The Groove Tube hit theaters in January of 1974. This low-budget comedy, written produced and starring Ken Shapiro, parodied television with a series of wild, off-color segments. Sketches included a kids show take-off with Koko the Clown reading illicit literature … Continue reading
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Hal Ashby‘s The Last Detail sailed into theaters in December of 1973. The film follows two Navy old-timers, Billy “Badass” Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Richard “Mule” Mulhall (Otis Young) who are tasked with escorting a young sailor, Larry Meadows (Randy … Continue reading
Don Siegel‘s Dirty Harry shot into theaters in December of 1971. The film stars Clint Eastwood as San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan. Callahan, a cop who plays by his own rules, is on the trail of the psychotic … Continue reading
“One of the epic adventure films of all time.” Let’s roll our Daily 70s Spot. Today we have a rare TV promo for the movie Winterhawk which starred Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle and Dawn Wells. Spot aired in … Continue reading
Quick Quiz! In what film do we find both Robert De Niro and Hervé Villechaize? Ah, screw it. The headline of this post kind of gives everything away doesn’t it? Directed by James Goldstone (Swashbuckler, Rollercoaster), The Gang That Couldn’t … Continue reading
School movie time! Yes, yes, you can run the projector. Now sit down and enjoy this surprisingly watchable 1973 safety film, Crossroads Crash, or to give it its full title, National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course – The Crossroads Crash. … Continue reading