99 AND 44/100% DEAD (1974) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: John Frankenheimer
Richard Harris, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Turkel,
Bradford Dillman, Kathrine Baumann, Chuck Connors
A mob enforcer named Harry Crown ventures into a war between two criminal gangs in an offbeat action thriller starring Richard Harris in the kind of role Michael Caine used to own. Also on hand (so to speak) is Chuck Connors as "Claw" Zuckerman, a murderous amputee with an arsenal of unusual devices that plug into his prosthesis. It's deadpan, sardonic and cartoonish in about equal amounts, and Harris, whose mod, '70s hairstyle looks a bit silly now, gives a lethally contained performance. Notice the way he takes off his glasses and slips them into the pocket of his suit coat. And get out of his way when he does.
