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FOOTAGE FETISHES: THE PASSION OF HAL NEEDHAM

By | April 2004

The man who’d performed stunts in everything from “Gunsmoke” to “Major Dundee” to “Blazing Saddles” finally got a chance to show his chops behind the camera. The results would change the landscape of American cinema forever…

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FOOTAGE FETISHES: THE PASSION OF HAL NEEDHAM

The Passion of Hal Needham Some filmmakers are born to tell stories of epic adventure, some to bring to life the exploits of fantasy heroes, and still...

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