Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang.
Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Clint Eastwood. The film marks Eastwood's return to a lead acting role after four years, his previous leading role having been in Million Dollar Baby, and Eastwood has stated that this is his final film as an actor. The film features a large Hmong American cast, as well as Eastwood's younger son, Scott Eastwood, playing Trey. Eastwood's oldest son, Kyle Eastwood, provided the score. The film opened to theaters in a limited release in North America on December 12, 2008, and later to a worldwide release on January 9, 2009.
Walt Kowalski, a retired Polish American Ford factory worker and Korean War veteran, has recently been widowed. He is a difficult man, unloved by his two sons and their families. His neighborhood in Highland Park, Michigan, formerly populated by working-class white families, is now dominated by poor Asian immigrants, and gang violence is commonplace. He vehemently turns down a suggestion to move to a retirement community, and lives alone with his Labrador Retriever, Daisy. Father Janovich, the young Catholic priest in whom his wife had confided, tries to comfort him with empty platitudes, but Walt is openly disdainful of the much younger, inexperienced man.
The Hmong Vang Lor family moves in next door. Initially, Walt wants nothing to do with his new neighbors, but slowly he does get involved in Sue and her shy brother Thao's lives. Thao's cousin coerces him into trying to steal Walt's beloved 1972 Gran Torino as an initiation into his Hmong gang, though Thao does not want to join. To atone for his crime, Thao's mother makes him work for Walt (against both Thao's and Walt's wishes). Walt has him do odd jobs around the neighborhood. When Thao has finished, Walt gets him a construction job. Walt observes that a popular Hmong girl, Youa, appears to be attracted to Thao. Thao likes her as well, but is too shy to do anything. Walt pressures him into asking her out and usually referring her as "Yum Yum".
Walt is troubled by occasional coughing fits, and soon begins spitting up blood. He goes for a medical checkup and receives the results. He realizes he's dying of lung cancer.
One day, Thao is beaten up by the gang on the way home from work for his failure to steal the Gran Torino. Angered, Walt confronts one of the gang members with a gun, bashing and threatening to kill him if the gang does not leave Thao alone. While driving home, Walt starts to feel chest pains and has a hard time breathing. He knows there isn't much time. Walt allows Thao to take the Gran Torino whenever he feels like it. The gang retaliates with a drive-by shooting on the Vang Lor home, and by beating and raping Sue. Distraught, Walt punches out his glass cabinets and talks to Father Janovich and observes that the Vang Lor family will never be safe while the gang is around.
The next day, Thao seeks Walt's help to get revenge. Walt tells him to calm down and return later in the afternoon. In the meantime, Walt makes preparations. When Thao returns, Walt tricks him into going into the basement and locks him in, telling him that he is too young to kill and that killing a man is the worst thing that ever happened to him.
Walt drives to the house of the gang members. When they spot him, they draw their weapons. Walt talks loudly, drawing the attention of the neighbors. He puts a cigarette in his mouth and asks for a light. He then slowly puts his hand in his jacket, as if reaching for a gun, and jerks it out quickly. The gang members all begin firing and kill him.
Sue frees Thao, and they drive to the crime scene in Walt's Gran Torino. It turns out that Walt was not armed, and was actually reaching for his old military lighter. The Hmong police officer tells them the gang will be imprisoned for a long time for murder due to the number of willing witnesses.
Walt's funeral is attended not only by his family, but also by Thao and Sue and many of the Hmong community, with Father Janovich officiating. He says that Walt called him an over-educated 27-year-old virgin that never knew the difference between life and death, until he met Walt. Afterward, Walt's last will and testament is read. He leaves his house to the church and his cherished Gran Torino to Thao with the condition of taking care of it, not adding any spoilers and to not paint flame drawings on car. As the film ends, Thao drives the car alongJefferson Avenue with Walt's dog Daisy.
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