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choice was as inevitable as it was regrettable. Mailer did the same after ''Maidstone''. His only other directorial effort came in ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' (1987) with Ryan O’Neal and Isabella Rossellini. To employ the much overused phrase, the film represents another side of the Mailer coin. And, as a big budget film featuring star performers, it represents the obverse side of that coin. It does not employ direct cinema and does not attempt to convey fiction through any kind of documentary filmform. In appearance, it aesthetically smacks similar to many typical Hollywood films of 1987, including Oliver Stone’s ''Wall Street''.

One brand of film history would tell us that this approach is a bad idea,

One brand of film history would tell us that this approach is a bad idea, at least if a director hopes to be dubbed an auteur. John Huston, notably overlooked by adherents to auteur orthodoxy, once remarked that he could

at least if a director hopes to be dubbed an auteur. John Huston, notably

find no more similarity between his films than he could between his wives: they all seemed different to him. Likewise, ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' bears little

overlooked by adherents to auteur orthodoxy, once remarked that he could

resemblance to Mailer’s earlier films.

find no more similarity between his films than he could between his wives:

they all seemed different to him. Likewise, Tough Guys Don’t Dance bears little

Critics have not generally been kind. Mailer’s complicated tale of lust of

resemblance to Mailer’s earlier films.

murder combines with a style of direction that pushed the actors to a level of heightened exaggeration. In some ways, ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' could fit within David Lynch’s canon, but in his hands it still would have been more restrained. Perhaps there is a subtle intrusion of film history, as ''Tough Guys'' also smacks similar to a number of exploitation films of the sixties and seventies, such as those directed by Russ Meyer. However, Meyer’s world never featured storylines as complicated as Mailer’s.

Critics have not generally been kind.Mailer’s complicated tale of lust of

murder combines with a style of direction that pushed the actors to a level

Does Mailer push things to the edge, or does he (and his actors) fall over the cliff and explode in the canyon below? Viewers will differ on this point, as well as on whether careening off the cinematic road is necessarily a bad thing. At any rate, such a conversation drifts into the realm of opinion, and

of heightened exaggeration. In some ways, Tough Guys Don’t Dance could fit

opinions should not conceal the kind of important experimentation at work in ''Tough Guys''.

within David Lynch’s canon, but in his hands it still would have been more

restrained. Perhaps there is a subtle intrusion of film history, as Tough Guys

also smacks similar to a number of exploitation films of the sixties and seventies,

such as those directed by ~~RussMeyer~~.However,Meyer’s world never

featured storylines as complicated as Mailer’s.

~~DoesMailer~~ push things to the edge, or does he (and his actors) fall over

the cliff and explode in the canyon below? Viewers will differ on this point,

as well as on whether careening off the cinematic road is necessarily a bad

thing. At any rate, such a conversation drifts into the realm of opinion, and

opinions should not conceal the kind of important experimentation at work

in Tough Guys.

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 choice was as inevitable as it was regrettable. Mailer did the same after ''Maidstone''. His only other directorial effort came in ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' (1987) with Ryan O’Neal and Isabella Rossellini. To employ the much overused phrase, the film represents another side of the Mailer coin. And, as a big budget film featuring star performers, it represents the obverse side of that coin. It does not employ direct cinema and does not attempt to convey fiction through any kind of documentary filmform. In appearance, it aesthetically smacks similar to many typical Hollywood films of 1987, including Oliver Stone’s ''Wall Street''.
-One brand of film history would tell us that this approach is a bad idea,
+One brand of film history would tell us that this approach is a bad idea, at least if a director hopes to be dubbed an auteur. John Huston, notably overlooked by adherents to auteur orthodoxy, once remarked that he could
-at least if a director hopes to be dubbed an auteur. John Huston, notably
+find no more similarity between his films than he could between his wives: they all seemed different to him. Likewise, ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' bears little
-overlooked by adherents to auteur orthodoxy, once remarked that he could
+resemblance to Mailer’s earlier films.
-find no more similarity between his films than he could between his wives:
-they all seemed different to him. Likewise, Tough Guys Don’t Dance bears little
+Critics have not generally been kind. Mailer’s complicated tale of lust of
-resemblance to Mailer’s earlier films.
+murder combines with a style of direction that pushed the actors to a level of heightened exaggeration. In some ways, ''Tough Guys Don’t Dance'' could fit within David Lynch’s canon, but in his hands it still would have been more restrained. Perhaps there is a subtle intrusion of film history, as ''Tough Guys'' also smacks similar to a number of exploitation films of the sixties and seventies, such as those directed by Russ Meyer. However, Meyer’s world never featured storylines as complicated as Mailer’s.
-Critics have not generally been kind.Mailer’s complicated tale of lust of
-murder combines with a style of direction that pushed the actors to a level
+Does Mailer push things to the edge, or does he (and his actors) fall over the cliff and explode in the canyon below? Viewers will differ on this point, as well as on whether careening off the cinematic road is necessarily a bad thing. At any rate, such a conversation drifts into the realm of opinion, and
-of heightened exaggeration. In some ways, Tough Guys Don’t Dance could fit
+opinions should not conceal the kind of important experimentation at work in ''Tough Guys''.
-within David Lynch’s canon, but in his hands it still would have been more
-restrained. Perhaps there is a subtle intrusion of film history, as Tough Guys
-also smacks similar to a number of exploitation films of the sixties and seventies,
-such as those directed by RussMeyer.However,Meyer’s world never
-featured storylines as complicated as Mailer’s.
-DoesMailer push things to the edge, or does he (and his actors) fall over
-the cliff and explode in the canyon below? Viewers will differ on this point,
-as well as on whether careening off the cinematic road is necessarily a bad
-thing. At any rate, such a conversation drifts into the realm of opinion, and
-opinions should not conceal the kind of important experimentation at work
-in Tough Guys.