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The 1961 motion picture "The Misfits" is more than just another movie; it is an event in the history of cinema. The unbelievable amount of talented people that were assembled together for this film are an unprecedented array of screen collaborators that helped to make this film the classic that it has become. The screenplay was written by the legendary Arthur Miller, primarily as a screen vehicle for his then-wife, Marilyn Monroe, despite the fact that their marriage was on the rocks at that time. Masterfully directed by Oscar-winning director John Houston, the cast also includes Eli Wallach, Thelma Ritter, Montgomery Clift and Oscar-winner Clark Gable. "The Misfits" takes place in Reno. It depicts the chance meeting and friendship of a depressed divorcée, Roslyn Taber (Monroe), and Gay Langland (Gable), an aging ex-cowboy prone to gambling and surviving on mustang rustling. He sells the horses to slaughterhouses for the manufacture of dog food. Wallach plays Guido, Langland's pilot partner, and Clift plays Perce Howland, a drifter rodeo rider. The climax takes place during wrangling scenes on a dry Nevada lakebed. The misfits of the title are both the horses and the humans of the story, unable to find satisfaction in their lives. Three days after filming ended, Gable suffered a heart attack, and died 11 days later. Monroe and Clift attended the premiere in New York in February 1961, while Monroe was on pass from a psychiatric hospital. Within a year and a half, Monroe was dead of a drug overdose. "The Misfits" was the last completed film for both Monroe and Gable, her childhood screen idol. It is a remarkable film achievement that will appeal to a lot of movie fans.Read full review
Outstanding performances - and the last film Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable made before they died. The story is thought-provoking. The Monroe character is in Nevada to get her divorce from a husband who "never was there." After getting the divorce she cross paths with Gable's character, an aging cowboy who prefers chasing after and capturing wild Mustangs in the mountains rather than wage work. The plot is a wee bit perplexing, because it skips from the Monroe character saying "no" to the Gable character in the car to them living together. Rodeo scenes and end of the 1950s Nevada - with a real life cowboy theme and the pathos involved with Gable an aging cowboy. Also a classic male/female as opposites type of adult romance. Playwright Arthur Miller wrote this film for Marilyn Monroe while their marriage fell apart at the seams. It is reported that Monroe did not care for her character. Excellent and rivetting performance by Montgomery Clift - and a must-see film for his performance alone. All the actors were excellent - including Eli Wallach and Theresa Ritter. This movie is worth having for the performances and as a significant historic moment in the actor's lives. However, the story is a little choppy.Read full review