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Fastest Guitar Alive [VHS]

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If you like Roy or his music,which you should,this is your movie.Campy as all get out but weren't they all at this period.Better then any beach movie this because the music isn't teeny bopper.Learn it,Love it,Live it.

The mistake isn't this film, but the decision that led to it.In early 1965, Roy Orbison left Monument Records - where he had his biggest success - for MGM Records, partly so he could try his hand at movies. His recording career promptly skidded downhill (at least in the US), and this silly Western comedy was the only film he completed; he's adequate enough, but when he's not singing he seems bland and colorless. Still, if you're a big Roy Orbison fan, or a fan of this kind of movie, this tape is for you.

If you are a Roy O. fan you gotta have this movie ! His one and only where he performs a roll not as himself but as an actual charactor.
It's not the best movie you'll ever watch but if you are down in the dumps this will certainly make you laugh.
The music by Roy makes up for a simple story plot and Hey ! After all it is Roy Orbison....
I say Get it...Enjoy... You'll be glad you bought it !
Roy's two biggest fans...Lois ( The Mommy) and 10 year old son Cory

What's the point of making a Roy Orbison film if he cannot wear his trademark shades? The legendary singer plays a guitar-wielding Confederate spy in this low-budget clunker from B-movie maestro Sam Katzman. Poor Roy looks lost in his only starring role - weighed down by a terrible soundtrack and Katzman's shoddy production values. Originally intended for Elvis Presley (who wisely turned it down), "The Fastest Guitar Alive" is bad enough to kill any rock icon's film career.

The Fastest Guitar Alive! (1967) Okay, if someone told you there was a movie starring Roy Orbison as a Confederate spy in the Civil War who carries a guitar that is also a gun, would you believe it? Well friends and neighbors, there is such a movie, and I have seen it! Roy plays Johnny, teamed with Steve (Sammy Jackson) as spies out to steal some northern gold for the Confederate war chest. Their cover is a traveling medicine show, with several dancing girls along as added camouflage. All are aware of their real mission however, including Johnny's girlfriend Sue (Joan Freeman). Johnny is the minstrel of the group, strumming his six string and singing several songs throughout the flick until trouble looms. Then he pushes the special hidden button, the guitar grows a rifle barrel, and he commences to shootin!' I kid you not! Despite this deadly prop, no one gets killed, there's a lot of goofy humor, and of course Roy is singing every few minutes, making this movie very much a cross between a Disney movie like The Apple Dumpling Gang and a late 60's Elvis movie. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this was originally written as an Elvis vehicle. If true, Elvis obviously turned it down, leaving the door wide open for The Big O to step into the star shoes. As an actor, Roy makes one heck of a great singer, but it's fun to see him trying, and the music is a big compensation as I always enjoy hearing Roy sing. Movie girlfriend Freeman was an interesting choice as she had previously spent time with Mr. Presley in Roustabout, and horror movie fans will recognize her as Mrs. Jarvis from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter! None of the other actors are well known, but they are all at least adequate, the color photography features some beautiful landscapes, and the script manages to sidestep the fact that our heroes are on the Confederate side rather neatly without cheating too much. All in all this one is well worth a look for Orbison fans or those who enjoy some novelty value in their movies. Check it out!

Corny as can be, but a lot of fun. Roy's only movie, as far as I know. It belongs in any fan's collection.

What a performance! Roy Orbison plays a Confederate spy on a secret mission with his very special guitar. Is it just me or does he look even worse without glasses? Anyway, look close to find Sam the Sham of Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs. I think this might be his only film!

This is a must have DVD for all Roy Orbison's fans. The story is kind of funny, but the main point here is the songs sang by a Roy Orbison without his black glasses!!
The bad thing about this DVD is that it does not have any subtitle option.
Have fun!

No surfboards. NO BMX bikes. No Kurt Russell. Yet somehow the bullet-shooting guitar makes up for the wicked mess. Dude, i want a guitar that shoots bullets. I found a mistake, though. I know a person who plays the guitar much faster. My friend, Crazy Evan Jones, hits a wicked fresh maximum thrust of 600 spm (strums per minute). We clocked it, yo. It's all official. We should rename this movie "One of the fastest guitar's that isn't alive, but is fast nonetheless, dude!" If you like this movie, i recommend "Endless Summer", "Rad", "The Fastest Trumpet in Toledo", "The Slowest Marraca Shaker Alive", and "The Best Bassist in Critial Condition". These are all real movies, although they don't rock as hard as THIS one. You don't even know. Hey Drew, if a cow dies in the forest, who will light the grill?