cult film freak: james mceachin

Written by James M. Tate / 9/07/2024 / No comments / bert remsen , burt reynolds , charles martin smith , cop , dark comedy , don gordon , ensemble , jack weston , james mceachin , peter bonerz , raquel welch , seventies , tamara dobson , tom skerritt , yul brynner

BURT REYNOLDS AND RAQUEL WELCH KIND OF REUNITE IN 'FUZZ'

<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/AVvXsEhnjBF5lAnF_9ae4pTwsXsZAxL8uL5UZQ3KT8Q5laV1wJXuxh58V_d2w9l9Q7Oj8rxDF6VFTaEyEt5MzE8ptHqCJ1u6JBAQ5GJC0AWCpTdsrqzhDUGCFZepgjQOpayNPU_3TRQDDh6Xg1AXJS0ZuU8Thqrn8laxJMYTTmpHwj6rAaVF4hSKIyZvJonrpM_o/s1590/Screen%20Shot%202024-09-09%20at%204.04.32%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjBF5lAnF_9ae4pTwsXsZAxL8uL5UZQ3KT8Q5laV1wJXuxh58V_d2w9l9Q7Oj8rxDF6VFTaEyEt5MzE8ptHqCJ1u6JBAQ5GJC0AWCpTdsrqzhDUGCFZepgjQOpayNPU_3TRQDDh6Xg1AXJS0ZuU8Thqrn8laxJMYTTmpHwj6rAaVF4hSKIyZvJonrpM_o/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-09-09%20at%204.04.32%20PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pop Culture Explosion Poster for FUZZ Year: 1972 Rating: **</td></tr></tbody></table>Since Burt Reynolds and Raquel Welch couldn't stand each other on the set of <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2022/08/100R.html">100 RIFLES</a>, when they wound up in FUZZ... a funky-scored blaxploitation-style wannabe but for mostly white cops... she demanded they share no screen-time together, which almost comes true...In one scene inside the usual dingy precinct, a woman tells Welch's newbie detective character about an attack... cutting to Burt and affable sidekick Jack Weston eavesdropping... then when Welch is shown again you can hear an early version of Burt's signature chortle... after which, they're in the same frame: twice, quickly...

bert remsen, burt reynolds, charles martin smith, cop, dark comedy, don gordon, ensemble, jack weston, james mceachin, peter bonerz, raquel welch, seventies, tamara dobson, tom skerritt, yul brynner

BURT REYNOLDS AND RAQUEL WELCH KIND OF REUNITE IN 'FUZZ'

Pop Culture Explosion Poster for FUZZ Year: 1972 Rating: ** Since Burt Reynolds and Raquel Welch couldn't stand each other on the set of...

Written by James M. Tate / 2/04/2023 / No comments / britt lind , cannonball adderley , clint eastwood , don siegel , donna mills , exploitation , irene hervey , jack ging , james mceachin , jazz-score , jessica walter , john larch , romance , seventies , thriller

CLINT EASTWOOD WITH JESSICA WALTER IN 'PLAY MISTY FOR ME'

<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/AVvXsEg3LZ4I4jO_fy_AvsdL0QsmxbcOTFLkChnIjKomE346JGCqX9SecvOiFTzE8oI0lbLxToEkBapxD9ofDUbOCV4cqb7Ucj0r0zamTSnpttySs3jNSrTb9TTd0WLLxzG5Ifl0Xx_1CcKUd3PAFNwOh3XwLsXWh0DHQQ26LDqokwVyUjcTsSgK-TRiYlOxIdlL/s2232/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-27%20at%203.43.55%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="2232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LZ4I4jO_fy_AvsdL0QsmxbcOTFLkChnIjKomE346JGCqX9SecvOiFTzE8oI0lbLxToEkBapxD9ofDUbOCV4cqb7Ucj0r0zamTSnpttySs3jNSrTb9TTd0WLLxzG5Ifl0Xx_1CcKUd3PAFNwOh3XwLsXWh0DHQQ26LDqokwVyUjcTsSgK-TRiYlOxIdlL/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-27%20at%203.43.55%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clint Eastwood directs and stars in PLAY MISTY FOR ME Year: 1971 Rating: ***1/2</td></tr></tbody></table>Clint Eastwood, in moving from actor to director and combining both... directing himself... isn't quite the scowling tough guy he became famous for — although he has his share of grimacing expressions from a one-night-stand turned obsessed lover Jessica Walter, at one point describing how his nostrils flare when he gets really riled...She's enough of a manipulating woman turned lethal nightmare to make anyone reach their breaking point, and, in basically the same role (including a pivotal suicide attempt) that would earn Glenn Close an FATAL ATTRACTION Oscar nomination, poor Jessica doesn't get nearly enough time to spread her devil wings throughout...

britt lind, cannonball adderley, clint eastwood, don siegel, donna mills, exploitation, irene hervey, jack ging, james mceachin, jazz-score, jessica walter, john larch, romance, seventies, thriller

CLINT EASTWOOD WITH JESSICA WALTER IN 'PLAY MISTY FOR ME'

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in PLAY MISTY FOR ME Year: 1971 Rating: ***1/2 Clint Eastwood, in moving from actor to director and combini...

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