Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

  • Director: Michael Cimino
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, French, Polish, German, Ukrainian
  • Release date: April 24, 1981
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate
  • "Heaven's Gate" is a 1980 Western directed by Michael Cimino, starring Reece Christofferson, Christopher Walken, and Isabelle Huppert.
    The film tells the story of the landowners of Wyoming in the United States fighting against immigrants from Europe in order to protect their rights and interests at the end of the 19th century .

    Details

    • Release date April 24, 1981
    • Filming locations Kalispell, Montana, USA
    • Production companies Partisan Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $44,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $3,484,331

    Gross worldwide

    $3,484,523

    Movie reviews

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    • By Pamela 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      Heaven's Gate

      "Heaven's Gate" seems to have been shrouded in the shadow of a box-office fiasco that led to United Artists' bankruptcy, making most audiences lose interest in it, or even completely ignore the film's essence. Magnificently written, the plot is different from mainstream movies and makes good use of nervous and fancy gimmicks. It is plain but not boring. It is full of poetic descriptions of daily life, and there are also many interesting passages. A musician who plays the violin while skating is...

    • By Oran 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      Analysis of the reasons for box office failure

      The big box office failure has its own reasons, not only the quality of the film, but also the background of the times, social conditions, and even viewing conditions.

      Although the film has a magnificent natural landscape, the theme is too reflexive, the rhythm tends to be slow, the emotional climax is insufficient, the time is too long, and the details do not match the overall tone. For example, in a two-person dialogue, the camera switches between the two...

    • By Camryn 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      The forgotten "disaster"

      In Hollywood, there is a type of film that we call "disaster films", but different film lists can be drawn from two angles. One angle is a more popular theme angle based on the film's performance of natural disasters, man-made disasters, floods and beasts, and the other The angle is broader and more topical, that is, the "disaster" movie from the perspective of the comparison of the cost, benefit and word of mouth of the movie. It is usually the director's Waterloo, the nightmare of the film...

    • By Grady 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      An indescribable taste.

      Due to Cimino's excessive pursuit of perfection, the film's production overruns and overruns countless times. In the end, the reputation was bad, and the box office lost nothing. It led to the collapse of United Arts, the end of the director's final editing in Hollywood, and the end of the era of the New Hollywood movement. All the problems caused by the film mentioned above are more famous than this film, but the film itself has been ignored by everyone. Cimino's overconfidence and...

    • By Jaclyn 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      a little impression

      We all used to be prosperous, living a happy and laughing life, but one day we went our separate ways and returned to our respective hometowns, and there was no news. We are getting older, we live in the surface of peace, but we are deeply aware of the ugliness and injustice of society in the dark, we resist, we try to change something, but in the end we find that we can't change anything, even our lover...

      Five stars for Christopherson, now I'm not just your fan anymore....

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    • By Federico 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      The traditional Western audience simply couldn't get used to the struggle between white people, and it was so brutal. The first hour and a half had very little content to contribute to an effective narrative, but indeed, the hero and heroine sang and danced several times, and one couldn't help but wonder how wonderful it would be for Wyoming to stay this way...

    • By Jany 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      We all used to be prosperous, living a happy and laughing life, but one day we went our separate ways and returned to our respective hometowns, and there was no news. We are getting old, we live in the surface of peace, but we have long understood the ugly and injustice of society in the dark, we resist, we try to change something, but in the end we find that we can't change anything, even our...

    • By Halie 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      The famous Dakeng in film history really deserves it. The lyrical narrative style is incompatible with the epic movies. The 216-minute director's cut version looks like a guilt. I heard all the words and understood their meanings, but when they said it coherently from his mouth, I didn't know what he wanted to...

    • By Audreanne 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      BSCτ217FL, how can this movie lose blood... that may be because the movie theater is too long and doesn't care about food...

    • By Rowan 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      At that time, the box office and word of mouth were indeed a bit injustice, but some reductions could still be made. It might be better to fix the removed interception and put it back. Joseph Cotten's charm remains the same; Aunt Yu's English accent and Claire's camera are basically the...

    Behind the scenes gags

    The epic Western , which cost $40 million , is thin and loosely structured. The director repeats the method he used to shoot the dance scene in " Deer hunter ". It is lengthy and narcissistic, and only photography is maintained. Commercially, the film was a disastrous blockbuster with huge losses, single-handedly causing the long tradition of United Arts to go out of business . 
    Director Michael Cimino was making this film when his...
    more about Heaven's Gate Behind the scenes gags

    Movie quotes

    • Ella Watson: I never cheated on you. I always made Nate pay.

    • Ella Watson: Do you think a woman can love two men?

      James Averill: Sure you can. Why not three? But it sure as hell isn't convenient.

    • Frank Canton: Mr. Champion, my grandfather was the Secretary of War to Harrison. His brother was the governor of the state of New York. My brother-in-law is Secretary of State. And to you, I represent the full authority of the government of the United States and the President.

      Nathan D. Champion: Fuck him too.

      Billy Irvine: Bravo, sir!