Authors: Pearl Bernstein Gardner,Gerald Gardner

The Magnificent Elmer (13 page)

Cannon for Cordoba,
1970

The Liberation of L. B. Jones,
1970

A Walk in the Spring Rain,
1970

Big Jake,
1971

Doctors’ Wives,
1971

See No Evil,
1971

The Amazing Mr. Blunden,
1972

The Magnificent Seven Ride!,
1972

Cahill: United States Marshal,
1973

Deadly Honeymoon,
1974

Gold,
1974

McQ,
1974

The Trial of Billy Jack,
1974

Mr. Quilp,
1975

A Report to the Commissioner,
1975

From Noon Till Three,
1976

The Incredible Sarah,
1976

The Shootist,
1976

Slap Shot,
1977

Animal House,
1978

Billy Jack Goes to Washington,
1978

Blood Brothers,
1979

Meatballs,
1979

Zulu Dawn,
1979

From the 1980s

Trust Me,
1980

Airplane!,
1980

The Blues Brothers,
1980

The Great Santini,
1980

Saturn 3,
1980

An American Werewolf in London,
1981

The Chosen,
1981

Going Ape!,
1981

Heavy Metal,
1981

Honky Tonk Freeway,
1981

Stripes,
1981

Five Days One Summer,
1982

Genocide,
1982

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone,
1983

Trading Places,
1983

Ghostbusters,
1984

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie,
1984

Prince Jack,
1984

The Black Cauldron,
1985

Spies Like Us,
1985

Legal Eagles,
1986

Three Amigos!,
1986

Amazing Grace and Chuck,
1987

Leonard Part 6,
1987

Da!,
1988

Funny Farm,
1988

The Good Mother,
1988

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon,
1988

My Left Foot,
1989

Slipstream,
1989

From the 1990s

The Field,
1990

The Grifters,
1990

Cape Fear,
1991

Oscar,
1991

A Rage in Harlem,
1991

Rambling Rose,
1991

The Babe,
1992

Mad Dog and Glory,
1992

The Age of Innocence,
1993

The Cemetery Club,
1993

The Good Son,
1993

Lost in Yonkers,
1993

Devil in a Blue Dress,
1995

Frankie Starlight,
1995

Roommates,
1995

Search and Destroy,
1995

Bulletproof,
1996

Buddy,
1997

Hoodlum,
1997

The Rainmaker,
1997

Twilight,
1998

Bringing Out the Dead,
1999

The Deep End of the Ocean,
1999

Wild Wild West,
1999

From the 2000s

Far From Heaven,
2002

Photos of Elmer and the Family

Elmer at work on the score for the film
Saturday’s Hero
, 1950

Pearl and Elmer contemplate their new addition to the baby boom generation in their Hollywood Hills home, 1951

Pearl, Elmer and their son Peter enjoy the as yet unblemished beach at Santa Monica, 1952

Pearl and Peter exchange their views on the meaning of life and other complexities in Malibu, 1952

Elmer calls balls and strikes for his sons at a Sherman Oaks baseball diamond, 1961

Gregory (in the driver’s seat) discovers the perks of a celebrity father, namely a visit to the Paramount lot (where Elmer had scored
The Ten Commandments
) and a ride in the Batmobile, 1963

Pearl and Elmer with Carl Rowan, JFK’s new ambassador to Finland, at an LA dinner, 1963

ELMER’S TUNES

To read a book about the world and the work of Elmer Bernstein without hearing the music—well, it’s like looking at a sunset in black-and-white, or like reading about van Gogh without seeing his brushstrokes. To see the colors and the brushstrokes of Elmer’s music, and even enjoy a taste of the films, just click on one of the links listed below.

Elmer Bernstein: A Musical Tribute

To Kill a Mockingbird—Stephen Bennett on harp guitar

The Magnificent Seven Suite—Elmer Bernstein

Cat Women of the Moon (1953)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Elmer Bernstein on “Walk on the Wild Side”

Table of Contents

Chapter One: The Door Opens