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Clay Pigeon
Clay Pigeon
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Directed by	Lane Slate; Tom Stern;
Screenplay by	Ronald Buck; Jack Gross, Jr.; Buddy Ruskin;
Produced by	Lane Slate; Tom Stern;
Starring	Tom Stern; Telly Savalas; Robert Vaughn; John Marley; Burgess Meredith; Ivan Dixon;
Cinematography	Alan Stensvold
Edited by	Danford B. Greene
Music by	Arlo Guthrie; Kris Kristofferson; Gavin Murrell;
Production; company	Tracom
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 1971;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Clay Pigeon (released in the UK as Trip To Kill) is a 1971 American action film directed by Lane Slate and Tom Stern^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and written by Ronald Buck, Jack Gross, Jr. and Buddy Ruskin.^[1]^[5]^[6] The film stars Tom Stern, Telly Savalas, Robert Vaughn, John Marley, Burgess Meredith and Ivan Dixon. The film was released in August 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[7]^[8]

Plot

A Vietnam War veteran (Stern) has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, a CIA narcotics agent (Savalas) recruits him to go undercover in Los Angeles to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson (Vaughn).^[8]^[9]

Cast

Tom Stern as Joe Ryan
Telly Savalas as Redford
Robert Vaughn as Neilson
John Marley as Police Captain
Burgess Meredith as Freedom Lovelace
Ivan Dixon as Simon
Jeff Corey as Clinic Doctor
Marilyn Akin as Angeline
Marlene Clark as Saddle
Belinda Palmer as Tracy
Mario Alcalde as Jason
Peter Lawford as Government Agent

Reception

Critical response

Roger Greenspun of The New York Times wrote in his review: "Clay Pigeon also makes no sense. But its directors, Tom Stern and Lane Slate, have a certain willingness to take each moment as it comes, and its absurdities more often seem the products of a super-active exuberance than of a failed imagination. In its particular field—sex and violence—"Clay Pigeon" just falls short of being very good."^[10]

Release

Clay Pigeon was released in theatres in August 1971. The film was released on DVD on April 27, 1999 and later on July 6, 2010 by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b Weldon 1996, p. 109.
^ Maltin, Leonard (2004). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). New York City: Signet Fiction. ISBN 978-0451468499.
^ Theoharis et al. 1998, p. 289.
^ "Clay Pigeon". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ The Troy Record Staff 1970, p. 34.
^ Connecticut Post Staff 1971, p. 9.
^ "Clay Pigeon". TV Guide. United States: NTVB Media (magazine) CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation) (digital assets). Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Clay Pigeon (1971) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ Devine 1999, p. 77.
^ Greenspun, Roger (March 2, 1972). "' Chandler' and 'Clay Pigeon' Teamed as Screen Double Bill". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ Clay Pigeon. Universal City, California: Universal Studios. April 27, 1999. ASIN 6305353212. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Sources

Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film (1st ed.). New York City: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 109. ISBN 978-0312131494.
Theoharis, Athan G.; Powers, Richard; Rosenfeld, Susan; Poveda, Tony (1998). The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide (Annotated ed.). Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 289. ISBN 978-0897749916.
The Troy Record Staff (December 26, 1970). "Clay Pigen". The Troy Record. Troy, New York: 21st Century Media. p. 34. Retrieved November 21, 2016. (subscription required)
Connecticut Post Staff (April 3, 1971). "Clay Pigeon". Connecticut Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut: Hearst Corporation. p. 9. Retrieved November 21, 2016. (subscription required)
Devine, Jeremy M. (1999). Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 Films About the Vietnam War (Texas Film Studies Series) (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0292716018.

External links

Clay Pigeon at IMDb

[FOOTNOTEWeldon1996109-1] Weldon 1996, p. 109.

[2] Maltin, Leonard (2004). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). New York City: Signet Fiction. ISBN 978-0451468499.

[FOOTNOTETheoharisPowersRosenfeldPoveda1998289-3] Theoharis et al. 1998, p. 289.

[Clay_Pigeon-4] "Clay Pigeon". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Troy_Record_Staff197034-5] The Troy Record Staff 1970, p. 34.

[FOOTNOTEConnecticut_Post_Staff19719-6] Connecticut Post Staff 1971, p. 9.

[7] "Clay Pigeon". TV Guide. United States: NTVB Media (magazine) CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation) (digital assets). Retrieved December 2, 2014.

[MGM-8] "Clay Pigeon (1971) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved December 2, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDevine199977-9] Devine 1999, p. 77.

[10] Greenspun, Roger (March 2, 1972). "' Chandler' and 'Clay Pigeon' Teamed as Screen Double Bill". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

[11] Clay Pigeon. Universal City, California: Universal Studios. April 27, 1999. ASIN 6305353212. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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+'''''Clay Pigeon''''' (released in the UK as '''''Trip To Kill''''') is a 1971 American [[action film]] directed by Lane Slate and Tom Stern{{sfn|Weldon|1996|page=109}}<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F60TAwAAQBAJ&q=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+directed+by+Lane+Slate+and+Tom+Stern&pg=PT451|title=Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide)|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|publisher=[[New American Library#Imprints|Signet Fiction]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2004|isbn=978-0451468499}}</ref>{{sfn|Theoharis|Powers|Rosenfeld|Poveda|1998|page=289}}<ref name="Clay Pigeon">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71054/Clay-Pigeon/full-credits.html|title=Clay Pigeon|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> and written by Ronald Buck, [[Jack Gross (screenwriter)|Jack Gross, Jr.]] and Buddy Ruskin.{{sfn|Weldon|1996|page=109}}{{Sfn|The Troy Record Staff|1970|page=34}}{{sfn|Connecticut Post Staff|1971|page=9}} The film stars Tom Stern, [[Telly Savalas]], [[Robert Vaughn]], [[John Marley]], [[Burgess Meredith]] and [[Ivan Dixon]]. The film was released in August 1971, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/clay-pigeon/111001|title=Clay Pigeon|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=NTVB Media {{small|(magazine)}} [[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]]) {{small|(digital assets)}}|location=United States|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name=MGM>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71054/Clay-Pigeon/|title=Clay Pigeon (1971) - Overview - TCM.com|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-A [[Vietnam War]] [[veteran]] (Stern) has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] narcotics agent (Savalas) recruits him to go undercover in [[Los Angeles]] to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson (Vaughn).<ref name=MGM/>{{Sfn|Devine|1999|page=77}}
+A [[Vietnam War]] [[veteran]] (Stern) has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] narcotics agent (Savalas) recruits him to go undercover in [[Los Angeles]] to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson (Vaughn).<ref name=MGM/>{{Sfn|Devine|1999|page=77}}
 == Cast ==
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 * [[Marlene Clark]] as Saddle
 * Belinda Palmer as Tracy
-* Mario Alcalde as Jason
+* [[Mario Alcalde]] as Jason
 * [[Peter Lawford]] as Government Agent
 ==Reception==
 ===Critical response===
-[[Roger Greenspun]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote in his review: "''Clay Pigeon'' also makes no sense. But its directors, Tom Stern and Lane Slate, have a certain willingness to take each moment as it comes, and its absurdities more often seem the products of a super-active exuberance than of a failed imagination. In its particular field—sex and violence—"Clay Pigeon" just falls short of being very good. Its hero is a [[Vietnam war]] [[veteran]] turned peaceful [[Los Angeles]] hippie (played by Mr. Stern) whom a diabolical Federal agent ([[Telly Savalas]]) picks as a decoy to lure an anonymous mastermind of the heroin trade out into the open. The plan works spectacularly—though there is no indication of why it should work at all—and before it is finished, many are the corpses spread over the Hollywood hills. Mr. Stern and Mr. Slate have previously directed one terrible bike movie ("Hell's Angels '69"), redeemed only by the presence of [[Conny Van Dyke]], a pleasant and unusual actress. In ''Clay Pigeon'' they have wisely included three pleasant and unusual actresses — most notably Marilyn Akin, as a topless go-go dancer who is also the hero's estranged wife. Miss Akin—this is her film debut—really isn't such a great actress yet, which doesn't matter because she is the kind of girl you see in the movies not to admire but to fall in love with, and to have found just this kind of rather vulnerable personality for such a role is a small but lovely casting achievement. She is joined by Marlene Clark and Belinda Palmer, and none of them, alas, manage to live through the movie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2DA143DEF34BC4A53DFB5668389669EDE|title=' Chandler' and 'Clay Pigeon' Teamed as Screen Double Bill|first=Roger|last=Greenspun|work=[[The New York Times]]|authorlink=Roger Greenspun|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=March 2, 1972|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
+[[Roger Greenspun]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote in his review: "''Clay Pigeon'' also makes no sense. But its directors, Tom Stern and Lane Slate, have a certain willingness to take each moment as it comes, and its absurdities more often seem the products of a super-active exuberance than of a failed imagination. In its particular field—sex and violence—"Clay Pigeon" just falls short of being very good."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2DA143DEF34BC4A53DFB5668389669EDE|title=' Chandler' and 'Clay Pigeon' Teamed as Screen Double Bill|first=Roger|last=Greenspun|work=[[The New York Times]]|authorlink=Roger Greenspun|location=[[New York City]]|date=March 2, 1972|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
 ==Release==
-''Clay Pigeon'' was released in theatres in August 1971. The film was released on [[DVD]] on April 27, 1999 and later on July 6, 2010 by [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Clay Pigeon|work=[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]|publisher=[[Universal Studios]]|location=[[Universal City, California]]|date=April 27, 1999|asin=6305353212}}</ref>
+''Clay Pigeon'' was released in theatres in August 1971. The film was released on [[DVD]] on April 27, 1999 and later on July 6, 2010 by [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Clay Pigeon|work=[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]|publisher=[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]|location=[[Universal City, California]]|date=April 27, 1999|asin=6305353212}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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-* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+written+by+Ronald+Buck,+Jack+Gross+Jr.+and+Buddy+Ruskin.#v=onepage&q=Clay%20Pigeon%20(film)%20was%20written%20by%20Ronald%20Buck%2C%20Jack%20Gross%20Jr.%20and%20Buddy%20Ruskin.&f=false|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|first=Michael|last=Weldon|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press#Imprints|St. Martin's Griffin]]|edition=1st|location=[[New York City]]|year=1996|isbn=978-0312131494|page=109}}
+* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&q=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+written+by+Ronald+Buck,+Jack+Gross+Jr.+and+Buddy+Ruskin.&pg=PA109|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|first=Michael|last=Weldon|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press#Imprints|St. Martin's Griffin]]|edition=1st|location=[[New York City]]|year=1996|isbn=978-0312131494|page=109}}
-* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=VnQduXa4JdoC&pg=PA289&lpg=PA289&dq=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+directed+by+Lane+Slate+and+Tom+Stern#v=onepage&q=Clay%20Pigeon%20(film)%20was%20directed%20by%20Lane%20Slate%20and%20Tom%20Stern&f=false|title=The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide|edition=Annotated|first1=Athan G.|last1=Theoharis|first2=Richard|last2=Powers|first3=Susan|last3=Rosenfeld|first4=Tony|last4=Poveda|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|location=[[Santa Barbara, California]]
+* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnQduXa4JdoC&q=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+directed+by+Lane+Slate+and+Tom+Stern&pg=PA289|title=The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide|edition=Annotated|first1=Athan G.|last1=Theoharis|first2=Richard|last2=Powers|first3=Susan|last3=Rosenfeld|first4=Tony|last4=Poveda|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|location=[[Santa Barbara, California]]
 |year=1998|isbn=978-0897749916|page=289}}
 * {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/58885061/|title=Clay Pigen|author=The Troy Record Staff|work=[[The Record (Troy)|The Troy Record]]|publisher=[[21st Century Media]]|location=[[Troy, New York]]|date=December 26, 1970|accessdate=November 21, 2016|page=34}} {{Subscription required}}
 * {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/59513736/|title=Clay Pigeon|author=Connecticut Post Staff|work=[[Connecticut Post]]|publisher=[[Hearst (media)|Hearst Corporation]]|location=[[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]|date=April 3, 1971|accessdate=November 21, 2016|page=9}} {{Subscription required}}
-* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=RIgkkakqBYoC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+directed+by+Lane+Slate+and+Tom+Stern#v=onepage&q=Clay%20Pigeon%20(film)%20was%20directed%20by%20Lane%20Slate%20and%20Tom%20Stern&f=false|title=Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 Films About the Vietnam War (Texas Film Studies Series)|first=Jeremy M.|last=Devine|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|edition=1st|location=[[Austin, Texas]]|year=1999|isbn=978-0292716018|page=77}}
+* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIgkkakqBYoC&q=Clay+Pigeon+(film)+was+directed+by+Lane+Slate+and+Tom+Stern&pg=PA77|title=Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 Films About the Vietnam War (Texas Film Studies Series)|first=Jeremy M.|last=Devine|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|edition=1st|location=[[Austin, Texas]]|year=1999|isbn=978-0292716018|page=77}}
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 [[Category:1971 films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:American action films]]
-[[Category:1970s action films]]
+[[Category:1971 action films]]
 [[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films]]
+[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1970s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language action films]]