PETER YATES GIVES MORE THAN CHASE IN THE CLASSIC 'BULLITT'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGcowbgZy8_l1GFYTSWL4ZdjJz6ZieNOvvxYkA4dAEPcRDJukjslHkvqW8Nm4xUtljM-Da1jwEwFD1ZOxmCjs0rN1BFJ8ewgaGY0bo0_2-wfdmX66DWqp96oqRIG7tolnRHh9WUJANcZk8kzgzn3DvTwYLMnXa7X0hruRvLHkQGG6w24BDzbwVQwmFdG_/s1512/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-25%20at%202.37.27%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGcowbgZy8_l1GFYTSWL4ZdjJz6ZieNOvvxYkA4dAEPcRDJukjslHkvqW8Nm4xUtljM-Da1jwEwFD1ZOxmCjs0rN1BFJ8ewgaGY0bo0_2-wfdmX66DWqp96oqRIG7tolnRHh9WUJANcZk8kzgzn3DvTwYLMnXa7X0hruRvLHkQGG6w24BDzbwVQwmFdG_/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-25%20at%202.37.27%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Steve McQueen in BULLITT Year: 1968 Rating: *****</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The iconic car chase is the only thing that seems to matter in BULLITT, and not just for the media since director Peter Yates's prior chase in his British heist thriller <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2020/09/AR.html">ROBBERY</a> was so admired by Steve McQueen, Yates got <i>this</i> gig... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But like there is far more than just action throughout the strategically tempered neo noir cadence of ROBBERY, Yates's cop/crime classic BULLITT is also more about words than wheels...</p><span></span>

action, bill hickman, carl reindel, classic, cop, crime, cult, don gordon, felice orlandi, jacqueline bisset, jazz-score, pat renella, peter yates, robert vaughn, simon oakland, sixties, steve mcqueen, thriller

PETER YATES GIVES MORE THAN CHASE IN THE CLASSIC 'BULLITT'

Steve McQueen in BULLITT Year: 1968 Rating: ***** The iconic car chase is the only thing that seems to matter in BULLITT, and not just for t...

STEVE MCQUEEN LITERALLY STEALS SAM PECKINPAH'S 'THE GETAWAY'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4b6xpueFjRRCYKM4hojOyL15gAnXgfdmA5WGl-ujZ-Ylwaa9rVFnjGFuiMBw1KCDQein_KffAFx3y801tWF0kl7r9Kcjcv6CtDz_TdfQ6-_UstwLNxQ8vuNgchMkiiF177gEsE9vU8VflrCH-OaULQBMtNwmNGsekcJoShFfg_yiGpLLEoi0IYC2cr35/s1189/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-02%20at%204.13.12%20PM%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="1189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4b6xpueFjRRCYKM4hojOyL15gAnXgfdmA5WGl-ujZ-Ylwaa9rVFnjGFuiMBw1KCDQein_KffAFx3y801tWF0kl7r9Kcjcv6CtDz_TdfQ6-_UstwLNxQ8vuNgchMkiiF177gEsE9vU8VflrCH-OaULQBMtNwmNGsekcJoShFfg_yiGpLLEoi0IYC2cr35/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-02%20at%204.13.12%20PM%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: THE GETAWAY Year: 1972 Rating: ****</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The machine-pounding prologue/montage of Sam Peckinpah's THE GETAWAY embodies caged hopelessness of prison life better than most <i>entire</i>ly-<i>set-in</i>-<i>prison</i> prison flicks... plus it's the only sequence centered solely on Steve McQueen as career criminal Doc McCoy sans the uninspired acting of ingenue/partner Ali MacGraw...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>During a pivotal meeting — tempted by Texas millionaire Ben Johnson after having sex to get Doc paroled and then tortured with envy — she has a vacant expression as opposed to McQueen's sharpened countenance... </p><p><span></span></p>

action, al bright, al lettieri, ali macgraw, ben johnson, bo hopkins, crime, exploitation, heist, modern western, post-heist, road movie, sally struthers, sam peckinpah, steve mcqueen

STEVE MCQUEEN LITERALLY STEALS SAM PECKINPAH'S 'THE GETAWAY'

Title: THE GETAWAY Year: 1972 Rating: **** The machine-pounding prologue/montage of Sam Peckinpah's THE GETAWAY embodies caged hopelessn...

STEVE MCQUEEN STARS IN DONALD SIEGEL'S 'HELL IS FOR HEROES'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FQdGv77u3lnVLrbn92l7zIrDX6W019CK_icomnfi5HqUq0Diz3GYfwHIaB4IehfIkbKMiOrhdpOZwtgD_GrtMQczeRNVYfgMXtCO1Sru4VGOjEXTMTyAVE9ygcVtrg0G3dREjuCdFuQZtR9A9-MiHcEMe32KjqE9Xp_Tru1NDQfN9fQmdZzHJ9n-Domc/s2048/367404449_1785533148542520_1594276651702841283_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FQdGv77u3lnVLrbn92l7zIrDX6W019CK_icomnfi5HqUq0Diz3GYfwHIaB4IehfIkbKMiOrhdpOZwtgD_GrtMQczeRNVYfgMXtCO1Sru4VGOjEXTMTyAVE9ygcVtrg0G3dREjuCdFuQZtR9A9-MiHcEMe32KjqE9Xp_Tru1NDQfN9fQmdZzHJ9n-Domc/s16000/367404449_1785533148542520_1594276651702841283_n.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: HELL IS FOR HEROES Year: 1962 Rating: ***</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>When Bob Newhart is doing the same one-way-telephone bit that made him famous enough to have a comic relief role in director Don Siegel's otherwise intense World War II flick HELL IS FOR HEROES, he actually surprisingly fits since there's a reason behind that call... <br></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Otherwise HELL is one of those sparse, brooding and melancholy vehicles... involving a meager troop of eclectic American soldiers, ironically having to do what the anemic production was actually saddled with — stretch a little into a lot, herein providing only a few men to do the job of an entire platoon, and with very limited special effects or extras...</p><p><span></span></p>

action, bob newhart, bobby darin, don siegel, harry guardino, james coburn, mike kellin, nick adams, steve mcqueen, world war II

STEVE MCQUEEN STARS IN DONALD SIEGEL'S 'HELL IS FOR HEROES'

Title: HELL IS FOR HEROES Year: 1962 Rating: *** When Bob Newhart is doing the same one-way-telephone bit that made him famous enough to hav...

STEVE MCQUEEN, SHARON FARRELL & RUPERT CROSSE 'THE REIVERS'

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEemZ80vJt6JFM5ax0j8aEunEfLf7C3iOL_dYo5FiLtwY1W9RM0_NbozMsOimuKWT5o68rE0AA-hpiD7P4s9cqWmF6M_mXQeMaFUTDs4S8X1TqdbU_VPa7H1LZtvrXUd73bVIAnZfo0QMohF3v8z9fMrbCDCwQ1FnJIIIT3j-035PX7SEskEkvPuuXj5aW/s1540/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEemZ80vJt6JFM5ax0j8aEunEfLf7C3iOL_dYo5FiLtwY1W9RM0_NbozMsOimuKWT5o68rE0AA-hpiD7P4s9cqWmF6M_mXQeMaFUTDs4S8X1TqdbU_VPa7H1LZtvrXUd73bVIAnZfo0QMohF3v8z9fMrbCDCwQ1FnJIIIT3j-035PX7SEskEkvPuuXj5aW/s16000/1.jpg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Reactivated Summary Review for Sharon Farrell in THE REIVERS Year: 1969 Rating: ***1/2</u><br></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This entertaining little gem, based on a novel by William Faulker, featuring Steve McQueen as a young man's mentor during a road trip to a brothel, is quite racy, literally, the third act centering on a suspenseful horse race (two, actually) and much of the plot anticipating it...</p><p></p><p>Set in the turn of the century, the odyssey consists of McQueen, his best friend, an eleven year old boy, and a "horseless carriage" i.e. automobile, a character in itself along with grownup narration by Burgess Meredith...</p><p><span></span></p>

adventure, based on literature, burgess meredith, coming-of-age, mark rydell, mitch vogel, rupert crosse, sharon farrell, sixties, steve mcqueen, will geer, william faulkner

STEVE MCQUEEN, SHARON FARRELL & RUPERT CROSSE 'THE REIVERS'

Reactivated Summary Review for Sharon Farrell in THE REIVERS Year: 1969 Rating: ***1/2 This entertaining little gem, based on a novel by Wil...

STEVE MCQUEEN IN THE ORIGINAL LEGENDARY CLASSIC 'THE BLOB'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuFtjyrWUVDH7BhgL91grP10vXlJaXxuVMxP4IeDSO1TIxBtMheS6LufjkHwTCWNYIhzIhNS2XyREviZUuIYjTD5iosFimWgM5QDDy9bSgFUWUwo544ORY6gdr5VU266k40GwerMeDwmWGRliB8_dJLC_nvNodRJPAHCuTMsv6edsq-TrLKJZn_ywBUc/s1309/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-05%20at%209.31.48%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsuFtjyrWUVDH7BhgL91grP10vXlJaXxuVMxP4IeDSO1TIxBtMheS6LufjkHwTCWNYIhzIhNS2XyREviZUuIYjTD5iosFimWgM5QDDy9bSgFUWUwo544ORY6gdr5VU266k40GwerMeDwmWGRliB8_dJLC_nvNodRJPAHCuTMsv6edsq-TrLKJZn_ywBUc/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-05%20at%209.31.48%20PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Steve McQueen in THE BLOB Year: 1958 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>During the prelude of an eclectic and highly successful career, Steve McQueen, billed as Steven McQueen as a guy named Steve, has never played a character so untrusted, underrated or downright frustratingly unappreciated...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He knows what everyone, including his best girl, has strong, stubborn doubts about. And we're not only supposed to believe that the rugged-looking, world-weary McQueen is a teenager but that he'd actually get taunted, goaded and borderline bullied by bunch of small town car-jerks who look as if <i>they'd</i> follow <i>him</i>...</p><p><span></span></p>

action, cult, dinosaur, exploitation, fifties, horror, irvin s. yeaworth jr., jack harris, james congdon, jazz score, lee meriwether, robert fields, robert lansing, sixties, steve mcqueen, suspense, thriller

STEVE MCQUEEN IN THE ORIGINAL LEGENDARY CLASSIC 'THE BLOB'

Steve McQueen in THE BLOB Year: 1958 Rating: ***1/2 During the prelude of an eclectic and highly successful career, Steve McQueen, billed ...

STEVE MCQUEEN AND JAMES GARNER MAKE 'THE GREAT ESCAPE'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oyNg-8zJuTkddWXiGvHty-UhhMSusP9Ql93nfeMymLAmBCLp0pwflQUmBUuzTS7oaW40S4HzxE_4QluqDK-4W4VFo6l88FSSxW-FUgwErG_Oj8fgSfau-DfliGWCtsIuUOiWBRaq3HMybtlSyMwFns6ZsB2m-1GRrFVi3XoVvG2bwf1UWtNBuCG_DA/s1921/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1921" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oyNg-8zJuTkddWXiGvHty-UhhMSusP9Ql93nfeMymLAmBCLp0pwflQUmBUuzTS7oaW40S4HzxE_4QluqDK-4W4VFo6l88FSSxW-FUgwErG_Oj8fgSfau-DfliGWCtsIuUOiWBRaq3HMybtlSyMwFns6ZsB2m-1GRrFVi3XoVvG2bwf1UWtNBuCG_DA/s16000/0.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: THE GREAT ESCAPE Year: 1963 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the World War II German-set Prison-of-War movie THE GREAT ESCAPE was being filmed, and would eventually make Steve McQueen a superstar, he was doing everything possible to ruin that potential since he wanted as many lines as other cast members, and would often storm off the set and at one point nearly flew back home... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Being especially envious of James Garner as Scrounger, the token sneaky resilient fella who can get anything, and — teamed with Donald Pleasance as a completely vulnerable Forger slowly going blind — he's the most interesting and overall entertaining character, with the right combination of affable humor and focused determination... <br></p><p><span></span></p>

charles bronson, david mccallum, donald pleasence, ensemble, escape, james coburn, james donald, james garner, john leyton, prison, richard attenborough, sixties, steve mcqueen, world war II

STEVE MCQUEEN AND JAMES GARNER MAKE 'THE GREAT ESCAPE'

Title: THE GREAT ESCAPE Year: 1963 Rating: ***1/2 While the World War II German-set Prison-of-War movie THE GREAT ESCAPE was being filmed, a...

STEVE MCQUEEN & DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN THE ORIGINAL 'PAPILLON'

<p> <span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMMO_OXdMDPrjjKc4qNLr-2ZZvQ_5h3-jqkI9dg9L1Gf1BqWBayoR9vy1DsDr5MAvVSssAbH2lWjRIlksAl5SX_UW-cxmciy6wAsZmJciXF1OUPqExax_LjPwkXuzsWAErBkU_va898GFTk6nSwiaGNC-56AbHHGiGwqvc3Ynbsys2qx3_RPrJ7xGdw/s1129/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-25%20at%2012.09.54%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMMO_OXdMDPrjjKc4qNLr-2ZZvQ_5h3-jqkI9dg9L1Gf1BqWBayoR9vy1DsDr5MAvVSssAbH2lWjRIlksAl5SX_UW-cxmciy6wAsZmJciXF1OUPqExax_LjPwkXuzsWAErBkU_va898GFTk6nSwiaGNC-56AbHHGiGwqvc3Ynbsys2qx3_RPrJ7xGdw/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-25%20at%2012.09.54%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: PAPILLON Year: 1973 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: small;">Director Francis J. Schaffner and scriptwriter Dalton Trumbo convert </span><span style="font-size: small;">Henri Charrière's riveting biographical novel to the big screen, providing Steve McQueen with a more fleshed-out role than usual and rebooting Dustin Hoffman's minor character in the book to main sidekick on screen...</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Both have a realistic aura, surviving hell as they work a swampy chain-gang and eventually plan their escape, and each scene is like a movie in itself, beginning with a slave ship to the initial prison (initially along with a grownup but still young Bill Mumy and McQueen's BULLITT and TOWERING INFERNO partner Don Gordon)...</p><span></span>

adventure, bill mumy, biopic, don gordon, drama, dustin hoffman, francis j. schaffner, henri charrière, john quade, prison, seventies, steve mcqueen, woodrow palfrey

STEVE MCQUEEN & DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN THE ORIGINAL 'PAPILLON'

Title: PAPILLON Year: 1973 Rating: ***1/2 Director Francis J. Schaffner and scriptwriter Dalton Trumbo convert Henri Charrière's riveti...

STEVE MCQUEEN'S FINAL LIFETIME BOUNTY FOR 'THE HUNTER'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNhi-hHviAzAGOyowmfxxPf0MDJN0wjymOPm69REll-yYLMW3anmVEQo87gHf6q2Kq9VSiqNhexavHAOycVL8_P2x2WHnydOoeFL_WEcJS-w0Jp0HGS_H9PHT9ITDo-JDhyphenhyphenlX8wJFzjblLMJSrF1bR0hZqF6UCsPR8LA-mC5Gq49QffuyABHtFClYErpW/s1432/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%203.37.25%20PM%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNhi-hHviAzAGOyowmfxxPf0MDJN0wjymOPm69REll-yYLMW3anmVEQo87gHf6q2Kq9VSiqNhexavHAOycVL8_P2x2WHnydOoeFL_WEcJS-w0Jp0HGS_H9PHT9ITDo-JDhyphenhyphenlX8wJFzjblLMJSrF1bR0hZqF6UCsPR8LA-mC5Gq49QffuyABHtFClYErpW/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%203.37.25%20PM%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: THE HUNTER Year: 1979 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Steve McQueen began his career as a bounty hunter on TV's WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE and ended as one on the big screen, twice: TOM HORN was also a <i>rebounder</i> tale, and actually resembled a theatrical motion picture while THE HUNTER looks and plays-out like a made-for-television movie... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But a pretty good one as McQueen's real life Ralph 'Papa' Thorson seeks various bond-skippers, each more difficult than the next: In one case the violent powerhouse nephew of McQueen's GETAWAY foe Ben Johnson; and later a literally explosive tractor vs Trans Am cornfield chase... </p><p><span></span></p>

action, ben johnson, biopic, bounty hunter, cop, crime, eighties, eli wallach, kathryn harrold, lavar burton, steve mcqueen, tracey walter, tribute

STEVE MCQUEEN'S FINAL LIFETIME BOUNTY FOR 'THE HUNTER'

Title: THE HUNTER Year: 1979 Rating: ***1/2 Steve McQueen began his career as a bounty hunter on TV's WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE and ended as...

NAMES BEHIND THE GROOVY COFFEE HOUSE BAND FROM 'BULLITT'

<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYiN6lZCRVkfj2SLJw7lduwMHXTLu4F-Z32tt-jJYx5GAUghH74xqrShcMKuymDhY0SxHwGwxRS46uSpcocJPTN0STqYoNqfP8IKGxc9_VdN-9RwLZLullNr8yJypZBip6yaysrCvrecBMYjyz9GOjDqI4VkinxOwglfm3VyGF942T4OdE4wrnd2Lqg/s2048/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYiN6lZCRVkfj2SLJw7lduwMHXTLu4F-Z32tt-jJYx5GAUghH74xqrShcMKuymDhY0SxHwGwxRS46uSpcocJPTN0STqYoNqfP8IKGxc9_VdN-9RwLZLullNr8yJypZBip6yaysrCvrecBMYjyz9GOjDqI4VkinxOwglfm3VyGF942T4OdE4wrnd2Lqg/s16000/1.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Jazz Flautist Julie Iger Roseman imposed behind Steve McQueen in BULLITT</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A memorable yet dated scene in Peter Yates's cop classic BULLITT starring Steve McQueen, thrusting audiences into the groovy late-1960's with a flurry of flute-spouting, bass-thumping, guitar-strumming hippie jazz is also pretty cool because, hell, it's a standout part of BULLITT; so here's some info backing up the San Francisco band playing at the COFFEE CANTATA where McQueen's titular cop has dinner with his gorgeous gal Jacqueline Bissett...</p><p></p><p></p><p>The group was known as MERIDIAN WEST and the members were, on guitar: LARRY VOGT; flute: JULIE IGER ROSEMAN; percussion: AL PIMENTAL and the obvious leader, on standup bass: NAT JOHNSON. </p><p>According to flautist Julie Iger Roseman, McQueen had discovered the Bay Area musicians, bought them a drink, and hired them for the movie (<a href="http://reelsf.com/reelsf/bullitt-coffee-cantata">info discovered here</a>), in which Meridian West was recorded at Francis Ford Coppola's local studio. But guitarist Larry Vogt stated that the actual music heard was performed and written by composer Lalo Schifrin (with his ensemble), and NOT this foursome... who DID perform live at the Hollywood Opening/Premiere party. <br></p><p><span></span></p>

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NAMES BEHIND THE GROOVY COFFEE HOUSE BAND FROM 'BULLITT'

Jazz Flautist Julie Iger Roseman imposed behind Steve McQueen in BULLITT A memorable yet dated scene in Peter Yates's cop classic BULLIT...

SIX NON-STEREOTYPICAL GAY CHARACTERS IN 1970'S CRIME FILMS

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C_pc2VlTRF9t5Q4GNJqm-yaGejJPNr8gldDiK70afvpoUnLhSfDnT0Gl9i10QZLdCRVXTa-qoFHWHMDmDaT_uS1UeCguevhn_vcb8ajp20yx85GFTTVDvX9XRw9Dleo0asdrxaRiQgvC/s1600/roy1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1294" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C_pc2VlTRF9t5Q4GNJqm-yaGejJPNr8gldDiK70afvpoUnLhSfDnT0Gl9i10QZLdCRVXTa-qoFHWHMDmDaT_uS1UeCguevhn_vcb8ajp20yx85GFTTVDvX9XRw9Dleo0asdrxaRiQgvC/s400/roy1.jpeg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Roy Scheider facing Lawrence Olivier, Marathon Man, 1976</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <u>Roy Scheider, Marathon Man</u>: Gay characters from older movies... in this case when cinema became more gritty and realistic... usually acted like the stereotype of how homosexuals sometimes act in real life and simply <i>are </i>on screen...<br> <br> So here's a list of gay men who don't mess around like they usually do in cinema, to this day, and we'll begin with Roy Scheider as Dustin Hoffman's big brother, nicknamed Doc in MARATHON MAN, who is never actually "outed" but his preference is known from the William Goldman novel, <i>and </i>he pleads that his literal agent/partner William Devane's Janey get his "ass over here" to a hotel room, before being attacked the exact same way as Johnny Ola in THE GODFATHER PART II...<br>

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SIX NON-STEREOTYPICAL GAY CHARACTERS IN 1970'S CRIME FILMS

Roy Scheider facing Lawrence Olivier, Marathon Man, 1976 Roy Scheider, Marathon Man : Gay characters from older movies... in this case w...

STEVE MCQUEEN FIRES PAUL NEWMAN IN 'THE TOWERING INFERNO'

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLvvTedMd3YCK_tyMIxxosbKmn9rKkUQsBW7OldEg9f0u7jNHN6UWpFxyw_qPA94t4dU6-kWhyphenhyphenatE-YUu2u8WDyevDnQnDvPOZeIGPGDkebIUmU_I8C0pzQH25IcrCf4h76FyZDvnwJPL/s1600/1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="920" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLvvTedMd3YCK_tyMIxxosbKmn9rKkUQsBW7OldEg9f0u7jNHN6UWpFxyw_qPA94t4dU6-kWhyphenhyphenatE-YUu2u8WDyevDnQnDvPOZeIGPGDkebIUmU_I8C0pzQH25IcrCf4h76FyZDvnwJPL/s400/1.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Steve McQueen w/ Don Gordon & Paul Newman YEAR: 1974</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> THE TOWERING INFERNO<span style="color: #660000;"> </span>stars Paul Newman and Steve McQueen… actually vice versa… Steve’s name is first but Paul’s higher… That's what's called the Ego Billing... Paul built the TOWERING while Steve battles the INFERNO...<br> <br> Newman’s an architect whose giant glass creation catches on fire from within thanks to Richard Chamberlain’s bad judgments to cut costs: The nefarious, downright no-good  character is the scapegoat of all scapegoats as his tycoon stepfather William Holden runs the show: his wealthy party guests on the top floor are celebrating the building’s grand opening as the first forty minutes sets up the situation – while the rich people drink, dine and dance, the employees learn the problem exists...<br>

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STEVE MCQUEEN FIRES PAUL NEWMAN IN 'THE TOWERING INFERNO'

Steve McQueen w/ Don Gordon & Paul Newman YEAR: 1974 THE TOWERING INFERNO stars Paul Newman and Steve McQueen… actually vice versa...

TRIBUTE INTERVIEW W/ DRUMMER & ACTOR MICKEY JONES

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1a_jq6O30MMHtj-ydGlVIyDOB10d2vwCwT3igbjIr85om8f8rn36W3td32pTRtTauFOm1Jy3XRTNR1fejahtxZym6l8H3kxWZFhIg12jLkjFe20rQq7U1pNNa4fGArTW-5UOYi-2yHnBV/s1600/mickey-jones-dukes-of-hazzard-tv-store-online-interview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="524" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1a_jq6O30MMHtj-ydGlVIyDOB10d2vwCwT3igbjIr85om8f8rn36W3td32pTRtTauFOm1Jy3XRTNR1fejahtxZym6l8H3kxWZFhIg12jLkjFe20rQq7U1pNNa4fGArTW-5UOYi-2yHnBV/s400/mickey-jones-dukes-of-hazzard-tv-store-online-interview.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Archived Mickey Jones Interview from 2008</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> If you’ve seen Mickey Jones once, you’ve seen him a thousand times, only you might not realize it. Mickey is a character-actor that has appeared in so many films and TV shows (and even some commercials) that it’s impossible to name everything he’s done, at least not in two or three paragraphs...<br> <br> If you’ve seen a tough biker in a film or show – or a random badass with a thick beard who can kick the piss out of anyone at any given moment – that might just be Mickey Jones. <br> <div class="copy"> But his acting talents aren’t limited to tough-guy/biker-villains. He has played sensitive, intelligent characters as well. The bottom line: Mickey Jones is the epitome of a character actor… He’s done pretty much everything.</div> <div class="copy"> <br> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqOl8nEIQJCxSGY8n_g1VkAnruPmbguLIwrzolsouP3GBbLuuGMDI4ALoWEMtpTclB218Ik8p66Y9iyJ_ME0kEivJaB1E6SGb1FDyjYjjyLaGSaoUDnT7bDkOsl8WhqukOHdLCu2z6To3/s1600/DVdgpHfWsAIwUq4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqOl8nEIQJCxSGY8n_g1VkAnruPmbguLIwrzolsouP3GBbLuuGMDI4ALoWEMtpTclB218Ik8p66Y9iyJ_ME0kEivJaB1E6SGb1FDyjYjjyLaGSaoUDnT7bDkOsl8WhqukOHdLCu2z6To3/s320/DVdgpHfWsAIwUq4.jpg" width="288"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>w/ Michael Ironside in V THE FINAL BATTLE</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> His career began as a drummer. He was behind the skins during the groundbreaking 1966 Bob Dylan concert where crowds booed Bob for going electric. He also played for a band called “First Edition” with Kenny Rogers on vocals. But it was in the late seventies when Mickey, tired of the road, branched into acting.</div> <div class="copy"> And he hasn’t stopped since.</div> <div align="center" class="titlehighlights"> <b><u>INTERVIEW</u></b></div> <div class="copy"> <b>What was your favorite TV movie that you appeared in and why?<br> </b>My favorite TV movie was actually the min-series "V: The Final Battle". Working with my best friend, Michael Ironside, was the best. We became life-long friends and it was also the highest rated mini-series in the history of television.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>One of my favorite character-actors is Paul Koslo whom you appeared in several shows with… When did you first work with him?<br> </b>Paul Koslo is one of our very best actors. We first worked together and became friends on a pilot called, "Down Home".  I was very new to the business and Paul sorta held my hand. He is the best.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What was your favorite theatrical movie that you appeared in and why?<br> </b>My favorite theatrical movie was "The Fighting Temptations". It was exciting to get up early and go to work on this film. Everyday was great fun. I will never forget that job.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Along with Dennis Burkley you have been a biker in many films – have you two ever been in the same project?<br> </b>The only time Dennis and I worked together was in the Kevin Costner film, "Tin Cup". We used to go up against each other all the time but this was the only time we actually worked together.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What are some of the other actors who you’ve played in Biker movies with (fellow “Biker role actors”)?<br> </b>Big Bill Smith [William Smith], Charlie Dierkop, John Quade. It's hard to remember all of them.</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk0fEj5Qlmr1xFHdYrCBkHkQk0qwHfrPCiiORQVibsFn4Abn3-MuIlr_MumNqhqmOquosWm8VuEtvg1v4znYbaz7bC7TAEPw6aY7vWieUw25TN69xoY7-yuEkrwCpKwhmP6QMbVT-6r5y/s1600/48F9458100000578-5364367-He_s_got_the_beat_The_star_got_his_start_as_a_drummer_seen_behin-a-3_1518042043415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="559" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk0fEj5Qlmr1xFHdYrCBkHkQk0qwHfrPCiiORQVibsFn4Abn3-MuIlr_MumNqhqmOquosWm8VuEtvg1v4znYbaz7bC7TAEPw6aY7vWieUw25TN69xoY7-yuEkrwCpKwhmP6QMbVT-6r5y/s400/48F9458100000578-5364367-He_s_got_the_beat_The_star_got_his_start_as_a_drummer_seen_behin-a-3_1518042043415.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>with Chevy Chase and John Diehl</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>When did you realize you wanted to switch from musician to actor?<br> </b>I dreamed of being an actor when I was 8 years old but I did not believe that this kid in Texas would ever have the opportunity. I was at the movie with my dad when I was 8 and remember asking myself, "I wonder how you get to do that?”<br> <br> It seemed so far away. After I moved to Los Angeles and got to know a number of actors and people in the business, I then believed I could do it. I say, "Never give up". I was tired of going to the airport everyday on concert tours. I just had to get off the road so I gave up a great career to try and get in a business that I loved but starting at the bottom.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Was acting always something that came natural to you?<br> </b>I think so. I never studied. I went to one acting class with Jeff Corey, one of the best acting coaches in the business who told me: "You don't need the class, you are a natural actor". I think he was right.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Who are some of your favorite musician-turned-actors?<br> </b>I can't think of anyone except Rueben Blades.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Who are some of your favorite actor-turned-musicians?<br> </b>NONE! I think actors are all wannabe musicians.</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwtMY9othaw1jzM7TSSQbZdBtGFXiKoFg8F2aanFH0lOKk_4uK65p9LkqgVHp3MOLqWC7IAKbRk1pTJw-e2AViwsAtYqJRWJaO3YNkiuvsfoJuftICmBfuT73IUdgubP3FdknCI9czE4c/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.20.14+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwtMY9othaw1jzM7TSSQbZdBtGFXiKoFg8F2aanFH0lOKk_4uK65p9LkqgVHp3MOLqWC7IAKbRk1pTJw-e2AViwsAtYqJRWJaO3YNkiuvsfoJuftICmBfuT73IUdgubP3FdknCI9czE4c/s400/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.20.14+PM.jpg" width="250"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mickey Jones in TOTAL RECALL</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>You worked on a memorable scene with (Governor) </b><b>Arnold</b><b> Schwarzenegger in “Total Recall” – how was it working with </b><b>Arnold</b><b>?<br> </b>Arnold is the classiest guy I have ever met, let alone, worked with. I love Arnold. A few weeks after I got home from Mexico City, where we shot "Total Recall", I got a large envelope in the mail with the return address reading, SCHWARZENEGGER. I guess the post office knows where he lives. Inside were several photos of Arnold and me doing scenes together. He signed them and sent them to me. He did this jest completely unsolicited… A CLASS ACT!</div> <div class="copy"> <b>In the movie “V: The Final Battle”, when one of the good guys (Michael Wright as “Elias Taylor”) finally casts the deciding-vote to nuke the aliens, your character “Chris” holds up his hands and does a silent round of applause – it’s hilarious and a scene I love to re-watch. Was that improvised or scripted?<br> </b>That silent applause was just my way of saying THANK YOU for doing the right thing. It was not scripted but it was the right thing to do as “Chris Farber”. </div> <div class="copy"> <b>You appeared on the TV series “V” (which came out after both miniseries) for two or three episodes, and then Michael Ironside (“Ham </b><b>Tyler</b><b>”) leaves the show… Question: Was your part on that show as a special guest because of Ironside’s departure?<br> </b>I was supposed to be a regular just as Ironside was. After he knew that I was not going to be a regular, he decided to leave the show as well. The miniseries was great but the weekly series' budget was cut to nothing and there was no production value there. The series was an embarrassment. It was time to go.</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09M-wl-xplZLBSSSD-lD3PnRxmhKbhK4GXoJnwsegQ2g99UZVWZLTob3NmdQhljr9qGy85fpZcZaTn-7RA6cJX2Bsxd_TMRVkESiGv6b4oHvQIt2CFc6YXLdLlbDcUCqMNRvzoPQCGlZS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.20.14+PM+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="393" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09M-wl-xplZLBSSSD-lD3PnRxmhKbhK4GXoJnwsegQ2g99UZVWZLTob3NmdQhljr9qGy85fpZcZaTn-7RA6cJX2Bsxd_TMRVkESiGv6b4oHvQIt2CFc6YXLdLlbDcUCqMNRvzoPQCGlZS/s400/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.20.14+PM+2.jpg" width="240"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Arnold faces Mickey in TOTAL RECALL</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>What was your first acting gig? Were you nervous filming it?<br> </b>My very first acting gig was in the Steve McQueen film, "Tom Horn". I was a little nervous but the role I got was great. It was the guy that Steve shoots down in the street later in the movie after he shoots the guys foot at Brown' Hole. The assistant director switched my role with one of the drivers that was his buddy. I was relegated to playing the guitar at Brown's Hole. I was pretty heartbroken. I got screwed on my first film.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>You have a classic cameo with character-actor John Diehl in National Lampoon’s "Vacation" opposite </b><b>Chevy Chase</b><b> – any special or funny memories of that shoot?<br> </b>National Lampoon's "Vacation" was early in my career. When I read that script, I actually laughed out loud alone in my room. I had no clue it would have the impact it has. I cannot go through an airport without someone coming up to me and asking to say my lines from "Vacation", you know, "ALL OF IT BOY". We shot that in Cayenta, AZ. A few years ago, I was on the Kyle Petty Motorcycle Ride Across America. We stopped in Cayenta for gas and I pointed out our shoot location to Richard and Kyle Petty. It was right across the street. Pretty cool to go there again.</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r_texdQdNOAgup3cXC5-TtaMs26AIy9xno8kf8B_bzNnRtYVTYxZsplK-AlYI6wSKeMOtWT-SnihCoQVhq1WIVyr_R4X0wkZCRvwzyW15wesZTgMMm0wBmW6zR7KhFkdv1ALL_19QoVM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.33.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r_texdQdNOAgup3cXC5-TtaMs26AIy9xno8kf8B_bzNnRtYVTYxZsplK-AlYI6wSKeMOtWT-SnihCoQVhq1WIVyr_R4X0wkZCRvwzyW15wesZTgMMm0wBmW6zR7KhFkdv1ALL_19QoVM/s320/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.33.37+PM.png" width="178"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>so... Don Johnson was a johnson</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>Were there any acting jobs that didn’t go that great?<br> </b>I can't think of any of my jobs that did not go great. If it had gone bad, I would probably been fired. The only situation where I loved the film but not the actor was “Tin Cup” with Don Johnson.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>You’ve been involved in many fight scenes in films – do you do your own stunts?<br> </b>I do my own fight scenes but I do not do any of the motorcycle or car crashes. I let the pros do that for me.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Being a very confident and talkative person (you’d mentioned in your Bob Dylan DVD that you could hold a conversation with a telephone pole), are you asked by directors to improvise a lot?<br> </b>I would say that the chance to get to improvise is maybe 25% of the time. Most directors like you to stick to the script. The writers like you to say the words they wrote.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Name a few directors that you really liked working for – and why?<br> </b>I loved working with John Badham, of "Drop Zone". No improvising there. My favorite was John Frankenhiemer. He directed "The Train" with Burt Lancaster, "Birdman of Alcatraz", "Ronin" and many more. I love just sitting with him and getting him talking about the early days of the business and the films he directed. Robert Benton directed "Nadine" with Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges. He won Academy Awards for "Places in The Heart" and "Kramer vs. Kramer". A good old Texas boy.</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OCUkWgiLz9m5gIVK8GgAJbBIzQu0CYp4ZJB2pVCD7IyrdxtaaD-wrZ6RL3XcJOc5E1xU-SDcFmFW4vMKbTuLNH5iqoL3lL44JwKld79oGO0wOnPqPJjKZY8KdhFZt9HCM_FhbWAvf7Ww/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.25.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OCUkWgiLz9m5gIVK8GgAJbBIzQu0CYp4ZJB2pVCD7IyrdxtaaD-wrZ6RL3XcJOc5E1xU-SDcFmFW4vMKbTuLNH5iqoL3lL44JwKld79oGO0wOnPqPJjKZY8KdhFZt9HCM_FhbWAvf7Ww/s400/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.25.45+PM.png" width="237"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Steve McQueen, TOM HORN</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>Name some of your favorite actors you’ve worked with?<br> </b>Arnold, Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles, Steve McQueen, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Ironside and there are too many more to remember.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What gives you the most satisfaction – music or films?<br> </b>Tough question. A few years ago, I would have said music. Today, I think there is nothing better than doing a film. However, I still like to pick up a guitar and play some blues.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Have you ever worked with character-actor Tracy Walter?<br> </b>I can't remember ever working with Tracy, although he was a great friend of mine.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Which of all the characters that you played can you relate with the most (are most like)?<br> </b>I don't think I have ever just played ME. I try to create a character. I never try just to be me.</div> <div class="copy"> <b></b></div> <table align="right" cellpadding="5" style="width: 240px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><br></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div class="copy"> <b>Around what time in your acting career did you realize that you were really doing well (when the jobs started rolling in)?</b> In the summer of 1978, I did a guest star role on "The Incredible Hulk". After that show aired, I started getting calls like crazy. That was the real turning point in my acting career.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What was the final deciding factor to go from music to film?<br> </b>Like I said earlier, I dreamed of acting since I was 8 years old. I had reached a point in the music business that I felt like I had done everything there was to do and I wanted to get off the road. I was on an airplane 7 days a week, 10 months out of the year for 23 years. I wanted off the road. I knew that nothing would ever happen for me while I was on the road, so in 1976 made the decision to get off the road and pursue an acting career. I did it at the right time.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>When people see you on the street, what movie or show do they mention to you the most?<br> </b>When I meet people on the street they always mention "Vacation", "Sling Blade" and "Home Improvement".<b> </b></div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NclqBHX2xjPGJBxgQDsx1Yc-AigevHP1AoVI1A3USOkwdPKQ86TNmP0-BVBvW0QQR71auQg_w3cz6bmD8CeHb_PCl4cDKsDZ2ou7D-cdFdf9JlJX7rct1vTqZGi8vw5DjGV8Up4zGECu/s1600/Mickey%252BJones%252B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="983" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NclqBHX2xjPGJBxgQDsx1Yc-AigevHP1AoVI1A3USOkwdPKQ86TNmP0-BVBvW0QQR71auQg_w3cz6bmD8CeHb_PCl4cDKsDZ2ou7D-cdFdf9JlJX7rct1vTqZGi8vw5DjGV8Up4zGECu/s400/Mickey%252BJones%252B1.jpg" width="287"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Mickey Jones, RIP</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>You usually have a beard but in some shows you don’t… Do certain gigs require you to have a beard or to be clean shaven?<br> </b>I will always have my beard. The only shows I can think of without my beard is the first "Incredible Hulk" and "M*A*S*H". I wanted to do "M*A*S*H" so I shaved for the two-parter that I did. My wife called her family in Las Vegas and told them "to watch "M*A*S*H" tonight because Mickey has a real nice guest star role". A half hour after the show was over, her sister called and said, "We all watched it but he wasn't on". They had never seen me without a beard so they missed me.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>You appeared in a great episode of THE INCREDIBLE HULK (titled "Ricky", named after your character) where you played a mentally-challenged, sweet natured mechanic… Being that you usually played tough guys, was this role difficult?<br> </b>That was a real challenge and it was the big break of my career. Until then, I had only done one or two line parts. In that script, I had 52 pages of dialogue in a 56 page script. On the first day of shooting our director told me that he had read roughly 70 people for this role. Most of them read the character as either a punch drunk fighter or a blithering idiot. He loved that I read the character as a little kid in a big body. After the show aired, I got tons of letters from parents and teaches of retarded kids telling me thank you for not making this kid a dummy or a moron. I hit the bull's-eye with this one and it jump started my acting career.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What kind of roles on film do you consider the easiest?<br> </b>Bikers.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Which actor do you think you’ve appeared in the most number of shows with?<br> </b>I appeared for 8 seasons on “Home Improvement” with Tim Allen. I did several "Dukes of Hazard" as Cooter's cousin, B. B. Davenport and I did several episodes of "The Incredible Hulk”, a different character every year after the 1978 season.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>When you first got into acting, what acting teacher did you study with and what kind of method (if any) did you use?<br> </b>The only method I use is to learn my lines and try not to bump into the furniture. A quote from Spencer Tracy.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Do you like playing villains?<br> </b>I love it. It's what I do best.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>Being an avid golfer… what’s your handicap?<br> </b>I got down to a 12 but today, I am probably a 19 or 20. Getting older SUCKS!</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhDGCv9IBysuiOdhCwVjRkgZ-uSdHjfOKdcPEzaxIdZ55sqyGKLqHfn-Hxjtua_ZZgiRWMrwM4RtuXFxsprTLP6CEwsuVqX85o01u0jcCSxYt6AWbAsc1v7An3G2kwPSqen4BS6cC8151/s1600/8805d16114b4c334d119cc59786792aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="393" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhDGCv9IBysuiOdhCwVjRkgZ-uSdHjfOKdcPEzaxIdZ55sqyGKLqHfn-Hxjtua_ZZgiRWMrwM4RtuXFxsprTLP6CEwsuVqX85o01u0jcCSxYt6AWbAsc1v7An3G2kwPSqen4BS6cC8151/s400/8805d16114b4c334d119cc59786792aa.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>with Bob Dylan during the famous 1966 tour</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>During that famous Dylan show where they yelled “Judas”, who was it who said “Play it f---ing loud!” Many think it was Dylan… Was it?<br> </b>I know the answer to that. For over 30 years everyone thought it was me. It was not me. In the documentary, "No Direction Home", Martin Scorsese tried to manipulate the film and sound to make it look like it was Bob. IT WAS NOT BOB!<br> <br> If you check it out, the picture and sound do not sync up. The answer is the true answer. In the film, Bob is whispering into Robbie Robertson's ear. The voice shouting, "Play F------ Loud was yelling LOUD. Bob was whispering...<br> <br> As I said, the film and the sound do not sync up and here's the kicker. The person shouting, "Play F------ Loud" has a British accent. My belief is that it was one of our stage crew sticking up for us in the moment. We had 6 road and stage crew members on the film and I truly believe that is the person responsible. I hate to open whole cans of worms but Scorsese got it wrong. I will stick to that until the day I die.</div> <div class="copy"> <b>What are a few of your favorite Dylan albums?<br> </b>My favorite is "Bringin' it All Back Home", then "Highway 61 Revisited" and of course, the album I played on, "1966 LIVE".</div> <div class="copy"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZEpRBVtK6Ii8tD1_ThcDhb5WJuYr5fZjzleHwx62JdGhbK6ZxFZpOlGMovEH9-hVQViTCwWstp6r20SDH_kaFFclPGXnFWaDT0M83CWjlKWYTvLIx9796HLyyrECIheXs5ZzpG6HEZeb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.28.44+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="358" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZEpRBVtK6Ii8tD1_ThcDhb5WJuYr5fZjzleHwx62JdGhbK6ZxFZpOlGMovEH9-hVQViTCwWstp6r20SDH_kaFFclPGXnFWaDT0M83CWjlKWYTvLIx9796HLyyrECIheXs5ZzpG6HEZeb/s200/Screen+Shot+2018-02-09+at+1.28.44+PM.png" width="172"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Mickey's Bookcover</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>Tell us a little about your book THAT WOULD BE ME?<br> </b>"That Would Be Me" took me 15 years to write. For several years I wanted to get a real writer to write the book for me while I told the stories. I finally realized that was never going to happen. I am stuck with this mess and it's up to me and me alone to get this done. The book has been out for a couple of months now and is doing quite well. A lot of musicians are buying the book. If you would like to check out the book, go to my website at <a href="http://www.mickeyjones.com/">www.mickeyjones.com</a>...<br> <br> There you can click above and below the book cover, on the red letters and that will take you to my page on the publisher's website. There you can read, "About the Book", "About the Author", a review of the book from a media consultant from San Diego and you can also "Read an Excerpt" from one of the chapters on Bob Dylan. I hope everyone will check it out.</div>

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TRIBUTE INTERVIEW W/ DRUMMER & ACTOR MICKEY JONES

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THE WAR LOVER

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF652e0tCK6Vsw-MZnNHdnurX4-LyzbXLDEarnGZm0ob4EqxePMEBg6yVG53aWKT9EluqRAcsxNVwENRPysODEBkQanDQGyKnhSsW9riaW3m1lnr1xy3uGIZSLqM7D2nomn8ZQF9gxq8/s1600/warloverBig.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526970994134035954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF652e0tCK6Vsw-MZnNHdnurX4-LyzbXLDEarnGZm0ob4EqxePMEBg6yVG53aWKT9EluqRAcsxNVwENRPysODEBkQanDQGyKnhSsW9riaW3m1lnr1xy3uGIZSLqM7D2nomn8ZQF9gxq8/s200/warloverBig.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 169px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">title:</span> THE WAR LOVER<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">year: </span>1962<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">cast:</span> Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Michael Crawford<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">rating: </span>***1/2<br /> <br /> Steve McQueen and Robert Wagner make a fine team, but are polar opposites. McQueen, the pilot of a B52 bomber, is tops at his gig: becoming one with the plane, and as you might have guessed, he loves war. Wagner, the passive co-pilot, is both impressed by, and wary of, his partner: especially after setting sites on Wagner's girl, a gorgeous <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pacifist</span> Londoner who wants life back to normal. But what makes this film stand out beyond the semi-intriguing melodrama are the bomber planes, not stock footage but the real thing. And the momentum during the war scenes are topnotch, leading to a predictable climax that's quite <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">suspenseful</span> anyway.

robert wagner, romance, sixties, steve mcqueen, war

THE WAR LOVER

title: THE WAR LOVER year: 1962 cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Michael Crawford rating: ***1/2 Steve McQueen and Robert Wagner m...

HELL IS FOR HEROES

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MxCPKOi8W3DHoJnoIfKQ7Aa5S7tgOUuZyItzCvqm7sHgq5JJ3w0Rer0M7Il4_HuyjiBm-tnxBLgvxzBVtS99erGh2xuwFvN3kDQ0b_8kTRZ7Dy_3uzHUBDZu0EEVTJQwpqM4MIKArCk/s1600/hellisforheroes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525828147872008322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MxCPKOi8W3DHoJnoIfKQ7Aa5S7tgOUuZyItzCvqm7sHgq5JJ3w0Rer0M7Il4_HuyjiBm-tnxBLgvxzBVtS99erGh2xuwFvN3kDQ0b_8kTRZ7Dy_3uzHUBDZu0EEVTJQwpqM4MIKArCk/s200/hellisforheroes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 195px;" /></a><b>title:</b> HELL IS FOR HEROES<br /><div><b>year:</b> 1962</div><div><b>cast:</b> Steve McQueen, Nick Adams, Harry Guardino, Bob Newhart, Mike Kellin, Fess Parker, James Coburn</div><div><b>director:</b> Don Siegel </div><div><b>rating:</b> ***</div><br /><div></div><div>Ensemble war film plays like an episode of COMBAT as an outnumbered American troop, poised against a German battalion in a bevy of foxholes, fight the odds and each other. Steve McQueen is effective as an eerily subdued hellion whose only talent occurs in battle; he prefers killing to waiting around like the others including James Coburn as a witty mechanic, Nick Adams a young Russian, Harry Guardino a firm Sargent, and (of all people) Bob Newhart as a nerdy typist accidentally thrust into the dire situation, providing his famous phone bit to trick the Germans. Director Don Siegel moves things along at a nice pace and although the acting's a bit stagy, and stock footage takes away from some of the climactic battle, it all works as a kind of mellow War Noir. </div>

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HELL IS FOR HEROES

title: HELL IS FOR HEROES year: 1962 cast: Steve McQueen, Nick Adams, Harry Guardino, Bob Newhart, Mike Kellin, Fess Parker, James Coburn...