You may be right about HARPER. I haven't seen it in twenty
years and I
do remember it seeming a bit lite, but I recently rewatched
THE DROWNING
POOL and while it's no classic, it's not very funny either.
Kind of dark
and brooding actually. Newman goes easier on the wisecracks
in that
one.
(Which might explain its lackluster boxoffice
performance.)
With all the talk of MacDonald flying around it's interesting
to see
that movie, now 25 years old.
I think I'll try to dig up a copy of HARPER tomorrow. Anyone
know if it
is readily available on tape?
Whatever the merits (or deficits) of these films, MacDonald
enthusiasts
should be glad they were made. Movie dough subsidized
MacDonald's
career and got him through some hard times. And the movies
revitalized
publisher's interest in Archer. Without the film deals he may
not have
been able to write all those books!
TL
P.S. - Who would make a good Archer today?
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