Probably the most upstanding citizen in the area is doc, a marine biologist who earns a living primarily by collecting and selling marine specimens for research. This is a very entertaining fell good movie and why it has been ignored by those that provide home dvds is a huge shame. Cannery row 1982 nick nolte and debra winger star in this whimsical romance based on john steinbecks novellas cannery row and sweet thursday. Cannery row 2009 cast and crew an exballplayer nick nolte studies marine biology and a bordello girl debra winger in his rundown town. Cannery row historical profile cannery row foundation. Cannery row 1982 watch full movie online netflix us. Rent cannery row 1982 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Cannery row is a kind of nostalgic thing, according to john steinbeck. Cannery row is a mash up of the continuing story lines in steinbecks comic novels cannery row and sweet thursday. An original, unfolded, insert movie poster 14 x 36 from 1982 for cannery row. We know how to provide entertainment done right at the cannery. Two things they are not is colorful and romantic, and when the greek chorus of winos and bums marches onscreen in cannery row, we know the movie is in trouble. The cannery row of the film and source novels title is a waterfront street in the new monterey section of monterey, california.
One can only hope that turner classic movies can light a fire under their backsides and cannery row will come to home dvd. Cannery row is the waterfront street in the new monterey section of monterey, california. Cannery row monterey 2020 all you need to know before. Cannery row was made famous by john steinbeck by the publication of his book of the same name. Weve collected some of cannery rows best mustsees and dos to add to your cantmiss list. Steinbecks cannery row in 1945, monterey historical. Cannery row original trailer now playing cannery row original trailer a marine biologist nick nolte falls for a prostitute in an offbeat waterfront town in cannery row, from the john steinbeck novel. It is set during the great depression in monterey, california, on a street lined with sardine canneries that is known as cannery row. The movie is adapted from john steinbeck s novels cannery row 1945 and sweet thursday 1954. He wrote it, as he explained in a 1953 essay, for a group of soldiers who said to me. Cannery row 1982 cannery row 1982, directed by david s. Big noise from winnetka music by bob haggart and ray bauduc lyrics by gil rodin and bob crosby performed by bob crosby and the bobcats courtesy of mca records. With nick nolte, debra winger, audra lindley, frank mcrae.
Welcome to cannery row, where everyones pretty poor and friendships are close. Cannery row is one of the greatest comic stories of my life made from two of john steinbecks books cannery row and sweet thursday. A dramatic coastline, historically significant structures and bustling atmosphere have earned cannery row a starring role in several major motion pictures and, those features also make it a starstudded destination when the cameras arent rolling. Cannery row makes vacations easy to plan and hard to forget. Cannery row falls a long way short of being a great movie but it does just fine as a pretty good one. Ward with nick nolte, debra winger, audra lindley, frank mcrae, year. We also have aerials photos of cannery row and the sardine. Cannery row film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The original screenplay for this film was based only on john steinbecks novel cannery row and did not include its sequel sweet thursday as the movie in the end did. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Hemp, cannery row historian the street made worldfamous by john steinbecks 1945 fictional best seller, cannery row, was originally a wagonrutted coastal dirt road which led from monterey to a chinese settlement at china point pt. The major players here are lee chong, who owns the grocery store.
The original monterey walking tours 2020 all you need to. Ward the sting, king ralph, its meant to recreate the feeling of golden age hollywood, like a movie the films characters might have gone to see back in the 1930s. Cannery row the section of town where the now closed fish canneries are located is inhabited primarily by the down and out, although many would not move away even if they could. Probably the most upstanding citizen in the area is doc, a marine biologist who earns a. Cannery row is a novel by american author john steinbeck, published in 1945. Scenes of cannery row 1982 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Originally named ocean view avenue, it was renamed cannery row by the city of monterey in 1958. Cannery row 1982 cannery row, poster prints, movie posters.
Pacific biological laboratories, a biological supply house, was located at 800 ocean view avenue now 800 cannery. See more ideas about cannery row, cannery row monterey and monterey california. The principal characters are doc nick nolte, a marine biologist who lives on cannery row, trying to atone for a terrible deed done in the past by acting as a. Ward gamely attempts to contrive a romantic comedy from the hairline plot threads in cannery row, published in 1945, and its sequel, sweet thursday, which appeared a decade later. Cannery row may be sentimental but it is far from shallow. Enjoy the comfort of leather reclining chairs at the exclusive home for dbox motion chairs that move in sync with the movie, creating an unparalleled motion picture experience. I see that steinbecks fans are unhappy with this adaptation of cannery row and sweet thursday. Cannery row is a 1982 american comedydrama film directed by david s. Nick nolte stars as doc, an independent marine biologist with a mysterious past in mgms cannery row, a tender, romantic comedy about the boisterous monterey waterfront of the 1940s.
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