cult film freak: steely dan

Written by James M. Tate / 1/15/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , cult , indie , jazz-score , mary mitchel , post-apocalyptic , ray milland , rex holman , richard bakalyan , road movie , russ bender , shary marshall , sixties , steely dan

DIRECTOR RAY MILLAND AVOIDS A BOMB IN 'PANIC IN YEAR ZERO'

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I don't need your helping hand...<br>
I can't be no savage...<br>
I can't be no highwayman</blockquote>
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Lyrics from <i>King of the World </i>by Steely Dan, a band with a handful of great musicians and only two songwriters, the latter reportedly influenced by a particular b-movie for their song about, basically, the end of the road, and yet the lyrics seem influenced against the dire, desperate situation on screen: An American International mid-sixties' B&W super low budget thriller with a consistently jazzy soundtrack befitting Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's own musical tastes. And anyone knows, bad movies can be the greatest time-filler, except when they are, surprisingly, quite good, solid and entertaining despite having been made for what feels like a straight-to-drive-in crowd: who usually watches everything but the movie itself... Enter PANIC IN YEAR ZERO starring a great actor who could pull off bad movies with ease, Ray Milland...<br>

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DIRECTOR RAY MILLAND AVOIDS A BOMB IN 'PANIC IN YEAR ZERO'

Panic in Year Zero YEAR: 1962 I don't need your helping hand... I can't be no savage... I can't be no highwayman L...

Written by James M. Tate / 11/29/2011 / No comments / music , seventies , steely dan , tom petty

TOM PETTY BOTH ACTS & SINGS IN THE MOTION PICTURE 'FM'

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<b>year:</b> 1978</div>
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<b>cast:</b> Michael Brandon, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates, Tom Petty</div>
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<b>rating:</b> **1/2</div>
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The  Steely Dan title song playing as a big orange sun rises above the immense  city skyline anticipates heaven for rock fans and "no static at all."  During the next twenty minutes, through a handing-off of various turns  at the mic... meeting each disc jockey working a radio station  playing wall-to-wall music... the good times continue to roll. The likable boss (Michael Brandon), also a DJ, fights to keep the  airwaves commercial free, providing the dream radio station "for the  people." The tunes are great, the live performances pretty good, and the  eclectic cast of DJ's are decent enough: including Martin Mull,  Cleavon Little, Cassie Yates, Alex Karras, Eileen Brennan, and guest star (in the movie and the station) Tom Petty as Tom Petty. But the  initial spontaneous fun (reminiscent of CAR WASH) is soon marred by a cliche subplot involving villainous corporate goons forcing Army commercials on  the station, turning a laidback character-study into typical underdog vs  big business fare... and guess who wins?</div>

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TOM PETTY BOTH ACTS & SINGS IN THE MOTION PICTURE 'FM'

title: FM year: 1978 cast: Michael Brandon, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates, Tom Petty rating: **1/2 The Steely Dan title song playi...

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