Written by James M. Tate / 4/08/2018 / No comments / chase , chuck mccann , comedy , prison , richard kiel , seventies , tim conway
TIM CONWAY IN 'THEY WENT THAT-A-WAY & THAT-A-WAY'
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Year of Release: 1978 |
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Score: ***1/2 |
Meanwhile, like when opposite Tom Bosley in GUS, the alpha male has more lines and overall input, as in recently departed Chuck McCann, more of a bully to Conway's usual deadpan idiot: the latter with the expression of a loyal dog waiting for scraps from the table that never come...
The boys are hick town policeman who don't know their "asses from their elbows" in a setting popular during the 1970's with cars kicking up dirt — and eventually, during the final act, there's an all-out chase scene that the title gives away: Here's IT'S A MAD MAD (etc.) WORLD styling that keeps the entire ride entertaining enough to where you may not have to suffer-through with the queasy feeling, "What was I thinking for ever liking this movie?" Time's spent (served) well enough here.
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