{"id":87831,"date":"2022-10-04T22:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T05:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87831"},"modified":"2022-10-04T22:52:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T05:52:44","slug":"point-blank-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87831","title":{"rendered":"Point Blank (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Wherever you go, trouble finds you out.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-87833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Poster.png 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring a heist at Alcatraz, a thief (Lee Marvin) is shot and left for dead by his partner (John Vernon) and wife (Sharon Acker) &#8212; but he survives and seeks vengeance on them, demanding the money he is owed from a criminal organization and receiving help from both a mysterious man (Keenan Wynn) and his wife&#8217;s sister (Angie Dickinson).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angie Dickinson Films<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>John Boorman Films<\/li>\n<li>Keenan Wynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Marvin Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nSince first reading it years ago, I&#8217;ve never forgotten the opening line to Peary&#8217;s review of this stylish revenge-flick, based on a novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_E._Westlake\">Donald E. Westlake<\/a>: &#8220;With ice water in his veins, Lee Marvin goes after his ex-partner.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Walking-Hallway.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Marvin stays uncannily calm, cool, and collected as he carries out his deliberate quest to first annihilate the seemingly untouchable Vernon, and then collect the money he is owed, going as high up as he needs to on the organizational food chain. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-OConnor2.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that director &#8220;John Boorman&#8217;s cult film boasts interesting characters, choice locales (around L.A., at Alcatraz prison), and virtuoso camera and editing techniques.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Set-Screen.png 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that &#8220;the extremely violent action sequences are particularly well handled&#8221; and &#8220;the film&#8217;s audacious style and unusual dialogue have made it extremely popular in Europe.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He points out that Marvin &#8212; fresh off of his Oscar win for <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84984\"><em>Cat Ballou<\/em> (1965)<\/a> and filming in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87676\"><em>The Dirty Dozen<\/em> (1967)<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;has one of his best roles&#8221; playing &#8220;his scariest character since he played villains&#8221;; as described in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2265\/point-blank#articles-reviews?articleId=29940\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a>, &#8220;Lee Marvin moves with the precision of a machine, cold, calculating, relentless; he could be the predecessor to Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s annihilating cyborg in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87572\"><em>The Terminator<\/em> (1984)<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-1024x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Menacing.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to imagine this film without Marvin, whose central performance is &#8212; well, dead-on. He <em>is<\/em> a freaking Terminator, but can one blame him given all he&#8217;s been through? His single-minded violence stands in interesting contrast with smarmy Vernon, who menaces beautiful Dickinson: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-Creepy.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but not for long. Meanwhile, the movie is filled with jarring action sequences, memorable imagery, and creative use of location shooting throughout California. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Telescope.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-1024x406.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"254\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz-604x239.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Alcatraz.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This flick remains well worth a look, and has held up well. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Marvin as Walker<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-1024x414.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows-604x244.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Marvin-Shadows.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Vernon as Reese<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon-604x261.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Vernon.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Angie Dickinson as Chris<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Dickinson4.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exciting action sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Car-Marvin.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philip Lathrop&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-1024x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Cinematography2.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of authentic locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-1024x424.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-87849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Point-Blank-Los-Angeles.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a stylish thriller. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062138\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/point-blank\/review\/2000045621\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1649poin.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2265\/point-blank#articles-reviews?articleId=29940\">TCM&#8217;s Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/point-blank-1\">Time Out Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wherever you go, trouble finds you out.&#8221; Synopsis: During a heist at Alcatraz, a thief (Lee Marvin) is shot and left for dead by his partner (John Vernon) and wife (Sharon Acker) &#8212; but he survives and seeks vengeance on them, demanding the money he is owed from a criminal organization and receiving help from both a mysterious man (Keenan Wynn) and his wife&#8217;s sister (Angie Dickinson). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Angie Dickinson Films Ex-Cons John Boorman Films Keenan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87831\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87831"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87863,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87831\/revisions\/87863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}