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Angelique from Dark Shadows? Lara Parker? I forgot she was in it. Mind you, I haven't seen it since about 1977. Very fond memories of it, what remain of them. Of the cast I was always fascinated by the presence of Warren Oates especially, a terrific actor. On the whole it's probably on a par with THE DEVIL'S RAIN (Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, Ida Lupino, even John Travolta). Have you seen that one?
RACE WITH THE DEVIL has the added advantage of a great score by Leonard Rosenman.
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Jul 7, 2020 - 9:51 AM
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OnyaBirri
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Angelique from Dark Shadows? Lara Parker? I forgot she was in it. Mind you, I haven't seen it since about 1977. Very fond memories of it, what remain of them. Of the cast I was always fascinated by the presence of Warren Oates especially, a terrific actor. On the whole it's probably on a par with THE DEVIL'S RAIN (Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, Ida Lupino, even John Travolta). Have you seen that one?
RACE WITH THE DEVIL has the added advantage of a great score by Leonard Rosenman.
Yes, Lara Parker, AKA Angelique from "Dark Shadows."
Did "Dark Shadows" air in the UK, and did it include Robert Cobert's music?
Yes, I am a big Laurence Rosenman fan, I mean Leonard Rosenthal.
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Jul 7, 2020 - 2:22 PM
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You know more about the details than me, Onya. I thought you were initially referring to the female leads, who I think did pretty good portraying the other halves.
There was the female vocal chant that symbolised the ritual aspect and it definitely had a hint of menace attached. We also hear it at the shock-horror ending, where it is particularly dramatically effective, I think.
Lara Parker played Angelique, the witch, in Dark Shadows. She was excellent.
IMO, the film should have included her involvement with the Satanic cult. On the other hand, maybe Lara Parker was trying to reinvent herself and just be a nice housewife.
The point is, when you watch a film with "devil" in the title and it stars Lara Parker, it sets up a certain expectation. I wonder how many kids who went to the drive-in were disappointed.
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Jul 7, 2020 - 2:37 PM
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I'm with you now. But I didn't even know about Lara Parker, or that certain expectations would have preceded her appearing in RWTD. That scene is, however, the most serious one in the movie in the sense that Fonda and Oates are just 'innocent bystanders' as accidental onlookers to what they think is a bunch of ravers indulging in some behind the scenes 'wickedness,' and are just having a quiet laugh to themselves. Only when the knife goes down does that, "did you just see THAT" moment, hits the audience just as it does the actors. At that point you turn immediately to the guys thinking that if their wives make any noise, their position is going to give them away. AAAArrrrrggghhh!
Edit: I definitely get it now, Onya, having done some online trawling regarding Lara Parker. You think her part in RWTD was too 'mousy?'
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Ms. Birri and I watched this slice of mid-70s schlock last night.
It was an interesting hybrid of the Satanic horror and a 70s highway chase genres.
It was kind of a waste casting Angelique in a film with Satan worshippers and having her play the victim rather than one of the witches.
It was also nice to see Angelique in a bathing suit.
Any fans of this film?
Yes, I saw it once years ago and really enjoyed it. Fast moving, classic 70s atmosphere... funny, I always found it played like Rosemary's Baby meets Vanishing Point... so pretty much what your reaction was.
Enjoyed it a lot... spooky movie. Great Leonard Rosenman score.
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