{"id":93690,"date":"2023-12-03T00:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T07:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93690"},"modified":"2023-12-03T00:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T07:42:34","slug":"slither-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93690","title":{"rendered":"Slither (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s working, man: you&#8217;re playing right into their hands.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Poster.png 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter his murdered companion (Richard B. Shull) tells him about a stash of embezzled money, a just-released ex-con (James Caan) hits the road and encounters a variety of kooky individuals &#8212; including pill-popping Kitty (Sally Kellerman) and a couple (Peter Boyle and Louise Lasser) travelling around in their brand new Airstream R.V.\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>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>James Caan Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Boyle Films<\/li>\n<li>Road Trips<\/li>\n<li>Sally Kellerman Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s challenging to know quite what to make of this unconventional road-trip comedy &#8212; directed by Howard Zieff, and scripted by W.D. Richter &#8212; in which each scene seems designed for maximum &#8220;What will come next?&#8221; randomness. From the opening sequence in which Shull is fatally gunned down but manages to tell Caan about hidden dirty money: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Shot.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to Caan&#8217;s encounters with a peculiar hippie (Kellerman) who is ready for adventures of many kinds: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Kellerman.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to Caan&#8217;s interactions with a quirky RV-loving couple (Boyle and Lasser): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Eating.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and then meeting back up again with Kellerman (all while being followed by a bizarrely angular black van accompanied by menacing music on the soundtrack): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Truck.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; we know there is not a lot of point in trying to predict where things will go. If you&#8217;re up for this type of comedic experience, by all means check it out; but it&#8217;s not must-see viewing unless you&#8217;re curious to see Lasser in one of her very few post-Woody Allen cinematic roles (she&#8217;s great). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Lasser-Caan.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And no &#8212; the title doesn&#8217;t seem to make any sense, and is never explained. The filmmakers have only themselves to blame that viewers will forever confuse this with a later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0439815\/\">movie about an alien plague<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the primary cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Caan-Kellerman-Duo.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous surreally absurd moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Men.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Slither-Black-Van-Bridge.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look if you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069282\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/03\/08\/archives\/slither-film-of-illogical-eventsthe-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/slither-2\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=5tNHAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=4IsDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=6395%2C5573005\">Village Voice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s working, man: you&#8217;re playing right into their hands.&#8221; Synopsis: After his murdered companion (Richard B. Shull) tells him about a stash of embezzled money, a just-released ex-con (James Caan) hits the road and encounters a variety of kooky individuals &#8212; including pill-popping Kitty (Sally Kellerman) and a couple (Peter Boyle and Louise Lasser) travelling around in their brand new Airstream R.V. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Ex-Cons James Caan Films Peter Boyle Films Road Trips Sally Kellerman Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93690\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93690","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=93690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93706,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93690\/revisions\/93706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}