The TOM ATKINS thread

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by pedromonkey

i ****ing love Tom Atkins....His Ray Cameron from Night Of The Creeps is my favourite of his roles...

Finished watching this late last night.Yeah,he was good in that as well.

[Kenro199x]

I thought he was great in the My Bloody Valentine remake. The movie itself is actually very good IMO.

[Mahoney32]

This actor should be a lot more famous by now, he's a great actor. A natural. I'm a fan of Tom Atkins myself...

[Peter Neal]

Originally Posted by Mahoney32

I was very upset when the MANIAC COP chucked Tom out the window. NOT COOL.

Too true, particularly as Tom's likeable performance is the best thing about the movie.

[Mahoney32]

Originally Posted by Peter Neal

Too true, particularly as Tom's likeable performance is the best thing about the movie.

Yeah, he was one of the highlights of the movie, I agree. Don't forget about Jay Chattaway's brilliant score though, really sad and haunting, and Larry Cohen wrote the scripts for those movies too. I like some of Cohen's films...
I liked Tom Atkins in HALLOWEEN 3 too, a film that I didn't like at all when I was younger, but I really like the film now. It must of been the lack of Michael Myer's....

[Peter Neal]

You're right about Chattaway's score, though I still think his masterpiece is the music to "Maniac".
"Maniac Cop" is allright, but I always felt it's not quite as good as it could have been, not only because of Tom Atkin's untimely exit (I like a surprise or two, but not when they concern a film's most likeable character).

He has a pretty thankless role in "Lethal Weapon", though his "confession scene" is one of the film's highlights.

I liked his turn in "My Bloody Valentine 3D" too, particularly his scenes with Kevin Tighe. Good to see character actors like these in modern slashers- though they'd deserve more screen time.

[Mahoney32]

Originally Posted by peter neal

you're right about chattaway's score, though i still think his masterpiece is the music to "maniac".
"maniac cop" is allright, but i always felt it's not quite as good as it could have been, not only because of tom atkin's untimely exit (i like a surprise or two, but not when they concern a film's most likeable character).

He has a pretty thankless role in "lethal weapon", though his "confession scene" is one of the film's highlights.

I liked his turn in "my bloody valentine 3d" too, particularly his scenes with kevin tighe. Good to see character actors like these in modern slashers- though they'd deserve more screen time.

The best thing about "MANIAC" was the score. The commentary was a good laugh, i recommend that. It features Bill Lustic, Tom Savini, Luke Walters, and the films editor. It tickled me in places this did. Those Caroline Munro scenes in the film did'nt work at all, it was laughable really. And the scene featuring the maniac and Munro enjoying dinner together at a "Clam" restaurant. It has to be seen to be believed, it's like some sort of joke. It's very funny though. I do miss not seeing Joe Spinell appearing in films these day's. A sad end to a fine actor...

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Great to see Mr Atkins has a lot of fans!

[Splatterdragon73]

Originally Posted by pedromonkey

i ****ing love Tom Atkins....His Ray Cameron from Night Of The Creeps is my favourite of his roles...

Mine too and the actor delivers some nice lines in this little gem of a film.

"What is this? A homicide or a bad B-movie?"

A fine performer and vastly underrated imo.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Every one of his lines in NOTC is a classic.

"Well well well, if it isn't spanky and alfalfa"
"Zombies, exploding heads, creepy-crawlies... and a date for the formal. This is classic, Spanky"