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Sylvester Stallone as Rambo in First Blood (1982). Though the film has a reputation for being violent, only one person is killed in it!
Dear Editor, Thank you for producing such a wonderful magazine. It is a joy to relive memories of the TV shows and movies from my childhood, not to mention discovering many that I was not aware of and some of which I will be trying to hunt down. Unfortunately, Infinity has been difficult to come by in Melbourne, particularly during the lockdowns and so I have been ordering back issues directly from you and will eventually take out a subscription. The good news is that my latest order arrived a few weeks ago and I will be savouring each one.
I recently finished Issue No. 40 and enjoyed the article on the Kung Fu trend of the 70s.
You may not be aware but Australia made a contribution to the genre with The Man from Hong Kong starring Jimmy Wang Yu as the title character and one time James Bond, George Lazenby, as the main villain. Kung Fu legend Sammo Hung choreographed the fight scenes and even appeared in one atop Uluru (called Ayres Rock at the time) which I’m certain wouldn’t be allowed now. Another actor who appears in the film is Hugh Keays-Byrne who is in two Mad Max movies as two different characters. In the original he was the Toecutter and in Mad Max: Fury Road he played Immortan Joe.
Your articles on English comedians have also been of interest. My father was born in England and I believe I’ve inherited the British humour gene from him. I’ve long been a fan of shows like Monty Python’s Flying Circus, The Goodies and The Young Ones and some of the old comedians like Tony Hancock. I vaguely remember seeing re-runs of Hancock’s Half-Hour when I was very young and thinking he was funny. Unfortunately, he met a such sad end. I guess comedy and tragedy tend to be two sides of the same coin as many comedians similarly seem to have their struggles.