Clay Pigeon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Lane Slate
  • Tom Stern
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Lane Slate
  • Tom Stern
Starring
CinematographyAlan Stensvold
Edited byDanford B. Greene
Music by
Production
company
Tracom
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 1971 (1971-08)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Clay Pigeon (released in the UK as Trip To Kill) is a 1971 American action film directed by Lane Slate and Tom Stern[1][2][3][4] and written by Ronald Buck, Jack Gross, Jr. and Buddy Ruskin.[1][5][6] The film stars Tom Stern, Telly Savalas, Robert Vaughn, John Marley, Burgess Meredith and Ivan Dixon. The film was released on August 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[7][8]

Plot

A Vietnam War veteran (Stern) has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, a CIA narcotics agent (Savalas) recruits him to go undercover in Los Angeles to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson (Vaughn).[8][9]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Roger Greenspun of The New York Times wrote in his review: "Clay Pigeon also makes no sense. But its directors, Tom Stern and Lane Slate, have a certain willingness to take each moment as it comes, and its absurdities more often seem the products of a super-active exuberance than of a failed imagination. In its particular field—sex and violence—"Clay Pigeon" just falls short of being very good."[10]

Release

Clay Pigeon was released in theatres in August 1971. The film was released on DVD on April 27, 1999 and later on July 6, 2010 by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Weldon 1996, p. 109.
  2. Maltin, Leonard (2004). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). New York City: Signet Fiction. ISBN 978-0451468499.
  3. Theoharis et al. 1998, p. 289.
  4. "Clay Pigeon". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. The Troy Record Staff 1970, p. 34.
  6. Connecticut Post Staff 1971, p. 9.
  7. "Clay Pigeon". TV Guide. United States: NTVB Media (magazine) CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation) (digital assets). Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Clay Pigeon (1971) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  9. Devine 1999, p. 77.
  10. Greenspun, Roger (March 2, 1972). "' Chandler' and 'Clay Pigeon' Teamed as Screen Double Bill". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  11. Clay Pigeon. Universal City, California: Universal Studios. April 27, 1999. ASIN 6305353212. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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