Is this Rod Serling's best teleplay ever? Van Heflin, Everett Sloane and Ed Begley are at the center of a business power squeeze. Is it all about staying competitive, or is it corporate murder? With terrific early performances from Elizabeth Wilson and Beatrice Straight. Patterns Blu-ray The Film Detective 1956 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date September 27, 2016 / 14.99 Starring Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson, Joanna Roos, Valerie Cossart, Eleni Kiamos, Ronnie Welsh, Shirley Standlee, Andrew Duggan, Jack Livesy, John Seymour, James Kelly, John Shelly, Victor Harrison, Sally Gracie, Sally Chamberlin, Edward Binns, Lauren Bacall, Ethel Britton, Michael Dreyfuss, Elaine Kaye, Adrienne Moore. Cinematography Boris Kaufman Film Editors Dave Kummis, Carl Lerner Art Direction Richard Sylbert Assistant Director Charles Maguire Written by Rod Serling Produced by Michael Myerberg Directed by Fielder Cook
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Let me roll off the titles of some 'fifties 'organization...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Let me roll off the titles of some 'fifties 'organization...
- 9/20/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Why Watch? Because there’s nothing like taking The Wizard of Oz, combining it with Apocalypse Now, and telling it all exploitation style. In this short flick, Dorothy lives a shitty life, but she’s asked to follow the yellow road to Kurtz (The Wizard) and to kill him. The Wizard’s gone crazy, and he’s not fit for command anymore. Recasting the Scarecrow as a hitchhiking stoner, and the Wicked Witch as a local policeman that loves the smell of napalm in the morning, the short also plays some clever referencing gags (like Dorothy’s big pink bubble gum bubble in place of Glinda The Good Witch’s pink orb). Plus, you can’t go wrong with M.C. Gainey as a mad Kurtz. The horror, the horror. There’s no horror like home. What Will It Cost? Just 30 minutes of your time. Does it get better any better than that? Check...
- 4/3/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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