Product: Hellfighters [VHS] (1968)
Rating: 4.0
Three cheers for a good supporting cast!
My dad took me to see Hellfighters when I was a kid. Very exciting, and I've always liked Jim Hutton. I was impressed by prominent actors such as John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and James Stewart, who always used the same actors and actresses on their films -- was it out of loyalty and/or appreciation of good supporting cast? Jay C. Flippen, (who appeared in Oklahoma) was confined to a wheelchair later in his career because of illness, but could still act, and I'm glad that John Wayne cast him. A good actor is a good actor. I also want to praise designer Edith Head for her clothes for Vera Miles and Katherine Ross -- stylish but not gaudy and appropriate for that income level - after all, Miles portrayed a career woman and Ross was a rich college kid. It's the little details that made this movie fun and authentic, just like the details in any of Tom Hanks' films -- Big (80's fashions), Apollo 13 (astronauts' wives' shifts and the men's Ban Lon shirts)... I definitely recommend Hellfighters!