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The Getaway with Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw, and Ben Johnson (Peckinpah) will be shown this afternoon at 1545 MDT. Screenwriter, Walter Hill said: "I thought of the films I wrote, I thought it was far and away the best one, and most interesting." _______________________________________________________ despite them | ||
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The Jim Thompson novel on which the movie is very loosely based is worth reading. Very disquieting story that starts out a hardboiled crime caper -- almost like a Richard Stark/Donald Westlake "Parker" novel -- and turns into a dystopian horror tale that Stephen King might have written. | |||
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I'll be watching. Check it out here: A great cast, including Al Lettieri ("The Turk" from The Godfather). When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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Great movie. PC | |||
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That dude can handle a shotgun. Great film. | |||
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Did anyone notice the Colt Python that the Lettieri character used? When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
...and the 1911 that McQueen's character favored _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Awesome Steve McQueen movie. Don't count me out till you see the box go in the hole! | |||
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Al Lettieri was my favorite move bad guy. He did the best meltdowns. Too bad he died at 49. | |||
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I like the end when Steve and Ali are crossing into Mexico with Slip Pickens and he tells Mexican customs his junk is building material for Chihuahua ! | |||
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From what I've read, Lettieri was just as intimidating in real life as he was known to have Mafia connections . | |||
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I know Al Lettieri has been beat up and killed by the best in several great flicks. "But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock | |||
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Thought I would update this thread rather than start a new one. Tomorrow night TCM is showing four Steve McQueen movies: -- Bullitt at 7pm -- Sand Pebbles at 9pm -- Cincinnati Kid at 12:30am -- Nevada Smith at 2:30am (Times are Central) _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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Rule #1: Use enough gun |
Thanks for the head's up. Just set the DVR. When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. Luke 11:21 "Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -- George W. Bush | |||
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Ali McGraw   It's too bad that what we saw on screen from McQueen was art imitating life. | |||
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Thanks, Rich _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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The thing about Ali McGraw was that her beauty was so distracting, that you had to see 3-4 of her movies before you realized that she couldn't act. I saw a recent interview with her, where she stated she never had any formal training in acting. I wanted to say "we noticed". | |||
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McQueen was indeed the very 'King of Cool' to be sure. Of the four films listed, I caught the Cincinnati Kid. Great ensemble-cast, as with most McQueen films. Stand-out performances by Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Joan Blondell, and Rip Torn. Ann-Margret, and Tuesday Weld were worth the admission-price alone. Along with the jazzy, Lalo Schifrin score.  __________________________ "We're after men - and I wish to God I was with them. The next time you make a mistake, I'm going to ride off and let you die." - Deke Thornton, - The Wild Bunch | |||
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