Was reading this great
book about snooker’s bad boy and “people champion’s” Alex Higgins and died
laughing few times when it came to his turbulent relationship and “adventures”
with his good buddy Oliver Reed.
I knew guy was fucking insane and all but reading trivia about him on IMDB I
was again dying of laughter. Check this for instance:
He
died of a heart attack in a bar after downing three bottles of Captain Morgan's
Jamaica rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous doubles of Famous Grouse
whiskey and Hennessy cognac, and beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors
at arm-wrestling. His bar bill for that final lunch time totaled 270 Maltese
lira, almost £450.
On IMDB website I also read that he starred
in Sitting Target which is the first British film to get X ratings just for the
violent content. And since it also has Jill St. John from Tony Rome I naturally
decided to check it out.
Can’t
say I was disappointed because it’s not THAT violent. But it’s still excellent
thriller with good prison escape and car chases and good looking women and all
that. The best thing about it (beside animal like and totally out of control Reed) is it’s great ending. Final
twist is totally unexpected and I didn’t see it coming at all.
7/10
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