6 comment(s) Nov 16, 2009
CHOPPER MAN wrote on Nov 15, 2009 7:39 PM:" mr lang invited each one of us with out the other knowing to his house and that day will be with me till the day i die.my family did not have much so you see it was pretty special to help light the most beautiful house in muscatine.man i thought i was someone if only for a day.just us three out there and it was snowing i remember people driving by and looking at us hanging all those lights.at the end of the day mr lang had us come inside and his mother... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Vigilante films, an American tradition Oct 20, 2009
"Walking Tall," the 1973 hit about a club-wielding sheriff cleaning up his crime-ridden town, was remade in 2004 with Dwayne Johnson (then known as "The Rock"). "Death Sentence" (2007), with Kevin Bacon as a suburban father avenging a dead son, is based on a novel by Brian Garfield, who also wrote the book that inspired the original "Death Wish." A "Death Wish" remake is planned for 2011 release. (FOX59, IN)
Quentin Tarantino and the original Bastards Aug 19, 2009
And for Bastards, he snagged the big, blonde Walking Tall he-man Bo Svenson (after Burt Lancaster apparently said No thanks) and ex-NFL cool cat Fred the Hammer Williamson. And if those names on a marquee werent catnip enough for grindhouse audiences, then Bastards shameless tagline would certainly have done the trick: Whatever the Dirty Dozen Did, They Do It Dirtier. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Jumping The Gun For War Flick Aug 13, 2009
Italian director Enzo Castellari was at the helm of the original picture, which starred Bo Svenson (the "Walking Tall" sequels) and blaxploitation icon Fred "The Hammer" Williamson in an action-filled tale about a group of condemned soldiers who escape and try to make their way to Switzerland. It actually bears little relation to Tarantino's ultraviolent remake, which uses only the name and general concept. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Art of War III Aug 8, 2009
The rest of the script, from Joe Halpin (who penned the equally pointless sequels Walking Tall: The Payback and Waking Tall: Lone Justice), is a mixed bag of cliches. Characters are drab. (IGN FilmForce)
Daily television and radio guide Jul 23, 2009
Walking Tall 9 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (TNT). The Rock fights against vice and corruption in this slick remake. (Boston Globe)
Tarantino, Ledger are focus at Cannes May 13, 2009
"Inglourious Basterds" was inspired by a 1978 Italian film that starred Bo Svenson ("Walking Tall, Part 2") and football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson ("Black Caesar"). Tarantino's film, which he characterized to the Times as "not a remake," stars Brad Pitt and Mike Myers. (CNN -- Showbiz)
John Cena Goes '12 Rounds': Film Re... Apr 11, 2009
Kidnapping, arson and murder are a few of the twelve "rounds" Fisher must overcome to rescue his girlfriend Molly (played by Ashley Scott, no stranger to WWE Studios; she played Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's girl in Walking Tall) tearing through the Bayou along the way to find his nemesis and stop him once and for all. Cast of Crazies. (Suite101.com)
Old-school action heroes return to screen Mar 28, 2009
(He was the best thing about "Be Cool.") His best chance for action superstardom is fewer kiddie movies and more fun action movies like "The Rundown" and "Walking Tall." Then he can run for governor. Rambo rating: 4 Rambos. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Movie review: 'Race to Witch Mountain' Mar 14, 2009
Throw in 150 semiautomatic guns, a fistfight that Johnson wins by using a broken table leg (conjuring memories from his "Walking Tall" role, wherein he co-starred with a 2-by-4) and the line "Sir, we have the perimeter secured," and voila - Race to Action Action Mountain. About two-thirds of the way through the film, it may dawn on anyone who's ever turned on a television set that Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," would have been the ideal writer for the "Witch Mountain" brand. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Oscar omissions Feb 22, 2009
Dirty Harry (portrayed by steely-eyed Clint Eastwood in a career-boosting role) is a seminal vigilante film of the decade, along with The French Connection (1971), the UKs Get Carter (1971), Death Wish (1974) featuring a vengeful Charles Bronson, Walking Tall (1973), The Seven-Ups (1973), and the Australian film Mad Max (1979) with Mel Gibson. Countless other cop-action films have been made to copy this original law-and-order film that was one of the first to appear on movie screens. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
