tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post3816161818154893880..comments2024-03-23T22:07:37.938+00:00Comments on NUTS4R2: Creature with the Atom BrainNUTS4R2http://www.blogger.com/profile/08450069327397561514noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-47974913215028618252012-06-20T17:59:06.834+01:002012-06-20T17:59:06.834+01:00HI again Chuck.
Thanks for the info.HI again Chuck.<br /><br />Thanks for the info.NUTS4R2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08450069327397561514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-61271193827550727242012-06-20T17:50:33.570+01:002012-06-20T17:50:33.570+01:00The Kefauver Commission was the 'model' th...The Kefauver Commission was the 'model' that demands GODFATHER's Michael Corleone testify. It's interesting that, sometime later (one year? two? three?) there was an attempt to use political correctness and deflect Italian Mafia identification by name alone. <br /><br />And CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN is the only film I could find that uses this propoganda, although they readily use a oiled-back black-haired actor for "Buchanan". <br /><br />Those early '50s Congressional hearings were a mixed bag. The Kefauver Commission's motivations were likely to have started as a counterattack against J. Edgar's secret police tactics that the Congressmen were ensnared in. "Hoover said there was no mafia? Let's prove him wrong, and let's do it on the front page." <br /><br />Then those delightful McCarthy hearings that showed no one in Congress wanted to uphold the American Constitution first and foremost, and that very few American citizens were willing to, either. <br /><br />And in May, 1951, the Republicans in the US Senate wanted to roast Democrat Prez Truman for firing the insubordinate Gen Dugout MacArthur. This backfired terribly, because from about the 3rd hour on, Pentagon officials and Army brass brought out 2 weeks of testimony of MacArthur's misdeeds, mistakes, insubordination, illegal and life-costing decisions.<br /><br />I should also connect Denning's TARGET EARTH with ALLIGATOR PEOPLE. There's only one Alligator People-Person. And in the alien invasion that Denning & Co "battle", there's a like number of Alien Robots. Er. Robot. Gotta love those invasions-movies based on One Is The Loneliest Number...Buffalo Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396753470835290493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-35295080189467600612012-06-19T19:19:09.000+01:002012-06-19T19:19:09.000+01:00HI again Chuck,
I'd not twigged the... um... ...HI again Chuck,<br /><br />I'd not twigged the... um... Italian connection. Thanks for pointing that one out.<br /><br />Again, thanks for reading and commenting here. It's good to have you aboard.NUTS4R2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08450069327397561514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-85879240283314924282012-06-19T16:06:52.300+01:002012-06-19T16:06:52.300+01:00A favorite film for me because it's taken a ki...A favorite film for me because it's taken a kitchen-sink approach to monsters and criminals. <br /><br />It's one of the earliest "politically correct" films, too. In the early '50s, the Kefauver Commission was trying to expose The Mob and in this film, the Italian Mobster's name is changed (to protect the, uh, innocent) to "Buchanan". Returned from Sicily. Yes. The Buchanan side of the family. <br /><br />It's got an ex-Nazi mad-scientist who explains the large wires need to be That Size sticking out of brains for long-distance radio-wave receiving. <br /><br />And finally, there's the great US Army arrives to battle Zombie Horde in someone's front yard. George Romero never had it so good! Driving along, on your way home from work - "Oh look, the Army truck's arrived and we'll get to drive past the Zombie Battle! Kids - look there!" <br /><br />I love this film. <br /><br />Richard Denning, for all those good looks, goes from radiation-tech CSI into battling Black Lagoon creatures, Black Scorpion creatures, Alien Robot invasions (TARGET EARTH) and losing his girl to Cary Grant. And Lucy tosses his radio-version aside to get real-life Desi has her TV husband instead. Poor guy!Buffalo Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396753470835290493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-60561875229401359762012-06-06T19:23:56.485+01:002012-06-06T19:23:56.485+01:00I can't disagree.
Thanks for reading.
:-)I can't disagree.<br /><br />Thanks for reading. <br /><br />:-)NUTS4R2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08450069327397561514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260387431722105524.post-18465583746276405592012-06-06T06:28:15.773+01:002012-06-06T06:28:15.773+01:00Angela Stevens is a REAL looker!Angela Stevens is a REAL looker!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985190700571346109noreply@blogger.com