Rampage (Warner Bros.) (1963)

| PUBLICITY. Prey Of The Trappers Complex Effort Needed To Make Stirring Jungle Film, ‘Rampage’ Animals, People, Machines Carried Into Remote Hawaiian Locations . és Hawaii changed into “Malaya,” monkeys and tigers journeyed overseas, for length an elephant’s tusks were fitted with “falsies,”” roads and airstrips were pushed into jungles rarely seen and more rarely entered, mule pack-trains toted tons of movie gear into a mountain cave, a helicopter was air-lifted piecemeal to Honolulu for assembly, a nine-foot-high fence was thrown around a ten-acre area to prevent animal-escapes, 20 truckloads of undergrowth were removed to reveal a waterfall, meteorologists kept watch on a Crafty and lithe are the tigers, such as this one, which the trappingparty headed by Robert Mitchum in “‘“Rampage” wants to bag. But the main aim of the hunt is soon diverted by the love-triangle which springs up between Mitchum and Elsa Martinelli, playing the mistress of Jack Hawkins, a big-game hunter. All three star in “Rampage,” new Seven Arts-Warner Bros. jungle drama in Technicolor which opens at the 6 6 Om 6 Ole ew een Theatre. Mat 2-I_ Still No. 466/85 (Special Exploitation Art) Trapper Mitchum Bagged Lots Of Fun In Rampage’ Heard About The Elephant? Then there are the elephant stories connected with “Rampage,” new jungle drama which opens ..... athe mens Theatre. The elephant in them is Prince of Siam, of Honolulu: Item — arriving in Hilo, the “orchid island,” to work with stars Robert Mitchum, Jack Hawkins and Elsa Martinelli in “Rampage,” the 300-pound bull staged his own. Trumpeting madly, he dashed up the puter, scattered workmen, knocked over crates and boxes. “I’ve seen actors a little slow getting on the set,” commented a Warner Bros. representative, “but never anything like this.” Item—Since he’s only a_ boy pachyderm, Siam’s tusks are just six inches long. Director Phil Karlson looked him over, ordered 12-inch “falsies” to -enhance his tusky stature. A sculptor had to be engaged to make and attach the molded molars. Item—his role before the Technicolor cameras finished, Siam was led to a barge for the return home. He refused to hoard. It took an “adjustment” in his salary to induce him. The “adjustment” comprised 40 pounds of jellybeans, the entire supply available on Hilo island. Robert Mitchum’s role in “Rampage,” the Seven Arts-Warner Bros. drama in Technicolor which opens sere at the ....... Theatre, gives him a lot of range—drawing-room to jungle, evening clothes to sloppy pants, brandy snifter to holstered pistol. There are also some tantalizing detours such as the shower-bath where co-star Elsa Martinelli catches him barefooted, as it were, and the moving train where his other co-star, Jack Hawkins, tries to have him destroyed by a wild animal. All these ins-and-outs Mitchum meets with the aplomb that is his trademark. The brawny actor let himself be lured out of his 200-acre Maryland farm by the provocative “Rampage” role, that of a big-game trapper on an expedition for two tigers and a fabled beast known as “The Enchantress.” The jaunt includes big-game trapper Hawkins and his youthful mistress, personified by Miss Martinelli. At the end of the hunt, Mitchum has his cats, the girl has him, and Hawkins has jealousy enough to try murder. Mitchum not only enjoyed his role but also the fringe-kenefits of the Hawaiian location where “Rampage” was filmed—the two luaus, or parties, given the troupe, at which he declined the hula but did The Twist; the water-skiing he took up; and the greetings of the Hawaiian public. He got his biggest laugh out of the enthusiastic fan who rushed over and bubbled, “Aloha! We sure like you and think you’re a fine actor, Mr. Michener.” A Trio Into A Triangle Mutual attraction of Elsa Martinelli and Robert Mitchum while thusfar-urbane Jack Hawkins looks on, in this scene from “Rampage,” winds up in a torrid romance of the first two and death of the third. “Rampage,” starring Mitchum, Hawkins and Miss Martinelli, opens eat. the, 55%. 4 Bheatte: Mat 2-A_ Still No. 466/81 (Special Exploitation Art) voleano due to blow—and lots more. All of it just to capture on Technicolor film the beauty, the thrill and the danger of a hunt for a semimythical animal—and of a flaming amatory triangle which erupts in the midst thereof. The result, titled “Rampage,” opens ... Theatre. Robert Mitchum, Jack Hawkins and Elsa Martinelli star. On Voleano’s Slopes Seven Arts produced “Rampage, for Warner Bros. release, on Hilo, the “big island” of Hawaii. The 100person “Rampage” company worked smack on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an excitable volcano with an explosive history. Director Phil Karlson hoped, of course, that Loa would hold still. But if she didn’t, his orders to cinematographer Harold Lipstein were: “Turn the cameras on it, we ought to get good footage this close.” Though Hawaii looks enough like Heady Sight * As heady as a snifter of brandy is Elsa Martinelli, portraying the mistress of Jack Hawkins and the soon-to-be-sweetheart of Robert Mitchum in “Rampage,” Warner Bros. drama which opens ..... at the ...... Theatre, All three star in the new Technicolor release. Mat1-D_ Still No. 466/82 (Special Exploitation Art) Bathing Makes Screen Splash As one of the crew-members said, “If Mauna Loa doesn’t blow its top today, we can consider it dead.” The reference was to a nude bathing-scene in “Rampage” that makes the familiar bubble-bath moments of other movies promptly obsolete. THIS one has two gorgeous gals, star Elsa Martinelli and supporting-actress Cely Carrillo, splashing about in a clear mountain-stream while making girl talk. On the day the scene was shot, director Phil Karlson barred everyone but the necessary technicians and crew, and all still cameras except the official lensbox used by the “Rampage” company photographer. This was the only day during location shooting on the slopes of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano when every man-jack with any right to be there was’ present. Wy The result will be on view when “Rampage,” new Seven ArtsWarner Bros. jungle drama opens and Jack Hawkins with Miss Martinelli. Malaya to warrant filming “Rampage” there, some complex logistical problems had to be solved. The story involves a “shikar,” or hunt, for a brace of tigers and a fabled beast called “The Enchantress.” Big-game trapper Mitchum sets out to get the animals, big-game hunter Hawkins goes along to help. Rather mistakenly, Hawkins brings his youthful mistress, played by Elsa Martinelli. The animals are duly caught by Mitchum, but so is Mitchum by Miss Martinelli. Hawkins takes it all dimmly enough to try to kill his younger rival. 50 Tons of Equipment To enable all this to happen for the screen, executive producer William Fadiman collected, and had transported to Hilo. 50 tons ut equipment ranging trom a 10-ton crane (for the longest dolly-shots in Warner history), to probably the world’s swankiest “shikar” outfit (poplin tents and showers, folding wicker furniture, silver tableware, crystal goblets). There were also tiger-nets of Japanese nylon cord, hand-cratted expedition cases, trucks and_ bulldozers for displacing jungle and volcanic rock, bales of hay ($67 a ton) for the elephant from Honolulu, mounds of beef (cost in astronomical figures) for the touchy big cats, all the intricate whatsisses of a movie company on location. Lions And Tigers There was a helicopter (to fly the stars out to be filmed), a doctor (for the inevitable ailments), scads of movie technicians, actors of course, and extras. And, finally, there were the beasts of the Malayan jungle, not to be found in Hawaii—four Bengal tigers (one half-tame), a trick halfleopard-half tiger from Hollywood, three lions with movie experience, assorted tropical birds of appropriate cry and plumage, two leopards, and 150 Java monkeys, one of which took prompt and permanent leave. No snakes, though. The authorities nixxed the boa constrictor regardless of what the script proposed. No snakes in Hawaii—by nature, or by Hollywood. When it was all over, the makers of “Rampage” were satisfied. They felt they had themselves a picture that lived up to its name. Boy’ Is Back Playing a big featured role as a Malayan hunter in “Rampage,” Warner Bros. jungle drama which opens ...... at the..... Theatre, Sabu (“Elephant Boy’’), makes his return to the screen after retirement because of family tragedy. Elsa Martinelli, Jack Hawkins and Robert Mitchum star. Mat 1-G_ Still No. 466/78 (Special Exploitation Art) Fiery Touch Inside a cave, big-game trapper Robert Mitchum thrusts a flaming torch into the face of a fabled jungle beast he has been pursuing. Scene is from “Rampage,” new Warner Bros. Technicolor drama which opens ...... at Pet eharas 2 Theatre. Jack Hawkins and Elsa Martinelli co-star with Mitchum. Mat 1-B_ Still No. 466/79 (Special Exploitation Art) Vengeance Rebound ~ Maddened by jealousy, big-game hunter Jack Hawkins frees a caged jungle beast in the hope that it will kill his rival, big-game trapper Robert Mitchum. Instead, the animal claws him to death on a rooftop, and his former mistress, played by Elsa Martinelli, shoots the big cat. Scene showing the three stars is from “Rampage,”” new Seven Arts-Warner Bros. drama in Technicolor which opens ...... at the Theatre. Phil Karlson directed “Rampage.” William Fadiman produced. Mat 2-D_ Still No. 466/80 (Special Exploitation Art) PAGE f .