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Re: The Alpha Incident (1978)
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Well, in the case of Ralph Meeker, Alan Hale and Otis Young, I think Rebane got them on the basis of those performers needing work; the same can be said about how Larry Buchanan got Les Tremayne in his films as well. While Young was in "The Last Detail", co-starring with Jack Nicholson I might add, it seems the bottom line for him was the next project. Plus, whenever I talk to people about movies and "The Last Detail" get's mentioned they know Nicholson is in it and what the story is about...but they don't have a clue who played his buddy which was Otis Young. However, they do know a young Randy Quaid is in it...So it seems Young, despite being a good actor, didn't quite make it in the major star-power category.
Alan Hale Jr. was brought into "The Giant Spider Invasion" because actor Steve Brodie told Rebane that Hale would be good in the role of the sheriff. Obviously, Hale took the role and apparently made no bones about the end results. Again, just another character actor looking for work. As for Ralph Meeker; by the late 70s he was appearing in such exploitation fare like "Johnny Firecloud" and "The Food of the Gods", which was a long way from his "Kiss Me Deadly" years. Like many a character performer, it was those final years that Meeker was doing it for the work, no matter what the "quality" of the project was. Even in Greydon Clark's "Without Warning" (1980), Meeker has only a brief scene or two in a bar right next to Neville Brand...and Brand has more dialogue than Meeker does!
Also, I think what makes Rebane's films passible is because they feel and play like professional feature films. When you watch "Rana", you don't think you're gonna get smooth dolly shots, crane shots, good cutting between continuity, good locations, etc. But then, suprise...suprise, you do. Unlike others, it seems Rebane knew his business.
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