1970s TV and movies

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Dazzling colors. We are still in 1971.

The artist is played by Vic Tayback. Remember him as Mel Sharples on Alice? Only now with fake beard.

Sheesh, put on a bra, accomplice/victim #2.

An evil military guy doesn't realize that a lady has witnessed him murdering another guy. Once he knows it, he pretends to want to date her.

Burn! The mother even encouraged her divorced daughter to date the killer.

Killer has a revolving book case. Classic. You never see those nowadays.

People drink liquor in almost every scene, as in most 1970s tv shows... except now with a candelabra. Who owns those?

More of Burt's chili, only the restaurant looks completely different all of a sudden!

The killer flashes back, remembering the murder... you can see it reflected in his sunglasses (shag carpet, etc.)

Millions of bits of information on those database tapes.

Columbo helps victim's wife by making an omelet. The oven is a double decker, Brady Bunch style

Extreme sparkling moonlight as murderer swims

One funny thing about Columbo is the odd special effects. They always appeared around the killer's face.

Headlights/lady's face

the auto-dialer

Barney's Beanery. Columbo ate chili in here.

BURN!

You can't go wrong with watching Columbo. Cool clothes, decor, camera angles, etc.

Prescription Murder
When I first started watching it, I was surprised that everybody had a bar in their house or apartment.

Extreme shag carpet in the bathroom.

Bench seating in a plane

Columbo shows up in the park and is reflected in this art piece that is for sale

this is a psychiatrist's office

Willie Dynamite is a 1970s movie about a pimp, played by Roscoe Orman who played Gordon on Sesame Street! It is really a classic.

At the left we see him with his girls.

His outfits are always very cool.

He keeps his gun stuffed down his pants. Note also: he doesn't wear a shirt under this jumpsuit.

Pretty snazzy car too. The license plate said DYNAMITE. Wait till you see the interior.

He is tying up an enemy with the seatbelt!

This is the apartment containing the girls.. Note the bumblebee wall colours.

Willie strutting with his fancy hat, cape, silver high heeled shoes etc.

He retrieves the cocaine from the ceiling and stuffs it down his trousers.

Black velvet jacket, orange pirate blouse

Here are the girls in the apartment

Enemy pimp enters apartment. Looks like a red hat society member!

No problem. Kick him while still seated,