The Nasty Rabbit

The Nasty Rabbit (also known as Spies a-Go-Go) is a 1964 American Techniscope spy comedy film directed by James Landis and starring Misha Terr and Arch Hall Jr..

The Nasty Rabbit
Directed byJames Landis
Produced byArch Hall Sr.
(as Nicholas Merriweather)
Screenplay byArch Hall Sr.
(as Arch Hall)
Jim Critchfield
StarringMisha Terr
Arch Hall Jr
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
(as William Zsigmond)
Edited byAnthony M. Lanza
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Rushmore Productions
Distributed byFairway International Pictures
Release date
  • December 1964 (1964-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A Russian submarine lands one of their agents disguised as a cowboy carrying a rabbit that is carrying a deadly virus. The Soviets plan for the rabbit to infect the United States through breeding with American rabbits with the goal of killing large numbers of Americans.

Cast
  • Michael Terr as Mischa Lowzoff (as Mischa Terr)
  • Arch Hall Jr. as Britt Hunter
  • Liz Renay as Cecelia Solomon (as Melissa Morgan)
  • Arch Hall Sr. as Marshall Malout / Malcolm McKinley (as William Watters)
  • Hal Bizzy as Heinrich Krueger
  • Jack Little as Maxwell Stoppie
  • Ray Vegas as Pancho Gonzales
  • John Akana as Col. Kobayaski
  • Sharon Ryker as Jackie Gavin
  • Hal Bokar as Gavin

Production

Richard Kiel stated in an interview with Tom Weaver that the lead Mischa "Michael" Terr[1] financed the film.[2] Pat and Lolly Vegas later formed the group Redbone.

Soundtrack
  • "The Robot Walk" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
  • "Jackie" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
  • "The Spy Waltz" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
  • "The Jackrabbit Shuffle" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)

See also

Notes
  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290395/
  2. pp. 208-209 Weaver, Tom Richard Kiel Interview in Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews With Classic Sf and Horror Filmmakers McFarland, 01/01/2003


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