Tag Archives: Car Chase
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It’s often said that the ideal running time for a comedy is about 90 minutes – any more, and the audience gets tired of laughing. Much of the works of Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Monty Python adhere to that … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Andy Devine, Buddy Hackett, Car Chase, Carl Reiner, Comedy, Dick Shawn, Don Knotts, Ethel Merman, Jim Backus, Jimmy Durante, Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Peter Falk, Phil Silvers, Sid Caesar, Spencer Tracy, Stanley Kramer, Terry-Thomas, The Three Stooges
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You Only Live Twice (1967)
The fifth in the James Bond series produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, You Only Live Twice (1967) took 007 to Japan to finally confront Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the shadowy “Number 1” in prior outings, face-to-face. Blofeld appeared … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Action, Car Chase, Charles Gray, Donald Pleasence, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond, Japan, Sean Connery, Volcano
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Thunderball (1965)
In a way, things had changed. Although Bond was getting bigger all the time, and Thunderball (1965) was the natural evolution, there passed a point where the films were not merely high-profile adaptations of Ian Fleming bestsellers. The series was … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Action, Bahamas, Car Chase, cheesecake, Claudine Auger, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond, Luciana Paluzzi, scuba diving, Sean Connery, underwater battle
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