‘Action Jackson’ (1988): A primer on all the 80s action that’s come before
A near-perfect definition of cliche ’80s action and historically significant for soon-to-be-defunct production company, Lorimar.
‘Billy Jack Goes to Washington’ (1977): Senator Billy Jack – a crusader against corrupt government!?
It’s the end of the line for Billy Jack.
‘The Trial of Billy Jack’ (1974): A spectacularly unwieldy mess of a movie
Ready for some more Billy Jack? Of course you are.
‘Billy Jack’ (1971): Long, talky, action-sparse – a mixed-signals ‘message’ exploiter
“Watch his feet, man. He can kill you with his feet.”
‘The Born Losers’ (1967): Beatings, bikers & babes – forget the social commentary
“I just go berserk!” WHOMP!
‘Fragment of Fear’ (1971): Taut, effective British shocker
Terrific, little-seen U.K. suspenser.
‘The Adventures of the Wilderness Family’ (1975): City life intolerable? Watch this exciting bedtime story for kids
Entertaining, well-crafted G-rated family adventure…the kind Disney used to make before becoming Satan’s toilet brush.
‘Don’t Go In The Woods’ (1981): Crappy little slasher a nice drive-in memory
Summer’s winding down. It’s a drag. I didn’t do anything fun. I didn’t even go to our last local drive-in. But then again…why would I?
‘Savage Harbor’ (1987): Video store-era schlock is perfect weekend viewing
Stallone! Mitchum! An explosive, can’t-miss ’80s action event!
‘Payday’ (1973): A low profile gem, Rip Torn’s finest movie performance
Sad news: that multi-talented actor, Rip Torn, passed away the other day at 88 years old. Most of the news items I read led off with his well-remembered stint on The Larry Sanders Show, but I didn’t see any mentions of his best performance: 1973’s country drama, Payday.
