The Double McGuffin
by Joe Camp
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Actor: Ed 'Too Tall' Jones, Elke Sommer, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, Lyle AlzadoDirector: Joe Camp
Cinematographer: Don Reddy
Producer: Joe Camp
Writer: Joe Camp
Editor: Leon Seith
Editor: Steve R. Moore
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Good Times Video
Movie Reviews of The Double McGuffin
Movie Review: Personal Classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, if one reviewer was actually in the film and loved it, how come he only gave it 2 stars? For being in it, he should have given it 5!
Now this film was always on my mind since around 1980 when I was a young child. I NEVER forgot about this film. This film always had a special place in my heart as I always wanted to be like the kids, smart, rich and having secret compartments in their rooms.
I used to watch this film every chance I could on either HBO or The Movie Channel back when those channels were indeed premium. I recalled that it came on a lot, but not that much. Then it just stopped coming on and I had not seen it since around 1981 or so. That is a good while. I recently tracked down the DVD. I am a DVD purist, so I was disappointed that it was not widescreen , if it was ever shot in widescreen. The picture quality was surprisingly great for a film that not many recall or ever heard of. The DVD quality was great overall, but some extras could have worked. I don't even think it had the trailer on it. I saw a trailer on the internet.
Upon watching this movie, I was watching to see if I got the same feeling I had when I recalled it from so long ago. I wanted to see if it would have the same effect on me now as it did back then. I have to say that it did! Unlike a lot of movies that i loved from back in the day (16 Candles and a lot of kung-fu films), it was still as good as I recalled. Only the computers(I did not know of or had ever heard of anything called a computer back then. I did know about Atari though!) and other technology looks so -old now.
As I watched, I was looking to see if I would become mystified at the setup which is the discovery of the case with the money in it. I was. Also, as I watched the film, I realized that this film, the characters, their lines and most everything else shaped my personality and being. Yeah, it's that deep. As a little kid, this had a profound influence on me. Watching it and realizing this was shocking. It also let me see how it is to get older and remember back 25 years ago! That in and of itself is shocking! I can also recall the time period very well as for some reason, they were the best years of my life. Maybe it was because of Star Wars or the neighborhood. I don't know, but you can't go wrong with this film.
One other thing, at the time, I did not realize that the kids were 'country.' Dion Pride playing the guitar, I did not realize who he was. I thought that he was just a new actor. He did a great job. I could not find a credit for him being in anything else which is weird. I did not realize that he sang the songs in the film too! Then I looked it up and saw that he was Charlie Pirde's son. That made sense. That arthur character, back then I did not know if he was a male or female and I am still not sure today! That one cannot be solved with age.
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