Sidney Joseph Furie (born February 28, 1933) is a Canadian

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, and producer best known for his extensive work in both

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and American cinema between the 1960s and early 1980s. Like his contemporaries

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and

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, he was one of the earliest Canadian directors to achieve mainstream critical and financial success outside their native country at a time when its film industry was virtually nonexistent. He won a BAFTA Film Award and was nominated for a

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for his work on the acclaimed spy thriller ''

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'' (1965) starring

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. He is considered by some an ''

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'' director, elevating otherwise unremarkable genre films through strong, creative visuals, and atmospheric direction. His

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'' The Entity'' (1982) was declared by director

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as one of the scariest movies of all time, and his

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film '' The Boys in Company C'' (1978) was a major influence on

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's ''

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'' (1987). He is also the co-creator of the ''

Iron Eagle ''Iron Eagle'' is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Alyn Elders, and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr.Mann, Roderick"Sidney Furie leads the cheer for 'Iron Eagle'."''Los Angeles Ti ...

'' action film franchise which began in 1986, and directed three of its four entries.

Early life

Furie was born as Sholom Joseph Furie to a

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family in

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in 1933. He attended Vaughan Road Collegiate and

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Career

Furie worked as a writer for the

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, where, in 1957, he wrote and directed a feature-length drama, ''

A Dangerous Age ''A Dangerous Age'' is a 1958 film directed by Sidney J. Furie. Plot summary Sidney J. Furie's low-budget tale about young lovers (Ben Piazza and Anne Pearson) on the run from an uncaring adult world – they just want to get married but are ...

''. A dark variation on the

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story, it starred

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and Anne Pearson as teenage lovers on the run from the authorities, unable to legally elope and get married. A cash-in on then trend of "juvenile delinquent" films, it was nonetheless something of a landmark in

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, one of the first times the country had seriously marketed a film overseas. Despite the support of popular producer and distributor

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, it failed to find a following in its native country, but was critically acclaimed by British critics, who saw the young Furie as a fresh talent. A year later, Furie again tried his hand at gritty adolescent drama, writing and directing '' A Cool Sound from Hell''. Shot on location in Toronto, the film followed a young,

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-obsessed hipster wandering aimlessly through the city's streets and metro stations, who finds himself plunged into the world of illicit

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while pursuing a

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. A direct refutation of his home town's squeaky-clean self-image, the film suffered the same fate as his previous one, failing to find a proper distributor and falling into obscurity. The film was long-thought lost, until it was rediscovered decades later by Furie's biographer Daniel Kremer in the vaults on the

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, mislabelled as ''

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''. The restored film premiered at the

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in September 2016. Unable to find success or recognition in his native country, Furie relocated to

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, where he had received critical acclaim, in hopes of pursuing more successful ventures. He dabbled in various genres, including horror (''

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''),

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('' Three on a Spree''), and

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( ''The Young Ones''). His brief dip into the

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movement produced ''

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'', which in addition to showcasing the period's rocker subculture, is considered groundbreaking due to its latent

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themes. It has since become a recognized as a key entry in the queer cinema subgenre. His major breakthrough came in 1964 when he directed the

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''The Ipcress File''. Intended as a direct response to the popularity of the

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franchise, the film showcased a darker, and more downbeat portrayal of espionage. Its lead character Harry Palmer (played by

) has become iconic, and the film was widely acclaimed, winning a

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, an

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for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for a

at the prestigious

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. The film showcased Furie's unique visual style, utilizing multiple cameras, long-take master shots, and dynamic camera movement in lieu of fast cutting. Furie worked closely with

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to shoot through and around foreground objects, creating a "refracted" view of the action and an all-encompassing sense of paranoia. The film proved very successful, and spawned five sequels. Furie relocated again, this time to

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, where he began his American directing career with ''

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'', a

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starring

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and

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. He revisited the spy genre with a follow-up to ''The Ipcress File''; ''

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''. Both films feature Furie's signature visuals and directorial style. In 1972, he directed '' Lady Sings the Blues'', a biographical drama about the life of jazz singer-songwriter

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, for which lead actress

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was nominated for an

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. Furie was later attached to direct the similarly-themed remake of ''The Jazz Singer'', but was replaced by

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halfway through principal photography. He was originally offered to direct ''

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'' by producer Albert S. Ruddy, but he left the job early in pre-production due to budget disputes, being replaced by

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due to the producers' desire to keep the film "ethnic to the core." The film would go on to become a massive critical and financial success, winning the

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and spawning two sequels. Furie's 1981 horror movie '' The Entity'' was declared by

to be one of the "scariest movies of all time." Furie wrote and directed the 1986

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'', adapting a screenplay by writer

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based on the real-life 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident. The film was overshadowed by the release of the similarly-themed ''

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'' later that year, but proved successful enough on home video to warrant three sequels, two of which Furie directed. His 1987 superhero film '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' was marred by last-minute budget cuts, forcing Furie to resort to cost-cutting tactics including relocating the production from

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, scaling-down or outright cutting planned set-pieces, and using cheaper, sub-standard

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. The film also suffered from numerous re-edits in post-production, with multiple sub-plots, characters, and a total of 45 minutes of footage being cut. The film was a critical and commercial failure. Since 1991, Furie has mostly directed

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and genre films. He has also directed

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like '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Lonesome Dove: The Series,'' and '' V.I.P''. He and his early film '' A Cool Sound from Hell'' were given retrospectives at the

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, and in 2010 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1958) * '' A Cool Sound from Hell'' (1959) * '' Dr. Blood's Coffin'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' During One Night'' (1961) * '' The Young Ones'' (1961) * '' Three on a Spree'' (1961) * '' The Boys'' (1962) * '' Wonderful Life'' (1964) * ''

'' (1964) * ''

'' (1965) * ''

'' (1966) * ''

'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Little Fauss and Big Halsy'' (1970) * '' Lady Sings the Blues'' (1972) * '' Hit!'' (1973) * '' Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' The Boys in Company C'' (1977), also writer * ''

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'' (1980), uncredited * '' The Entity'' (1982) * '' Purple Hearts'' (1984) * ''

'' (1986), also writer * '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) * '' Iron Eagle II'' (1988), also writer * '' The Taking of Beverly Hills'' (1991), also writer * '' Ladybugs'' (1992) * '' Iron Eagle on the Attack'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Top of the World'' (1997) * '' The Rage'' (1997) * ''In Her Defense'' (1999) * ''

My 5 Wives ''My 5 Wives'' is a 2000 American comedy film, which was directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Rodney Dangerfield. Plot After his third marriage ends in divorce, wealthy Los Angeles land developer Monte Peterson travels to Utah hoping to open ...

'' (2000) * '' Cord'' (2000) * ''Road Rage'' (2000) (TV film) * ''

Under Heavy Fire ''Under Heavy Fire'', also known as ''Going Back'', is a 2001 American feature film, feature war film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Casper Van Dien, Jaimz Woolvett, Bobby Hosea, Joseph Griffin, Carre Otis, Kenneth Johnson (actor), Kenn ...

'' (2001) (TV film) * ''Partners in Action'' (2002) * ''The Fraternity'' (2002) * ''

Global Heresy ''Global Heresy'' (alternately titled ''Rock My World'' in the United States and Canada) is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Peter O'Toole, Joan Plowright, Alicia Silverstone and Martin Clunes. The film center ...

'' (2002) * '' Detention'' (2003) * ''Direct Action'' (2004), also writer * '' American Soldiers'' (2005) * '' The Veteran'' (2006), (TV film) * ''The Four Horsemen'' (2008), direct to DVD * ''Conduct Unbecoming'' (2011) * '' The Dependables'' (2014)

Awards and nominations

* 1965 Nominated for

at the

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for Best Film of 1965 for ''

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''. * 1966 Won BAFTA for Best British Film in Colour of 1965 for ''

''. * 1980 Nominated Razzie Award for Worst Director with

for ''

''. * 2006 '' Lady Sings the Blues'', starring

as jazz legend

and directed by Furie in 1972 inducted into the ''Black Movie Awards Classic Cinema Hall of Fame''. * 2010

Lifetime Achievement Award.Directors Guild of Canada 2010 DGC Awards
Retrieved August 13, 2010. * 2016 - The

honoured Furie with a screening of his early film '' A Cool Sound from Hell''.Portrait: Sidney J. Furie
TIFF ''The Review'', Aug 31, 2016 . Accessed November 13, 2016

References

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