Randolph Scott stars as Marshal Coleen Wave, a lawman who moves from town to town in the Colorado Territory, ridding each of its outlaws. His dedication to his gob causes his wife, played by Angela Lansbury (TV's "Murder She Wrote"), to leave him. She will not come back to him until he has hung up his guns for good. But he is determined to clean up one last town, run by bandits, who don't want to see the territory become a state.
A Lawless Street was cheerful! You have to back this movie! A uncommon performance by Randolph Scott & Angela Lansbury make A Lawless Street a "should lay down" movie!
The strange cast includes Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, Jean Parker, Wallace Ford. This cast just make A Lawless Street the more confounding!
Thanks (but no thanks) to Full Metal Jacket, the name of "Gomer Pyle" is associated with a demented, suicidal screw-up. That's not the Gomer (Jim Nabors) we know and love! Sure, our Gomer may be, in the mentoring words of his bellowing Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton), a "lunkhead," "yo-yo," "knucklehead," and "meatball," who invariably "pulls some beauts." But his heart is always in the right place, as in the episode "PFC Gomer Pyle," in which the newly promoted Private First Class unwittingly cancels Carter's Hawaiian furlough thinking it is a requst for a permanent transfer. Our Gomer is unfailingly honest. In "Gomer and the Phone Company," he is arrested for trying to put back ill-gotten money he received from a malfunctioning pay phone. And, our Gomer is forthright, as in "Gomer and the Beast," in which he stands up to a feared, abusive sergeant (gust star Michael Conrad) who takes his waitress girlfriend for granted.
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, was one of the "surprise, surprise, surprise" hits of its day. In this second season (its first in color), it ranked second to Bonanza in the Nielsen ratings. That Nabors and Sutton were never even nominated for Emmys is a TV Land injustice. Nabors, especially, finds new music in what could have been a one-note bumpkin character (he even demonstrates his unexpected baritone singing voice in "Arrivederci, Gomer"). Providing expert support are Ted Bessell (That Girl) and Ronnie Schell (who demonstrates his standup comedy chops in "Duke Slater, Nightclub Comic") as Gomer's Marine buddies. Look sharp for two future M*A*S*H stars, Jamie Farr in "Gomer Pyle, P.O.W." and, in a couple of episodes, William Christopher. Making welcome visits from Mayberry are George Lindsay in the mistaken-identity episode, "A Visit from Cousin Goober," and Ron Howard in "Opie Joins the Marines," in which Carter bonds with the runaway Opie and, movingly, hints at a less than nurturing relationship with his own father. "The world has changed a lot since I was a kid," he remarks when Andy (Andy Griffith) arrives to retrieve his son, and puts a reassuring arm around the boy's shoulder. Television has changed, too, in the more than 40 years since these still funny episodes were first broadcast. Prime time could use another Gomer, with his boundless optimism, unwavering character and try, try again attitude. --Donald Liebenson
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Second Season was harmonious! You have to witness this movie! A conspicuous performance by Larry Hovis & Forrest Compton make Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Second Season a "have to have" movie!
The fabulous cast includes Larry Hovis, Forrest Compton, Richard Houde, Allan Melvin, Roy Stuart. This cast just make Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Second Season the more miraculous!
It's not exactly Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, but this 1998 entry, starring Vanessa Williams and newcomer Chayanne offers its own terpsichorean pleasures. The story centers on Rafael Infante (Chayanne), a Cuban emigre to Texas, where he takes a menial job at a local dance studio run by John Burnett (Kris Kristofferson). There, he falls for Ruby Sinclair (Vanessa Williams), a one-time ballroom championship contender looking for the opportunity to compete for the title once more. The romance seems a foregone conclusion but has some snap thanks to a crisp performance by Williams and a sunny (if limited) one by Chayanne, a singing star in Purto Rico. Best of all is the dancing itself. In terms of both energy, exuberance, and style, this film's dance sequnces rank with the best of the decade's limited celebration of the kinetic art, such as Strictly Ballroom and Shall We Dance. Though the movie's central plot secret seems obvious from the first downbeat, the film takes off every time the dance music kicks in. --Marshall Fine
Dance with Me was goodly! You have to look upon this movie! A peachy performance by Vanessa Williams (VII) & Chayanne make Dance with Me a "have got to experience" movie!
The astonishing cast includes Vanessa Williams (VII), Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski. This cast just make Dance with Me the more awesome!
The dark, brooding tone of Conan the Barbarian is replaced in this rousing sequl by a lighter, more humorous tone and one of the campiest casts ever assembled. This time, Conan is assigned by a duplicitous qUn (Sarah Douglas) to escort a virgin princess (Olivia d'Abo) on a treacherous trek to a crystal palace where they will retrieve a priceless gemstone. Basketball champ and self-described Lothario Wilt Chamberlain plays Bombaata, a warrior sent on a secret mission to kill Conan, and the androgynous Grace Jones plays Zula, a wild woman who becomes Conan's loyal ally. Some consider this sequl a disappointment, but the film makes no apologies for its silliness, and that's the key to its success as gloriously pulpy entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
Conan the Destroyer was enjoyable! You have to punt this movie! A unprecedented performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger & Grace Jones make Conan the Destroyer a "should be acquainted with" movie!
The fabulous cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Mako, Tracey Walter. This cast just make Conan the Destroyer the more eye-opening!
In this chilling British gothic shocker, nobleman Sir Richard Fordyce (John Turner) returns home to his family estate with his new bride, Elizabeth (The Phantom of the Opera's Heather Sears), only to find the locals accusing him of returning earlier under cover of dark and attacking one of the local girls. Furthermore, they claim to have seen the ghost of his first wife riding through town on horseback, shrieking that she died at her husband's hand. Racing against time, he must clear his own name while confronting an unspeakable supernatural secret that could consume him forever.
Black Torment was congenial! You have to touch this movie! A remarkable performance by Heather Sears & John Turner make Black Torment a "need to show up" movie!
The spectacular cast includes Heather Sears, John Turner, Ann Lynn, Peter Arne, Norman Bird. This cast just make Black Torment the more remarkable!
