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May 7th, 2014: The Night Strangler (1973)

May7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Horror, Mad Scientist, Made for TV, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sequel, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged ABC Circle Films, Al Lewis, alchemist, Dan Curtis, Darren McGavin, immortality, insanity, John Carradine, Kolchak, Margaret Hamilton, newspaper, reporter, Richard Anderson, Richard Matheson, Seattle, Simon Oakland, underground

July 7th, 2013: They Might Be Giants (1971)

Jul7 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "are they mad or...", Al Lewis, ambigious ending, Anthony Harvey, asylum, blackmail, Don Quixote, Eugene Roche, F. Murray Abraham, gambling debts, George C. Scott, insanity, Jack Gilford, James Goldman, James Tolkan, Joanne Woodward, John Barry, librarian, library, M. Emmet Walsh, New York City, Paul Newman, psychiatrists, Rue McClanahan, Sherlock Holmes, supermarket, telephone, telephone company

August 30th, 2012: Death Wish (1974)

Aug30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Serial Killer, The Original, Thriller Tagged Al Lewis, before they were famous, Charles Bronson, Christopher Guest, conscientious objector, Denzel Washington, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Herbie Hancock, it's not over, Jeff Goldblum, Korean War vet, low-budget, medical corpsman, Michael Winner, muggers, murder, New York City, Olympia Dukakis, Paramount Pictures, Paul Dooley, rape, vigilantes, Vincent Gardenia

They Might Be Giants (1971)

Aug28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Based on a Play, Based on a Short Story(ies), Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged "are they mad or...", Al Lewis, ambigious ending, Anthony Harvey, asylum, blackmail, Don Quixote, Eugene Roche, F. Murray Abraham, gambling debts, George C. Scott, insanity, Jack Gilford, James Goldman, James Tolkan, Joanne Woodward, John Barry, librarian, library, M. Emmet Walsh, New York City, Paul Newman, psychiatrists, Rue McClanahan, Sherlock Holmes, supermarket, telephone, telephone company

September 4th, 2011: Used Cars (1980)

Sep4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Chase, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Screwball, Slapstick, T+A, Workplace Tagged "Save the Old X", Al Lewis, Alfonso Arau, Bob Gale, children of famous people, Columbia Pictures, commercials, con artist, corrupt politicians, David L. Lander, Deborah Harmon, Dick Miller, driver's ed, Dub Taylor, Frank McRae, Gerrit Graham, hanging judge, Harry Northup, hiding a death, highway project, inflation, Jack Warden, Joe Flaherty, John Milius, Kurt Russell, long lost relative, Michael McKean, pirate TV, race to the finish, Robert Zemeckis, sibling rivalry, snobs vs. slobs, Steven Spielberg, teens, used car salesman, Wendy Jo Sperber

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

Dec18 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Based on a Book, Drama, Full Reviews, Period Film, Reviews Tagged ABC, Al Lewis, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, bleak ending, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Dance marathon, Depression, flash forward, flashback, Gig Young, insanity, Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, old timer, Palomar Pictures, Red Buttons, Susannah York, Sydney Pollack

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