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It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

"Ring Of Fire" (1961) starring David Janssen and Frank Gorshin is unusual and worthwhile in at least three ways! See it!RING OF FIRE (1961) starring David Jannsen and Frank Gorshin..is an interesting, cheaply made feature movie (looks like and Indy movie the studio which released it bought after it was "in the can.")RING OF FIRE (1961) depicts the travails of a kidnapped Oregon USA lumber country small Oregon town local police sergeant (Jannsen) who accepts minor sex-type favors from an under aged teen girl part of the 3 person group who kidnapped Janson (they kiss, embrace....spend the night but no genital contact, as far as I can tell, unless there is a surprise and unexpectedly raunchy ending....not likely in 1961).This happens before Janssen is located and rescued by area police hunting for him.....the girl accuses Jannsen of "Statuatory Rape" to muddy the waters re: her guilt in helping wanted-for-murder hoods stop Janssen from arresting the "teens" (who use the vintage 1961 word "Daddy-O," just like West Side Story!).The whole treatment..stretched out soap-opera style almost painfully....of "Statuatory Rape" is interesting....almost never seen in movies. This is the only "statuatory rape" movies I ever saw, or can think of.Underaged girls are shown flirting or even caving into older men in movies like "Lolita," etc., but legal retribution and police going after men who get underage female sex favors is almost never treated in the detail shown in "Ring Of Fire."Also, the movie shows forest and other "out of control" fires (started when bad guy brilliant actor Frank Gorshin drops a lit cigarette in the woods).Obviously, these fires are intentional and controlled by the movie making people, but the fires take up a lot of time and space at the end of the movie.Done in 1961 before "special pyrotechnic effects" and computer generated anything....Soooooooo.....RING OF FIRE (1961) deals with both Statuatory Rape and out of control REAL fires staged for the camera....but very BIG fires........Also, we get to see great forest scenery in the Oregon logging, Redwood country.....a third good reason to rate the movie high.-----------------------Written by Tex Allen, SAG-AFTRA movie actor. See details about Tex Allen by visiting WWW.IMDb.Me/TexAllen

Just caught this little gem and I must say, I was quite surprised... and entertained. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a great or even good movie, but what it lacks in acting and direction it more than makes up in well, ingenuity and effort. The basic plot is fine and the story plausible until the protagonists emerge from the forest and all hell breaks loose. There's a forest fire of massive proportions, an evacuation of equally massive proportions and disaster upon disaster. The bad guys buy it the good ones survive the good townspeople get away. What was amazing though is how many people crowded that little Rocky Mountain town. And the cars, they must have each owned a dozen. During the evacuation people kept running around, cars kept honking, and they all kept coming at you, scene after scene, with no letup. It also seemed like other than the three teenage protagonists and our hero, the town was populated by the middle aged and senior citizens. Quite spry I must admit, but where did the younger people go? It looked to me like the producers made the conscious decision to hire older actors. And then there was the forest fire. It was massive, awful, mesmerizing, utterly gigantic in scope. This must have been actual footage of a forest fire. I witnessed an unstoppable force of nature in all its awesome finality.As for the actors, the three principals were quite good delivering their cornball lines, especially Frank Gorshen and Joyce Taylor. David Janssen was well, David Janssen. Straight faced all the way, little emotion, the picture of composure in the face of utter despair. Gorshen was fun to watch but his character was too one dimensional. Joyce Taylor on the other hand was worth the price of admission. Saucy all the way, dangerously sexy and with more than enough complexity to make her character an interesting standout. And what a fox. I was sorry to discover that her career was quite limited. Nonetheless she impressed me and I'll be looking out for more films with her.So there you have it. Another bad film that's actually quite fun.

I saw "Ring Of Fire" as a kid growing up in Seattle and it stuck with me, though I couldn't remember exactly why. I kept looking and finally found a copy. (hint) You don't have to look too far.If you want the plot laid out you'll find many great synopsis above and below . My point here is to say that even though it's dated the picture is fast paced and exciting. The characters are all archetypes: "Good Cops" versus "Bad Girl" and "Delinquent Punks" very crudely drawn but you find yourself caring about what happens to them. The other actors look like they might have been pulled in off the streets of Vernonia but it gives the film a realistic feel. The super real color cinematography reminds me of the boxes of Kodak slides and photographs us boomer's have stuffed in closets and attics. David Janssen stands out as the big hearted cop. His shy mumbling affect is a sharp contrast to his large frame and ruggedly handsome face. Frank Gorshin is creepy as the ringleader and Joyce Taylor is, well, Joyce Taylor. Probably one of the worst actors to ever "grace" the silver screen. Watch her in "Atlantis The Lost Continent" and see if you don't agree. The opening scene with Taylor in the café is as comical as a Carol Burnett skit. Though the acting in this picture could be better it's well worth your time. The ending is very tense and will hold your interest.

This is a an excellent movie! . .With a great guitar sound track by Dwayne Eddy . .The movie maybe dated . .But the story holds up . .It's worth seeing . .David Janssen is great as the police officer . .Frank Gorshen plays an excellent juvenile delinquent . .The fire scene towards the end isn't too great . .But the acting makes up for it! . .With all the crap being released on DVD . .why can't the distributors release older movies like this one!?