Mr. Gorman

The (((Circle))) of SUTS: Jane Fonda starred with Robert Redford in the 1967 Paramount comedy BAREFOOT IN THE PARK and later Robert Redford starred with George Segal in the 1972 20th Century Fox caper comedy THE HOT ROCK and later George Segal starred with Jane Fonda in the 1977 Columbia comedy FUN WITH DICK AND JANE. Has anyone ever seen the movie SITUATION HOPELESS . . . BUT NOT SERIOUS (1965)? It stars Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. Seems to have vanished off the planet.

So no one likes Redford's performance as reform-minded prison warden BRUBAKER (1980)? I thought he was pretty good as the warden fighting through a sea of human slime to make the jail a more civil place.

I bet you all didn't know that Meester Hoover was into the hobby of building fireplaces? In fact, Larry Cohen made a movie about it . . . but it went sadly *unreleased*. THE PRIVATE FLUES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER (!) (I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself).

DRAEGERMAN COURAGE (1937) Barton MacLane

I shall cast my 2¢ worth in with BLACK NOON (1971-Tvm), a Western-Horror film aired by CBS in November of '71. Has a good cast and at 73m. doesn't wear out its welcome. I found it a lot of fun. Maybe you will, too. Starring Ray Milland, Roy Thinnes, Yvette Mimieux, Lynn Loring, Gloria Grahame, Henry Silva and Hank Worden. Then there's the 1974 Western Tvm SHOOTOUT IN A ONE-DOG TOWN. It may sound a bit like a 'Western comedy' -- but it is not. Has quite a good cast.

SANTEE (1973) Glenn Ford

ROAD GANG (1936)

NIGHTMARE IN CHICAGO (1964-Tvm)

DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978-Tvm)

CARNIVAL BOAT (1931)

HARKINS, John (1932-1999)

P.J. (1968) George Peppard, Gayle Hunnicutt, Raymond Burr

KANSAS PACIFIC (1953) Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller, Barton MacLane

ZOOT SUIT (1981)

CROWHAVEN FARM (1970-Tvm)

LISA (1962)

The first thing that comes to mind is actually 2 actors who were getting substantial parts in big studio movies -- yes, they were 'character actors' but they were still gaining ground at the time they died: WILSON, Trey (1948-1989). Aged 40. Died January 16, 1989 -- 5 days before his 41st birthday. Was about to start filming MILLER'S CROSSING . . . and then it was over. He appeared in one 'big' movie after another after throwing Pat Benatar out of the house! An arterial vascular malformation led to a cerebral hemorrhage and he never stood a chance after complaining of a headache at home in NYC. WALSH, J.T. (1943-1998). Aged 54. Died while on vacation at a health retreat on Feb. 27, 1998. → Just the year before he had received 2nd billing in the big Paramount studio movie BREAKDOWN (1997) with Kurt Russell. At the time of his death he still had a few movies 'in-the-can' but as-yet unreleased. Shoulda, coulda, woulda . . . but didn't. Next: Notable actress who appeared in a number of made-for-television movies.

Remember that LAURENCE HARVEY, who starred in and took over the direction of "Dandy In Aspic" when A. Mann died, also starred in 'WUSA' with Paul Newman. It's a (((Circle))) of 'stuff'!

UNION DEPOT (1932)

SILVER STREAK (1976)

FAMILY WAY, The (1966-UK) Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett Next: a 1970s made-for-television movie you like.

I went to 'Vacation Bible School' in 1986. First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach. For a week. It was Ok. I had an alright time, except . . . → One night a gang of punk-**** vampires showed up -- a year before "The Lost Boys" was released, too -- and drank everyone's blood except mine. Then they said "Fangs a lot for the snack; we needed that!" and left. → Our whole cabin was dead after that. Everyone else was wiped out! Sheesh! The other campers, it seems, were complaining of "tired blood". 🩸 I wrote a Christian rap song with 2 lines: IF YER BREETHIN' DON'T BE A HEATHEN! 'nuff said. A candle! 🕯️

Given that THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (1965) is a Paramount movie don't be too surprised not to see it on TCM with frequency!

I believe so. The 'CIC Video' release of this movie in the U.K. is AIRPORT '80: The Concorde. I don't know why it struck me as being so funny . . . but it did. ✈️ → It could've been retitled as "AIRPORT: The Concorde" for the UK instead of fussing with the numbers. ♦ A COUPLE OF HOMEVIDEO trivia nuggets ♦ 'MCA Videocassette, Inc.' and later 'MCA Home Video' didn't exist in the UK in the 1980s. Universal Pictures films were released by 'CIC Video' in England back then. So let's say you wanted to find the 1st video release of JAWS (1975): In the U.S. you'd look for the '1980 MCA Videocassette, Inc.' release with the (((Rainbow))) logo and in England you'd look for the 'CIC Video' release from January 1981. The 'CIC' logo at the time was simply the three letters in ALL CAPS with a chain link inside the 'I'. Paramount Home Video didn't exist in the UK in the 1980s, either. Paramount movies were released by various video companies in the UK, mostly by CIC though. For instance, the 1978 Warren Beatty Paramount movie HEAVEN CAN WAIT was issued by 'CIC Video' in England. (The 'CIC' stood for 'Cinema International Corporation'). MGM/CBS and MGM-UA Home Video along with other big studio labels like WARNER and COLUMBIA all existed in the UK in the '80s so they put out movies on their own labels.

You may recall the band QUARTERFLASH was first 'named' SEAFOOD MAMA and their original recording of "Harden My Heart" was a little bit different than the later 'hit' arrangement. Both versions are on YouTube -- ergo, if you like the song then you can compare each version. The QUARTERFLASH album containing "Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool" was dedicated "to all the Seafood lovers in the Northwest".