Trumbo

Dannie 2022-03-23 09:02:06

The film tells the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) since he entered Hollywood in the 1930s and has dedicated classic works such as "Roman Holiday", "Exodus" and "Spartacus". Behind the honor, Trumbo's career was very bumpy, he was persecuted by the Un-American Activities Council (HUAC) in the late 1940s, was fired by MGM in 1950, and went to prison. After he was released from prison, he was blacklisted by the government and was unable to work for a time, so Trumbo borrowed someone else's name to write a script. He once won two golden statuettes for best screenplay with "Roman Holiday" and "Brave", but the writer of the script at the time was not signed by his name. It was not until 1960 that Trumbo got out of the persecution and his screenwriting talent was able to see the light of day again.

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Extended Reading
  • Buster 2022-03-23 09:02:06

    Next time, put yourself in the bathtub for a whole day and try to see if you can write something good.

  • Lane 2022-04-21 09:02:25

    The front is all good, the last speech doesn't feel good

Trumbo quotes

  • Hedda Hopper: Now listen, Ed, we'll picket every theater that movie is in unless you pull the prints tonight, and you get that traitor's name off of it.

    Edward 'Ed' Muhl: Hedda, you can't put me in this position. That's expensive and pointless.

    Hedda Hopper: Then you can kiss your movie, your studio, and your miserable ass goodbye.

  • Niki Trumbo: [about their neighbor] He knows. He sees Kirk Douglas coming in and out of here. And Otto Preminger and his Rolls. He's an idiot. But he's not stupid.

    [Trumbo chuckles]

    Niki Trumbo: Has he called the FBI? Congress? No, because everything they can do, they've already done. That Oscar belongs to you. Get it!

    Dalton Trumbo: My God! You're nothing like me. You're worse.

    [Niki smiles]