What is the movie playing on TV on Logan and what is its connection to the film?
In Logan, a movie is shown on TV. It is an old western, nearly 80 years old. They quote some lines of the movie, something like:
Now you run on home to your mother, and tell her... tell her everything's all right. And there aren't any guns in the valley.
What movie is this and what is its connection to Logan?
Best Answer
It's 1953's western film Shane.
Confirmed on thrillist.com too
And the full dialogue was:
Shane: I gotta be going one.
Joey: Why, Shane?
Shane: A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mould. I tried it and it didn't work for me.
Joey: We want you, Shane.
Shane: Joey, there's no living with... with a killing. There's no going back from one. Right or wrong, it's a brand. A brand sticks. There's no going back. Now you run on home to your mother, and tell her... tell her everything's all right. And there aren't any guns in the valley.
Source: geekendgladiators.com
And here is video for that specific scene:
From usatoday.com
Mangold mentioned the 1953 Western Shane, the story of a tired gunfighter (Alan Ladd) who falls in with a boy and his family. That movie would influence the core relationship between Logan and Laura, who are both distrustful of the other but find common ground.
And if it was Jackman’s goodbye to Logan, Mangold thought it should definitely explore the hero’s biggest fear: “Is he frightened of villains? No. Aliens? No. Galactic destruction? No. His own demise? No. But he is scared of love.”
Even Mangold has a personal liking for the film, which is clear from his old tweet.
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What is the Western movie they watch in Logan?
Logan's Look Through Sci-fi and Western Together Not only is Logan a film that tries to de-mythologize the western genre, but there is an allusion to one of the most popular western movies named Shane (1953). In one of the scenes in Logan's second act, one character from Shane states Logan's key theme with a monologue.What film is Charles watching in Logan?
(at around 55 mins) When Laura and Charles are watching Shane (1953), Charles mentions remembering seeing the movie as a child in his hometown. This was entirely improvised by Sir Patrick Stewart, because Shane was one of the first memories he had at the theater as a child.Is Logan a different timeline?
However, while some people believe Logan takes place in its own continuity, especially after it seemed Jackman confirmed the rumors by saying the film took place in a "slightly different universe" shortly before its release, Logan's place in the X-Men timeline has been confirmed by Mangold.Is Logan based on Shane?
Namely, that the classic Western Shane is clearly going to be an influence on Jackman and director James Mangold's film. Fox handed out a nice book of stills from Logan after the event, and while we've seen most of the images online already, the following text was also included at the front of the collection.SML Movie: Jeffy's Grandparents!
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Answer 2
As others have answered, the movie in question is "Shane".
I believe one connection to the film is that in a lot of ways, "Logan" is more of a western than a superhero film. It has many of the standard elements you saw in an old western, such as revenge, redemption, protection of innocents against an invading force. Logan doesn't want to be a violent man but is forced to by his circumstances. He is basically the "nameless hero" of the classic western. Heck, toss out the adamantium and set back the clock 200 years, and it IS a western. Adding the clip from "Shane" was the director wink-and-a-smile acknowledging this.
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