Two other films, coincidentally both from 1972, that might be
of particular interest to this group that have long been
unavailable on DVD/video: THE HOT ROCK, starring Redford,
George Segal and Paul Sands, based on Donald Westlake's
Dortmunder novel, and especially HICKEY & BOGGS, a bleak,
nasty noirish P.I. thing starring Bill Cosby and directed by
and starring his I SPY pal, Robert Culp.
The former, a quite enjoyable piece of fluff, does at least
occasionally pop up on TV, but it's been years since I've
seen the latter. I wonder if it's because Cosby has such a
sickly sweet, lovable-old-grump persona to protect now, or if
everyone just plain forgot about the film. Too bad, because
it's quite an interesting take on noir -- instead of dark,
clammy claustrophobia, characters operate in dizzyingly
bleak, sun-blinded wide open spaces. And the two loser P.I.s
always seem to always arrive just a little too late to stop
the ever-mounting carnage, sort of like Himes' Coffin and
Gravedigger.
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Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.thrillingdetective.com
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