Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Sheen, Martin
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) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Martin Sheen. Born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, Sheen discusses his childhood in Dayton, Ohio in a large Roman Catholic household headed by his Irish-born mother and Spanish-born father; his dislike of school and early ambition to be an actor; the death of his mother just before his eleventh birthday; coming to New York following his appearance on the television program The rising generation, where he met CBS casting director, Robert Dale Martin; adopting his screen name Martin Sheen; getting involved with the experimental theatre group The Living Theatre; his four children; his Catholicism; and his political activism. Sheen discusses his work with director Terence Malick in the 1973 motion picture Badlands; his role in the made-for-television movie The execution of Private Slovik (1974); and his role as Captain Benjamin Willard in the 1979 film Apocalypse now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Sheen describes the shooting of his harrowing scene in a sleazy Saigon hotel room, and the heart attack he suffered during the making of the film. He speaks about his struggles with alcoholism during that period, and his recovery from addiction. Sheen also discusses his series of politcal portrayals in such works as the television movie The missles of October (1974), the television miniseries Kennedy (1983), and as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in the television program The west wing, in which he co-stars with Stockard Channing. The discussion is illustrated with clips from some of these works. A brief question and answer session with Sheen 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. Sheen, Martin > Friends and associates
2. West Wing (Television program)
3. Television
4. Execution of Private Slovik (Motion picture)
5. Actors > Interviews
6. Interviews
7. Apocalypse now (Motion picture)
8. Sheen, Martin > Family
9. Talk shows
10. Kennedy (Television miniseries)
11. Badlands (Motion picture)
12. Missles of October (Motion picture)
13. Sheen, Martin > Interviews
14. Motion pictures > Production and direction

Genre/Form

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

Call number

1. NCOX 2032

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 905.
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. ca. June 2003.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Martin Sheen [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, c2003.

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. ca. June 2003.

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. Sheen, Martin, 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 2032