The Grissom Gang (1971)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

James Hadley Chase (novel)
Leon Griffiths (writer)

Data di uscita:

24 settembre 1971 (West Germany)

Genere:

Crime | Drama

Slogan:

The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story.

Plot:

Set in the 1920s Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress...

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Criminal Gang | Kidnapper Kidnapped Relationship | Kidnapping | Nightclub Singer

Recensioni degli utenti:

Wilson's Most Intense w/demented haircut!

Cast

Kim Darby	...	Barbara Blandish
Scott Wilson	...	Slim Grissom
Tony Musante	...	Eddie Hagan
Robert Lansing	...	Dave Fenner
Connie Stevens	...	Anna Borg
Irene Dailey	...	Gladys 'Ma' Grissom
Wesley Addy	...	John P. Blandish
Joey Faye	...	Woppy
Michael Baseleon	...	Frankie Connor
Ralph Waite	...	Mace
Hal Baylor	...	Chief McLaine
Matt Clark	...	Joe Bailey
Alvin Hammer	...	Sam
Dots Johnson	...	Johnny Hutchins (as Dotts Johnson)
Don Keefer	...	Doc Grissom
Mort Marshall	...	Heinie
Elliott Street	...	Gas station boy
Dave Willock	...	Rocky
Alex Wilson	...	Jerry McGowen
Raymond Guth	...	Farmer
John Steadman	...	Oldman

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
James Hadley Chase		novel "No Orchids for Miss Blandish"
Leon Griffiths		writer

Prodotto da
Robert Aldrich	....	producer
William Aldrich	....	associate producer

Musiche originali di
Gerald Fried

Fotografia di
Joseph F. Biroc

Montaggio di
Michael Luciano
Frank J. Urioste

Responsabile casting
Lynn Stalmaster

Costumi di
Norma Koch

Direttore di produzione
Fred Ahern	....	production manager

Controfigure
Dick Durock	....	stunts
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts

Altro personale
Alex Romero	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• ABC Pictures
• Associates & Aldrich Company, The

Distributors

• Cinerama Releasing Corporation (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Centfox (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Transvídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Alias:

Grissom gang - niente orchidee per miss Blandish (Italy) [it]

Durata:

128 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

West Germany:16 (f) | UK:X | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Aldrich Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ABC Pictures

Curiosità:

Robert Aldrich earned so much money off the back of his film The Dirty Dozen (1967) that he was able to buy his own film studio and make the kind of films he wanted to make. Unfortunately the first three that he made independently (The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) and Too Late the Hero (1970)) were all box office flops. When this movie also crashed and burned at the box office in 1971, Aldrich was forced to sell his studio and go back to being a director for hire.

Citazioni:

Eddie Hagan: How come you never get your ass out of bed?
Anna Borg: Well, it's the place you seem to like it the most.

Movie Connections:

Versione di Emmenez-moi au théâtre: Pas d'orchidées pour Miss Blandisch (1978) (TV)

Wilson's Most Intense w/demented haircut!

This little gem of a film was treated as exploitation trash, but a fascinating kidnapping tale with unrequited love and dysfunctional family relations. Scott Wilson (so brilliant in In Cold Blood) is incredible as Slim, the lonely offbeat member of the gang who is somewhat understood (but very edgy). Throw in Kim Darby, Tony Musante, Irene Dailey (more demented than she was in Five Easy Pieces), and Joey Faye as Woppy, how wrong can you go?

There's a good sense of time period. This film is nothing compared to Bonnie and Clyde, but closer to Thieves Like Us. Connie Stevens is an added attraction. Give these folks a chance. Rated 7 out of 10.