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Arch Hall Jr.
1943-
Updated 3/31/2008.
biography
Born in December 1943, Arch Hall Jr. was still a teenager when he starred in his first film, The Choppers. From 1961 to 1965, Arch Hall Jr., along with his producer dad Arch Hall Sr., made a handful of exploitative but nonetheless successful drive-in flicks on practically nonexistent budgets. The senior Hall released his films through his own Fairway-International Productions and sometimes served as Junior's director and co-star.
the films of arch hall jr.
The Choppers (1961)
Arch Hall Jr. portrays hot-rodder 'Cruiser' in The Choppers. LEFT: With Bruno VeSota. RIGHT: Cruiser in his rod
Wild Guitar (1962)
Scenes from my favorite Arch Hall Jr. movie, Wild Guitar
Wild Guitar (1962; with Nancy Czar) was an early Fairway International production directed by Ray Dennis Steckler (aka Cash Flagg), who directed and starred in such features as the 1963 film The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies. Arch Hall Sr. wanted his son to become a singing, acting teen idol, much like Frankie Avalon or Ricky Nelson. Therefore, Arch Hall Jr. sings in nearly one every of his films, and he often wrote his own songs.
Eegah! (1962)
Stills from Eegah!, which is probably Hall's best-known film
Eegah! (1962; with Richard Kiel) was directed by the senior Hall on a budget of about $15,000---an amazingly low budget for a color film even by 1962 standards. Portions of the dialogue was lost during filming, so some scenes are dubbed. By the time Arch Hall Sr. passed away in April 1978, the film had grossed more than $1 million. The movie's cast includes Richard Kiel (later of Moonraker fame) and Marilyn Manning who, along with Arch Jr., was in most of Fairway's productions. In 1993, Eegah! was featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
The Sadist (1963)
LEFT and CENTER: Arch Hall makes a convincing case for himself as an actor in The Sadist. RIGHT: Poster for The Sadist
The Sadist (1963) was a departure for Arch Hall Jr. No guitars or singing this time out; rather, Hall portrays Charlie Tibbs, a homicidal maniac. Hall's performance is unrestrained but otherwise excellent. Charlie murders two teachers, two cops, and a member of his own gang before being killed by a fall into a snake pit.
after films
By the mid 1960s, Arch Hall Jr. called an end to his film career, switching his focus to music. However, by the late 1960s, Hall had become a pilot. Now in his 60s, Hall is an accomplished pilot and world traveler. The father of three children and now a grandfather, he lives in Florida and still enjoys playing the guitar. Hall has also taken up writing and recently published The Apsara Jet, written under the pen-name "Nicolas Merriweather," a pseudonym his father once used. The book has received great reviews!
more about the apsara jet
Click on the cover of The Apsara Jet above to read more about Arch Hall's book.
Wild Guitar (1962)/The Choppers [DVD](1961) DVD
Actor/singer Arch Hall, Jr. stars in two films from producer Arch Hall, Sr. First Jr. is a country crooner who finds the road to Hollywood stardom filled with dishonest DJ's, gold-digging groupies and other sordid types, in an unintentionally funny tale directed by Ray Dennis Steckler ("Rat Pfink and Boo-Boo"). Next, it's hot-roddin' action as you've never seen before, when young Arch leads his auto theft gang (Torch, Flip and Snooper) on a teen crime wave, but still finds time to sing "Monkey in My Hatband." Former Playboy centerfold Marianne Gaba also stars. 144 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus shorts "Dance Craze," "Twist Craze," "Hot Car"; art gallery; radio spots; theatrical trailer; more.
The Choppers [VHS](1961) VHS
Hot-roddin' action as you've never seen it before, as Arch Hall, Jr. leads his auto theft gang (Torch, Flip and Snooper) on a teen crime wave, but still finds time to sing "Monkey in My Hatband." Outrageous Arch Hall, Sr. production also stars former Playboy centerfold Marianne Gaba. 70 min.
Eegah! [DVD](1963) DVD
Richard Kiel (007 foe "Jaws") cuts a fine figure in this deliciously bad spin on the "Beauty and the Beast" theme. Kiel, in the title role, is a million-year-old caveman who kidnaps a geologist and his teenage daughter, with whom Kiel falls in love. Action, romance and rock-and-roll from the producer's son. Co-stars Marilyn Manning and Arch Halls Jr. and Sr. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah [DVD] DVD
What's scarier: a fur-clad Richard Kiel playing the lovestruck titular caveman, or Crow and Tom Servo's insidious scheme to turn Joel into the film's nominal hero, Arch Hall, Jr.? Standard; Soundtrack: English stereo; watch the complete film without Joel and the bots; scene access.
The Sadist [DVD](1963) DVD
When their car breaks down, three teachers find themselves in the clutches of the titular psychotic and his buxom girlfriend, and the deadly duo intend to get back for all those detention slips! Egregious "teen delinquent" film stars Arch Hall, Jr., Marilyn Manning. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
The Sadist [VHS](1963) VHS
When their car breaks down, three teachers find themselves in the clutches of the titular psychotic and his buxom girlfriend, and the deadly duo intend to get back for all those detention slips! Egregious "teen delinquent" film stars Arch Hall, Jr., Marilyn Manning. 95 min.
The Nasty Rabbit [DVD](1965) DVD
The titular bad bunny is a Russian germ warfare secret weapon that the world's top spies are on the prowl for in a slapstick James Bond spoof from the creators of "Eegah!," Arch Halls Sr. and Jr., Melissa Morgan, Mischa Terr, and Little Jack Little star. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Deadwood '76 [DVD](1965) DVD
A whacked-out sagebrush saga with Arch Hall, Jr. as a handsome young gunslinger who arrives in a frontier town only to be mistaken for Billy the Kid and forced into defending himself...against Wild Bill Hickok! With Jack Lester, Melissa Morgan and Arch Hall, Sr., who also directed. Photography by William (Vilmos) Szigmond. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
filmography
Deadwood '76 (1965) with Liz Renay and Robert Dix
The Nasty Rabbit (1964) with Liz Renay and Richard Kiel; featuring songs written by Arch Hall Jr. and Pat and Lolly Vegas
The Sadist (1963) with Marilyn Manning and Richard Alden
Eegah! (1962) with Marilyn Manning and Richard Kiel
Wild Guitar (1962) with Nancy Czar and Cash Flagg (aka Ray Dennis Steckler) and featuring songs written by Arch Hall Jr. and Alan O'Day
The Choppers (1961) with Marianne Gaba and Bruno Ve Sota
arch hall jr. links
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