6/21/2011

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT IS 'THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE'

year: 1973 cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos, Tim Conway rating: ***1/2

John Amos and Tim Conway, the most strangely cast comedic duo in history, are coaches at a loser junior college full of extremely inept athletes: making the team from GUS seem like professionals. The duo take a trip to Africa and find the greatest athlete in the world... and get this, he's white!

A young ripped Jan-Michael Vincent plays Nanu, a monotone-speaking Tarzan who Amos and Conway trick into returning to the States to monopolize the school's teams... and gain them a reputation as awesome coaches...

John Amos and Tim Conway in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE

There are really no strong antagonists like most Disney films, just a selfish businessmen (and his son), and a witch doctor who causes Vincent to lose his athletic abilities for a while, which can be as frustrating as the string of perfect championships... in every sport... is fun and worthwhile...

Tim Conway has one solo scene as he's shrunk to the size of an insect and has to escape from a martini glass, but mostly the film centers on Amos, Vincent, a huge tiger and the love interest. 

Jan-Michael Vincent in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE

John Amos and Tim Conway in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
John Amos and Tim Conway in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
John Amos and Tim Conway in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
John Amos and Tim Conway in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
Jan-Michael Vincent in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
Jan-Michael Vincent in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE
Jan-Michael Vincent in THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE

1 comment:

  1. yeah it were very fine to see....thank you.... http://www.themovie.ws

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