Saturday, March 11, 2023

'Viva Knievel!' (1977) – Gordon Douglas.

Bigger than Elvis! Faster than Bruce Lee! Cooler than Coltrane! This luridly leather-clad Liberace on two lightning-loaded wheels is a chrome-guilded, star spangled, sky soaring 70s legend! More myth than man! Three parts eagle, two parts deathless daredevil! This Gravity mocking, Big Cat jumpin', Snake River defying demi-god of the piston rod is a poon-pounding motorcycle satyr, turned big screen movie star! Evel Knievel is the golden cream of the stunt cycle scene! Deservedly regarded as B-Movie royalty, you don't need to take a leap of faith to worship, Gordon Douglas's freewheeling cult classic! And remember kids, mainline your revs, NOT your brain!!! As the turbocharged Viva Knievel! is the only drug y'all ever need! As the devil's weed ain't nothin to Toke about, maaan!!! Evel is pure white bread wholesome, gooey centred with sugar sprinkles on top, the sinisterly scheming, Leslie Nielson & Cameron Mitchell are Anthill Mob bad, sleekly glamorous shutterbug, Lauren Hutton is easy on the eyes, grouchy Gene Kelly's permanently pie-eyed, sky-high Motorhead Marjoe's one wacky racer and the whole corn pone shebang is groovily gussied up with a funking great score by, Charles Bernstein!

 








 

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