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.
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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.
Anvil-related deaths didnt spike in the U.S. afterLooney Tunescartoons hit the air.
Still,Fuzzwasnt the last film to face accusations of inciting real-world violence.
Just over 20 years later,Natural Born Killerswouldface the same accusations.
WhatFuzzdidn’t inspire, though, was a rash of men dressing up in nun’s habits.
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