Under-Appreciated Crime Films of the 1970s<\/a>.\u00a0 Portelli’s choices are good ones.\u00a0 I love crime films and haven’t seen any of his picks.\u00a0 Before you click over (and if you love crime films, you should), here are my quick thoughts on each.<\/p>\nDarker Than Amber<\/em> (1970, Robert Clouse): How have I never heard of this one?\u00a0 Rod Taylor plays John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee. The very-good and under-rated William Smith plays a sadistic bodybuilder antagonist.\u00a0 Robert “Enter the Dragon”<\/em> Clause directs.\u00a0 Wait until you read the plot.<\/p>\nThe Last Run<\/em> (1971, Richard Fleischer): George C. Scott plays an aging getaway driver for the syndicate on his last job.\u00a0 Richard “Compulsion”<\/em> Fleischer directs.\u00a0 This one may have been ahead of its time.<\/p>\nFear is the Key<\/em> (1972, Michael Tuchner): Portelli describes this one as “a pure 1970s adrenaline rush” with “a terrific plot twist that completely shifts the films gears half way through”.\u00a0 I’ve heard enough to know I’m in.\u00a0 When you click over you’ll learn the cast and more.<\/p>\nThe Nickel Ride<\/em> (1974, Robert Mulligan): Jason Miller, hot off of his starring role in The Exorcist<\/em> teamed with Robert “To Kill a Mockingbird”<\/em> Mulligan for this crime drama.\u00a0 Bo Hopkins and John Hillerman co-star.<\/p>\nNewman\u2019s Law<\/em> (1974, Richard T. Heffron): This one takes a different spin.\u00a0 George Peppard plays an honest cop set up to take a fall. Richard T. Heffron (who directed the very under-rated I, the Jury<\/em> starring Armand Assante) helms this one.<\/p>\nThanks to Joey Portelli.\u00a0 I’m going to put these five on my list of movies to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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