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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Saturday Night at the Movies 9/19/15!

Who cares what picture we see?



Hoyt Axton might - if you presented it with white cheddar popcorn - and while we pop that up and get to sprinkling - here's tonight's choice...












The incredible and short career of DIY filmmaker H.B. Halicki never fails to fascinate me. Halicki was an auto parts and junk car entrepreneur who decided to make a movie - which resulted in the original Gone in 60 Seconds in 1974. That movie was successful, but Halicki didn't make another movie for eight years - but finally he did - and here it is - another explosion of  automotive bedlam - with a couple of real actors added in this time.



I haven't seen it yet - but I did just add it to the video vault on DVD - and you could drive like a bat of hell over to my house to watch it with me at any time - even this very evening!






Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

5 comments:

  1. I had no idea Gone in 60 Seconds was a remake.

    I see planes, (no trains), and automobiles--and a blimp! The frenetic action and car chases make this look like a stripped down, gritty and more violent Smokey and Bandit, or Cannonball Run. You mentioned his career was brief--did H.B. meet an untimely end?

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    1. Dick answers that question below, but yes, he did meet an untimely end, sadly.

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  2. I actually like this better then GONE IN 60 SECONDS. H.B. sadly died in 1989 while filming GONE IN 60 SECONDS 2 (for which he has assembled over 400 cars to smash up) as a result of s stunt gone wrong. He was a true American original and GONE IN 60 SECONDS is one of the greatest examples of DIY film making ever. Great post Craig !

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    1. Thanks for answering that question - I was out of town over the weekend. I look forward to checking this one out. Thanks for the kind words, Dick!

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