mudskipper Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 "THE CHOIRBOYS" from Joseph Wambaugh's novel ? Wambaugh, I think, was an ex-cop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Of course you're right, mudskipper. I thought the use of a key word would get someone to the right answer. Wambaugh disliked this version of his story; certain features in the framework plot gave some wrong slants on the meaning. It resulted in the author taking more control of the scripts in the following films, and in his Police Story series on TV. But some of the scenes were true to the source work. For anyone who has not seen the film, just think of the "S-F,$5" orientation being delivered in Burt Young's mumble to pink-cheeked, perky young James Woods, who proceeds to tank his first assignment. Many of the individual set pieces were worth the viewer's attention. The major thing wrong with the final product was a labored and tacked-on happy ending. mudskipper's thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Thanks.. Clue: A retired sea captain from New England travels out west to marry his fiancee, a blond spoiled daughter of a rancher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 1958's *The Big Country* ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 You must have seen that great movie... Ok, your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Several times. Starting when it was still first-run in the theaters. Back when I still thought of Heston as Moses, and Conners as the Rifleman. Western. Late 1960s. An outlaw leaves his gang, which includes his half-batty brother; he wants to go straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 You know, I always thought the perfect role for Chuck Connors would have been Red Ryder. If you look at the old DELL comic books of Red Ryder, the way Fred Harman drew him, he looks a whole lot like Chuck Connors.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 No disagreement re Connors as Ryder. The ex-gang are really organized, and really vindective. The wannabe exbadguy rides into a town, having received a message that a former love wants to see him. It's a trap; the ex-friends are setting him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 The bad guys have stolen an item prized by the Mexican government, and have manufactured evidence that the hero was the thief. This has advanced to the point of wanted posters showing his picture. The US government also are after him on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 The item stolen from Mexico is a canon that played a part in Mexico's war of independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 IMO, unexpected casting. This Western had a little more plot than some of them. Throughout the 1950s and 60s, this B-Oater hero role my have been given to any number of stalwarts. -- Randolph Scott, Guy Madison, Broderick Crawford, Audie Murphy, Alan Ladd. Or it could have provided hiatus work for any number of TV series leads. -- Clint Walker, Ty Harden, Fess Parker, James Arness. The one who got the role had made a lot of movies, but very few Westerns. He was a huge star, with a body of fans who seemed to follow him anywhere. This film came at a time when the Western itself was in decline, and this was not a big success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Elvis Presley in CHARRO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Correct, at some 160 Views. Another feature of this flick: Elvis did only one song -- a ditty behind the opening credits. He performed up to the level of the material, but Westerns were just not in vogue at that time. mudskipper's thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 A quick one:--- A political activist and revolutionary is hunted by the authorities and hides in the jungles of South America.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Real WAG here; 1989's *Rude Awakenintg* with Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, Julie Haggerty, et al ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Nope...In the deep forest, the man meets a strange girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Green Mansions was a great book, but not a very good movie. But you're right. Your thread, Six.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 THE GOOD EARTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thanks, six. Another easy one here:-- Plain Jane lives in a cattle town and is on the verge of becoming an old maid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 *The Rainmaker* ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Ok Speedy...Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I shall return.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 A well-heeled attractive Parisian woman is anxiously awaiting her lover at home. She is a little more excited than usual because it's their anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 A Woman Of Paris ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I think you know the movie but haven't quite got the correct title. Let's go on: The lover completely forgets the anniversary. The woman, sensing his lack of interest, pretends to be disinterested as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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