Loved that line in Erich Kuersten’s review of M. Knight Shyamalan’s The Happening, to wit, that it "would be a great title if it starred Peter Sellers or Russ Tamblyn, and was made in 1967."
As happenings will happen, there was a 1967 film called The Happening. It was directed by Elliot Silverstein - fresh off the success of Cat Ballou - and it featured Anthony Quinn as an aging gangster kidnapped by hippies, one of whom was played by a pre-Bonnie and Clyde Faye Dunaway.
You never saw it? Me neither. But now we’ll all have a chance, since TCM has it on their schedule for Thursday, July 10th.
Monday, June 30, 2008
The Happening (I)
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I've seen it.
Let's just say that, as far as Mobster/Hippie farces go, it's no Skidoo
even Skidoo is probably no Skidoo. But may I recommend PSYCH-OUT?
I think I must have read about this film in Weldon's Psychotronic Encyclopedia, hence my comment about Russ Tamblyn, who was in a film called "Grass" or something like that.
Bonus: Title song performed by The Supremes. I did try watching this on TV many years ago but gave up after the first half hour.
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