Comments on: He Blowed Up Real Good

By: Richard Harland Smith

Richard Harland Smith — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:48:31 +0000

Because of this article, I dreamed I watched Hennessy.

By: Kimberly Lindbergs

Kimberly Lindbergs — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:33:48 +0000

I can’t wait to see this! I love watching Steiger in anything and this movie has been on my “must see” list for a few years now.

By: Kingrat

Kingrat — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:07:09 +0000

I prefer Steiger in 1) supporting roles 2) using his own accent 3) with a strong director who can supply the taste and the editing that Steiger lacks on his own. In other words, he’s excellent in ON THE WATERFRONT, where Kazan keeps him in check, and ludicrous in THE BIG KNIFE, where Aldrich doesn’t. In an early scene from RUN OF THE ARROW there’s a long speech where Steiger flip-flops between a bad Southern accent and a bad Irish accent.

By: Mike Watt

Mike Watt — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:25:07 +0000

AUGUST 26 – cripes, thought I’d missed it.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:27:00 +0000

Thanks for including the link from SCTV. I had so much fun traveling over to youtube and rewatching those comic gems!

By: suzidoll

suzidoll — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:12:35 +0000

I remember this movie from back in the day. I have a soft spot for 1970s genre films with the topical storyline as the backdrop for the action, so I am going to give it a try. And, who can resist Lee Remick even in a small role?

By: Medusa

Medusa — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:14:59 +0000

This post has everything, starting with the great “SCTV”! Wonderful!

Unfortunately, “Hennessy”‘s plot is one that, in the world of TV programming, was/is instant death if you’re looking for an audience — anything to do with the IRA. Has an IRA movie ever worked in a commercial sense? Nobody in America understands the issue or the accents!

(Also, Steiger, in that last photo, looks a whole lot like the comedian Louis C.K., currently the star of his own amazing series on FX! It was a shame that Steiger’s W.C. Fields movie wasn’t more successful — it’s actually very watchable and is worth a look, also for a really nice Valerie Perrine performance.)

And may the Lord blow you up real good!