Thursday, May 17, 2007

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, etc. #2


Two wild triple-features at the Tri-City Twin, from March, 1970. THE GRUESOME TWOSOME and SOMETHING WEIRD were both directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis in 1967; BORN WILD was an alternate title for THE YOUNG ANIMALS (1968) with Patty McCormack; ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO (1969) was the only film directed by Robert Thom; CHASTITY (1969) was the infamous Cher vehicle; YOUNG, EVIL & SAVAGE (1968) was the US title for the Italian thriller Nude... si muore (1968), aka Naked You Die.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, etc.


H.G. Lewis triple feature at the New Forest in Raleigh, from March, 1968. THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (1967) featured Florida regular Chris Martell; SOMETHING WEIRD (1967) was one of his non-gore movies; COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) was the third film in Lewis' "blood trilogy."

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

THE GREEN BERETS / FIRECREEK


Action-packed double-feature at the Super 50 Drive-in, from July, 1968. THE GREEN BERETS (1968) was John Wayne's pro-'Nam war vehicle; FIRECREEK (1968) was the downbeat western directed by Vincent McEveety.

Monday, May 14, 2007

THE GRADUATE, etc.


Only two movies per screen at the Tri-City Twin Drive-in back in July, 1968. THE GRADUATE (1967) was still bringing in crowds; TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) was the Stanley Donen romantic drama with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, featuring a Henry Mancini score; THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) was still being screened years after its initial release; PROWLERS OF THE EVERGLADES was a 1953 Disney True Life Adventure short about alligators.