Max Baer
Disappointed to see Max Baer from "The Beverly Hillbillies" go from a lovable lug to a racist in this movie.
shareHe made his fortune on this film.
shareOn a low-budget exploitation picture? Sure, okay. :-)
shareIt's the truth. He & his partner put in a 1/4 million dollars cash. "Macon" returned 10.5 million in rentals and 25 million at the box office. He produced it. He also did "Ode to Billy Joe" which returned big as well.
1993 information.
According to Wikipedia, Max Baer Jr. was quite the producer:
1. Macon County Line "made for just US$110,000, it earned almost US$25 million at the box office."
2. Ode to Billie Jo, "Made for only US$1.1 million, it grossed $27 million at the box office, plus earnings in excess of US$2.65 million outside the US, US$4.75 million from television, and US$2.5 million from video."
From "The Beverly Hillbillies" by Stephen Cox...
"After some calculating , Max realized he'd amassed a nice fortune with his films, and he invested it wisely. Currently, he owns homes in the Beverly Hills canyon, in Van Nuys, near Lake Tahoe, and in Las Vegas. With his successful business interests, he doesn't have to act anymore, but occasionally he steps in front of the camera for a cameo on television-'just to keep up my insurance card with the Guild.'"
So, you probably don't have problems with racism, and just want to avoid what I wrote to talk about money. Easier to just say that.
sharejm, c'mon, he is playing a role. What are you doing?
shareI just like him, and was disappointed that he took this turn. I guess I'm not supposed to post that, am I?
shareIt's a specious argument, jm. I don't hold "The Boys From Brazil" against Gregory Peck.
Baer's character in that film is a troubled man. It's starts right away in his dealings in purchasing the rifle for his son. He doesn't have enough money and it makes him look "cheap" in front of the gun seller and reckless in front of his wife when he gets it home. He wants to make love, she pushes him away on the pretense of being too busy, but, she's pissed. This gun business is a bone of contention in their marriage. But, like any and all bones of contention Baer's character dismisses it out of hand.
His racism is institutional. He no more gives it a thought, much less a second thought. He doesn't even recognize it as you're sensitivity lights. He's 60 years away from us.