Anders,
Re your comments below:
> BULLITT is certainly better than MUTE WITNESS
by
> Robert Pike. I found Pike's novel to be a bit
like
> a 87th Precinct novel if Ed McBain hadn't been
any
> good.
I'd forgotten about that one, but it's certainly an obvious
choice. Reminds of another film of roughly similar vintage
that's better than the book, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
> Also, Robert Aldrich's KISS ME DEADLY is
far
> superior
> to Spillane's very boring novel.
Strongly disagree with this assessment, but, hey, different
strokes, right?
> Btw, the remake of THE DESPERATE HOURS must be
one
> of
> the very worst adaptions of a good novel in
the
> history
> of moving pictures.
You're right about that! Particularly since the novelist,
Joseph Hayes collaborated on (or at least was credited with
collaborating on) the script.
JIM DOHERTY
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