Goodbye Ted Post.

Ted Post is not a name you see often in the index of film books. He’s not a director people know or one that critics talk about. He doesn’t have a cult following or devoted fan base. His passing yesterday will be acknowledged and then forgotten. He did however make not one, but four of my all-time favourite films from the seventies. His moment in the sun may have been brief and the rest of his career may have been unremarkable but I thank him and raise a toast to this weird and wonderful quartet.

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970)

A sequel as good as the original film. Some would say better.



The Baby (1973)

Bizarre, camp and shocking. One of the strangest exploitation films ever made.



The Harrad Experiment  (1973)

"Exploring ourselves through others" or,  sex on campus. Controversial at the time. A time capsule hoot now.



Magnum Force (1973)

A sequel that turns up the heat on Dirty Harry. Iconic.