Golden Needles
| Golden Needles | |
|---|---|
 US film poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Clouse |
| Written by | S. Lee Pogostin Sylvia Schneble |
| Produced by | Fred Weintraub Paul Heller |
| Starring | Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Ashley Ann Sothern Jim Kelly Burgess Meredith Roy Chiao |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Hubbs |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
Production company | Sequoia Pictures |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | under $1 million[1][2] |
| Box office | HK$ 18.00[3] $1,000,000 (US, Canada)[4] |
Golden Needles (also released under the title The Chase for the Golden Needles) is a 1974 American action/adventure film starring Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Sothern, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Roy Chiao. The film was directed by Robert Clouse and shot on location in Hong Kong.
Plot
[edit]A legendary statue has seven gold needles inserted in it, and an adult man will become a sexual superman when the needles are placed in the same position in his body. A colorful group of characters is all in on the hunt for the mysterious statue.
Cast
[edit]- Joe Don Baker as Dan
- Elizabeth Ashley as Felicity
- Ann Sothern as Fenzie
- Jim Kelly as Jeff
- Burgess Meredith as Winters
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack, composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, was released on Music Box Records label (website).
Sources
[edit]- ^ Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p. 292
- ^ Aljean Harmetz (4 Aug 1974). "The dime-store way to make movies-and money". The New York Times. p. 202.
- ^ Golden Needles at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 301. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Golden Needles at IMDb
- Golden Needles at AllMovie
- Golden Needles at Rotten Tomatoes
- Golden Needles at the TCM Movie Database
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- American martial arts films
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- 1974 martial arts films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
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