Parker in the movies

[dcence]

Before he died, Mr. Parker was telling some of us about a movie he was consulting on the fight scene choreography. I can't remember the name of it but involved a detective/private eye with the last name "Gunn," I think. I remember seeing the preview in the theater, but never saw the movie released. Maybe it was a flop and didn't last long.

I remember Mr. Parker saying what a jerk the main actor was because he wanted to learn all this fancy karate stuff and Mr. Parker wanted him to do everyday stuff that anybody could pull off.

Anybody know anything about this movie?

Derek

 

[Randy Strausbaugh]

The movie was called "Peter Gunn", and I think it never got through the talking phase. Either that, or it tanked so early and so profoundly that it's generally unheard of.

 

[Nick Ellerton]

Watching the pink panther films in which mr parker was in, it was aparent that he must have had a tremendous senc of humor to be doing the type of things he was. But my favourite scene would simply have to be that of when he is introduced for the first time as......oh iv forgotten his characters name, anyway where hs starts taking on all those guys and just mangles that desk!!!! those who i have seen it would no what i am talking about, also in i think curse of the pink panther where he breaks that big rock in that japanese hut thing and walks out of there to see it come crumbeling down behind it ahhh he is greatly missed.

cheers.

 

[jeffkyle]

Watching the pink panther films in which mr parker was in, it was aparent that he must have had a tremendous senc of humor to be doing the type of things he was. But my favourite scene would simply have to be that of when he is introduced for the first time as......oh iv forgotten his characters name, anyway where hs starts taking on all those guys and just mangles that desk!!!! those who i have seen it would no what i am talking about, also in i think curse of the pink panther where he breaks that big rock in that japanese hut thing and walks out of there to see it come crumbeling down behind it ahhh he is greatly missed.

cheers.

I really really need to rent those movies so i can see all of that. I watched them when i was a kid, but don't remember a thing about them. I keep meaning to but never do...shame on me!

 

[Goldendragon7]

My favourite Mr. Parker scene in the Pink Panther films would simply have to be, when he is introduced for the first time as......

oh oh..... I've forgotten his characters name....., anyway where hs starts taking on all those guys in the office and breaks that desk in half!!!!

Also, in (i think) the Curse of the POink Panther, where he breaks that big rock outside that Japanese hut then walks out while it is crumbeling down behind him. ahhh he is greatly missed. cheers.

Mr. Chong ....... and yes he is missed!

:asian:

 

[dcence]

The movie was called "Peter Gunn", and I think it never got through the talking phase. Either that, or it tanked so early and so profoundly that it's generally unheard of.

I do remember seeing the trailer and I remember saying, "Good, this is the movie Mr. Parker was telling us about." That was the last I heard or saw of it.

Derek

 

[howardr]

I do remember seeing the trailer and I remember saying, "Good, this is the movie Mr. Parker was telling us about." That was the last I heard or saw of it.

Derek

Could this be the one you are talking about?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098085/

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/gunn_p.html

 

[Nick Ellerton]

Has anyone seen the new gladiators at all, saddly i do not think it can be purchased in australia so yeah but anyway have any of you guys seen it.

cheers.

 

[Michael Billings]

Has anyone seen the new gladiators at all, saddly i do not think it can be purchased in australia so yeah but anyway have any of you guys seen it.

cheers.

I hope most Kenpoist in the States have seen it, if not ... they should! I saw Grosse Pointe Blank a couple of nights ago, for those that did not know, one of the assassins is Benny "the Jet", who is also in The New Gladiators.

I am sure that the New Gladiators could be ordered from the U.S. Is shipping and handling just too outrageous for those Down Under to order it (I truely have no idea)? I highly recommend it for some of the early history, not just in Kenpo, but in the Karate/Tournament circuit of the 60's. It is way cool, and neat to recognize friends/acquantences now, that were young men back then.

Oss,
-Michael

 

[phlaw]

I got mine brand new from Ebay for less than $10

I think it was I&I Sports that was selling it.

 

[Michael Billings]

Well there ya go. It cannot get much better than that.

-Michael

 

[cdhall]

Mr. Chong ....... and yes he is missed!

:asian:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662218/

 

[satans.barber]

I hope most Kenpoist in the States have seen it, if not ... they should! I saw Grosse Pointe Blank a couple of nights ago, for those that did not know, one of the assassins is Benny "the Jet", who is also in The New Gladiators.

I am sure that the New Gladiators could be ordered from the U.S. Is shipping and handling just too outrageous for those Down Under to order it (I truely have no idea)? I highly recommend it for some of the early history, not just in Kenpo, but in the Karate/Tournament circuit of the 60's. It is way cool, and neat to recognize friends/acquantences now, that were young men back then.

Oss,
-Michael

Benny Urquidez has been in 2 or 3 Jackie Chan films too, Dragons Forever springs to mind, I'm sure IMDB knows the others!

Ian.

 

[RCastillo]

His movies are very hard to find in order to purchase them! :asian:

 

[Guro Harold]

Hi,

Was Mr. Parker in Peter Gunn?

Wasn't Peter Gunn pretty popular or at least the movie theme? The music was resampled in the video game, "Spy Hunter".

"daaaaa da",
"daaaaa da-da",
"da da da da da da da da da da da da"

Palusut

 

[RCastillo]

Hi,

Was Mr. Parker in Peter Gunn?

Wasn't Peter Gunn pretty popular or at least the movie theme? The music was resampled in the video game, "Spy Hunter".

"daaaaa da",
"daaaaa da-da",
"da da da da da da da da da da da da"

Palusut

Sorry, the auditions were last week. Try us again next year! :uhyeah: Just teasin'

 

[Guro Harold]

Sorry, the auditions were last week. Try us again next year! :uhyeah: Just teasin'

Thanks Simon, I mean RCastillo!!!! :uhyeah: :btg: :stoplurk:

 

[cdhall]

Someone is selling the movie "Seven" on ebay right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16044&item=3678674323&rd=1

There is an hour left. I thought I remembered someone asking about it. I hope this helps if only for posterity...

 

[bushi jon]

You guys want to see a realy bad movie with Him in it rent Buckstone county prison. Man was it horrible %-}

 

[Brian Jones]

I wondered when someone would mention Buckstone County Prison. What a horrible movie! Mr. Parker plays the stereotypical "sadisitic prison guard". I think the movie also goes by another name, but thankfully I wiped it from my mind.

Brian Jones