The Eiger Sanction
There's the flamboyant, raging homosexual villain Miles Mellough and his bodybuilder henchman (oh and Miles has a little dog called Fa**ot!).
Hi JayDee. Sorry to hear you're feeling a little low. Chin up old bean. You deserve a rest after putting in so much hard work over the last few months with these great reviews you're giving us all. I'll just echo Mark's sentiment by saying you should take a break and watch some movies for plain old escapism and nothing more. Maybe just tab them with a rating and a couple of lines if you feel compelled to write something. You know I used to care too much what people thought of me on this site, and that insecurity made me lose my temper with other members (including Mark) on more than one occasion. Then I just learned to let go and I've had a much better time here since. Besides,
you have no reason to care. The time and effort put in, and your love of film is obvious. The thread speaks for itself, and just because people aren't repping and commenting doesn't necessarily mean we're not reading.
Anyway, at this juncture I must briefly highjack your thread to give a special mention to the late great Jack Cassidy who tragically died in a house fire prematurely, aged only 49.
In my opinion Jack is the best thing about
The Eiger Sanction (which I'd rate a
incidentally) and never fails to make me smile when he appears on screen. Miles Mellough is so riotously camp, he's just the perfect foil for Eastwood's cultured, but still typically macho agent Hemlock, and their scenes together are the best in the film.
Naturally I also know Jack from the three
Columbo episodes he appeared in. The first of which,
Murder By The Book was directed by Steven Spielberg, and is one of the very best the series has to offer (it's my personal favourite after
Any Old Port In A Storm with Donald Pleasence).
Publish Or Perish is rather average (save for Jack), but
Now You See Him with Jack perfectly cast as a dastardly magician is another classic episode. Essentially he always exuded a gleeful mischief which makes him highly watchable, and most memorable of the stars who appeared in multiple episodes as different characters. I know he did lots of other television work, so if Mark or anyone else has recommendations then I'd love to hear them.
Perhaps Jack Cassidy should have his own thread.