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Trog (1970)
I always find it humorous yet ironic Joan Crawford and TROG still get slammed by viewers 50 years after its release. What people dont realize how foolish it sounds.
Crawford wasnt the first star or the last star to make a bad film. How many other bad films do the critics watch over 50yrs after its release over and over? She was under a two picture contract which she being a professional, fulfilled. She provided her own wardrobe, marketed Pepsi, would cook breakfast for the entire crew, kept a well supplied buffet, provided free Pepsi, showed up on time and knew her lines. In a career that spanned from 1925-1972, she managed to keep star billing in the majority of her 90 odd films. She was as always trying to stay up with the current tastes of the paying audience. She couldn't have stayed in the business that long if she were stupid, a drunk, or crazy. She makes the film because she was in it. This is not my favorite film of hers but it baffles me that people on one hand criticize both her and film and on the other hand watch this over and over again. Crawford was asked what she thought about bad press. She replied back with "what if they didn't talk about me at all?" She would be ecstatic if she knew 43 years after her death people were still talking about her.