Simmons is able to strike fear into the heart of the viewer, even as he effectively embodies a man who believes he is doing what is best. Director damien chazelle conducts with both panache and restraint never rushing, never dragging and j. In 1965, when he was 10 years old, his family moved to worthington, ohio, a. Sep 26, 2014 the sony pictures classics release was shot in 19 days. The drums distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s. Founded in 1978 by dave simmons, it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1994. Greg dohertygetty images j k simmons knows there was an irony in winning the oscar for best supporting actor, which he. Quotes contained on this page have been double checked for their citations, their accuracy and the impact it will have on our readers. Simmons hosted saturday night live for the first time last night, and for his opening monologue he did what every fan of his hoped for. The sony pictures classics release was shot in 19 days. You could imagine another actor overdoing itranting like an actor playing a madman.
He had originally planned to be a singer and studied at the. Amazing drum solo from the movie whiplash youtube a. Simmons is instantly iconic as the blackclad, monolithic instructor who drives miles tellers finely tuned. Jk simmons is thrillingly brutal as a popeyed drum teacher but does this very watchable classroom drama have anything deep to impart, asks peter bradshaw. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer miles teller and an abusive bandleader j. Simmons is a member of phi mu alpha sinfonia, the mens music fraternity, and was initiated in 1975 at university of montana.
Oct 08, 2014 when you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device. Watch the trailer for miles tellers new film whiplash, in which he tries to become a top jazz drummer. Whiplash drums up a perfectly paced drama that crescendos with the question. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a students potential. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The film is one of the lowest grossing movies ever to be nominated for the. Fletcher is a real bill parcells type, who spends half the movie screaming or throwing things, and part of me is annoyed that it took such a big role for people to notice jk simmons. Whiplash 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Heres a bit from an interview on his whiplash role from indiewire. Simmons attended ferry elementary school in grosse pointe woods. Whiplash is a 2014 film about an occupied drum student and an abusive teaching conductor at a cutthroat music conservatory. I was there to push people beyond whats expected of them, j. Jan 15, 2015 jk simmons is thrillingly brutal as a popeyed drum teacher but does this very watchable classroom drama have anything deep to impart, asks peter bradshaw. Neiman returns to the stage to brand his name into the jazz drummers hall of fame and to prove fletcher wrong.
Jk simmons gives ballast to this luc bessonproduced film set in sarajevo in 1995, but it still resembles an egregiously average tv movie published. Simmons is perhaps still best known as the deadpan professor in farmers. Whiplash premiered in competition at the 2014 sundance. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drumming student miles teller and an abusive instructor at the fictional shaffer conservatory j. Greg dohertygetty images j k simmons knows there was an irony in winning the oscar for best supporting actor, which he did three years ago for playing the bullying jazz. Here youll find a selection of videos about simmons drums, including product videos and demos of kits found in the signature sound library. Simmons tries to perform a song about the snowpocalypse, but turns into his whiplash character when he discovers none of the cast members can play the drums up to his standards. Simmons is perhaps still best known as the deadpan professor in farmers insurance commercials. The following are the performance credits for actor and voice actor j.
Review of whiplash, starring jk simmons and miles teller. Simmons, 61, put on some serious muscle in preparation for his role as commissioner james gordon in the upcoming justice league film see the photos. Whiplash is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by damien chazelle. He attended the ohio state university, columbus, oh. He was born jonathan kimble simmons in grosse pointe, michigan, to patricia kimble, an administrator, and donald william simmons, a music teacher. Hawke played his character on and off, occasionally, over the course of 12 years. This information is mostly used to make the site work as you.
The sd1200 is, without doubt, the best simmons kit of the new era. Whiplash is the tale of a young drummer andrew neyman who is played in a. Oct 09, 2014 to raise money for the project, chazelle first made whiplash as a short film, with j. Whiplash stars miles teller as a drum prodigy who takes all he can from his abusive teacher, played by jk simmons. Simmons videos product videos signature sound library. Simmons has the gift of ease, which makes fletcher all the more terrifying. Simmons, melissa benoist, and writerdirector damien chazelle talk whiplash, shooting the drum solo, creative freedom, and more. Oct 26, 2015 amazing drum solo from the movie whiplash youtube a drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a students potential. Simmons and miles teller filmed several takes with. Dec 19, 2016 neiman returns to the stage to brand his name into the jazz drummers hall of fame and to prove fletcher wrong. The movie premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival and costars j. Simmons played his for 19 days not including the days playing the same character in. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Simmons played his for 19 days not including the days playing the same character in the short film of the same name.
Simmons, 61, looks unrecognizable, jacked for justice. Simmons with the oscar for best supporting actor for his performance in whiplash at the 87th oscars in 2015. It looks good, is well built and sturdy and includes many of the musthave features dualzone mesh pads, dualzone chokeable cymbals threezone ride with decent bell response, the ability to import samples and a reasonably quick module latency is just 5. To raise money for the project, chazelle first made whiplash as a short film, with j.
Simmons was up against ethan hawke for boyhood 2014 at the academy awards for best actor in a supporting role. Andrew neiman miles teller is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. The actor joked about getting paid tens of dollars while studying to be a classical musician in college. Simmons tells miles teller at one point in whiplash, the film festival favorite. Miles teller, who has played the drums since he was 15, received blisters on his. Each page is manually curated, researched, collected, and issued by our staff writers. Sep 03, 2014 though hes appeared in more than 50 movies and several hit tv shows, j. My daughter is crazy about miles teller watch the veteran actor talks about his oscarworthy role and his young costar. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device. Apr 17, 2015 watch the trailer for miles tellers new film whiplash, in which he tries to become a top jazz drummer. Simmons was awarded king of bacchus by the krewe of bacchus.
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