Category Archives: 70s Movies

Trailer Tuesday: Walter Matthau in ‘Kotch’ (1971)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Kotch, the only film directed by Jack Lemmon, hit theaters in September of 1971. The movie stars Lemmon’s buddy, Walter Matthau as Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman who befriends a pregnant teenager played by Deborah Winters. This charming comedic drama … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid’ (1973)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid rode into theaters just shy of 40-years-ago, in May of 1973. The film follows lawman Pat Garrett (James Coburn) who has been hired by cattle barons to take down his old friend, … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: Robert Shaw in ‘Swashbuckler’ (1976)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

“The biggest, grandest pirate movie ever.” Swashbuckler swung into theaters in July of 1976. Based on a story by Paul Wheeler entitled The Scarlet Buccaneer, the film stars Robert Shaw as the pirate in red (Captain Ned Lynch) and James … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Papillon’ (1973)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Papillon, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, flew into theaters in December of 1973. This drama about two prisoners (McQueen & Hoffman) attempting to escape from the Devil’s Island penal colony off the coast … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Silver Streak’

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Comedic thriller, Silver Streak hit theaters in December of 1976 and ended up a top 10 money-earner for the year. The movie stars Gene Wilder as a book publisher (George Caldwell) who takes the “Silver Streak” train from Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: Robby Benson in ‘One on One’

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

One on One stars 70s heartthrob Robby Benson as small town basketball champ, Henry Steele, who wins a college scholarship and must learn to survive in the big city of Los Angeles. At the university, Steele falls in love with … Continue reading →

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