Thursday 19 June 2014

40: Jake (3.06)

1979; 48 minutes
Director of Photography John McPherson 
Written by Chuck Bowman; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer;
Directed by Frank Orsatti

David becomes embroiled in the life of a patently old fashioned rodeo star who's nearly had his day, which involves a debt-ridden brother who is staggering onto a path towards crime and the problematic health of the rodeo man himself.

Set against the not entirely inspiring (from my perspective) world of buckaroo and rodeo this is a run-of-the-mill story with one stand-out moment of lovely timing as McGee and David are featured in the same scene, only to narrowly miss one another.  Ferrigno is in absolute peak condition here but the rather oddly meagre growls (something that plagues the previous episode My Favorite Magician also) let Hulk's appearance down.  The cruelty visible in rodeo/buckaroo, clearly accepted at the time and still no doubt with some backward audiences today, does the episode few favours.

Number of Fists: **

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