2005; it features Nguni tribal songs specifically recorded for the film.[8]
Cinematic influence
As teenagers, Joel and Ethan Coen shot their own version of The Naked Prey on a Super-8 camera. They called it Zeimers in Zambia and cast a neighbor, Mark Zimering, in the lead role.[9]
Mel Gibson's film Apocalypto resembles The Naked Prey in its plot and in several similar scenes.[10]
External links
- The Naked Prey at the Internet Movie Database
- The Naked Prey at Allmovie
- The Naked Prey at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Naked Prey in the New York Times
- The Naked Prey Variety review
See also
References
- ^ Brode, Douglas. Boys and Toys: Ultimate Action-Adventure Movies. Citadel Press, 2003, p. 186.
- ^ Brode, ibid.
- ^ "Naked Prey is Wilde's Minor Classic", The State, October 20, 1989, p. 4D
- ^ Alden, Robert "Screen: 'The Naked Prey': Cornel Wilde Is Chased Through the Jungles", The New York Times, June 15, 1966.
- ^ Ebert, Roger "The Naked Prey", The Chicago Sun-Times, June 14, 1967.
- ^ "Man Hunt" (review). Time, June 17, 1966.
- ^ "The Naked Prey" (excerpt of 1966 review), Variety ((full text)
- ^ Crumshaw, Michael. "Review of Cornel Wilde's The Naked Prey (soundtrack)." Dusted Magazine, June 13, 2005 (full text)
- ^ Gods of Film-making, "Joel and Ethan Coen" (full text)
- ^ Commentary to The Naked Prey, The Criterion Collection DVD.
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Barney/Robin - Midnight BAR (How I Met Your Mother)
Barney/Robin. How I Met Your Mother. This is just a quick little video I wanted to make to showcase Barney/Robin's relationship -- or whatever the hell it's called. I'm not sure if I'm into the whole "romantic" part of it. I just enjoy the darker side of their relationship -- the lust and the sexual tension, haha. So that's what I focused on for this video. Hope you like it! I'm a huge BAR fan, so this video was inevitable. Music is "Midnight Garden" by Bond. God the idea for this video thanks to Linda9523's JD/Dr. Cox slash fanvid for Scrubs. I swear, the paint-drip title-screen was a coincidence. I forgot she did that! How I Met Your Mother. HIMYM. CBS. Barney Stinson. Robin Scherbatsky. Ted Mosby. Marshall Eriksen. Lily Aldrin. Josh Radnor. Jason Segel. Alyson Hannigan. Clips used: 0:00 - Season 1, Episode 8. 1x08. The Duel. 0:40 - Season 3, Episode 16. 3x16. Sandcastles in the Sand. 0:52 - Season 4, Episode 10. 4x10. The Fight. 1:03 - Season 4, Episode 10. 4x10. The Fight. 1:15 - Season 3, Episode 17. 3x17. The Goat. 1:25 - Season 4, Episode 5. 4x05. Shelther Island. 1:37 - Season 1, Episode 14. 1x14. Zip, Zip, Zip. 1:48 - Season 1, Episode 14. 1x14. Zip, Zip, Zip. 2:00 - Season 3, Episode 16. 3x16. Sandcastles in the Sand. 2:11 - Season 1, Episode 20. 1x20. Best Prom Ever. 2:26 - Season 4, Episode 5. 4x05. Shelter Island. 2:37 - Season 3, Episode 17. 3x17. The Goat. 2:42 - Season 1, Episode 4. 1x04. Return of the Shirt. 2:56 - Season 4, Episode 10. 4x10. The Fight. 3:05 - Season 1, Episode 14. 1x14. Zip, Zip, Zip. 3:11 - Season 4, Episode 1. 4x01. Do I Know You? 3:16 - Season 4, Episode 5. 4x05. Shelther Island. 3:27 - Season 3, Episode 16. 3x16. Sandcastles in the Sand. 3:34 - Season 1, Episode 14. 1x14. Zip, Zip, Zip. 3:45 - Season 3, Episode 16. 3x16. Sandcastles in the Sand. Season 1, Episode 04. 1x04. Return of the Shirt. Ted finds his tastes have changed; he rediscovers an old shirt he never liked, and he decides to return to Natalie, a girl with whom he broke up on her birthday on her answering machine. They go out again, and he breaks up with her again. She knows Crav Muga. Barney dares Robin to say many dirty things on air for money. Season 1, Episode 08. 1x08. The Duel. Lily's apartment is a Chinese restaurant. She moves in with Ted and Marshall, who fight over who gets the apartment. They duel with swords and stick Lily. Barney uses emergency phone calls to get out of bad dates. He invents the lemon law, where you decide within five minutes if you want to continue the date. Robin thinks it takes longer than 5 minutes to decide, so Barney sets her up with a huge nerd. Season 1, Episode 14. 1x14. Zip, Zip, Zip. Marshily have their anniversary stuck in the bathroom while Ted and Victoria are in the living room about to sleep together for the first time. Barney and Robin "bro it out" at the cigar bar, laser tag, MacLaren's, and finally, her place. She invites him to play Battleship, and he mistakes this as an invitation for sex. Season 1, Episode 20. 1x20. Best Prom Ever. Marshall and Lily book a band, The 88, for their wedding, but Lily needs to hear them first. They go to a prom where the band is playing. Ted and Marshall stay home to stuff wedding invitations. The girls get in to prom but the band needs the sheet music to play "Good Feeling," Marshily's song. The boys bring the music. Season 3, Episode 16. 3x16. Sandcastles in the Sand. Robin's old high school flame, Simon, is in town. They get together for drinks. He ends up dumping her the same way he did ten years ago. Barney comforts her. She brings him back to her place to watch her second music video, and they sleep together for the first time. Season 3, Episode 17. 3x17. The Goat. Barney and Robin agree to pretend they never slept together, but they're finding it very awkward to be around each other and the others. Ted's 30th birthday. The goat incident doesn't actually happen this episode. Season 4, Episode 01. 4x01. Do I Know You? Barney confides in Lily that he is in love with Robin. She sets them up on a date. Season 4, Episode 05. 4x05. Shelter Island. Barney wants to sleep with Robin again at Ted and Stella's wedding. He falls prey to his own lust when Stella's sister is in desperate need of carnal pleasures. Robin comes by Barney's place to spend the night, but she leaves when she finds a naked girl in Barney's bed. Season 4, Episode 10. 4x10. The Fight. Learning that men who get in fights is a big turn-on for Robin, Barney decides to go to the alley to fight some guys. He punches himself in the face to make it look like he got into a fight, and Robin is very taken with him when he returns.
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Wuthering Heights - "Demon Desire"
The beast that lurks in my genes Is controlling my will In endless search of the ultimate carnal thrill Like a knight without an armour I ride out to face the twobacked beast Naked in the face of horror A jester at this undercover feast Desire fills my heart with guilt and pain As my burning blood from my mind is drained Demon desire; you lead. I drag behind Demon desire; leave my fragile mind How can I be at peace When my blood is on fire Don't want to be your slave Demon desire I can never fight my nature I am he - the pleasant primitive Or so the queens of lust they see me But myself is all I have to give Desire fills my heart with guilt and pain As my burning blood from my mind is drained Demon desire; you lead. I drag behind Demon desire; leave my fragile mind How can I be at peace When my blood is on fire Don't want to be your slave Demon desire Curse this world That gives urges but no breeding grounds How shall I see the sun Behind desire's brooding clouds I cannot fight my nature The pleasant primitive O, let me live... All my years and all my gold It takes to ease the demon All my years and all my gold To keep the beast at bay Could I only put away my bow When no prey in sight But now I'll leave my mind behind For another hungry quest into the night Demon desire; you lead. I drag behind Demon desire; leave my fragile mind How can I be at peace When my blood is on fire Don't want to be your slave Demon desire
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Vocal cover: Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids - Cradle of Filth
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