Golden Needles
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| Directed by | Robert Clouse |
| Written by | S. Lee Pogostin Sylvia Schneble |
| Produced by | Fred Weintraub |
| Starring | Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Ashley Ann Sothern Jim Kelly Burgess Meredith Roy Chiao |
| Cinematography | Gil Hubbs |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | under $1 million[1][2] |
| Box office | HK$ 18.00[3] |
Golden Needles (also released under the title The Chase for the Golden Needles) is a 1974 American action/adventure film starring Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Sothern, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Roy Chiao. The film was directed by Robert Clouse and shot on location in Hong Kong.
Plot
A legendary statue has seven gold needles inserted in it, and an adult man will become a sexual superman when the needles are placed in the same position in his body. A colorful group of characters is all in on the hunt for the mysterious statue.
Cast
- Joe Don Baker as Dan
- Elizabeth Ashley as Felicity
- Ann Sothern as Fenzie
- Jim Kelly as Jeff
- Burgess Meredith as Winters
Production
The film was to star George Lazenby.[4]
Discography
The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin is available on Music Box Records label (website).
Sources
- ^ Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p292
- ^ The dime-store way to make movies-and money By Aljean Harmetz. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 04 Aug 1974: 202.
- ^ Golden Needles at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- ^ "LAZENBY BACK IN NEW SPY SERIES". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 23 January 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
See also
External links
- Golden Needles at IMDb
- Golden Needles at AllMovie
- Golden Needles at Rotten Tomatoes
- Golden Needles at the TCM Movie Database
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