Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Glover, Danny
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Danny Glover. Glover speaks of his childhood in San Francisco, Calif., the son of parents who were active supporters of the NAACP; attending San Francisco State University, where he became involved in black political activism; enrolling in the training program at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where he learned classical dramatic technique, and was strongly influenced by the technique espoused by Uta Hagen; his decision to pursue a career as an actor, and being cast by Athol Fugard in his 1982 Broadway play Master Harold...and the boys. Glover examines his roles as Moze in the motion picture Places in the heart (1984); as Mister in the 1985 film The color purple; as Sargeant Rogert Murtaugh, in the immensely popular Lethal weapon (1987), in which he played opposite Mel Gibson; his role as Harry in the 1990 film To sleep with anger, which he also produced; as Simon in the 1991 film Grand Canyon, in which he worked with actor Kevin Kline and director Lawrence Kasdan; and his role as a homeless man in the 1993 film The saint of Fort Washington, playing opposite Matt Dillon. Glover also speaks about his feelings for his mother; the actors who have influenced him; the "racial factor" in motion picture casting; his approach to acting, and how he constructs a character; and his volunteer activities on behalf of literacy and other causes. A brief question and answer session with Glover and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Fugard, Athol > Master Harold and the boys
2. Talk shows
3. To sleep with anger (Motion picture)
4. Glover, Danny > Interviews
5. Color purple (Motion picture)
6. Places in the heart (Motion picture)
7. Glover, Danny > Family
8. Lethal weapon (Motion picture)
9. Theater > New York (State) > New York
10. Glover, Danny > Friends and associates
11. Interviews
12. Television
13. Saint of Fort Washington (Motion picture)
14. Grand Canyon (Motion picture)
15. Actors > Interviews
16. Motion pictures > Production and direction

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1679

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 407.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Dec. 1, 1997. First broadcast on Sept. 18, 1998.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Danny Glover [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1995.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Dec. 1, 1997. First broadcast on Sept. 18, 1998.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Glover, Danny, interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1679