Post by Prime etc. on Aug 16, 2019 8:39:43 GMT
HELLFIGHTERS 1968 -- John Wayne, Jim Hutton (the Tom Hanks of the 60s?), Katherine Ross, Vera Miles, Bruce Cabot... I wanted to see this for the oil fire stuff (and Katherine Ross). Not bad--I am not fond of Wayne and most of his films just don't come on my radar--this was an interesting subject. I understand several of his co-stars appeared with him in other films--this felt like a family reunion and unusually benign for the era--there's no hidden themes on oil pollution or Wayne's failures as a father or husband. I was expecting a death count and didn't get it. Maybe it's because oil was so $$$special$$$ they wanted to leave a good impression so others could take up the task of fighting the fires. Nuclear power was never treated so well.