Saturday, May 30, 2009

"Hellfighters" Is on TV Today

At 2:15pm today. "Hellfighters" will be on American Movie Classics. I will have the DVR running and be seated comfortably in my Lazy-Boy. This is one of my favorite John Wayne movies. I love watching the scenes around Houston, where it was filmed.



This following summery is by Dan Pavlides of All Movie Guide:

"Chance Buckman (John Wayne) heads a team of international trouble shooters who travel around the world to put out oil fires. The dangerous profession has taken a toll on the marriage between Chance and Madelyn (Vera Miles), who leaves when she can no longer endure the stress of saying goodbye and fearing she will never see him again. With his faithful assistant Greg (Jim Hutton), the team is ready at a moments notice to race anywhere to extinguish the flames of oil fires raging out of control. Greg eventually falls for Chance's daughter, Tish (Katherine Ross), who shares her mother's concern over the dangers the men endure. Hellfighters received technical advising from famed oil-well fighter Red Adair and his assistants who provided excellent and credible information for the film and the pyrotechnic team headed by legendary special-effects expert Fred Knoth."

4 comments:

sue said...

I liked your comment on bluepitbull's blog concerning his son, so I thought I'd check out your blog.

I also like Hellfighters. It's been a while since I've seen it.

Pasadena Closet Conservative said...

We need another John Wayne type in Hollywood. Kickin' ass and takin' names. An actor whose acting reflects his politics.

Trust me, that ain't Bruce Willis.

Texas Truth said...

sue: Thanks for stopping by and posting your comment. I will check out your blog. Please feel free to come back anytime.

Texas Truth said...

Pasadena Closet Conservative: I agree. Bruce Willis is not anywhere near John Wayne, but he is better than most of them in Hollywood.