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Corruption | Assassination
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1975 | Alan J.
Best Motion Picture | 1975 | Lorenzo Semple
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | 1975 | Lorenzo Semple
At the suggestion of actor Warren Beatty and screenwriter David Giler, the profession of Beatty's character of Joseph Frady was changed from a police officer to a newspaper journalist.
The film's director Alan J. Pakula described the picture as "sort of an American myth based on some things that have happened, some fantasies we may have had of what might have happened, and a lot of fears a lot of us have had . . . The Parallax View was a whole other kind of filmmaking for me".
This was Warren Beatty's first film in approximately three years, since $ (1971). In between, Beatty had been raising money and campaigning on behalf of George McGovern's unsuccessful presidential run.
A parallax refers to the difference in perspective of an object when seen from different view points. An example would be how two people standing some distance apart would have a different view of the same tree. The idea of looking at the same issue with different view points is a recurring theme of this movie. The assassination sequence at the start of the film unintentionally demonstrates this. The camera angle on the roof makes it appear that the assassin falls off the roof, but in the subsequent shot - a long distance shot of the space needle - you can clearly see that the deck extends beyond the domed roof.
Warren Beatty campaigned for Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. Kennedy's assassination was an inspiration for this story.
"Bill Rintels: [after Frady's run-in with police] You're enjoying yourself, aren't you. Joseph Frady: You gotta admit, it's funny. Bill Rintels: It makes me laugh, but I don't think it's funny. Joseph Frady: What's that supposed to mean? Bill Rintels: Have you ever laughed at a comedian when he pretended to stutter? There's nothing funny about a man who stutters, but people laugh. They're amused. But they're not happy about it."
"Joseph Frady: [to Deputy Sheriff] Don't touch me unless you love me."
