Madeline Kahn, Comedienne
Madeline Kahn’s first role was as the dowdy fiancee to Ryan O’Neal’s professor in Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc? and she steals the movie right out from under him…
Cannonball Run is Just Plain Fun
So I realized something over the weekend. I examined the topics mentioned the most in this blog and number 1 was a surprise…as I seemed to write about Burt…
The Front Page
This incredible Broadway play was made into several equally good movies over the years, my favorite being a gender-switch for the main character. It was written in 1928 by…
Seems Like Old Times For a Foul Play
How about the perfect Double Feature…for a comedy set I would enter for consideration, Foul Play (1978) and Seems Like Old Times (1980), both featuring Goldie Hawn and Chevy…
Terry Bradshaw, The Actor, Singer and Author
It’s well known that Terry Bradshaw, was a great NFL Quarterback and a fantastic TV personality for the Fox NFL Sunday. What is rather unknown, however is his success…
Hal Needham and Gator
Hal, having been a stuntman for years and for having doubled Burt Reynolds for 18 years had a great rapport with his cast and crew. He had a stunt…
Stunt Performers for Hooper
The film is lightly based on Hal Needham’s (director) experiences as a stuntman, but the film’s main character is modeled after stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker, who just happens to…