Johnny Cash was a huge country and western star in 1961 but he wanted to branch out. He wanted to more famous. Hollywood seemed like a good place to make that happen. But Hollywood wasn’t exactly foaming at the mouth for Cash as an actor so he found himself starring in this super low-budget thriller. He’s pretty good in it, though that might partially be because he was strung out from partying all night which fits the character well. The movie would have been completely forgotten were it not for Cash.
This Blu-ray also contains a film Right Hand of the Devil which is what makes it worth the price of admission. It isn’t that good either, but it is weird and fascinating. It was made by a hairdresser named Aram Katcher who desperately wanted to be an auteur. He put his savings into the film and it is full of his idiosyncracies, which makes it a great little midnight movie.
You can read my full review of both films at Cinema Sentries.
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Nice one for this Mat, i am not a country music fan, however i love Johnny Cash. I loved him in his Columbo episode-i am a huge fan of Columbo too! I had never heard of this before, and will check it out.
I love Columbo! Like I say this is not a good movie, but it is fun watching Cash play this crazed manaic.
saw that awile ago on tcm. johnny was quite the nasty home invader !
He’s pretty terrifying.
Wow, Right Hand Of The Devil! I haven’t had that much fun (or been that completely confused) for a long time! Really terrible movie in all the good ways. Thanks for that– I will also watch Door-to-Door Maniac soon. I appreciate it!
Right Hand of the Devil is so wild. Completely incomprehensible but so much fun.