Episode 56: The Taking of Beverly Hills
Cinema Oblivia · Oct 13, 2022 · 1:31:14
Cinema Oblivia · Oct 13, 2022 · 1:31:14
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"Die Hard but in Beverly Hills" is elevator pitch for The Taking of Beverly Hills. And while the film looked like a sure-fire hit on paper thanks to its star, the then white-hot Ken Wahl, and it's director, Sidney J. Furie, the didn't even get the chance to fade into obscurity - it debuted there.
Rob Hill from The Bad Movie Bible joins me to try and find out why.
Content warning; When discussing Wahl's past, I quote some homophobic things other people said.
