Trente-sept degrés à l'ombre

Original title: 92 in the Shade

1975
R
1h 33m

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Peter Fonda, Margot Kidder, and Warren Oates in Trente-sept degrés à l'ombre (1975)

Young drifter Tom Skelton returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with rival fishing sea captain Nichol Dance.Young drifter Tom Skelton returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with rival fishing sea captain Nichol Dance.Young drifter Tom Skelton returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with rival fishing sea captain Nichol Dance.

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6hrkepler

Someone Just Might Get Killed

'92 in the Shade' is only directorial effort for author and screenwriter Thomas McGuane, and that might not come as big surprise. McGuane is undoubtedly talented writer, but not much of movie director. Cinematography is beautiful and acting jobs are excellent in most part (perhaps not Peter Fonda, but he has put out much worse performances). Warren Oates is magnificent again as likable anti-hero. Two leads are supported by strong cast of character actors. Slow burning film where characters and dialogues between them are much more interesting than the overall story. This small film is definitely worth to look up.

8vjetorix

Most excellent

Don't miss this little treat of a film. If you liked The Hired Hand, this has the same laid back style that works great for a Southern story. But it's not so much the story. It's the ripe dialog and a cast of Great American Actors that make this one to catch. Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton make a great team of ornery fishing guides. Burgess Meredith has a great role and makes the best of it. Margot Kidder looks absolutely great here too. But Joe Spinell is worth the price of admission in a small role. The cinematography is experimental like The Hired Hand but is not as successful. Overall, this film is a gentle surprise and would be perfect for a warm evening. Recommended without hesitation.

4microx96002

What did I just waste 86 minutes on?

This film right here! Great cast, but the movie is a snoozefest, a total bore!!

1joelafives

I routinely use this movie as a example of a one on a scale of ten

When I'm with a crowd and the subject gets around to movies, usually someone will ask, "What was the worst movie you've ever seen"? Well for me, this is it. I saw this in the theater when it was released in 1975 and have regretted it ever since. Wooden performances by a cast of actors that should have known better than to star in this poorly written and directed production. A complete waste of time and money. You would be better off watching a bass fishing show or bowling show on television than spending your time on this dog. If you're looking for a Warren Oates film pass this one and watch The Wild Bunch. That it was reedited and re-released in 1981 was amazing considering that no amount of editing other than a match would fix this mess

10bunny-31

Highly competitive fishing guides in overheated Florida

I rented this film one hot NYC summer night and fell in love with it. Some of the characters are a little cartoonish but overall it is a good piece worth seeing that exemplifies the beauty of a US state that I have never been to. Wonderful cast that includes Peter Fonda, Burgess Meredith and Warren Oates as an insanely territorial fishing guide. Also stars Margot Kidder when she looked good and Harry Dean Stanton as a melancholy side kick to Warren Oates. Classic all American cast from the seventies. I enjoyed this film because it is a fair portrayal of the working life of a fishing guide and the Florida landscape. It has the same qualities that I enjoyed from Fonda´s later effort Ulee´s Gold. Film is highly recommended.

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Margot Kidder was married to writer-director Thomas McGuane at the time of the film's release.

Quotes
Nichol Dance: Who are you?
Ollie Slatt: Who are you?
Nichol Dance: Nichol Dance. I asked you first.
Ollie Slatt: Oh, I'm Ollie Slatt. I mine for subversive coal in the Bull Mountains. Yeah, we have to blast through 20 feet of sandstone to reach the coal vein. We have two spoils banks and they have two striver arrangements. And I am damn proud of it!
Nichol Dance: Why are you telling me this?
Ollie Slatt: Because of my unparallel subterranean work performance, my union local has awarded me this trip and this certificate for one days fishin' with you. And god damn... fishin' is what I am all about.
Nichol Dance: Well, I sure hope it works out that way. But you may have bothered to call me sooner, 'cause I'm booked up 16 days straight.
Ollie Slatt: Sixteen days... what's that mean?
Nichol Dance: That means that the sooner you can fish with me is 17 days from today.
Ollie Slatt: Well, what about my damn certificate?
Nichol Dance: Now just a damn minute, Mr. Slatt. That certificate is good for one day's guide. Now, you can go with one of these boys on the dock here. They learned everything they know from me.
Ollie Slatt: Yeah? Well, where do I find this other one to take me fishin'?
Nichol Dance: Talk to Carter over there in the big shack.
Ollie Slatt: Now look at me. Do I look like a rich man? Do I look like the man who can afford to pay the local Howard Johnsons for 16 days in a row to wait until I fish on the 17th? What kind of queer breed of odds and ends to ya have to get around here to think like that? I'm just a tourist and coal miner from North Carolina down here for only a few days to relax and fish and ya all just don't get it.
Nichol Dance: Well, you go over there and ask for Captain Farren Carter. He's a regular fish hawk, Mr. Slatt. If it swims and it's in Monroe County, he'll put in a boat for ya.

Alternate versions
The original ending featuring the implied death of Tom Skelton was changed after the film was released. A new ending was filmed which featured a fistfight on the boat between Tom Skelton and Nicol Dance, while the tourist Ollie Slate jumped overboard and swam away. The new ending featured Tom and Nicol eventually stopping fighting and laughing over how far their feud had taken them as they lay beside each other in the boat both bruised and exhausted.