Man in the Wilderness (1971)
Did you have any idea that The Revenant was a remake? Neither did anyone else, because Hollywood wanted it to seem original and shocking so Leonardo DiCaprio could finally win his make-up Oscar after twenty years of waiting. Yes he got mauled by a bear, he wore tons of gruesome bloody-looking paint, he killed and ate animals, and basically gave a one-man-show performance – but so did someone else in 1971. To me, it doesn’t exactly take the magic out of it, but I wish Richard Harris had been given his rightful credit.
Man in the Wilderness is pretty much exactly the same as The Revenant, but without the unnecessary rape scene and with a different message. Personally, I like the message of the original far better, and the change to the remake shows how far we’ve regressed in our humanity. That being said, if you loved Leo’s thirst for revenge, you might not like the original.
The bear mauling comes out of the blue, but you do get a few seconds of warning to shut your eyes if you chose to. I would highly recommend either fast-forwarding or hiding behind a pillow. Without computer graphics, and without modern demand for excess gore, this 1971 version is every bit as violent and bloody as the remake. It’s so horrifying, I don’t know how they filmed it.
If you like this original version and want to see more rugged Richard Harris work, check him out in A Man Called Horse.
Here at the Hot Toasty Rag awards, we figured if it was good enough for Leonardo DiCaprio, it was good enough for Richard Harris. Congratulations Dumbledore, you just won yourself a Rag!
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to graphic violence, gore and upsetting situations involving animals, I wouldn't let my kids watch it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Merrigan Able" for posting!
More Richard Harris movies here!
Man in the Wilderness is pretty much exactly the same as The Revenant, but without the unnecessary rape scene and with a different message. Personally, I like the message of the original far better, and the change to the remake shows how far we’ve regressed in our humanity. That being said, if you loved Leo’s thirst for revenge, you might not like the original.
The bear mauling comes out of the blue, but you do get a few seconds of warning to shut your eyes if you chose to. I would highly recommend either fast-forwarding or hiding behind a pillow. Without computer graphics, and without modern demand for excess gore, this 1971 version is every bit as violent and bloody as the remake. It’s so horrifying, I don’t know how they filmed it.
If you like this original version and want to see more rugged Richard Harris work, check him out in A Man Called Horse.
Here at the Hot Toasty Rag awards, we figured if it was good enough for Leonardo DiCaprio, it was good enough for Richard Harris. Congratulations Dumbledore, you just won yourself a Rag!
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to graphic violence, gore and upsetting situations involving animals, I wouldn't let my kids watch it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Merrigan Able" for posting!
More Richard Harris movies here!