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Written by James M. Tate / 1/29/2022 / No comments / drama , ensemble , leigh taylor-young , michael crawford , michael winner , ryan o'neal , sam elliott , seventies , sport , stanley baker

MICHAEL WINNER DIRECTS STANLEY BAKER IN 'THE GAMES'

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drama, ensemble, leigh taylor-young, michael crawford, michael winner, ryan o'neal, sam elliott, seventies, sport, stanley baker

MICHAEL WINNER DIRECTS STANLEY BAKER IN 'THE GAMES'

Title: THE GAMES Pictured: Stanley Baker, Michael Crawford Year: 1970 Rating: ***1/2 In 1970, between working with Oliver Reed in Swinging S...

LIFE'S A 1970'S BEACH WITH SAM ELLIOTT AS A CAREER 'LIFEGUARD'

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At thirty-three years old, with pressure from friends, family, lovers, and even strangers, he's forced to deal with the realization he's not a kid anymore, and too old for his occupation. All this leading to his fifteen-year high school reunion where he gets back in touch with ex-sweetheart and now single mom Anne Archer, who breezily runs a successful art gallery, and old buddy Stephen Young, co-owner of a lucritive Porsche dealership.<br>
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Might Sam be a better boyfriend/salesman than tan-toned lady-killer lifeguard? This is a rare gem mixing comedy, drama, romance, but is mostly a character-study: each element blending perfectly, mostly thanks to our mustached, deep-voiced star, one of the coolest cats in cinema... <br>
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Meanwhile, the romance between Sam Elliott and Anne Archer is kindhearted and genuine, but the best scenes have Sam the maverick...<br>
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Not only making it with the ladies but relaxing all alone, watching the beach before anyone else arrives while a frisky teenage girl, played by Kathleen Quinlan and who adorns all the poster artwork, is practically a stalker. That he doesn't fight off, noticed by Parker Stevenson, who makes great sidekick and student (along with the audience) in the job harder than it seems: So BAYWATCH (that initially featured Stevenson) brought lifeguards to a comic book status, LIFEGUARD (penned by future INTO THE NIGHT and FIRSTBORN scribe Ron Kolso) provides a story where the occupation and the man are one in the same.<br>
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anne archer, beach, drama, exploitation, kathleen quinlan, parker stevenson, romance, sam elliott, seventies, sharon clark, stephen young

LIFE'S A 1970'S BEACH WITH SAM ELLIOTT AS A CAREER 'LIFEGUARD'

Sam Elliott in LIFEGUARD Year: 1976 A film as laidback as the title and occupation, but for lifeguard Sam Elliott, who seems a part of the ...

LYNN BORDEN INTERVIEW: 'FROGS' & EXPLOITATION CINEMA

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A lovely and talented actress has left us, and her name was Lynn Borden… Known by some as the suburban wife from the last season of HAZEL, cult cinema fans remember her as Jenny Crockett, the beautifully bitter wife of Adam Roarke’s mischievous Clint in the eco-horror FROGS, which, made in 1972, is actually pretty great...</div>
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Taking place at a rural mansion within the murky swamps, Ray Milland stars as a greedy capitalist who isn’t very environmentally conscious...<br>
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And so, long story short, a magazine photographer, played by Sam Elliott, winds up amongst the bickering clan, experiencing their eccentric behavior as a horde of reptiles slowly move in.<br>
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So here's a transcribed interview from a Cult Film Freak/Skull Island Surfer archive with actress Lynn Borden, who also shares about appearing with the late cult actor Adam Roarke in two other motion pictures, THIS IS A HIJACK and DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY...</div>

adam roarke, eco-horror, exploitation, lynn borden, ray milland, sam elliott

LYNN BORDEN INTERVIEW: 'FROGS' & EXPLOITATION CINEMA

Original Artwork A lovely and talented actress has left us, and her name was Lynn Borden… Known by some as the suburban wife from the...

SAM ELLIOTT & RAY MILLAND IN 'FROGS' WITH LYNN BORDEN

adam roarke, creature, eco-horror, horror, lynn borden, ray milland, sam elliott

SAM ELLIOTT & RAY MILLAND IN 'FROGS' WITH LYNN BORDEN

year: 1972 cast: Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Lynn Borden rating: **** "We’d all be scared," according to the late actress Lynn B...

Written by James M. Tate / 1/09/2012 / No comments / anne archer , sam elliott , seventies , stephen young

LIFEGUARD OUR FIRST REVIEW HAS MOVED TO ANOTHER POST

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Sam Elliott does some soul searching in LIFEGUARD Year: 1976</u></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2017/09/LG.html">CLICK FOR THE NEW HOME OF LIFEGUARD</a><br />
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anne archer, sam elliott, seventies, stephen young

LIFEGUARD OUR FIRST REVIEW HAS MOVED TO ANOTHER POST

Sam Elliott does some soul searching in LIFEGUARD Year: 1976 CLICK FOR THE NEW HOME OF LIFEGUARD VHS Artwork With Kathleen ...

Written by James M. Tate / 6/16/2011 / No comments / action , ben gazzara , eighties , kelly lynch , patrick swayze , sam elliott

ROAD HOUSE (1989)

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action, ben gazzara, eighties, kelly lynch, patrick swayze, sam elliott