The Nasty Rabbit
Appearance
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Directed by | James Landis |
Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Arch Hall Sr. (as Nicholas Merriweather) |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond (as William Zsigmond) |
Edited by | Anthony M. Lanza |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Rushmore Productions |
Distributed by | Fairway International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Nasty Rabbit (also known as Spies a-Go-Go) is a 1964 American Techniscope spy comedy film directed by James Landis and starring Misha Terr and Arch Hall Jr.
Plot
A Russian submarine lands one of their agents disguised as a cowboy carrying a rabbit that is carrying a deadly virus. The Soviets plan for the rabbit to infect the United States through breeding with American rabbits with the goal of killing large numbers of Americans.
Cast
- Michael Terr as Mischa Lowzoff (as Mischa Terr)
- Arch Hall Jr. as Britt Hunter
- Liz Renay as Cecelia Solomon (as Melissa Morgan)
- Arch Hall Sr. as Marshall Malout / Malcolm McKinley (as William Watters)
- Hal Bizzy as Heinrich Krueger
- Jack Little as Maxwell Stoppie
- Ray Vegas as Pancho Gonzales
- John Akana as Col. Kobayaski
- Sharon Ryker as Jackie Gavin
- Hal Bokar as Gavin
Production
Richard Kiel stated in an interview with Tom Weaver that the lead composer Mischa "Michael" Terr[1] financed the film.[2] Arch Hall Jr. recalled that Terr wished to be an actor with Arch Hall Sr. writing the film about a Russian character. Pat and Lolly Vegas later formed the group Redbone.
Soundtrack
- "The Robot Walk" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
- "Jackie" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
- "The Spy Waltz" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
- "The Jackrabbit Shuffle" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Michael Terr". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ pp. 208-209 Weaver, Tom Richard Kiel Interview in Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews With Classic Sf and Horror Filmmakers McFarland, 01/01/2003
External links
- The Nasty Rabbit at IMDb
- The Nasty Rabbit is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive