As a side note, Darker Than Amber was directed by Robert Clouse. Bruce Lee was apparently so taken with this fight scene, he hired Clouse to direct his martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Travis McGee Fight!
John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee books are among the best mystery series ever written. Yet, unlike other iconic American crime solvers, such as Philip Marlowe and Lew Archer, McGee has never been brought to the screen succesfully. There have been two attempts, neither of which I've seen in its entirety. One was a TV movie starring Sam Elliot as McGee, which just strikes me as weird casting. The other, Darker Than Amber, starred Rod Taylor as Trav. While the film received, at best, mixed reviews and isn't especially loved by MacDonald fans, I'd love to see it someday. I can easily imagine Taylor as MacDonald's cynical knight errant. Alas, it isn't available on video. However, the movie's justifiably famous fight scene is viewable online. It's nasty and brutal, just like a real fight.
As a side note, Darker Than Amber was directed by Robert Clouse. Bruce Lee was apparently so taken with this fight scene, he hired Clouse to direct his martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon.
As a side note, Darker Than Amber was directed by Robert Clouse. Bruce Lee was apparently so taken with this fight scene, he hired Clouse to direct his martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon.
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