The Steagle (1971)
- Directed by
- Paul Sylbert
- Genre
- road movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a man undergoes a sudden personality change and embarks on a road trip across America. It follows his unconventional adventures driven by the national panic.
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What happens
The Steagle is a 1971 American comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Irvin Faust. The film was directed by Paul Sylbert and starred Richard Benjamin. The film concerns the personality change which overcomes the protagonist during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), and the film's title implicitly references the transient nature of the Steagles NFL team, existing for only the 1943 season during a national crisis. Paul Sylbert wrote a 1974 book, Final Cut, about his mostly unhappy experiences making the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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