Bronxgirl48

I couldn't figure out what that glub blub was myself; was it supposed to be munching sounds? Having never owned a rabbit, I couldn't be sure. I surmise it might have been the washing down of alcoholic libations from most of the actors to get them through this ridiculous production. And Stu Whitman's obnoxious little daughter (with her Chldren of the Damned hairstyle) really was the instigator of this "tail"; switching bunnies like she did. I'm sure Keir Dullea would know how to deal with her.

Yes, he did. Those bunnies will take it out of a man.

Thank you so much for that link.

I think they should have had the mutant bunnies hairless, non-fuzzy, skinless. Now THAT might have been creepy. But nothing is weirder than Janet Leigh's "hare". Hare, get it? Get it? LOL (I've been hittin' the Guiness this evening. Gettin' ready for St. Pat's)

My fascination with Janet's hair has led me to grievously omit a most surreal part of NIGHT OF THE LEPUS. Just when you've had it up to your eyeballs with slow-mo shots of bunnies leaping and stampeding and lolling about grocery stores (after they decimate the owners) comes two William Cameron Menzies-like shots of burnt-orange sunsets reminscent of GONE WITH THE WIND. "I won't think about the rabbits now; I'll think about them tomorrow!" Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Yes, the puppet people are alive in Washington (and are attacking us from both sides of the aisle) Get ALL the Twilight Zone episodes. It's only money, lol. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Having no luck finding it.

I'm so disgusted with the state of politics in this country that I'm actually going to put my vote in for Charlie McCarthy this November.

Hopkins is good in MAGIC. There were a lot of variations on the ventriloquism/puppet themes on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.

Yes, I loved Janet's hair in HOLIDAY AFFAIR. Trust me, she doesn't look good in LEPUS, lol. Oh, that Carradine movie is BLUEBEARD, with Jean "Beth from Little Women" Parker. Haven't seen it in ages, but John's quite good, given the low budget. Think it's Ulmer directed. Like Bogie in THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS he paints women and then does them in. But without asking anyone if they want a glass of milk. My Stuart looked damned good in LEPUS, and so very serious. I guess maybe downing a few shots before a take might have that same effect, but he's in fine manly form. He's very impersonal handling the bunnies, though; lifting them by the scruff of their necks; Janet however cradles their tiny furry selves in her bony arms. A lot of well-known stars did their latter-day stints in these stinkers. And this one really stinks. If enlarged rabbits with big teeth and Hollywood Magic Shop blood on their noses don't bother you, then check it out, if only to see Janet. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Mitchum isn't really my type physically, but he does have a lionish, lazy, barrel-chested manly charisma on screen.

I too thought that was a great bit with Gloria and "sucker". I wonder in that final clinch, did Bob get a wad of tissue in his mouth?

Weird casting for NOT AS A STRANGER, huh? And Livvy as a Swedish nurse. For my perplexity with hair issues, see my NIGHT OF THE LEPUS thread in Sci-Fi. I know this isn't your genre, but check it out anyway for what I thought of Janet Leigh's locks.

I saw NIGHT OF THE LEPUS last night so you don't have to. Oh, the humanity.... But the horror of giant bunnies attacking people and horses and leaving them mutilated in reams of fake blood cannot compare to Janet Leigh's HAIR. How transcendently unflattering is it, let me count the ways. I will try to describe it. But I must do so in the context of Janet's oddly tanned face. The hair, or should I say wig, is an indeterminate gray-blonde-silver; coiffed in an Alice Faye-in-retirement, ladies-who-lunch manner, stiff and unyielding as the leisured women of a certain age who wear it, and yet I believe Leigh was only in her mid-40's in 1972. But weirdly, in certain scenes the hair looks curly and mop-like, so that Janet resembles a hag-aunt of Samatha Stevens in BEWITCHED, come to babysit Tabitha. At another juncture a cowlick appears, as if in direct response to the terrors facing her as the marauding fiends approach. I was also reminded of the old witchy housekeeper gliding by in the original THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. The contrast of Janet's strange ivory hair and sun-kissed puss reminded me of a wizened female mummy like Ananka as she's being lowered into the swamp by Kharis. Leigh's wig must have been designed by some alien stylist from beyond this galaxy. My puzzlement with its changing moods almost kept my eyes off Stuart Whitman. Now the producers of this movie, in order to laugh-proof themselves from the audience, give us an opening scientific film-strip disclaimer of actual bunny overpopulation around the world, with the announcer intoning that he too cannot believe cute cuddly rabbits can create this much havoc. The very bland harmless persona of a rabbit is why the premise is supposed to be so terrifying and apocalyptic. BUT IT ISN'T. An overhead shot of a man riding a horse across desert terrain will have you thinking, why are they showing Whitman in CIMARRON STRIP? But turns out it isn't Stuart; it's his taller look-a-like, Rory Calhoun. In fact, in the caves where the two actors are together (and it's kinda dark) it's difficult to discern who is who -- these handsome, craggy-faced, heavy eyebrowed, thick black-haired guys were almost interchangeable. And I bet they got drunk together offscreen too. A scientist in the lab, looking at slides of mutant cells and blood: "Could be vampires....or a sabre toothed tiger, they still exist". Now those are reasonable assumptions to make. Is the guy mixing his psychedelics? An exasperated farmer Rory: "These rabbits are eating me out of house and home!" Stuart: "They're mean and they're hungry" Do you need to be reminded that the special effects are God-awful? Slo-mo bunnies are so tedious as they leap off cliffs and stampede about town, looking like they don't know where the hell they're going. Sheriff Paul Fix with a megaphone: "Killer rabbits are approaching, everyone, but don't panic". At one point, Whitman and Janet embrace in a passionate kiss. I don't want to speculate who their real-life off-screen partners were at that time, but this liplock could be described as get-a-room. Were they seeking some very basic human, self-indulgent movie-star gratification to relieve themselves from the embarrassment of being in this movie? ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, with it's quaintly sinister plot about a gentle puppeteer who is traumatized and goes mad after his wife runs off with someone else (an athlete yet) and creates dolls who'll never leave him, sounds like it would have made the perfect vehicle for John Barrymore or even John Carradine. Unfortunately, it's old-fashioned charms butt up against the hey-daddio bland yet crass drive-in 50's sensibilities of Bert Gordon. (who actually uses another of his films, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, as a size counterpoint) And dour, hatchet faced John Hoyt, with only an occasional insane glint in his eye, isn't very thrilling as the dollmaker and cannot bring any inner sense of despair to his character. He's just so lonely, and in his lonliness he miraculously invents a machine that reduces people's molecular structure. Pert, snub-nosed June Kenney answers an ad for an office girl and "little' does she know what will happen to her. John Agar's bizarre laugh is intact as it is in THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS. This movie is not half as fun, stupid or entertaining as that one; unfortunately. Incredibly lame ending. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Lovely Ford background you're givin' me, Goddess; I of course look forward to seeing it. (and will wonder what other interpretation he wanted Sara to give when I watch her) And I understand Rod Taylor is in YOUNG CASSIDY -- Ah!!

I was looking for that thread too.

I am so very glad you enjoyed it! The love potion was only a buck, lol but the chaser was $1,000. Says it all, unfortunately. I liked John's "Harry Potter"-ish scarf.

Hey, I saw EL DORADO. Very entertaining. I immediately fell in love during the opening credits with that wonderful song and the western paintings but, ultimately I wondered why Hawks bothered to remake RIO BRAVO. I liked Jimmy Ugly Shoulders (and I'll even say to you: Ricky WHO??) and thought he really held his own with the veteran stars; in fact frankly for me the best parts of the movie were him and Duke riding along together, with Jimmy reciting poetry. Mitchum with a hangover entering the saloon and beating on Ed Asner was truly frightening: seemed he was channelling his preacher from NIGHT OF THE HUNTER with that turn on a dime violence. Arthur Hunnicut was acceptable in the Brennan part. Did you notice when Duke gets that bullet lodged in his spine, it makes his famous walk even more pronounced, lol? I think I actually prefer this to RIO BRAVO, although probably the latter is the "better" film. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Here ya go; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_vGYy9SxSc&feature=related

Gloria looks a little waxy to me there. Just kidding.

I love the opening and closing marching music in TOPAZ.

Would you believe I've never seen HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY? Oh, the shame of it.

I'll take aim at you. Is coconut custard o.k.?

My answer to your question about Rod: maybe he's real happy to see you.

You are SO right, CineMaven, Rod would've made an EXCELLENT James Bond.