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Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:13 pm
by Trumpton
steve56 wrote:
> Harris and McGoohan acted better than Connery really.
Agreed. Btw, is McGoohan still alive?
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:15 pm
by steve56
yes he is And Danger Man has just been releaded on DVD.
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:17 pm
by Snake Diamond
Yep,
IMDB still shows
Patrick McGoohan as alive & kicking.
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:17 pm
by Pervert
Baker was always a class act. Don't think he got the credit he deserved for Zulu, for example.
Since this was probably big Sean's first film of any note, it's hardly surprising he failed to impress.
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:18 pm
by steve56
there was a bloke in it that looked like Benny Hill in later years George Murcell i think.Trumpton wrote:
> This film has dated! The acting of Patrick McGoohan was camp
> and OTT. And a young Sean Connery with giant bushy eyebrows
> didn't really say or do much!
>
>
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:19 pm
by steve56
Sean was in a terrible film b4 this where he played Alfie Bass s brother and he was a dumb mute.Caractacus wrote:
> Baker was always a class act. Don't think he got the credit he
> deserved for Zulu, for example.
>
> Since this was probably big Sean's first film of any note, it's
> hardly surprising he failed to impress.
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:22 pm
by steve56
Wonder what Peggy Cummins looks like now she was the bird Baker ended up with.
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:24 pm
by steve56
but McGoohan was twice the size of Baker yet he won the fight.Ace wrote:
> I disagree, I think it stands the test of time very well. A
> classic, even if the driving is 'speeded up' somewhat.
> Stanley Baker? Brilliant!
>
>
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:27 pm
by Trumpton
Am I right in thinking that the intial idea for the film Zulu came from Stanley Baker?
Re: Hell Drivers.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:30 pm
by Snake Diamond
Don't know, but she's 82 yrs old, as listed on
IMDB.