Who narated certain parts of the movie?
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Robert_Scott — 19 years ago(June 03, 2006 08:16 AM)
That would be Wilford Brimley, official spokesman for the Quaker Oats company.
Everybody now, "It's the right thing to do."
I thought he added a nice touch to the film, further predicating the Grizzly Adams vibe already being established. I only wished he played a character in the movie (even if it was only the retired cop) just as Denver Pyle played Mad Jack and narrated as well. -
valerie_lp — 19 years ago(June 18, 2006 04:12 PM)
The writers apparently did not have enough faith in their own abilities to establish what was happening, since they needed Wilfred to tell us exactly what was going on and what everybody's motivation was.
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magick101 — 18 years ago(June 16, 2007 08:40 PM)
I realize this is an old thread, but this statement needs to be addressed. The use of Wilford Brimley as narrator was done WITHOUT the approval or cooperation of writer/director Tab Murphy. This was the exchange between Murphy and the moderator of an online chat that took place in 1999:
[Singary] Why was the voice over added?
[TabMurphy] Once again, some studio genius saw that 'Legends of the Fall' worked well with a narration and suggested it for my movie.
[TabMurphy] Things snowballed to the point where I refused to write it.
[TabMurphy] They hired someone else and got the oatmeal guy (Wilfred Brimley) to do the voice.
[TabMurphy] Prime example of how much clout a first-time director has.
The entire online chat can be viewed on http://www.stevereevis.com Reevis, as you may recall, played the role of Yellow Wolf. -
dbellmyer — 19 years ago(July 04, 2006 08:41 AM)
I agree that it would have been good to have Wilford Brimley playing a role in the film.I think the narration by him would have made more sense. However, I won't let that interfere with my enjoyment of the movie; I liked the film.
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jabbotts — 19 years ago(September 17, 2006 06:19 AM)
The movie could have stood on it's own without narration but, Wilford Brimleys narration (voice) added an overall flavor that turned a good movie into, what I believe, should have been an Academy Award winnerits one of my all time favorite movies.
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thehoffmans — 18 years ago(January 04, 2008 03:24 PM)
Absolutely one of my favorite all time movies as well, altho I must confess. Listening to Wilfred Brimley narrate it, brings to mind his 'diabetic supply' infomercial (and the controversy surrounding the efficacy of the product), and that is NOT a good thing
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OrwellHuxley — 14 years ago(March 20, 2012 02:06 PM)
Narration problem solved. Finally!
Because I can't stand this narration at all; and it doesn't add anything to the film.
And so, I'm quite relieved that I finally got the information that the voice-over on the pictured DVD can be turned off by choosing the "Director's Audio" track.
But: It's a region 2 DVD, playing only in Europe & the UK.
VLC player will play it. -
ShadeSiren — 12 years ago(April 24, 2013 02:09 AM)
My husband swears the narration that is obviously NOT Wilfred Brimley is by Cam Clarke, whereas I swear it sounds just like Tom Berenger - and it's supposed to be Tom Berenger, because he says "I" when he's talking about what TOm Berenger just went thru, but hubby still swears it sounds NOTHING like TB, and MUST be Cam Clarke??
I have to ask, because usually, hubby is VERY VERY good at picking out voices, and I swear it sounds just like TB.
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Smug_Grinch — 12 years ago(July 10, 2013 10:47 PM)
There are two versions. The original was definitely Wilford Brimley, and played randomly throughout the movie. But the version playing on HBO this month only has a partial narration, closer to the beginning, and it's not Wilford Brimley.
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AriesJB4 — 12 years ago(March 15, 2014 01:26 PM)
Just saw this movie again on cable..first time not using Wilford Brimley, but a different male voiceover through various parts and at the end a female narrator sounding very much like Barbara Hershey. This was the first time I heard the 'Lillian' character narrate in all the years that I have watched this movie.
