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From: cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
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Subject: Movie Review: The President's Analyst
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Date: 4 Jun 91 03:42:41 GMT
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rboudrie@encore.com (Rob Boudrie) writes:

> "The President's Analyst" is an old (early 70's I think, but I may be
> off) movie starring James Coburn.

[...]

> I don't remember how it turned out, and it was mediocre as movies go,
> *BUT* the true to life nature of the telco promo movies in it was
> hilarious. If anyone remembers other funny or remarkable scenes from
> the film, please post them.

You had mentioned the movie Coburn was forced to watch ... Pat
Harrington played the quintessential Phone Company announcer/PR flack,
narrating the movie and explaining why they needed Coburn to convince
the President of the necessity of their plan.  As he's going on, the
camera pans down to a close-up of his right foot, shot from behind.
Into the heel of his shoe is plugged a standard-looking cord-board
cord and plug, with the cord trailing off-screen.

At the end of the movie, there is a brief scene with a roomful of TPC
types standing and watching the video clandestinely taken in Coburn's
house, as he's reunited with his friends and allies.  A close-up of
Harrington, with a sentimental tear in his eye pulls back and pans the
roomful of PhoneDroids, and as the camera pans, you see that _all_ of
them have the same cord exiting their right heels.

That's my favorite James Coburn movie.  I've yet to see it in a video
store ... is it available?  The TPC movie is truly a classic; all
those Bell Labs films we saw in grade school, thrown in a blender.
Thanks for reminding me!


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