Gran Torino
Running Time:
1 hr. 56 min.Release Date:
December 12, 2008Directed by:
Clint Eastwood$147M
Box Office Gross
What's The Story
When old man Kowalski says, "get off my lawn," kids actually listen. Of course, this might have something to do with the M-1 rifle he's pointing at them. Walt Kowalski has never emotionally recovered from the Korean War, nor the racial prejudice that he took away from the brutal experience. So when a troubled Hmong teen attempts to steal his vintage Gran Torino, then insists upon doing penance for his misdeed, Kowalski finds himself drafted into a war of a different kind.Three Good Reasons
- 1At age 78, producer/director/star Clint Eastwood is twice as prolific as most directors a third his age -- this is his second movie release in 3 months.
- 2It's a fascinating look at cultures clashing, with the grizzled war vet learning to accept the neighbors he initially distrusts.
- 3Eastwood's co-star, an immaculate 1972 Ford Gran Torino, truly a classic American muscle car.
