B-Movie Gazette: RICHARD LEWIS PASSES AT AGE 76 OF HEART ATTACK - IN TRIBUTE WE PRESENT AN INCREDIBLE INDIE WHERE HE STARS IN "DRUNKS" (1997)

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - WITHOUT WARNING (1980)

Greetings All - It would be cool to do a post one time called the ten most essential B-flicks, sort of a B-Movie 101 thing. If that ever happened I would have to include this sci-fi horror classic from Graydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders.) This one's a don't pass go and don't collect $200 folks, just see it, Or watch it again. I'm not even going to begin to explain the plot except you have these flying disc things that attach themselves to people, in this case campers on an outing and kill and feed on them. Eventually these discs are tied to an alien, a hungry alien. A forerunner to 1987's Predator sort to speak and with a flat-out goofy cast. Jack Palance and Martin Landau, say what? And looking drugged out I might add but the real surprise here is veteran character actor Larry Storch, from the '60's, a guy who knew 150 dialects and here he is in this as a boy scout leader lol. Also known as It Came Without Warning, this gem is streaming free now only on Plex. 2.75 stars/2.75

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

RICHARD LEWIS PASSES AT AGE 76 OF HEART ATTACK - IN TRIBUTE WE PRESENT AN INCREDIBLE INDIE WHERE HE STARS IN "DRUNKS" (1997)

Greetings all - so sad to pass on the news that comic/actor (can I throw in neurotic genius?) Richard Lewis has passed. Read more about it here >
Many don't know about the movie reco today, Drunks from 1997, which is a shame because it's actually the first movie ever completely centered around the AA program. The plot takes place in a big NYC church where a big meeting is taking place. This gave the filmmakers a lot of room to cast some big names and the supporting cast is chock full of A-listers. But Lewis is the star, he is in charge of coffee for this big metting but he's had a real bad day and wants to go out. After unexpectedly being asked to speak, he loses it, leaves the meeting and begins an odyssey thru NYC relapsing and I won't spoil the rest. Lewis was never really properly commended for this performance though as he acts way outside his normal comedic presence.

As of this post, Drunks is not available in the streaming world, used DVD best bet, I put some scenes below and if you can handle German subtitles, here's a pretty good upp I found on YT. 3.0 stars/5

Rest in peace Mr Lewis, enjoy the ride.