The "Got Away" Part of the Headline is that... John Huston and George C. Scott Collided Over the Script and Huston Bailed.
No Stranger to Neo-Noir could be Applied to Both Huston and Fleischer.
But Historic Film Directing Achievements when Spotlighted, Favor Huston as the Clear Winner with Fleischer Contributing Solidly to the Genre,
but Huston, with such Films as "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) and "The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Demonstrate that John Huston and Richard Fleischer were Playing in Different Leagues.
The Movie has Scott, a Retired "Driver" for Outlaws, Returning to Test His Aging "Meddle" in His Chosen "Profession"...as He Puts it..."To see if I still have it."
After 9 Years Gone, He Does Have it and Has His Way with Young-Punk Musante, who Scott is Hired to Help Escape Prison, and the Assorted Violent Thugs that He Encounters, that is Until the Final Scene, where Neo-Noir has the Final Say.
Musante's Playful Demeanor Wears a Bit Thin, and the Females are there, and Make Themselves Part of the Story, but are Nothing More than "Window-Dressing" in Typical Gangster Fashion.
There's Plenty of Country-Side Footage that Makes the "Road-Movie" Shine, but the Script Does Seem to be "Troubled" in its Less than Profound Story-Telling, that is so Much Crucial to the Inner-Workings and Appeal of the Noir Genre.
A Movie that is Less than its Potential, One that got Detoured and Never Returned to its Opportune Beginnings with a Star Like Scott and a Director Like Huston, Could Not Keep it on the Road to a More Successful Movie All Things Considered.
Worth a Watch.
No Stranger to Neo-Noir could be Applied to Both Huston and Fleischer.
But Historic Film Directing Achievements when Spotlighted, Favor Huston as the Clear Winner with Fleischer Contributing Solidly to the Genre,
but Huston, with such Films as "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) and "The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Demonstrate that John Huston and Richard Fleischer were Playing in Different Leagues.
The Movie has Scott, a Retired "Driver" for Outlaws, Returning to Test His Aging "Meddle" in His Chosen "Profession"...as He Puts it..."To see if I still have it."
After 9 Years Gone, He Does Have it and Has His Way with Young-Punk Musante, who Scott is Hired to Help Escape Prison, and the Assorted Violent Thugs that He Encounters, that is Until the Final Scene, where Neo-Noir has the Final Say.
Musante's Playful Demeanor Wears a Bit Thin, and the Females are there, and Make Themselves Part of the Story, but are Nothing More than "Window-Dressing" in Typical Gangster Fashion.
There's Plenty of Country-Side Footage that Makes the "Road-Movie" Shine, but the Script Does Seem to be "Troubled" in its Less than Profound Story-Telling, that is so Much Crucial to the Inner-Workings and Appeal of the Noir Genre.
A Movie that is Less than its Potential, One that got Detoured and Never Returned to its Opportune Beginnings with a Star Like Scott and a Director Like Huston, Could Not Keep it on the Road to a More Successful Movie All Things Considered.
Worth a Watch.