The Nasty Rabbit

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The Nasty Rabbit
Directed byJames Landis
Screenplay by
  • Arch Hall Jr
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond (as William Zsigmond)
Edited byAnthony M. Lanza
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Rushmore Productions
Distributed byFairway International Pictures
Release date
  • December 1964 (1964-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

  1. ^ "Michael Terr". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  2. ^ 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

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