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Red Dog (2019)
Wasn't quite sure what to expect but it ended up being a good story, nonetheless
I went to high school a couple of suburbs over from the 'Dog on the far side of Lake "HoldHerCloser" so my interest was piqued to say the least. In the intervening years, I've been there a few times, often for lunch. The burgers aren't quite so good as some would claim but they were OK and the scenery was better than that at Whataburger or Sonic. There was enough background on the club to draw me in and keep me there for the story of Kim and Luke.
The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)
Pure junk
I, too remembered seeing this on TV as a youngster and was intrigued to see it show up on Encore one night. I expected a lackluster 1970's TV movie and even then it was a disappointment. The acting is wooden all around. The story is total tripe; the screenwriter gratuitously throws every legendary character from the Old West into the mix along with _almost_ every Old West cliché (at least the damsel in distress was never tied to the railroad tracks).
Even the racial stereotyping is uneven. The hero's sidekick is a Shakespeare-quoting escaped slave who also provides the narration which is in character with the semi-enlightened racial attitudes of the 1970's. Unfortunately, Custer's photographer is a buck-toothed Oriental man with thick glasses.
Production values are typical of late 70's/early 80's television movies and series.
It's worth a look if you saw it 25 years ago as a child and are curious but otherwise, leave it alone.