I just came across this gem while shelving films, no narration, just great 70s BMX footage and a soundtrack by Barry White (yes, that Barry White!)! I would assume this is not on DVD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJWN21b7S7Q Our copy, at some point in it's history, very clearly "ran off the tracks" at the beginning and subsequently has one of those floating perforations for some time at the start of the film. A WorldCat search comes up with a bunch of libraries owning it that then do not have it in their catalog when you click through (except for the Arkansas State Library, which is where we got it from). Does anyone own this and would you be willing to part with it? I love it and would very much like a clean copy! Also, found a print of "Fall Line" which I cannot find clips from anywhere online (although Pyramid lists it in their catalog): *In 1978 and 1979 alpinist Steve Shea knocked off notable descents in the Tetons, including the second and third of the Grand Teton. But Eurostyle extreme skiing was slow and tedious -- not the stuff of a Warren Miller flick. Indeed, Shea's voracious Teton skiing was filmed, but the subsequent movie, "Fall Line," was about as well known to American skiers as Russian television (where, amazingly, the movie was seen at least once). Actually, almost every American has seen part of Fall Line. If you're out of your teens, you might remember a film-snip of a horrendous fall down a couloir, shown for several years as an opening for ABC TV's American Sportsman. That ignominious screamer was Shea in, you guessed it, Fall Line. The story behind Shea's fall is grist for another column; but note that Fall Line was the first full-length action film in the world to feature extreme skiing. It was made by American's -- in the United States. * Another great one, no talking, just great ski action (and wonderful color thanks to the LPP print)! -- David Dvorchak Office Manager Providence Community Library [email protected] (401) 467-2700 x2
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