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After a period of inactivity throughout his teenage years, Gortner returned to the pulpit in his mid-twenties, using his name and past fame to expose the fraudulent side of preaching, via the Oscar-winning 1972 documentary \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eMarjoe\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eGortner used the publicity and notoriety generated by \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eMarjoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eas his springboard to Hollywood, launching a new career as an actor, which saw his charismatic good looks put to work in a string of cult exploitation, disaster, sci-fi, horror and drive-in action films, including \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eEarthquake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1974), \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eBobbie Jo and the Outlaw\u003c\/span\u003e (1976), \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eFood of the Gods\u003c\/span\u003e (1976) and the galvanising psychological thriller \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eWhen You Comin' Back, Red Ryder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1979), where he excelled in the role of Teddy, an angry Vietnam vet out to show the inhabitants of a small New Mexico diner that not all perceived hippies chose to live by a credo of peace and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eFiled with rare photos, stunning movie poster art and interviews with those who worked alongside him, \u003cspan class=\"BoldItalic\"\u003eWildcat! The Films of Marjoe Gortner\u003c\/span\u003e takes the reader on a journey through the celluloid career of a man whose childhood was often as strange and outrageous as the films and television shows he appeared in.\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShock Cinema says: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBursting onto the showbiz scene in the Oscar-winning 1972 documentary MARJOE, which exposed his lucrative past as a child evangelist, Marjoe Gortner quickly became one of the most oddly charismatic figures in 1970s Hollywood. And this illuminating 250-page book is a welcome celebration of his fascinating life and eclectic acting career. Its opening chapters offer a brief overview of Gortner’s family, childhood and checkered early adulthood — marriage, jobs, drugs, part-time pimping, spiritual barnstorming, as well as the filming and release of MARJOE. But the majority of this book focuses on Gortner’s acting and touches upon every major role, beginning with his supporting gig in the 1973 telefilm THE MARCUS-NELSON MURDERS, made-for-TV outings such as PRAY FOR THE WILDCATS and THE GUN AND THE PULPIT, plus big-screen features ranging from EARTHQUAKE, BOBBIE JO AND THE OUTLAW and THE FOOD OF THE GODS, to Marjoe’s riveting lead role in Mark Medoff’s Texas diner psycho-drama WHEN YOU COMIN’ BACK, RED RYDER? Of course, author John Harrison doesn’t forget about the space opera silliness of STARCRASH or stepping in for a brain-fried Dennis Hopper in JUNGLE WARRIORS. For each project, Harrison details their plot, critiques the overall film and delves into Marjoe’s specific contributions, with an additional chapter devoted to Gortner’s numerous television guest star appearances. Although insights from Marjoe himself would’ve been terrific, that sadly wasn’t in the cards, but it does include a handful of interviews with people who worked with Gortner, including director Luigi Cozzi, actress Belinda Balaski, MARJOE co-director Sarah Kernochan, and actress\/stuntwoman Marneen Fields. It’s a long-overdue tribute to this remarkable individual and his on-screen legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolland Focus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The life story of Marjoe Gortner is extraordinary:\u003cbr\u003ehe was ordained as a child evangelist at age four\u003cbr\u003eand travelled the American religious revival circuit\u003cbr\u003etill he was a teen. Years later, Gortner returned to\u003cbr\u003ehis preaching roots until he decided to expose\u003cbr\u003ehimself and fellow charlatans involved in the\u003cbr\u003ebusiness in 1972’s Academy Award-winning doco\u003cbr\u003eMarjoe. He cleverly parlayed his notoriety into an\u003cbr\u003eacting career — usually portraying charismatic,\u003cbr\u003epsychotic villains — appearing in everything from\u003cbr\u003ebig-budget disaster epic Earthquake (1974) to\u003cbr\u003emore cult fi lm fare such as 1976’s The Food Of\u003cbr\u003eThe Gods and 1979’s When You Comin’ Back,\u003cbr\u003eRed Ryder. Melbourne movie expert John\u003cbr\u003eHarrison examines Marjoe’s movie and TV roles\u003cbr\u003ein detail in this comprehensive book, which is\u003cbr\u003epacked with rare photographs, poster art and\u003cbr\u003einterviews with actors and directors who worked\u003cbr\u003ewith the enigmatic Gortner. Wildcat! The Films of\u003cbr\u003eMarjoe Gortner is available from Amazon and\u003cbr\u003eBook Depository.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Empire Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53363593707829,"sku":"svz1787291802616","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0059\/3717\/files\/wildcat-the-films-of-marjoe-gortner-hardback-by-john-harrison_1.jpg?v=1787291807","url":"https:\/\/trelivora.com\/products\/wildcat-the-films-of-marjoe-gortner-hardback-by-john-harrison","provider":"trelivora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}