Title: I DEAL IN DANGER
Description: Larry Cohen tv show feature on DVD
Description: Larry Cohen tv show feature on DVD
Jim Kenney - June 9, 2007 05:34 PM (GMT)
I just picked up I DEAL IN DANGER, a Robert Goulet flick that Fox put out on dvd recently, when I realized it was actually four episodes of the old 60s half-hour action show BLUE LIGHT put together; I didn't realize that it's actually entirely Larry Cohen scripted, as he wrote at least the first four episodes of the show (I think he wrote 8 total, or so). Goulet plays an American who has seemingly switched allegiance to the Nazis during WWII, when, of course, he's actually a spy deep undercover. I recall that Cohen in his McFarland book actually says he hoped Fox would put the film version out on video, so one imagines he hasn't disowned this work, making it a must for Cohen completists like me. I only watched the first ten minutes last night, so this is a half-assed review, but it seemed quite enjoyable...anyone remember the series or pick up this disc?
Marty McKee - June 9, 2007 07:09 PM (GMT)
I didn't know this feature existed. It used to be fairly common for studios to combine TV episodes into features for both domestic and international release (TARZAN, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. and THE GREEN HORNET are just a few shows to get this treatment). I have the BLUE LIGHT pilot episode, and it's fairly decent with a surprisingly smooth performance by Goulet.
Richard Harland Smith - June 11, 2007 10:40 PM (GMT)
I had seen this in the 1966 edition of JOHN WILLIS' SCREENWORLD annual...
Goulet-wise, this and 1969's UNDERGROUND were long of great interest to me.
Goulet-wise, this and 1969's UNDERGROUND were long of great interest to me.
Brian Camp - June 12, 2007 09:58 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Jim Kenney @ Jun 9 2007, 11:34 AM) |
| I just picked up I DEAL IN DANGER, a Robert Goulet flick that Fox put out on dvd recently, when I realized it was actually four episodes of the old 60s half-hour action show BLUE LIGHT put together; I didn't realize that it's actually entirely Larry Cohen scripted, as he wrote at least the first four episodes of the show (I think he wrote 8 total, or so). Goulet plays an American who has seemingly switched allegiance to the Nazis during WWII, when, of course, he's actually a spy deep undercover. I recall that Cohen in his McFarland book actually says he hoped Fox would put the film version out on video, so one imagines he hasn't disowned this work, making it a must for Cohen completists like me. I only watched the first ten minutes last night, so this is a half-assed review, but it seemed quite enjoyable...anyone remember the series or pick up this disc? |
I remember watching "Blue Light" as a kid and enjoying it, but that was 40-odd years ago. It stuck out because it was a spy show set in an actual historical time period and not a post-Bond secret agent show set in a fantasy Bond-style universe like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (my then-favorite show).
I remember liking Goulet in it because I knew him primarily as a singer from the "Camelot" original cast album (he played Lancelot) and, I believe, a top-40 hit or two at the time, not to mention various variety shows. In "Blue Light," he showed he was a good actor in an action/tough-guy genre too. Plus, I liked WWII shows also.
Terry Barhorst, Jr. - June 12, 2007 11:40 PM (GMT)
He had leading man good looks, certainly. You have to wonder why he didn't make the jump to Hollywood feature films; his choice (stick to singing & television) or some other reason.