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December 1969 (USA)
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Some heroes are born...some are made...some are mistakes
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When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general...
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Alamo
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Not Much Of A Tribute
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter Ustinov | ... | General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos | |
| Pamela Tiffin | ... | Paula Whitland | |
| Jonathan Winters | ... | General Billy Joe Hallson | |
| John Astin | ... | Sergeant Valdez | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | General Lacomber | |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Chief of Police Sylvester | |
| Alice Ghostley | ... | Hattie | |
| Kenneth Mars | ... | Dr. Sam Gillison | |
| Ann Morgan Guilbert | ... | Edna Miller | |
| Bill McCutcheon | ... | Desmond Miller | |
| Gino Conforti | ... | Contreras | |
| Christopher Ross | ... | Gomez | |
| Larry Hankin | ... | Romero | |
| Paul Sand | ... | Moreno | |
| Don Diamond | ... | Hernandez |
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Due to protests by locals of the films plot of recapturing the Alamo, the production company was halted due to an uproar, although some major scenes were already shot inside the Alamo. These keys scenes were: The Tour, The Climbing of the Barrack Wall, and the Sacristy. The company was only allowed to film scenes up to the front gate after production was halted. The scene where John Astin replaced the flag was filmed on a Hollywood business street. The scene in CBS Television's city back lot was also used in The Omega Man (1971).
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Peter Ustinov died a few days ago and is traditional with stars dying the BBC showed a film as a hasty tribute , and what film did we get as a tribute ? SPARTACUS where Ustinov gives a show stopping performance as a slave trader ? Nope . Another Oscar performance this time from TOKAPI ? Nope . What about ASHANTI ? , it`s a film a lot of critics can`t stand but Ustinov`s politically incorrect performance had me in stiches . No can do . The film we got was VIVA MAX a slap stick comedy that seems a bit of a slap in the face as far as tributes go
Ustinov plays the title character of Max very well but to be honest VIVA MAX isn`t much of a comedy . It might be politically incorrect but it`s also very unsophisticated . The Mexicans decide to recapture the Alamo . Let`s be honest , does that sound like there`s going to be a lot of milage in this premise ? You`re right there isn`t so we`re treated to scenes featuring silly Mexican soldiers fighting off silly American soldiers with fire hoses and exchanges of dialogue along the lines of " Drop your weapons - No you drop your weapons - No you drop your weapons - No you drop your weapons " and it`s all done with the subtlety of THE BLUES BROTHERS another film where I didn`t start laughing