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Post by neferetus on Aug 21, 2006 19:59:02 GMT -5
 Oh, I see we are going to play the game of questions. I like that game! |
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Post by neferetus on Sept 1, 2006 12:51:34 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Dec 18, 2006 14:31:59 GMT -5
 The Woolworths building, seen in VIVA MAX. (Now the DAVY CROCKETT ADVENTURE.) |
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Post by Greg C. on Dec 18, 2006 17:15:40 GMT -5
i just realized that this movie was rated G. pretty risque (SP?) for a G movie, dont you think?
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 18, 2006 18:08:38 GMT -5
I need to see it!
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Post by neferetus on Dec 19, 2006 13:54:50 GMT -5
Yes, you do, Bromhead. If only to see what San Antonio
and Alamo Plaza looked like, back in 1969. (Before the
DAVY CROCKETT ADVENTURE RIDE, RIPLEY'S HAUNTED
ADVENTURE and BELIEVE IT, OR NOT!)
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Post by TexasMac on Dec 30, 2006 17:54:54 GMT -5
I remember my father took me to the theatre to see "Viva Max" in 1969 when I was 11. We were living in Corpus Christi, TX, at the time and I had seen the Alamo maybe one other time before. Although it was a small comedy, it made me want to understand the history of the place more than I did from my TX history class in 7th grade, oddly enough.
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Post by Greg C. on Dec 30, 2006 23:04:04 GMT -5
from when you were in school to now, we cant trust our history teachers to teach us anything about the alamo. movies, are much more educational and more fun then a lecture even if the movie is a cheap B comedy.
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Post by neferetus on May 31, 2007 13:15:59 GMT -5
VIVA MAX is a film tht really deserves to be released onto DVD. While I have a VHS copy of it, it's certainly not going to last forever.
Just to see all of the sets for the film that were built in Italy that you'd swear were actually the real Alamo but weren't, is worth the price of purchase. And the sterling cast for the film--- Jonathan Winters, John Astin, Peter Ustinov, Harry Morgan, Alihe Ghostly and the delectible Pamela Tiffin, to name but a few ---are all just perfect in their roles and humorous as all get-out!
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Post by Greg C. on May 31, 2007 13:58:11 GMT -5
Who owns the rights to VIVA MAX?
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Post by immortalalamo on Jul 24, 2007 19:20:25 GMT -5
Who owns the rights to VIVA MAX? Republic. |
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Post by Greg C. on Jul 24, 2007 19:50:32 GMT -5
Who owns the rights to VIVA MAX? Republic. Thanks. Helps to have a film historian around I guess... |
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Post by neferetus on Jul 25, 2007 11:04:03 GMT -5
Hey, when did old Immortal join up? While I was away, I reckon!
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Post by Greg C. on Jul 25, 2007 17:58:44 GMT -5
Reckon they're rollin' in here like a flood, Nef.
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Post by neferetus on Jan 26, 2011 22:31:23 GMT -5
Interesting LIFE Magazine article about the controversies surrounding the filming of VIVA MAX! Attachments:
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Post by neferetus on Jan 26, 2011 22:33:13 GMT -5
Part II Attachments:
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Post by neferetus on Jan 26, 2011 22:34:05 GMT -5
Part III Attachments:
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Post by neferetus on Feb 18, 2011 10:29:52 GMT -5
Just heard the news that character actor Kenneth Mars has died of pancreatic cancer Saturday at his home in Granada Hills. He was 75. Lovers of VIVA MAX will remember Mars for his role as Dr. Sam Gillison, head of the "Homeland Security" patriot group, the Sentries. In the films' finale, Mars' shooting of Max rallies the General's troops to finally follow him. Many here may also remember him as the hapless Marshal trying to get the townsfolk to go after BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, as a Marshal again in THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN, the voice of King Triton in Disney's animated film THE LITTLE MERMAID, and Police Inspector Kemp in Mel Brook's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. Seems that Mars spent the greater part of his screen time on the small screen, appearing in a slew of television shows too numerous to list here. He was also a voice actor for many animated cartoons like Disney's DUCK TALES and DARKWING DUCK. RIP Ken. You brought a lot of smiles and laughter to a lot of people. And what better an epitath can there be than that? Attachments:
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