Eternity (1990 film)

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Eternity
Directed bySteven Paul
Written by Jon Voight
Steven Paul
Dorothy Koster Paul
Produced bySteven Paul
StarringJon Voight
Armand Assante
Eileen Davidson
Wilford Brimley
Kaye Ballard
Joey Villa
CinematographyJohn Lambert
Edited byMichael J. Sheridan
Peter Zinner
Music by Michel Legrand
Distributed byPaul Entertainment
Release date
  • November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eternity is a 1990 American drama film directed by Steven Paul and written by Jon Voight with Paul and his mother Dorothy Koster Paul. The theme of the film is reincarnation. [1] [2]

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Plot

Voight wars with his brother, played by Armand Assante, over a medieval kingdom. He wakes up and sees everyone in his real life as being reincarnations of the people in his dream. Assante is now an industrialist out to control the media and the US presidency. He attempts to buy out Voight's TV show to silence him. [1]

Cast

Production

Planning for Eternity took place over six years prior to its release, under the working title Avatar. Jon Voight was signed to play the film's lead, marking his return to film after a three year absence. [3] Voight had been working on the film during its planning stage and had co-written the script. [4] Michael Legrand was confirmed as writing the score for Eternity. Filming took place over a seven week period during January and February 1989 in and around Los Angeles. [5] By August 1989 the movie had gone into post production status. [6]

Release

Voight and Paul had initially intended for Eternity to receive a theatrical release in the United States around Thanksgiving or Christmas, [7] but plans for this fell through. [8] Eternity was released direct to home video on November 20, 1990 though Academy Entertainment. [9]

Reception

Roger Taylor of the Casper Star-Tribune panned the film, stating that "The viewers could almost feel embarrassment for the professionals who appeared in it if it weren't for the fact that Jon Voight is given partial credit for the screenplay." [10]

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