Blood and Lace (1971)
If you’re wondering, “How did a movie about a teenage girl whose prostitute mother was killed with a hammer and now lives in an orphanage where people getting their hands cut off get a PG rating,” you’re not alone. This is one of the roughest, scummiest movies I’ve watched, no matter the rating. Ellie (Melody […]
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
John Hancock had Jaws 2 taken from him, but did the same with Wolfen. What really amazes me is that the same director who did Prancer also made this movie. Inspired by The Haunting, Hancock turned a basic monster movie script into a psychological exploration of whether or not the main character is really being stalked by a […]
Earth II (1971) and Plymouth (1991)
From the Editor’s Desk: Both of these “hard science” TV movies were produced, in part, by ABC-TV as weekly series pilots — which the network, passed. Regardless of the twenty-years difference between the films, fans have confused the two films — as result of mistaking Gary Lockwood starred “in a TV movie about miners on […]
Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971)
Originally airing on October 2, 1971 on ABC, this movie is a hidden pilot for the series The Sixth Sense. The role of Dr. Lucas Darrow would be replaced by the younger, handsomer Gary Collins and then, in syndication, that series would be spliced into Night Gallery, infuriating a young Sam who only wanted to see Rod […]
Los Campeones Justicieros (1971)
Blue Demon! Mil Mascaras! El Medico Asesino! La Sombra Vengadora! Tinieblas! Sure, Santo isn’t around, but the rest of these guys are! And they’re here to battle the evil Dr. Marius Zarkoff, who is better known as Mano Negra, the Black Hand! He’s played by David Silva, who also shows up in El Topo and Alucarda, somehow […]
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
After one movie, George Lazenby was out. He was offered seven movies and left after On Her Majesty’s Secret Service on the advice of his agent. John Gavin, Adam Westm Burt Reynolds, Michael Gambon were all up for the role until United Artists made a demand: get Sean Connery back. Money be damned. Connery came […]
Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
Shortly after Gamera vs. Zigra was completed, the film’s production studio, Daiei Film, went bankrupt. As a result, the film was distributed by another company called Dainichi Eihai. It only cost around $97,000, which is pretty amazing (Around $621,000 in today’s money). This time, Earth is under attack by aliens. Well, we’re under attack by […]
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
After the success of 1970’s House of Dark Shadows, MGM wanted a sequel. The show was off the air and Curtis thought that this would be the perfect time to bring back Barnabas Collins, but Johnathan Frid was fearful of being typecast. To his credit, Curtis didn’t recast the role and worked on an all-new […]
Play Misty for Me (1971)
During B&S About Movies’ “Radio Week,” you’ll notice we’ve reviewed a few Lifetime broadcast “radio psycho” films and mention this modest directorial debut by Clint Eastwood in passing. This tale about a womanizing DJ hooking up with the wrong fan is where the “genre” began. Oh, yes: Jessica Walters goes-for-broke in her portrayal of the […]
Legacy of Blood (1971)
Will to Die? Blood Legacy? Legacy of Blood? Whatever you call it, this 1971 film has a plot as old as movies themselves — a patriarch gathers his family to hear his will. Carl Monson, who wrote The Acid Eaters and also directed Please Don’t Eat My Mother was behind this. This is the last movie for Rodolfo Acosta, […]
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