Maddening in more ways than one...
This movie is quite maddening in that it is truly a cinematic turkey. (Or is it a turkey in the straw?) The film quality has the quality of a very old print that hadn't been stored very well.
The plot and the acting is... well...uh...no comment.
Back in 1967, this movie was intended to turn the matinée crowd to contemporary country, the way teen-targeted movies bolster record sales of their featured stars (think HOLD ON with Herman's Hermits or HAVING A WILD WEEKEND starring the Dave Clark Five.) This movie has it all, bad plot, bad acting and bad jokes. Yet, for some strange reason, I found myself not only enjoying this guilty pleasure (YEE-haww... OK, Y'all can shoot me for feelin' all th' way Ah do. Shucks.) And as if that wasn't enough, this movie got me going through my record price guides and the internet in wild pursuit of any and all information on the featured artists and their records along with any movies or TV shows they may had starred in.
The movie, in a weird way, it a lot of fun to watch. And the music is classic country.
The plot and the acting is... well...uh...no comment.
Back in 1967, this movie was intended to turn the matinée crowd to contemporary country, the way teen-targeted movies bolster record sales of their featured stars (think HOLD ON with Herman's Hermits or HAVING A WILD WEEKEND starring the Dave Clark Five.) This movie has it all, bad plot, bad acting and bad jokes. Yet, for some strange reason, I found myself not only enjoying this guilty pleasure (YEE-haww... OK, Y'all can shoot me for feelin' all th' way Ah do. Shucks.) And as if that wasn't enough, this movie got me going through my record price guides and the internet in wild pursuit of any and all information on the featured artists and their records along with any movies or TV shows they may had starred in.
The movie, in a weird way, it a lot of fun to watch. And the music is classic country.
- Little-Mikey
- Jan 3, 2010