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Adam-12: Log 76: The Militants (1971)
Foster & Laurie
Eleven months after this episode, a Black Police officer and a White Police officer were ambushed by a black militant group in NYC known as the Black Liberation Army. Unlike this episode, Officers Foster and Laurie were shot multiple times and killed on a sidewalk walking their beat. I wonder if the BLA watched Adam-12 and got the idea to ambush two police officers, one black and one white. A made for TV movie was produced in 1975 appropriately titled "Foster & Laurie" and I recommended fans of Adam-12 to view it if possible out of respect to those officers who left young wives and children behind. Even worse, both Foster and Laurie survived combat in Vietnam as Marines just a few years before they were gunned down; to survive that only to be shot and killed in your own country is sickening irony.
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Was funny in 1974 not now
Saw this in the theater when I was 14 in 1974 and thought it was hilarious but now as a senior found it stupid and annoying. Only worthwhile to see the smoking hot Valerie Harper as the Bean's wife and Freebie getting his ass kicked by a cross dresser in the Candlestick Park bathroom while the Superbowl was playing. Interestingly, they never mention whose playing or show any action on the field; the Dolphins played the Vikings in 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas in reality. Hard to believe all the stars except for Loretta Swit are all dead now. Was nice to see her in a dress looking very attractive instead of her MASH army uniform that hid her legs.
Battle Zone (1952)
From The Halls of Montezuma's Revenge to the Shores of Triple Cheese
Unrealistic cheesy film, but as a former Marine who was once stationed at Camp Pendleton, I enjoyed seeing it along with the real archival combat footage dubbed in this movie. Unmentioned is the short life expectancy of USMC combat photographers. My father led a 14-man USMC combat photography squad in WW II through Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa. They were all KIA except for my father who was WIA on Okinawa having been shot through his shoulder and sent to a field hospital. I wonder if he ever saw this movie but I doubt it; he tried to forget his wartime memories. Because of his experience, when I announced on my 17th birthday that I was joining the Marines, my father exclaimed "congratulations son! You're joining the world's largest suicide squad!" I still have his Purple Heart medal, the only thing he kept after 4 years in the Corps.
Killer Sally (2022)
Never talk to the police
Sally fell for the good cop bad cop routine and spilled her guts out all night long to a supposedly sympathetic female detective; but alas the police are not your friend. By the time the sun came up and realized she needed a lawyer, it was too late; the damage was done. Even her 911 call made her look guilty as she started she shot her husband AFTER he attacked her, not during. Had she exercised her right to remain silent and waited for an attorney, she might have had a chance, but her blabbering sealed her fate. Although the interview with the prosecutor didn't mention the 911 call or her admissions of guilt in the interview room, it must have been brought up at trial; we only saw snippets of the actual trial.