It's wonderful to see all of those fine actors in this. Not every movie has to be an academy award winning entry. Joe Flynn, Kurt Russell, Phil Silvers, Cesar Romero, Eve Arden, Dick Van Patten. It was kind of a send off movie for a number of these fine actors while others shifted their careers into high gear. The movie is fun and enjoyable throughout. Camp is always fun! Also, at the very end of the move when Phil Silvers opens his mouth and they freeze the shot, it looks like he has strep throat or something. Just a fun mention. With all that said, I do feel that if someone had gone in an re-edited it and picked up the pace a bit that might have helped. Also, James Gregory really has a commanding presence in any scene he's in and it was a shame that they didn't give him a role that resulted in more screen time. I have to mention Paul Linke who was one of the students in this movie. He later went onto play the role of Trooper Grossman in CHiPS. He was a bit chubby in that show as he was here but a fine actor. Raymond Bailey who played Regent Burns should have been given a larger role. We all remember him as Mr. Drysdale the banker in the Beverly Hillbillies. He actually should have played the part of Dean Higgins. He would have brought much more strength and vitality to the role and may have helped to elevate this movie into a real classic. But, all in all I don't know how you can have such a large stable of actors like this and put them in the right part. Just enjoy the movie and don't worry about the plot too much. Just relish the actors.
Review of The Strongest Man in the World
