Though Robert Siodmak's 1946 version of Ernest Hemingway's The Killers is superior, I love Don Siegel's 1964 The Killers. I love the cars, the Cassavetes, the Clu Gulager (oh, how I love him in this movie), the cool Lee (that's the endlessly cool Lee Marvin), the cruel Reagan (as in future president Ronald, and a man with a great head of hair), the kind Claude Akins, the cretinous Norman Fell (as in future "fairy" teasing landlord Mr. Roper) and the comely, comely Angie Dickinson.
Having just watched the picture on the big screen (and meeting the charming Miss Dickinson) while presenting at the Palm Springs Noir Festival, I'm still thinking about Siegel's fast moving auto-erotic slap fest. And Angie gets slapped -- a lot. But according to her, Reagan would forever apologize for the smack -- he was a nice guy. That being said, he sure knows how to lay one on her. And is it just me or is it kind of hot that JFK slept with Angie while RWR slapped her? Maybe it's just me.
Go-karts, presidential slapping, noir... what's not to like?
I'd love to see a triple bill of "The Killers" with "Kitten With a Whip" and "Touch of Evil."
Thanks Kim!
Posted by: iowahawk | June 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM
One of the finest examples of Go-Kart Noir.
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