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Based on a novel by Donn
Pearce. Paul (hubba, hubba) Newman stars as convict Luke
Jackson, an eternal anti-hero who spends his life in,
escaping from, and getting bounced back to prison. His
lawbreaking, combined with an unshakeable will to walk his
own path, renders him a Christ-like figure, never clearer
than in the crucifix pose he assumes after accomplishing the
seemingly inhuman challenge of eating fifty hardboiled eggs.
In 1976, Rocky Balboa (Rocky,
1976) sought similar redemption and empowerment via raw egg
smoothies, but without a trace of Jackson's grace.
(by Rebecca L. Epstein) |
