White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart (1990) starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood is always watchable, and here he portrays John Wilson, a thinly disguised version of John Huston, during the days leading up to the filming of The African Queen. It's based on a 1953 novel by Peter Viertel about his experiences during the making of Queen. The film's main thrust is to portray Huston, er, Wilson as a monomaniac who becomes obsessed with shooting an elephant while on location in Africa, to the detriment of the movie he is supposed to be shooting. It's fairly entertaining, but mostly just filled me with a desire to see The African Queen. (English subtitles are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B