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Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)

Director: Richard C Sarafian

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From Time Out Film Guide

This moves in on Peckinpah/Boorman territory, and comes adrift through lack of the singleness of purpose which those directors' obsessive preoccupations might have given it. It starts as a kind of thriller, with a gang of backwoodsmen capturing a girl at a lonely bus stop, then moves on to take in inter-family feuding (the Feathers headed by Steiger versus the Gutshalls led by Ryan), rape, mental deficiency, illicit moonshining, revenge killings, and some flashbacks to the death of the wife of one of the kidnappers. Sarafian can bring off the odd key scene in a fresh and convincing way, but seems unable to establish the drive the film needs to take it past its complicated plot and on to a satisfactory climax. Basically, rather over-decorated backwoods mayhem, memorable for the sequence where Ed Lauter fantasises himself as a Country & Western star and goes out to die like Elvis waving to his cheering fans.

Author: VG 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • tom rolf said...
    Posted on Sep 09 2007 05:32 I am the Film Editor of this film and have been trying for years to find a copy of it . Anyone who can help will be appreciated.
    The original version with the title "The Lolly Madonna War" was a much more satisfying experience but was thhought to be too violent at the time. I still think the film is powerfull, well directed and has a wonderful cast with memorable performances.
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Cast & crew

Director: Richard C Sarafian

Producer: Rodney Carr-Smith

Cast: Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Scott Wilson, Jeff Bridges, Season Hubley, Katherine Squire, Ed Lauter, Randy Quaid, Gary Busey full cast

Duration: 105 mins


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