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"Sorcerer"

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William Friedken directed this remake of "Wages of Fear" and despite its promotion citing his "The French Connection" and "The Excorcist" it did poorly at the box office (because, I have always thought, of its name). Unlike the original, we are shown how three of the drivers ended up in this God forsaken South American country. The oil company is depicted as the bad guy, with no concern for human life. As all know, the story consists of an attempt to drive two truccks, each carrying three boxes each of unstable nitro glycerin, over a 200 mile stretch of rural road to snuff out an out of control oil well fire. Not as good as the original but not bad, either, and worth a look.

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If it's nitro-haulin' you're after... - bubbahotep 00:41:47 01/02/05 (1)
check out a 1971 TV movie called River of Mystery. Vic Morrow and Claude Akins star. I haven't seen it in years but the nitro-laden truck on a rickety bridge was pretty suspenseful.
- Re: If it's nitro-haulin' you're after... - rico 03:09:57 01/02/05 (0)
  Thanks, I'll check that out. There's a rickety bridge in "Sorcerer" that is very well done. But nothing beats the platform at the switchback in "Wages of Fear" which each truck has to manuever around.
Music is haunting. I saw TD perform the music in a dark theater. - Duilawyer 13:45:01 01/01/05 (0)
Let me tell you, for people who were chemically enhanced for the evening, what a way to get the shit scared out of you. Good movie.

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