tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post3089873966815623034..comments2024-03-08T11:52:46.963-05:00Comments on Made for TV Mayhem: When Michael Calls (1972)Amanda By Nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-71876545786633945282017-05-01T06:59:26.255-04:002017-05-01T06:59:26.255-04:00Longtime late night staple from a bygone era. Nice...Longtime late night staple from a bygone era. Nice connections to DEAR DEAD DELILAH and URBAN COWBOY (all favorites of mine), very much the way I compose my own reviews. Great job!kochillthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843717929648076583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-368546426365547932011-09-13T04:15:41.150-04:002011-09-13T04:15:41.150-04:00yes it would be interesting to discover which made...yes it would be interesting to discover which made for tv movies carpenter saw and liked and which ones influenced his own work.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826626604746650253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-41568552888496065292011-09-12T22:04:26.629-04:002011-09-12T22:04:26.629-04:00Hi John,
Thanks for the comment. It would be inte...Hi John,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. It would be interesting to see what TVMs John Carpenter saw and liked...Amanda By Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-6001474462789467142011-09-09T01:45:51.419-04:002011-09-09T01:45:51.419-04:00michael. 15 years later. family issues. creepy pho...michael. 15 years later. family issues. creepy phone calls. halloween setting. a lurker in the darkness. i wonder if john carpenter ever watched this???<br />phillip leacock also directed episodes of gunsmoke and the waltons.<br />thanks for another great review. keep up the good work.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826626604746650253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-9907683787661394652011-04-03T19:09:53.281-04:002011-04-03T19:09:53.281-04:00Ginger! Thanks for commenting. I don't know ab...Ginger! Thanks for commenting. I don't know about Halloween, but I'm sure it inspired elements of some of the later more cerebral horror. It would be interesting to see what filmmakers may have seen this movie.<br /><br />Hope you are well!Amanda By Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-84717150287635091782011-04-03T19:05:18.044-04:002011-04-03T19:05:18.044-04:00less IS more, seriously! Makes you wonder if this ...less IS more, seriously! Makes you wonder if this film inspired the later 'Halloween' movies. I am always so intrigued by these creepy seventies tv movies!VoyagerGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203350059685279886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-45527675093223513292011-04-03T11:16:30.004-04:002011-04-03T11:16:30.004-04:00Yeah, I'm so into the less-is-more guys. This ...Yeah, I'm so into the less-is-more guys. This movie really takes so little and makes it so much! I wish newer films would take that cue.<br /><br />Actually I have heard Insidous does, so I'm looking forward to catching it.Amanda By Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-65185703021222390822011-03-18T12:42:39.422-04:002011-03-18T12:42:39.422-04:00Crap-ass cheap flicks that cost MILLIONS and MILLI...Crap-ass cheap flicks that cost MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars to make.... :( indeed.Sam79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13411148430561581772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108598388162294499.post-30764985234051836752011-03-16T20:46:38.711-04:002011-03-16T20:46:38.711-04:00I actually did catch this a few months ago and enj...I actually did catch this a few months ago and enjoyed it. Wish they made more movies like this. Now all we seem to get are crap-ass cheap flicks. :(Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.com