The Lost Cinema of George Segal
We here at carefreemistrust don't have a lot of friends, having dodged motherhood, AA, and most other social-networking lifestyles, so we watch a lot of movies. At home. A lot.
In an effort to organize our time-killing, we have been renting DVD's featuring an actor whom we now would mention in the same breath as Alan Arkin.
In short, we have been exploring the lost cinema of George Segal.
Since you're on the Internet way too much if you've found this blog, you probably only know Segal as the lovable father-boss Jack Gallo on the much-mocked Just Shoot Me.
Run right out to the hipster video store in your town and ask for:
King Rat (1965)
Stalag 17 set in a Japanese POW camp. Segal plays eponymous rat.
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Jewish detective chases Irish-Catholic serial killer and WASP-y Lee Remick. Ethnic stereotypes only enhance the magic.
Where's Poppa? (1970)
Beyond disturbing. Looks like a dumb Jewish comedy, but our mouths were hanging open at the end.
California Split (1974)
Altman film, finally to be released on DVD in November, 2004.
They won't have any of these movies, of course, having opted instead to stock five copies of Reefer Madness.
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