The reason for your confusion is that Terrence Malick directed and wrote both films, two of my favorites. Also, "Days of Heaven" makes great use of "The Aquarium" from Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals."
-Fred In a message dated 3/25/02 7:18:29 PM, BigWaltinSF writes: >Exchange between Kate and Fred: > ><<<<"Badlands.")<< >> >>hmmm...didn't see that film... > >Check it out sometime; a great film from 1973 by Terrence Malick, with >young >Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.>>>> > >Funny, when Fred mentioned "Badlands", I was thinking of a movie with Richard >Gere, a young woman and a younger sister in it; they were being pursued >by police for some justifiable crime... Anybody know which film I'm talking >about? Visually very interesting, very dreamlike, with very little dialog >per se -- it was narrated by the little sister character... > >Ah! Found it -- it was called "Days of Heaven". Brooke Adams, lsted in >the credits, must have played Gere's love interest (she posed as his sister >during their getaway), and someone called Linda Manz played the little >sister (Gere's, according to the Videohound I have) with the husky voice. > >Funny, I'm sure I also saw Badlands when it came out, but I can't remember >it now. Anyway, sorry for this movieland detour... > >Walt
