It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!

Starring: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, James Barton, Kevin McCarthy, Estelle Winwood, Peggy Barton, Rex Bell

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Honey, we all got to go sometime, reason or no reason. Dyin's as natural as livin'. The man who's too afraid to die is too afraid to live." - Gay Langland

Why watch this? This was the last film for two Hollywood legends: Monroe and Gable.

Plot Summary: A recent divorcée named Roslyn Taber travels to Reno, Nevada, where she becomes involved with three emotionally adrift men: an aging cowboy, a mechanic, and a broken-down rodeo rider. All four are "misfits" who are struggling to find purpose in a world that has seemingly left them behind. The tenuous and complex relationship between them is tested during a wild mustang hunt that forces them to confront their personal demons.

Dad's Preview: Some movies are just the stuff of legend. The Misfits is stark, raw, real and a case study on loneliness... the kind experienced by those who's time has passed them by. The film's writer was famed playwright Arthur Miller, the husband of the film's female lead, Marilyn Monroe. She, as we'd very soon learn, had troubles of her own. The male lead was Clark Gable, an old Hollywood stalwart, literally at the end of his career. Montgomery Clift, a closeted gay actor, was dealing with his demons and drug use. Yet here they came together, a one-shot of icons, directed by the gruff John Huston. Though not a perfect effort, there are incredible moments: the wrangling of wild horses, Marilyn's efforts to stop them, Gable's hard-country quips. Much of the film is long and desolate, like its characters' lives... it makes the small moments so more rewarding. Gable died of a heart attack two days after filming ended. Marilyn committed suicide 18 months later. Five years later, Clift would pass away, too.

Seven Arts Productions; United Artists