The Phynx
Posted by Itheliving 9 years, 8 months ago to Movies
Lost and Found Department
Just turned up after 45 years.
The Phynx / Rated GP for mock violence and people wearing their underwear as visible through the special spy glasses.
The primary stars of The Phynx are Michael A. Miller, Ray Chippeway, Dennis Larden and Lonnie Stevens. Not exactly household names then or now. A few of the secondary cast are better known but not as interesting as what is coming up. The film features the movie debut of Rich Little and Sally Struthers. It also features a list of cameos which is as big and interesting as it gets.
The cast also features Michael Ansara, Joan Blondell, Martha Raye and Pat McCormick. Also you will find Patty Andrews of The Andrews Sisters, Busby Berkeley and the Original Golddiggers, Xavier Cugat and his Chihuahua, John Hart as The Lone Ranger, Jay Silverheels, Ruby Keeler and former heavyweight and legendary boxing champ Joe Louis. We can’t forget to mention Marilyn Maxwell of Clarinda, Iowa, Maureen O’Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller AKA Jane and Tarzan. Others who show up are Harold Sakata better known as Goldfingers henchman Oddjob, Ed Sullivan and James Brown. Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall make their last appearance as the main Bowery Boys. Patsy Kelly, Guy Lombardo, and Ed Sullivan join Oscar winner for Gone With the Wind Butterfly McQueen. Richard Pryor and Harlan Sanders AKA Col Sanders is seen serving chicken out of a bucket. Finger Lickin’ Good
Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy sit together and cry, Dick Clark, Andy Devine and Dorothy Lamour join in. Trini Lopez, Pat O’Brien and Clint Walker round out the crew.
And The Phynx. The main characters mentioned way back at the beginning play super secret spy’s who are recruited and trained as a Monkees/Beatles style rock band who must travel to Romania and free most of the above stars from captivity at a castle. The first sixty minutes which drag and reek of awfulness make up what we call Part One. Part Two is the last 20 minutes where almost all of the big stars show up. As far as the 20th Century is concerned in the field of film, TV and music it didn’t get much bigger than this group. What drew this cast to this project. It couldn’t have been the script which they no doubt were not allowed to read. It wasn’t the paycheck as this film looks like the entire budget wouldn’t been enough in 1970 to buy a 5 year old used Chevy Corvair. I assume they sold them the idea based on all of the other big names who were being enlisted.
For bad movie fans this is a real treat. For good movie fans not so much. There are a few amusing moments mixed in with typical 1970’s disco music and costumes left over from The Sonny and Cher Hour. But for everybody else the chance to see this group assembled in one place and a few real classic moments they give us it is not to be missed.
Warning. At the time the film was released it wasn’t. Warner Bros. thought it was so bad it never saw the light of day.
You can see it on Amazon Instant Video for $3. The cost on DVD direct from Warner Bros. Archive is $17.
Rated 1.0 out of 4.0 for movie making but 4.0 out of 4.0 for Star Power. Shows you Star Power may not be enough to save a film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066221/?ref...
Just turned up after 45 years.
The Phynx / Rated GP for mock violence and people wearing their underwear as visible through the special spy glasses.
The primary stars of The Phynx are Michael A. Miller, Ray Chippeway, Dennis Larden and Lonnie Stevens. Not exactly household names then or now. A few of the secondary cast are better known but not as interesting as what is coming up. The film features the movie debut of Rich Little and Sally Struthers. It also features a list of cameos which is as big and interesting as it gets.
The cast also features Michael Ansara, Joan Blondell, Martha Raye and Pat McCormick. Also you will find Patty Andrews of The Andrews Sisters, Busby Berkeley and the Original Golddiggers, Xavier Cugat and his Chihuahua, John Hart as The Lone Ranger, Jay Silverheels, Ruby Keeler and former heavyweight and legendary boxing champ Joe Louis. We can’t forget to mention Marilyn Maxwell of Clarinda, Iowa, Maureen O’Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller AKA Jane and Tarzan. Others who show up are Harold Sakata better known as Goldfingers henchman Oddjob, Ed Sullivan and James Brown. Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall make their last appearance as the main Bowery Boys. Patsy Kelly, Guy Lombardo, and Ed Sullivan join Oscar winner for Gone With the Wind Butterfly McQueen. Richard Pryor and Harlan Sanders AKA Col Sanders is seen serving chicken out of a bucket. Finger Lickin’ Good
Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy sit together and cry, Dick Clark, Andy Devine and Dorothy Lamour join in. Trini Lopez, Pat O’Brien and Clint Walker round out the crew.
And The Phynx. The main characters mentioned way back at the beginning play super secret spy’s who are recruited and trained as a Monkees/Beatles style rock band who must travel to Romania and free most of the above stars from captivity at a castle. The first sixty minutes which drag and reek of awfulness make up what we call Part One. Part Two is the last 20 minutes where almost all of the big stars show up. As far as the 20th Century is concerned in the field of film, TV and music it didn’t get much bigger than this group. What drew this cast to this project. It couldn’t have been the script which they no doubt were not allowed to read. It wasn’t the paycheck as this film looks like the entire budget wouldn’t been enough in 1970 to buy a 5 year old used Chevy Corvair. I assume they sold them the idea based on all of the other big names who were being enlisted.
For bad movie fans this is a real treat. For good movie fans not so much. There are a few amusing moments mixed in with typical 1970’s disco music and costumes left over from The Sonny and Cher Hour. But for everybody else the chance to see this group assembled in one place and a few real classic moments they give us it is not to be missed.
Warning. At the time the film was released it wasn’t. Warner Bros. thought it was so bad it never saw the light of day.
You can see it on Amazon Instant Video for $3. The cost on DVD direct from Warner Bros. Archive is $17.
Rated 1.0 out of 4.0 for movie making but 4.0 out of 4.0 for Star Power. Shows you Star Power may not be enough to save a film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066221/?ref...
