The Beatniks / Wild Guitar [Slim Case]
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Actor: Arch Hall Jr.DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 165 minutes
Published: 2004
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Digiview
Movie Reviews of The Beatniks / Wild Guitar [Slim Case]
Movie Review: More rock-n-roll truth than fiction!
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this double feature DVD at a Dollar Store today, and bought it just for the fun of it... for 50 cents!
Arch Hall Jr.'s film "Wild Guitar" is a true cult classic, and is especially endearing to anyone that has played, recorded or has been around the music business.
Filmed in 1962 on (what I'm guessing was) a shoestring budget (and produced by Arch's dad), it's filled with every "show business is bad" and "everyone in the music business is crooked" cliche in the book... but sadly, the cliches are all true.
The acting isn't terrible, and actually, the characters are fairly likeable (or dislikeable, depending on who is doing what for or to whom at the moment).
The music is typical early 60's fare, but the film is set in Los Angeles, and it's a lot of fun to see what all the old landmarks looked like back then.
It's a fairly well paced film, with some great villains (watch for "Steak", Bud Eagle's gangster "bodyguard", who also happens to be the film's director!), and there are plenty of "pretty girls", pompador haircuts, pegged jeans, Danelectro and Fender guitars, and more retro stuff than you can shake a stick at. Definately a LOT of fun for very little money. The transfer quality of this incredibly low cost DVD isn't too bad either.
Well, that's about all the B grade 60's rock cult classics I can handle for one night... I'll check out "The Beatniks" tomorrow night! :)
Summary of The Beatniks / Wild Guitar [Slim Case]
Double Feature DVD, Two Films on One DVD. The Beatniks - Eddy Crane wishes he was a popular recording artist and is excited when an agent tells him he can take him to the top. The problem is, Eddy's friends are a gang of street thugs. Their wildness may just end up shattering his shot at stardom. Wild Guitar - A star struck, rock & roll guitarist appears on television shortly after arriving in Hollywood and obtains instant fame. Can he survive the dog-eat-dog world of show biz ?Similar DVD Movies
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