Three words: The Dion Brothers. Anyone who is unfamiliar with
this bizarre caper shoud check it out post-haste. Stacey
& co-star Fredrick Forrest are at their best. Don't let
the fact that this flic is unavailable on video keep you
away.
Kirk "Feakin'" Douglas
--- Mark Sullivan <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> wrote:
> "To me Stacey Keach will forever be Mike Hammer.
He
> just fit every
> expectation I had for the character."
>
> Even with the mustache? Other than the mustache,
I
> was pretty happy
> with Keach as Mike, also, although it was a
bit
> campy to be true to
> Spillane, which is probably why I liked it. (I
was
> also a fan of the
> gimmick of mystery woman who briefly appeared
in
> each episode.) Of
> course, my favorite Hammer movie is Kiss Me
Deadly,
> which is the least
> faithful.
>
> Somewhere I read that Spillane's only
requirements
> of the TV series were
> that it had to be set in New York and that Mike
must
> carry a 45.
>
> "But does anyone know if, other than the series,
has
> he played Mike
> hammer or any other PI on the big
screen?"
>
> Didn't Keach do a made-for-TV Hammer movie or
two
> after he got out of
> prison?
>
> And here's a warning if it should ever show
up
> again: Avoid the
> made-for-TV movie that starred the guy from
Silk
> Stalkings (and some
> primetime soaps, can't remember his name) as
Hammer
> and Pamela Anderson
> as Velda.
>
> Mark
>
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