In 1982, Charlton Heston was doing the rounds with the press for his new film, "Mother Lode." My brother took me up to the radio station where he worked without telling me, and I got the surprise of meeting the actor as he was coming out of the broadcast room. Me being me, I had no idea what to say to him, so I limited myself to "Nice to meet you." He smiled, shook my hand, returned the pleasantry and left for his next appointment. I got an autographed movie poster, and a very short story, out of the deal.
As an adult, I've looked for the movie so I could see what it was all about. Blockbuster never had it, Netflix didn't, neither did Amazon Prime. I finally found it - let us not worry about where - and I watched it.
According to IMDB, this was Heston's last directorial effort, and I can see why. In defense of the work, I can say it's not the worst thing I've ever watched. It's fun watching Heston chew scenery like there's no tomorrow, but the writing is awful, and the sound mixing, ADR, and foley sound like they were recorded on the built-in mic of a Realistic portable cassette. They are, bluntly, the worst I've ever heard, even by the standards of the time. So little compression, oh so much clipping.
No animals were harmed in the watching of this motion picture. None derived any benefit, either.
As an adult, I've looked for the movie so I could see what it was all about. Blockbuster never had it, Netflix didn't, neither did Amazon Prime. I finally found it - let us not worry about where - and I watched it.
According to IMDB, this was Heston's last directorial effort, and I can see why. In defense of the work, I can say it's not the worst thing I've ever watched. It's fun watching Heston chew scenery like there's no tomorrow, but the writing is awful, and the sound mixing, ADR, and foley sound like they were recorded on the built-in mic of a Realistic portable cassette. They are, bluntly, the worst I've ever heard, even by the standards of the time. So little compression, oh so much clipping.
No animals were harmed in the watching of this motion picture. None derived any benefit, either.