Run Stranger, Run (1973)

Bad movie that wastes Bobby Darin in his last screen role

Bad movie that wastes Bobby Darin in his last, too brief, screen role. He's noticably thin in it as was filmed shortly before he died. I think his role was heavily edited, so in the end there was little of his performance left. Probably 5-10 minutes screen time total.

Really no reason to recommend this movie to anyone whether they be a Darin fan or a movie fan. January 6, 2006

Strange Runner

Originally titled "Happy Mother's Day, Love George", this very intriguing tale stars Ron Howard as John. John's problem is he has just arrived to a quiet fishing village to find the family that abandoned him and does find a mother who refuses to tell him about his father. He also finds himself at unexplained odds with the town sherrif and the lustful target of the daughter to an overbearing and mysterious woman (played by real life mother and daughter Patricia Neal and Tessa Dahl). To top it off, bodies start to pop up everywhere on his arrival.
This film marked the directing debut of Darren McGavin and features beautiful Nova Scotia locations and a tight storyline. This coupled by some fabulous acting, including Cloris Leachman as John's mother, Bobby Darin (his last role) as her boyfriend and Simon Oakland as the sherrif.
The video version is very hard to find, but suggestions run high that a way is found to obtain this film. Picking up the clues and sorting out the red herrings may require several viewings. This may not be a masterpiece, but it sure comes close. February 21, 2002

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