This was also when malls had one or two movie screens inside.
One day, the movie we all saw was "The World's Greatest Athlete." And oh my stars!
When I caught sight of Nanu (Vincent's character),
I remember audibly inhaling and my sister asking if I was okay. He was stunning to me.
I recall spending the rest of the summer pretending that he and I were friends in the jungle after he rescued me. And he'd take me swinging on vines, swimming in lagoons, and hunting tigers. Ahh, summer.
I remember still crushing on him when "Damnation Alley" came out in 1977. Although the young Jackie Earl Hailey was also on my gay radar. Double score!
Marcus - San Antonio, TX
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2 comments:
Damnation Alley ruled! Or, at least, 14-year-old me thought it did. I've not seen it since its big screen debut, though, so I might've been confused.
Jackie Earl was quite the little badass. Speaking of him, I remember being bummed when the boys refused to wear jocks in Bad News Bears. :(
Man, you must have LOVED "Buster and Billie"!
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