Comments on: Monkey Wrench Gang Movie With Matthew McConaughey as Hayduke

By: Mokidugwayy22

Mokidugwayy22 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:40:00 +0000

There is no way Hollywood will do Ed’s story justice. And I really don’t care either way because there is nothing that will diminish the greatness of the book. So go ahead La La land… take your best shot!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:11:00 +0000

Not sure how being a vegetarian better qualifies one to take part in this movement, or depict a key player in the movement, for that matter. After all, Abbey was one of the most influential figures in this movement in the 20th century and I’d be surprised if he ever sat down to a meal that didn’t have meat at the center of the plate.

By: sb

sb — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Uh, actually Joe, the Monkeywrenchers are the good guys. Establishment=money grubbing nature killing bad guys. try reading the book

By: Red

Red — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:27:00 +0000

The bad guys (at least in the book) are the Eco-Destroyers, with their D9s and coal trains. I think Nicholson plays Seldom Seen…

Goodman might be Doc Sarvis, or Bishop Love.

By: Lin

Lin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:50:47 +0000

Joe, you sneaky devil, you. It's been like 2 weeks since you've posted here….I stopped playing the “what would Joe say” game, and now you're back.
For anyone who forgot, at the moment I'm riding a dismal 50/50 average…But Joe's back from vacation now, so hopefully I can redeem myself.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:07 +0000

Yea, everyone except mcconaughey and shue are perfect.
I think Dreyfus will do a great job as Sarvis.

Remember, in the book, Hayduke is 25, and Bonnie is 28.
Why are they casting 40-somethings for those roles?!?
Typical Hwood idiocy…

They should get “relative” unknowns for those two roles.
When I read the book, I was picturing John Belushi as Hayduke.
Someone like that would be perfect, but definitely not MM.

Also, I can’t see how they are going to morph NM into Utah… CG? There taint nuthin like The Maze er any o’ them there other chase scenes anywheres cept in Utah. I’m wondering if they were originally going to film in Utah, and the Mo’s gave them the cold shoulder because of the films content, which doesn’t mesh well with the dominant cultures “growth for growths sake” mentality.

By: Cyclearizona

Cyclearizona — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:12:02 +0000

Hoodoo Ya Love asks – “What’s more valuable? Life or property?”

“Oh my desert, yours is the only death I cannot bear.” – by Richard Shelton, as Abbey reminded us.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:57:27 +0000

do you think McConaughey will where a che guevara shirt at the premier?

By: Hoodoo Ya Love

Hoodoo Ya Love — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:52:58 +0000

Everyone is forgetting one big aspect of the MWG’s creedo…rule #1-
Nobody gets hurt. Hayduke sometimes forgets this but is quickly reminded by Doc. Terrorists kill, with no regard for human life. The protagonists are sabateurs (sp), which means property. The other was right about that this should be an indie film.
Hollywood and the corporations condone and keep churning out the violence, but hold such an aversion to state and corporate property damage.
I don’t condone it either, but where do the real values lie?
What’s more valuable? Life or property?
The fact that this book hasn’t been made into a movie in 30 years illustrates the point.
RBH

By: eric

eric — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:46:30 +0000

Just to remind everyone, Abbey was a big fan of movies and hoped that MWG would be made into one during his lifetime. He understood that screenplays diverge from the original text and somewhere, over the set, he is (in Charles Bowdens word…kinda) a turkey buzzard catching a thermal laughing his ass off. Long live Cactus Ed.