The Cheerful, Sharp Burt Reynolds Action Comedy That Sparked a Nationwide Panic
In the 1970s, there was arguably no bigger star thanBurt Reynolds. It is one of his better efforts, withRoger Ebertcalling itan offbeat, funny, quietly cheerful movie. Scales died, but two others escaped injury. Image by Nimesh Niyomal Reynolds couldn’t quite “stick” the landing with this one. Copycat, or coincidence? One of the immediate impacts was the airing ofSam Peckinpah’s iconic, and ultra-violent,The Wild Bunch. Audiences that originally sawWilliam Shakespeare’sMacBethweren’t inspired to behead people after seeing MacDuff behead Macbeth on stage....