Willy & Scratch

Willy & Scratch
Directed byRobert J. Emery
Written byRobert J. Emery
Produced byRobert J. Emery
StarringPaul Vincent
Claudia Jennings
Michael Hatfield
CinematographyPaul Ruberstein
Edited byRobert J. Emery
Music byKevin Kelly
Production
companies
American Pictures Corporation
Apollo Productions
Distributed byAmerican Pictures Corporation
Release dates
  • February 7, 1974 (1974-02-07) (Denmark)
  • March 1975 (1975-03) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Willy & Scratch (also known as Willie and Scratch)[1] is a 1974 crime western drama film directed and written by Robert J. Emery[2] and starring Paul Vincent, Claudia Jennings and Michael Hatfield. The film was the first film produced by American Pictures Corporation.[3]

Plot

A pair of dangerous criminals make a desert ghost-town their hideout in the wake of a deadly heist.

Cast

Production

Filming

The film was shot in the abandoned Floridaland amusement park and in the Brooksville.[4] The film was Jennings's first film lead.[5]

Censorship

The film contained a significant amount of graphic content, including a scene in which actor Michael Hatfield was stabbed in the throat with a pitchfork and a rape scene featuring Claudia Jennings. To receive an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, 11 seconds of footage from the pitchfork scene were deleted.[6]

Release

The film was released theatrically on February 7, 1974, in Denmark[7] and in the United States in March 1975 by American Pictures Corporation. The film was also shown on television between 1982 and 1987 but its survival status is currently unknown.[8]

References

  1. ^ Aros, Andrew A. (1986). A Title Guide to the Talkies, 1975 Through 1984. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1868-2.
  2. ^ "Willie and Scratch". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  3. ^ The Evening Independent. The Evening Independent.
  4. ^ "Willy & Scratch/Press Kit - The Grindhouse Cinema Database". www.grindhousedatabase.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  5. ^ Femme Fatales v09n02.
  6. ^ Wilson, Dale (January 24, 1978). "Blood-and-guts thrillers are Bob Emery's labors of love". Tampa Times.
  7. ^ Willy & Scratch (1974) – Release info, retrieved 2024-02-22
  8. ^ "Information about the film's TV airing dates". Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

Sources

  • Goble, Alan (1991). The International Film Index, 1895-1990: Film titles. Bowker-Saur. p. 929.