Richard Neil Movies
- 1997
Entrepreneur and aspiring film producer Kevin Johnson is presumed dead when his car is pulled out of the harbor after an accident, and a British documentary film crew comes to Los Angeles to trace the story of his rise and fall in this mockumentary. While Johnson rubbed elbows with movie stars and Hollywood power brokers, most of whom remember him fondly on camera, his greatest talent seems to have been his gift for schmoozing and his willingness to tell people what they want to hear (and get them what they want for the evening). He got his start by bribing a travel agent, Fred Barrett (Guy Siner), to put him next to the right people on flights to and from L.A., and with the help of agent Ricky Ryan (John Hillard), he begins pitching his script idea to anyone and everyone who might listen. However, it was Kevin's willingness to find female companionship for men in power (and eagerness to blackmail his new "friends") that helped get him financing for his project just before his car hit the water. James Coburn, Pierce Brosnan and Dudley Moore appear as themselves, and director Francis Megahy plays the leader of the documentary film crew. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, (more)
- 1987
- R
This exploitation film finds the aging stripper Harlow (Sandahl Bergman) taking on young protégé Joni (Kim Evenson) to peel off her clothes in the strip club called Kandyland. Bruce Baum adds much-needed comedy relief as the club comic Mad Dog. The film is an excuse to show attractive females in various stages of undress. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kimberly Evenson, Charles Laulette, (more)
A serial remake of a 1926 Western feature starring William Boyd, The Last Frontier became an early opportunity for young Lon Chaney, Jr. -- still billed Creighton Chaney -- to prove himself worthy of the Chaney name. But young Creighton, handicapped as he was by stilted dialogue and sub-par action sequences -- did not quite live up to the task and would be reduced to supporting roles until his true breakthrough as Lennie in Of Mice and Men (1939). In The Last Frontier, Chaney played Tom Kirby, a crusading newspaper editor opposed to "Tiger" Morris (Richard Neill, an outlaw whose reign of terror is meant to drive the settlers off their valuable land. Kirby dons the disguise of a masked avenger and together with such noted historical personages as General Custer (William Desmond) and Wild Bill Hickock (Yakima Canutt), the crusading reporter manages to curtail Morris' evil schemes. Dorothy Gulliver, of the silent screen, and Judith Barrie were added to the cast to lend a bit of feminine appeal under Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey's direction. The Last Frontier was an independent serial produced by Van Buren for RKO release. The 1948 Sam Katzman serial Tex Granger was a very unofficial remake. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
- 1927
This typical silent Western potboiler starred Bob Custer, a cowboy hero whose stetson was rather more impressive than his acting capability. Custer played Kincaid Currier, foreman of the Geyser Canyon Ranch. In an attempt to make Kin jealous, Judith Lamb (Anne Sheridan), the ranch owner's daughter, openly flirts with crooked Dallas (Richard R. Neill). The ploy works all too well, and Kin leaves the ranch in favor of a job with the railroad. Discovering that Dallas is secretly re-routing shipments of gold to Mexico, Kin confronts the crook, who abducts Judith as a last resort. With Kin in hot pursuit, villain and heroine soon find themselves in a runaway railroad car heading for the inevitable steep incline. The girl is saved by a daring jump into the river, while Dallas continues on to oblivion. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Custer, Anne Sheridan, (more)
