Clay Pigeon (film)
1971 film
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Clay Pigeon (released in the UK as Trip To Kill) is a 1971 American action film directed by Lane Slate and Tom Stern[1][2][3][4] and written by Ronald Buck, Jack Gross Jr. and Buddy Ruskin.[1][5][6] The film stars Tom Stern, Telly Savalas, Robert Vaughn, John Marley, Burgess Meredith and Ivan Dixon. The film was released in August 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[7][8]
- Lane Slate
- Tom Stern
- Ronald Buck
- Jack Gross, Jr.
- Buddy Ruskin
- Lane Slate
- Tom Stern
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| Cinematography | Alan Stensvold |
| Edited by | Danford B. Greene |
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Production company | Tracom |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A Vietnam War veteran has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, a CIA narcotics agent recruits him to go undercover in Los Angeles to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson.[8][9]
Cast
- Tom Stern as Joe Ryan
- Telly Savalas as Redford
- Robert Vaughn as Neilson
- John Marley as Police Captain
- Burgess Meredith as Freedom Lovelace
- Ivan Dixon as Simon
- Jeff Corey as Clinic Doctor
- Marilyn Akin as Angeline
- Marlene Clark as Saddle
- Belinda Palmer as Tracy
- Mario Alcalde as Jason
- Peter Lawford as Government Agent[10]
Reception
Critical response
Roger Greenspun of The New York Times wrote in his review: "Clay Pigeon also makes no sense. But its directors, Tom Stern and Lane Slate, have a certain willingness to take each moment as it comes, and its absurdities more often seem the products of a super-active exuberance than of a failed imagination. In its particular field—sex and violence—"Clay Pigeon" just falls short of being very good."[11]
Release
Clay Pigeon was released in theatres in August 1971. The film was released on DVD on April 27, 1999, and later on July 6, 2010, by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.[12]