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Hud: Paul Newman as a Cadillac-Driving Cowboy

Paul Newman in Hud (1963)

Paul Newman in Hud (1963)

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Paul Newman as Hud Bannon, arrogant rancher’s son

Texas Panhandle, Summer 1962

Film: Hud
Release Date: May 29, 1963
Director: Martin Ritt
Costume Designer: Edith Head

WARNING! Spoilers ahead!

Background

Let’s complete this #CarWeek installment by looking at the third of the “Big Three” Detroit automakers: General Motors, specifically its high-end Cadillac division that has offered luxurious American autos for nearly 120 years.

A few years before Paul Newman caught the racing bug while training for Winning at the end of the decade, the car most associated with his screen image was arguably the pink Cadillac convertible he drove as the eponymous cowboy in Hud.

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Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight

Samuel L. Jackson as Mitch Henessey in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).

Samuel L. Jackson as Mitch Henessey in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).

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Samuel L. Jackson as Mitch Henessey, wisecracking private detective and ex-con

New Jersey, Christmas 1996

Film: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Release Date: October 11, 1996
Director: Renny Harlin
Costume Designer: Joanna Johnston

Background

As Christmas is only two weeks away, BAMF Style is taking a look at the Die Hard-meets-The Bourne Identity holiday action flick, The Long Kiss Goodnight.

The Long Kiss Goodnight has received a generally positive reception in the 20 years since its release, but there’s one review that stands out of particular significance for this blog; in 2001, an IMDB reviewer gave the movie the top rating of 10 stars with the added note:

Saw this film on TV just now for the first time in ages and realised what makes it so good… SAMUEL L. JACKSON’S WARDROBE.

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