The Specialist (1975)

Adam West stars in The Specialist as Jerry Bounds, an upright crusader standing up against the water company's efforts to exploit a local lake. John Anderson plays his opponent, Pike Smith,... See full summary »

Director:

Howard Avedis

Writers:

Ralph B. Potts (screenplay), Howard Avedis (screenplay),

Stars:

Adam West, John Anderson, Ahna Capri

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adam West	...	Jerry Bounds
John Anderson	...	Pike Smith
Ahna Capri	...	Londa Wyeth
Harvey Jason	...	Hardin Smith
Alvy Moore	...	Bailiff Humbolt
Marlene Schmidt	...	Elizabeth Bounds
Howard Avedis	...	Alec Sharkey (as Russell Schmidt)
Charles Knapp	...	Judge Davis
Chuck Boyd	...	Arthur Farley
Robert Shayne	...	Chairman Hopkins
Christiane Schmidtmer	...	Nude Model
Jacqueline Jacobs	...	Bar Hearing Reporter
Alec Jason	...	Witness

Storyline

Adam West stars in The Specialist as Jerry Bounds, an upright crusader standing up against the water company's efforts to exploit a local lake. John Anderson plays his opponent, Pike Smith, who at the start of the film smashes the glass out of a door at Bounds' law firm, to prove that "Nobody crosses Pike Smith and profits by it!"

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | femme fatale | based on novel | independent film

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Taglines:

When You Carry Weapons Like Hers, You're Never Out Of Work!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Especialista

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 7 (2002)

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Soundtracks

"The Specialist"
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Lou Rawls

User Reviews

Ho hum

This Crown International Picture is unusual in that unlike most of its drive in movies, this effort takes itself much more seriously than usual. Oh, there are a few humorous moments (unintentional as well as intentional), and the movie does deliver a few scenes that display T and A, but otherwise the movie is surprisingly sober. I don't immediately object to the fact the filmmakers took this project more seriously, but I object to the way they depicted this serious story. The main problem is that the movie moves much too slow for its own good; a little jolt would have liven things up considerably. Also, Adam West gives a pretty poor performance, and his character gets much of the focus. The Lou Rawles-sung title song is great, and the movie has an unexpected ending, but more likely than not you'll drift to sleep long before the end credits start unfolding.