Ellery…*sigh*
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dolenz5 — 13 years ago(July 08, 2012 10:16 PM)
HiI know it's been quite a while since either of 5b4you have posted anything here and don't know if you ever check back in, but I'm one of those who was able to watch "Ellery Queen" when it was originally aired. I was about 20 and also thought Jim Hutton was a hottie! I think I watched it because Jim had already caught my eye elsewhere. I was so smitten with Jim that I even named one of my kittens Ellery.
Being a huge John Wayne fan I think I probably first noticed Jim in "Hellfighters" and "The Green Berets". While I liked him in both (as well as everything else I saw him in!) I think I preferred his performance in "The Green Berets". He had a great role as Sgt. Petersen the company scroungerif they needed anything, Petersen could get it for them. And the relationship that developed between 'Peter-saun' and the little Vietnamese orphan was absolutely precious! I HATED the out come of the one mission but it was a fact of warenough saidI don't want to spoil anything for anyone that might read this.
Anyway, if you happen to read this and are still a big Jim Hutton fanand why wouldn't you be? I am after almost 40 years! I hope you get a chance to see these 2 movies, they are both available on Netflix.
BTWI agree with you about David Wayne and Burgess Meredith, too! In fact I had a very good friend who reminded me a lot of Burgess as they each got older and my friend was a REAL HOTTIE!! If you do watch "The5b4 Green Berets", check out David Janssen and Aldo Raythey are two more of my favorites. I don't think either will disappoint you.
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MsELLERYqueen2 — 13 years ago(July 09, 2012 10:55 AM)
hello! I'm certainly still a Jim Hutton fan. I have been for about 15 months now. I alternate watching the Ellery Queen episodes with the movies he's done. He was wonderfulvery talented, sexy, attractiveetc.
He and Paula Prentiss made such a charming couple. I love all five movies which they did together. (Well, they weren't a couple in one of those movies.)
I've also seen "Never Too Late". I can't believe how funny that movie is!
"Period of Adjustment" - a VULNERABLE Jim Hutton is always fine by me!
"Who's Minding the Mint?" - very funny as well.
"Walk Don't Run" - I can't seem to stop watching that movie.
I was also lucky enough to get a copy of "They Call it Murder" (1971 TV movie), in which he plays another detective. That one is worth a look if you haven't seen it in awhile. And yes, I did see the original "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" after the remake came out last summer. Jim looked great in that one, especially when he had his shirt unbuttoned.
I haven't seen the two John Wayne movies he was in, but I was disappointed with the two westerns which he did (Major Dundee, The Hallelujah Trail).
Very, very sexy man, worth talking about. Keep in touch if you like! I'm a 36 year old female, by the way.born in 1976.
Paula Prentiss sure was one lucky lady!!!!!
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dolenz5 — 13 years ago(July 15, 2012 10:13 PM)
Yes, indeed, Jim was a very handsome man. I wish we hadn't lost him so soon. But at least we can still enjoy his work on DVD's and whatever other media technology has in store for us. And thank goodness Tim is following in his father's footsteps (although he isn't quite as good looking as his dad.
But there is definitely a good resemblance there!)
I recently got hold of a copy of "Psychic Killer" but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. It should be pretty goodafter all, how can ya miss when you've got Jim Hutton and Paul Burke!?! If you're not familiar with Paul it might be worth your time to check him out, too. I got interested in Paul watching the reruns of "Naked City" and "12 O'Clock High" (They were on when I was a kid but it was my dad who was interested in those shows at the time, not me. It wasn't until I got older that I started watching these showsDad liked the stories, I liked the 'eye candy'. BTW, I'm a 56 yr. old femaleborn in 1955.) Paul has a similar allure as Jim but usually plays a more 'grim-faced' intense role than what I associate to Jim's roles.
While "Ellery" is by far one of my favorites of his roles, I loved "Who's Minding the Mint?" and got such a kick out of his role of the 'scrounger' in "The Green Berets" and he was so sweet with the little boy that 'adopted' his Peter-sonn! He just melted my heart! Later I was devastated, of course, (don't want to put anything in here to spoil it for anyone else who might not have seen this one) and I was so overcome with emotion at the end of that movie, too. I would think of this role so often while working one of the jobs that I hadif anyone needed something they would come to me because I could usually scrounge it up for them.
While I haven't seen all of Jim's movies yet, I really haven't found one that I was disappointed in. I'd like to get copies of all his work but for right now I just have these 6 movies
The Green Berets
Hellfighters
Psychic Killer
They Call It Murder
Where the Boys Are
Who's Minding the Mint?
and then, of course, the "Ellery Queen" series
Wow, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"! I'd forgotten about that one! I vaguely remember seeing it eons ago! I'll have to try to find it somewhere. I have a friend that has some of his other movies, I'll have to see if he has that one! (Hmmm, I just found a brand new one at wbshop.com, I just may have to check into getting thatit's listed at $14.99, but it would be a good investment!)
Well, I don't want to keep rambling on, thanks for replying to my post. It's so nice to chat with a fellow Jim Hutton admirer!
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MsELLERYqueen2 — 13 years ago(July 15, 2012 10:49 PM)
Hi again! I really do need to see more of Tim Hutton's work. I haven't seen him in anything yet, although I did catch his Oscar acceptance speech on youtube. "Ordinary People" sounds like a good movie, and the Nero Wolfe series is probably a good one.
I think that "Psychic Killer" is one of those movies starring Jim Hutton which I'll probably never see. It really does sound gruesome! I would like to get a hold of more of his movies. He didn't do that many, unfortunately.
Personally, I recommend getting all the movies he did with Paula Prentiss, including "Looking for Love". They weren'2000t a couple in that one, but they were both in the movie. I agree that "Who's Minding the Mint?" is very funny, but "Never Too Late" is even funnier! I've seen it about three times, and I just can't seem to stop laughing each time I watch it. Highly recommended! And with the Summer Olympics coming up, "Walk Don't Run" is a great movie to see. He plays an Olympic athlete in that movie.
I'll try to see both "The Green Berets" and "Hellfighters". I know what happens to him in "The Green Berets", and maybe that's why I have put off seeing this movie.
I get the impression that "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" has a bit of a cult following.by folks who saw the movie when they were kids and they were scared to death when they watched it! I first saw it at the tender age of 35, and didn't find it too scary.
I liked the part where Jim has his shirt unbuttoned.
He has a few "open shirt" moments in the Ellery Queen series.
Do you think he looked very, very hot in "They Call it Murder"? I especially like the scene where he shows up at the house to interview a suspect, and the maid lets him in. I like how he looked, standing in the doorway like that.
I think he looked like he was ready to go on a date!
Okay, so I have an overactive imagination.
No problem about talking a lot about Jim Hutton. I can say quite a bit about him!
Well, good night!
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Jim Hutton: talented gorgeous hot hunk; adorable as ElleryQueen; SEXIEST ACTOR EVER