What Did You Search for For Years and Finally Find

[Allhallowsday]

Thats insane. 

Yep, I'm insane.  I searched for a Horseman Loony Lite for years.  I'd still like to find a yellow one.  The picture is from a recent ebay auction, not mine, but I do have an orange one just like it. 

[retrorussell]

A while back I was looking for RETURN OF THE ALIENS: THE ALIENS' DEADLY SPAWN for a long, long time.  I had finally found it at Movie Madness video store.  Super-low budget but some seriously gory moments made it fun and well-worth tracking down!

[lester1/2jr]

that orange thing is totally good 

[Trevor]

Other than an almost daily routine of trying to find South African made films not kept here, I searched for several books including Princess by Robert Lacey:

www.robertlacey.com/?q=book/princess

and the book A Time To Die dealing with a famous 1893 battle in my country of birth.



I must add, this book reads like a boring textbook: I'm glad the film that was made from it was way better.

[BoyScoutKevin]

I can't say I actively looked for it for years, but sometime between 1955 and 1959, on TV, I saw an ad for an upcoming film to be seen on TV. I bring this up, because if it is not the 1st thing I remember seeing on TV, it is one of the 1st.

The film was "Yellowneck" from 1955. 5 Confederate deserters are traveling thru the Everglades, trying to reach Key West, to try to get a ship to take 'em to Cuba. Let us say most of 'em did not make it.

A no-name cast supported by a no-name crew. None of whom ever made it big in Hollywood. But, despite that, I remembered that ad well enough, that some years later, and I don't remember when, I was channel surfing, when I came upon the film by happenstance. I stopped to watch it. Again, I didn't see all of it, but enuf to know it was the same film.

I think it was so memorable, for despite its cheap jack production, it is actually quite good, especially the cinematography, as much of it was shot at that time in the Everglades, where it was suppose to be taking place. One more thing about it is that part of it was also shot in the Orlando area, or where Walt Disney World was built 16 years later. At least, having been to Walt Disney World several times, that part of the film looked familiar to me.

So, if one ever comes across the film, it might be worth stopping and watching it.

[alandhopewell]

     She's standing next to me in my avatar.

[alandhopewell]

I can't say I actively looked for it for years, but sometime between 1955 and 1959, on TV, I saw an ad for an upcoming film to be seen on TV. I bring this up, because if it is not the 1st thing I remember seeing on TV, it is one of the 1st.

The film was "Yellowneck" from 1955. 5 Confederate deserters are traveling thru the Everglades, trying to reach Key West, to try to get a ship to take 'em to Cuba. Let us say most of 'em did not make it.

A no-name cast supported by a no-name crew. None of whom ever made it big in Hollywood. But, despite that, I remembered that ad well enough, that some years later, and I don't remember when, I was channel surfing, when I came upon the film by happenstance. I stopped to watch it. Again, I didn't see all of it, but enuf to know it was the same film.

I think it was so memorable, for despite its cheap jack production, it is actually quite good, especially the cinematography, as much of it was shot at that time in the Everglades, where it was suppose to be taking place. One more thing about it is that part of it was also shot in the Orlando area, or where Walt Disney World was built 16 years later. At least, having been to Walt Disney World several times, that part of the film looked familiar to me.

So, if one ever comes across the film, it might be worth stopping and watching it.

     Here it is....

Yellowneck, Full Movie - Civil War Western in color