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Simon Templar

Sep 22, 2013 - 7:41PM

Re: Why are blackmailers so dumb?

Eric Paddon

Gene Stafford, I will agree comes off as just dumb, because this guy has to be dense beyond belief to not guess that a guy like Milo is more apt to work him over at the very least, if not kill him outright in response to his macho bravado threats. I think the fault was not just the writing but a very bad acting performance that should have been dialed back a lot more.

Indeed. Not to mention the fact that Stafford touts his own prowess as a savvy corporate controller, and yet invests $150,000 in what he termed a "second-rate operation" without a thorough understanding of what he was getting himself into.

Incidentally, Robert Conrad and Philip Bruns starred together in an episode of "The Wild Wild West."

Grant

Sep 25, 2013 - 11:42PM

Re: Why are blackmailers so dumb?

I just saw the bizarre horror film SLIENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT, and Philip Bruns "played" one of those characters you only see in photos, because he's already a late character at the beginning. You hear a voice-over from the character because of a journal he left, but it sounds like a different actor doing the voice-over.