Soldier In Th Rain (1963) Steve McQueen/Jackie Gleason???
06-29-07, 11:03 AM
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Soldier In Th Rain (1963) Steve McQueen/Jackie Gleason???
Will this ever be released on DVD? It was put out by Key Video on VHS in the 80's or 90's but never released on DVD. I have no idea who has the rights but have read some great reviews about this movie...
06-29-07, 11:54 AM
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It's very good from what I can remember from the single TV airing that I've seen. It's really Jackie Gleason's movie as he plays an eccentric, individualistic Army officer, of all things. He waxes rhapsodic about the simple things that he enjoys, like ice cold Cokes and the air conditioner he has scrounged for his office. He and McQueen have a hilarious discussion where
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06-29-07, 11:10 PM
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There was a coke machine in the movie that Gleason knew just how to hit on the side so that it would dispense a free Coke. McQueen could never get the hang of it, no matter how much he pounded it, and Gleason would look at him and say, "the machine prefers cash."
Good mixture of comedy and drama.
Good mixture of comedy and drama.
