A screening last week in New York was ample demonstration of the power of this film to connect with audiences. Here’s a report from the film’s director, Mike Todd, on the response to Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears by the more than 400 people in attendance:
“I kid you not when I say that people were
laughing, applauding – and crying all the way through.
When Marvis finished his speech about losing to Larry Holmes and talked about Joe taking him in his arms the whole theater erupted into spontaneous applause…
laughing, applauding – and crying all the way through.
When Marvis finished his speech about losing to Larry Holmes and talked about Joe taking him in his arms the whole theater erupted into spontaneous applause…
The woman from the School of Visual Arts who helped organise it said it was the 3rd time she’d seen it and the 3rd time she’d cried.
There were obviously some Joe fans and people who knew Quenell and I but the overwhelming majority had no connection to Joe, us or the film.
Anyway, don’t want to get carried away but I was blown away by the response the film had.”
Pictured above: Moderator Dejan Georgevich, Joe Frazier, Director/Producer Mike Todd and cinematographer Quenell Jones.
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Best wishes
Louise
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