The Last Temptation of Christ
If I was a woodcutter, I'd cut. If I was a fire, I'd burn. But I'm a heart and I love. That's the only thing I can do.
Plot:Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
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Cast & Crew
Harvey Keitel
Willem Dafoe
Barbara Hershey
Harry Dean Stanton
David Bowie
Steve Shill
Verna Bloom
Paul Greco
Roberts Blossom
Barry Miller
Gary Basaraba
Irvin Kershner
Victor Argo
Michael Been
John Lurie
Writing
Martin Scorsese
Paul Schrader
Jay Cocks
Nikos Kazantzakis
Directing
Martin Scorsese
Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker
Camera
Michael Ballhaus
Sound
Skip Lievsay
Peter Gabriel
Tom Fleischman
Fun Facts of Movie
- Willem Dafoe could not see for three days, because he got too many eye drops to dilate the pupils of his eyes in bright sunlight to achieve a superhuman effect.
- Martin Scorsese banned smoking from the set, both because he’s a severe asthmatic, and to avoid any photographs being taken of actors and actresses playing Biblical characters, primarily Willem Dafoe, who smoked at the time, with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths.
- Universal Pictures agreed to produce the film if Scorsese then did a commercial film. That was Cape Fear (1991).
- The script for this film sat in the office of Martin Scorsese‘s lawyer for at least five years prior to being made. Although Scorsese thought the film could be brilliant, he was concerned how the public might respond to the finished film. His lawyer agreed the script was brilliant and very “brave”, but advised against making the movie, because he did not think moviegoers were ready for such a story.
- According to Martin Scorsese, the last shot was not intentional. The camera used to film this scene was faulty and light leaked in onto the film, causing a whiteout at the exact point in the scene at which Jesus died, and this was not discovered until the film was processed. Serendipity or divine intervention, take your pick.
- The Jews have American accents (primarily from the New York City region) while the Romans have English accents.
(Source: IMDb)
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