3000 Miles to Graceland
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A 2001 action at law thriller sawKevin Costnermake a sheer endeavour to shatter his good guy typecasting , but it was destine to fail . Costner had one of the all - time motion-picture show asterisk lead during the late 1980s and 1990s , star in projects that were both corner - office hitsandearned critical kudos . Kevin Costner movieslikeThe Untouchables , JFKandDances with Wolvesmade it look like he was , well , untouchable . Sadly , the perceived loser of his 1995 blockbusterWaterworlddinged his reputation , and many of his follow - ups like3000 Miles to GracelandorFor Love of the Gamealso disappointed .
Of course , this is the narrative arc of most A - lister role player , who will have a running of success before an inevitable decline . In many case , they will have a riposte that reminds everybody how great they can be . Costner has had several of those project , withYellowstonebeing the most obvious example . Even though Costner ’s John Dutton is uncoerced to fall in the law or commit execution to protect his land in the Paramount series , audiencesstillsee his character as desperate .
3000 Miles To Graceland Saw Kevin Costner Trying To Shatter His “All-American” Image By Playing A Villain
Costner wanted 3000 Miles to Graceland to be controversial
In 3000 Miles to Graceland , Costner play a sanguinary outlaw diagnose Murphy , who is willing to kill whoever stands in his way - or sometimes just for the sheer fun of it .
prompt into the 2000s , Costner seriously wanted to shake up his covert image . To that end , he signed up for3000 Miles to Graceland , a violent heist thriller where a group of thief robs a casino during an Elvis convening . Armed with a gravid premise and cobalt - starKurt Russell fuck off to play Elvis again(sort of ) , the pic looked like a surefire winner ; on theme , at least . verbalize toEW(viaABC News ) before the film ’s 2001 introduction , Costner said he wanted3000 Miles to Gracelandto shake off off his squeaking clean image as " that Field of Dreams bozo . "
Indeed , most of Costner ’s roles for the anterior two decade had been as neat - cutting off heroic figures , including Robin Hood and Wyatt Earp . In3000 Miles to Graceland , Costner play a bloodthirsty felon name Murphy , who is unforced to kill whoever stands in his room - or sometimes just for the rank playfulness of it . Costner also toldEWhe hoped the movie ’s furiousness would be controversial . From the film ’s Tarantino - inspired quippy dialogue to its John Woo - tincture action , it was simply unlike anything Costner had tried before .
It ’s a material shame that3000 Miles to Gracelandwas also a mess . The heist should have been the focus , but alternatively , it only makes up the first act . It then becomes a meandering route misstep , where Russell ’s undecomposed - hearted malefactor Michael makes off with the heist money and is pursuedTerminator - stylus by Costner ’s vengeful villain . Costner is a total blast in3000 Miles to Gracelandand indeed shatters his epic image , but the film only earn a direful 15 % rating onRotten Tomatoesand gross less than $ 20 million worldwide ( viaThe Numbers ) .
Costner & Kurt Russell Feuded Over 3000 Miles To Graceland’s Tone
This wasn’t the first time Costner and Russell clashed over a project
One of the merchandising point of3000 Miles to Gracelandwas the union of Costner with Kurt Russell . Both were big epithet in the ' LXXX and ' 90 , though by 2001 they were descend off the back of some underperformer . They also excellently play Wyatt Earp in compete projects , with Russell’sTombstonebeating out Costner’sWyatt Earp . retch them as supporter turned foe yield the heist thriller some meta - tension , but the two thespian after take issue over the moving picture ’s focal point .
3000 Miles To Graceland is a furor heist motion picture from 2001 starring Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell , but is the latter ’s character really Elvis ' boy ?
It was describe in late 2000 thatRussell and Costner edited different cuts of3000 Miles to Graceland , with the studio apartment testing both to see which scored higher . Russell ’s version was more comedic and made the love affair between his and Cox ’s characters the stress , while Costner ’s edit was more violent and action - packed . The movie ’s writer / director Demian Lichtenstein reportedly had no issue with this , and Costner ’s cut was declare the winner after scoring higher during test screenings .
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3000 Miles to Gracelandalso implies that Costner and Russell ’s characters are both illicit tiddler of Elvis Presley , realise them half blood brother .
3000 Miles To Graceland’s Failure Spoiled Costner’s Villain Ambitions
3000 Miles to Graceland could have changed Costner’s screen image
Costner was considered one of the serious thing about3000 Miles to Graceland , but the cinema was apace forgotten . lover of the actor owe the thriller at least a peculiarity viewing , since it ’s possibly his loosest , funniest carrying out . He was clearly having a fire inhabiting such a vile character , but it was another flop in an inauspicious run , including his 1997 epicThe Postman . In the aftermath of3000 Miles to Graceland’sfailure , Costner lead back to more heroical partsin films likeOpen Range .
His part as Murphy did n’t alter his career the way he hoped , though he played another villain in 2007’sMr Brooks . This cast him as the titular character , an solid businessman who has a murderous alter ego , with his i d being embody by William Hurt ’s Marshall . The film contains Costner ’s most underrated work as a performer , but like3000 Miles to Graceland , the surrounding film is mussy . The Costner / Hurt half works capital , but Demi Moore ’s subplot as the tec give chase them feels like it comes from a unlike , less compelling thriller .
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3000 Miles to Graceland is a crime thriller plastic film that accompany a group of X - cons who plan to rob a casino during a Elvis Presley imitator formula . precede by Murphy ( Kevin Costner ) and Hanson ( Kurt Russell ) , the group ’s heist give-up the ghost awry , and they must evade the authorities and other criminals to get away with the loot .
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