Tag Archives: Car Chase

Highway to Hell (1991)

Posted on April 9, 2016 at 5:39 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

When I was a teenager, a pretty typical way to spend the wee hours of a Friday or Saturday was watching USA Up All Night, a B-movie showcase on the USA Network hosted by either Rhonda Shear (in a silk negligee) or … Continue reading →

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Mad Max 2 (1981)

Posted on May 2, 2015 at 10:01 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Two years after the benchmark Ozploitation film Mad Max (1979), director George Miller returned to the world of violent punks and souped-up cars with Mad Max 2 (1981). The film was cautiously retitled The Road Warrior for the U.S., because … Continue reading →

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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Posted on December 8, 2014 at 11:50 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

In the mid-1970’s, Eon Productions, the company founded by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, had to take drastic measures to save the James Bond franchise following the disappointing box office of The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). (Prior … Continue reading →

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