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3 things about Joseph Cates’ WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR

Posted on December 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Who Killed Teddy Bear [1965] 1. Theater poster for Victor Borge. 2. Dollbaby, dollbaby, dollbaby. 3. “You have a great body.” “I like to work out.” What a disturbing and awesome movie. Sal Mineo and Elaine Stritch are fearless!

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3 things about Harvey Hart’s BEVERLY HILLS MADAM

Posted on July 28, 2025 by robchristopher

Beverly Hills Madam [1986] 1. Without trying on the dress first, she purchases it, instructing the saleswoman to “accessorize it for me” and deliver it that afternoon. 2. John Ingle as a professor. 3. Left adrift on Sunset Blvd. surrounded … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Lowell Rich’s SST: DEATH FLIGHT

Posted on June 14, 2025 by robchristopher

SST: Death Flight [1977] 1. Hydraulic fluid or blood? 2. Billy Crystal as a gay flight attendant. 3. Senegal instead of London. This is a true buried treasure of 1970s trash: it’s “awful” but also really fun.

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3 things about John Guillermin’s SKYJACKED

Posted on June 13, 2025 by robchristopher

Skyjacked [1972] 1. Repeated ominous zooms involving lipstick. 2. Pipesmoking before takeoff and after landing. 3. Rosie Grier as a jazz cellist (!)

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3 things about James Goldstone’s WHEN TIME RAN OUT…

Posted on June 7, 2025 by robchristopher

When Time Ran Out… [1980] 1. Manual cable wench. 2. Lava bomb mirror smash. 3. Burgess Meredith as superhero!

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3 things about CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT

Posted on September 6, 2024 by robchristopher

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut [1980/2023] 1. Raping first the wife and then the husband. 2. An army of naked men attacking papyrus. 3: Password: scrotum. A genuine oddity and eye-filling spectacle that at times brought to mind (heaven help me) … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Lowell Rich’s THE CONCORDE… AIRPORT ’79

Posted on August 24, 2024 by robchristopher

The Concorde… Airport ’79 [1979] 1. Why exactly is Charo flying from Paris to Moscow? I want a movie about that story. 2. Shooting the flare while the plane’s upside down. 3. Coming to the cockpit for a good cry. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jerry Jameson’s AIRPORT ’77

Posted on August 3, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport ’77 [1977] 1. Their only pairing outside of Bell, Book and Candle yet James Stewart and Jack Lemmon don’t even trade dialog in their one scene together. 2. Dorothy plays a video game. 3. Why exactly is Julie on … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jack Smight’s AIRPORT 1975

Posted on July 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport 1975 [1974] 1. Take a shot every time Charlton Heston calls her “honey.” 2. Her manuscript and tape recorder take the place of her jewels in the bomb-proof carrying case. 3. The only reason he’s on the plane is … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Posted on July 17, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport [1970] 1. “I’m going to move this mother by midnight!” 2. A plate of tiny sandwiches. 3. She moves through the throng, tearfully apologizing. Everyone ignores her. 3 other things. 

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