Now first-off, let me tell you that I am a HUGE fan of Bud Cort, and as probably his biggest fan, I try to get my hands on any of his performances I can find to put in my video collection. This film was one of them and what I surprise I got...
God help the principals of this misguided screen venture!! It hurts when you see really good actors in films that make little to no use of their talents!! Not all the cast were on the same page in this film.
There are a lot of bad, over-the-top, and stiff performances, and of the 3 main characters played by Bud Cort (the lead) and his co-stars Peter Cushing and Leo Gordon, I think they did the best they could as professionals and were the most enjoyable to watch. But they couldn't save the film.
Mr. Cort, as Willi Hitler, Hitler's innocent and illiterate son, and Mr. Cushing and Mr. Gordon in their respective roles as one of Hitler's right-hand men and his assistant on a quest to find Hitler's son, were old-fashioned troopers throughout the film, but I had a strong feeling that Mr. Cort, as the film neared its end, had a hard time containing his disappointment with being in it.
I saw an interview Mr. Cort did where he spoke of having had great hopes for the film and that all those hopes turned to dust because of his troubles with the interference by the producers of the film who kept making changes to the script during filming.
Every actor has a role or two he'd like to bury and have it be forgotten. I sympathize with Mr. Cort, who, when once asked about this film, called it a "booger".
God help the principals of this misguided screen venture!! It hurts when you see really good actors in films that make little to no use of their talents!! Not all the cast were on the same page in this film.
There are a lot of bad, over-the-top, and stiff performances, and of the 3 main characters played by Bud Cort (the lead) and his co-stars Peter Cushing and Leo Gordon, I think they did the best they could as professionals and were the most enjoyable to watch. But they couldn't save the film.
Mr. Cort, as Willi Hitler, Hitler's innocent and illiterate son, and Mr. Cushing and Mr. Gordon in their respective roles as one of Hitler's right-hand men and his assistant on a quest to find Hitler's son, were old-fashioned troopers throughout the film, but I had a strong feeling that Mr. Cort, as the film neared its end, had a hard time containing his disappointment with being in it.
I saw an interview Mr. Cort did where he spoke of having had great hopes for the film and that all those hopes turned to dust because of his troubles with the interference by the producers of the film who kept making changes to the script during filming.
Every actor has a role or two he'd like to bury and have it be forgotten. I sympathize with Mr. Cort, who, when once asked about this film, called it a "booger".