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{{Infobox film
'''''Strike Me Deadly''''' is a 1963 American film. It was the first feature directed by [[Ted V. Mikels]]. It was originally called '''Crosshair''' and was shot in [[Bend, Oregon]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|website=AV Club|title=Ted V Mikels|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-ted-v-mikels-prolific-exploitation-filmmaker-1798253134}}</ref>
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| starring = Gary Clarke
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| cinematography = Basil Bradbury<br>Ted V. Mikels
| editing = Ted V. Mikels
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| distributor = Medallion Pictures (US)
| released = 1963
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'''''Strike Me Deadly''''' is a 1963 American film. It was the first feature directed by [[Ted V. Mikels]].
==Plot==
==Plot==
A young couple on vacation see a hunter murder another.
A young couple on vacation see a hunter murder another.
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*Gordon Mauser as Chuck
*Gordon Mauser as Chuck
==Production==
==Production==
The film was shot in Oregon in 1958-59 and took a number of years to finish and be released. Mikels said he "even shot some of the scenes in it, shot the smoke jumpers getting into their gear and into the airplane. We had a lot of 4H bombers putting out fires, it was an exciting thing to do."<ref name="tv"/>
The film was shot in [[Bend, Oregon]] in 1959 and took a number of years to finish and be released. It was originally called '''Crosshair'''.<ref>{{cite web|website=AV Club|title=Ted V Mikels|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-ted-v-mikels-prolific-exploitation-filmmaker-1798253134}}</ref>

Mikels met Steve Inhat through Gary Clarke. Mikels came up with the original script but Inhat made so many suggestions that Mikels liked, Inhat was given co credit as writer.<ref name="steve">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OetqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=strike+me+deadly+1963&source=bl&ots=TVekg6W-uM&sig=ACfU3U0pPGn18jzZj4XiHSWfFOAcvld5tQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXh-CQ-_vpAhXa4jgGHeUvDFU4KBDoATAAegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=strike%20me%20deadly%201963&f=false|title=The Life and Death of Rising Star Steve Inhat — Gone Too Soon|first=Linda|last= Alexander|publisher=BearManor Media|year=2018}}</ref>

Mikels said he "did everything" on the film, "even shot some of the scenes in it, shot the smoke jumpers getting into their gear and into the airplane. We had a lot of 4H bombers putting out fires, it was an exciting thing to do."<ref name="tv"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==
Mikels said the movie "could have done good things. It did play theaters and played television. It’s one of these things where you get into distribution and you never know what happens. I never knew what happened to it and I never got any money.... The big problem I had with that was that films were just starting to change over to color. I just couldn’t come up with the money to buy color film instead of black and white and that hurt." However the film helped launch the career of several of the cast and led to Mikels making three movies with Wayne Rogers. <ref name="tv">{{Cite magazine|magazine=Psychotronic Video|url=https://archive.org/details/Psychotronic_Video_32/page/n42/mode/1up?q=%22one+shocking+moment%22+|page=40-41|number=32|title=Ted V Mikels|first=Dale|last=Ashmun|date=2000}}</ref>
Mikels said the movie "could have done good things. It did play theaters and played television. It’s one of these things where you get into distribution and you never know what happens. I never knew what happened to it and I never got any money.... The big problem I had with that was that films were just starting to change over to color. I just couldn’t come up with the money to buy color film instead of black and white and that hurt." However the film helped launch the career of several of the cast and led to Mikels making three movies with Wayne Rogers. <ref name="tv">{{Cite magazine|magazine=Psychotronic Video|url=https://archive.org/details/Psychotronic_Video_32/page/n42/mode/1up?q=%22one+shocking+moment%22+|page=40-41|number=32|title=Ted V Mikels|first=Dale|last=Ashmun|date=2000}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176193/ ''Strike Me Deadly''] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176193/ ''Strike Me Deadly''] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82360b66 ''Strike Me Deadly''] at BFI
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82360b66 ''Strike Me Deadly''] at BFI
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/strike-me-deadly/ Strike Me Deadly] at Letterbox DVD

{{Ted V. Mikels}}
{{Ted V. Mikels}}


Revision as of 09:40, 12 June 2020

Strike Me Deadly
Directed byTed V. Mikels
Written byTed V. Mikels
Steve Inhat
Produced byTed V. Mikels
StarringGary Clarke
CinematographyBasil Bradbury
Ted V. Mikels
Edited byTed V. Mikels
Distributed byMedallion Pictures (US)
Release date
1963
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000[1]

Strike Me Deadly is a 1963 American film. It was the first feature directed by Ted V. Mikels.

Plot

A young couple on vacation see a hunter murder another.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Bend, Oregon in 1959 and took a number of years to finish and be released. It was originally called Crosshair.[2]

Mikels met Steve Inhat through Gary Clarke. Mikels came up with the original script but Inhat made so many suggestions that Mikels liked, Inhat was given co credit as writer.[1]

Mikels said he "did everything" on the film, "even shot some of the scenes in it, shot the smoke jumpers getting into their gear and into the airplane. We had a lot of 4H bombers putting out fires, it was an exciting thing to do."[3]

Reception

Mikels said the movie "could have done good things. It did play theaters and played television. It’s one of these things where you get into distribution and you never know what happens. I never knew what happened to it and I never got any money.... The big problem I had with that was that films were just starting to change over to color. I just couldn’t come up with the money to buy color film instead of black and white and that hurt." However the film helped launch the career of several of the cast and led to Mikels making three movies with Wayne Rogers. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Alexander, Linda (2018). The Life and Death of Rising Star Steve Inhat — Gone Too Soon. BearManor Media.
  2. ^ "Ted V Mikels". AV Club.
  3. ^ a b Ashmun, Dale (2000). "Ted V Mikels". Psychotronic Video. No. 32. p. 40-41.
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