Richard Kimble

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I've never seen it, but it has a cult following

KOTS is actually a fairly entertaining movie. It's main flaw is the expressionless performance of George Chakiris, whose stoneface could have been used as a block in the pyramid. IMHO SITR does not work at all. I've seen few films that were so totally misjudged. However, very near the end, there is a brief, unexpected scene involving Gleason's character -- or more precisely, his office -- while McQueen and Bill watch, that has stayed with me ever since I first saw it. I always mention it in "Great Moment In Bad Movies" threads, and it's probably my favorite moment in any Ralph Nelson film.

Head is a classic -- IMHO, the most innovative American studio film of the 1960s.

Could the role of Waldo originally have been intended for Fox contract player Laird Cregar?

I don't imbibe, but those who do can play a drinking game by taking a swig every time Robert Horton says, "That's an order mister!" And an asteroid might destroy Earth, but could it really dent Robert Horton's hair?

I've only seen WIA once, in part, at least three decades ago. It didn't even work for me on a camp level. Casting deadly serious, vaguely creepy and in any case overage Robert Drivas as the juvenile was a mistake that could not be overcome. As for Janssen, he showed a light comedy touch on Richard Diamond, but here he was ill-served by Garson Kanin's direction.

I have a great affection for late '60s/early '70s movies (both theatrical and TV) with scenes set in the bars of country clubs, with 50 year old Hefner wannabes with short hair and sideburns in turtlenecks and plaid pants, listening to bossa nova and swilling martinis after playing 18 holes. I consider Banning (1967) to be the masterpiece of this sub-sub-genre.

Thought I'd keep the hyperbole of the original thread Whys and wherefores welcome ---------- The Oscar How To Commit Marriage, Skidoo, and pretty much any movie where Old Hollywood tries to understand hippies The Green Slime

Jorma Kaukonen

Civility is fine, but are you trying kill debate? Lively discussion is what makes a forum. Do it without personal attacks, but keep it interesting.

The Whys are more interesting than just a bunch of lists The Constitution does not guarantee the right to not be offended (contrary to what some in the PC crowd may claim)

Was "Over The Rainbow" cut from the NTA print of I Wake Up Screaming? I still don't understand how an MGM song got in there in the first place.

Can you watch movies set in the present where the actors are wearing costumes from the past?

W T F is this crap

A lot of people went to see it, just not enough to offset its enormous production cost. There is some truth to the claim that WOO was "manufactured" into a classic by its annual airing, similar to what TNT did more blatantly -- but apparently quite successfully -- with A Christmas Story.

At one message board I go to, populated mostly by college students and 20-somethings, there was a recent thread entitled "Is Tom Hanks the greatest actor of all time?". Many responses said yes, and IIRC none suggested it was not a legitimate question. This was seen as old-fashioned liberal do-goodery even at the time. Perhaps by going to see it people felt they were making some sort of civil rights statement. A lot of the anti-Kane feeling comes from its GOAT ("greatest of all time", for you non-sports fans) rep. Sort of the same butcher-sacred-cows motivation that makes rock fans "hate" The Beatles, or makes me hate Seinfeld (the world's most overrated TV show). I can understand why Bonnie and Clyde was hit. I can understand why In The Heat Of The Night was a hit. I can even almost understand why GWCTD was a hit. But The Graduate mystifies me. What was it about this film that struck such a chord? It isn't anywhere near as funny as the Universal sex comedies of the early '60s -- in fact most of the supporting cast is wasted. The hero isn't a rebel, but just a blank. Did it touch on some sort of Oedipal issue?

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I'm not quite obsessed, but I am a Levant fan. Have you seen his TV episode with Fred Astaire? Supposedly it's all that survives of Levant's legendary local show in L.A. It can be found online.

The original ending of An American In Paris had a brief scene where freeloading overage prodigy Oscar Levant ironically hooks up with man-keeping Nina Foch (whom he had criticized earlier for her treatment of Gene Kelly). This was cut for a variety of reasons: It blunted the impact of the final ballet, and took attention away from the main love story of Kelly-Caron. Does anyone know if this footage survives?

That's the one where Kate competes for an Iowa School of Dramatic Art Blue Ribbon against Will Rogers' pet hog...

Although "can't stand" is probably too strong, I can make a virtually endless list of popular movies that do nothing for me: Dr Zhivago of Arabia on the River Kwai Any Woody Allen movie after Annie Hall (and even his good movies with Diane Keaton lose points because of DK's presence). I do in fact HATE that these films were loved by the highbrows and took WA away from his field of genius (comedy) to be a 4th rate imitator of Ingmar Resnais. Vertigo The Graduate Tom Jones Anything by Tarantino or the Coen Bros Anything by Kubrick after Dr Strangelove Pretty much anything after Duel for Spielberg and American Graffiti for Lucas. Actors and Actresses: Meryl Streep (okay her I hate) Albert Finney

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