Last Thursday was actor Paul Newman’s birthday. He would’ve been 98-years-old, but he died back in September of 2008.
One of my favorite movies is, Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman and an incredible cast of actors including George Kennedy, Strother Martin, Harry Dean Stanton and Dennis Hopper.
In addition to being one of my favorite movies, it’s also one of my favorite books which I recently re-read. The book is written by Donn Pearce and he’s an interesting character, so I thought today I’d put up a half a dozen links about Cool Hand Luke, the movie and the novel!
Then of course there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week! There is no failure to communicate here at MBIP!
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Sunday Links
The Untold Truth Of Cool Hand Luke - There’s lots of interesting information in this article about the book, Donn Pearce, the author and the movie!
Cool Hand Luke on Classic Movie Hub - Lot’s of trivia, factoids and links to other Cool Hand Luke online articles in this online piece.
Donn Pearce on 'To Tell The Truth' - This pretty much tells the whole story and you get to see him on TV. Plus there’s Kitty Carlisle and Orson Bean!
15 Hardboiled Facts About Cool Hand Luke - Some little-known facts about both the book and movie.
Cool Pants Luke | Donn Pearce & Harry Crews - At the bottom of this blog post is an article that Donn Pearce wrote for Esquire on how to take your pants off while wearing leg chains.
The Car Wash Scene and Other Cool Hand Luke Facts You. Didn’t Know - No eggs were eaten during the making of this movie, plus the car wash scene took over three days to film!
Cool Hand Luke 19967 Cast Then and Now 2022 Real Name and Age - Where are they now? Well, they’re mostly dead!
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Wonderdog caught on fire in East Peoria, but the good news for us in Peoria is that they opened up a new spot off of Knoxville. I stopped by and had my Saturday night dinner there and it turned out so did a lot of other people! Tune in tomorrow to see what I’m talking about!
Tuesday: I’m eating my last dish from the Goldbelly Keens Steakhouse box! Next week we’ll do a wrap-up and announce what the next Goldbelly box will be!
Wednesday: Speaking of Goldbelly, Castle’s Patio Inn has a new sandwich based on one of my Goldbelly creations. It’s the Castle Philly and I stopped by last Wednesday and tried one! It was delicious!
Thursday: I’ve got a new monthly series happening this week all about cookies in Peoria! I’m calling it, “The Monthly Peoria Cookie Club” and I’ll be going to twelve different bakeries and eateries to sample a dozen cookies this year and then next year I’ll pick my favorite cookie of the year!
Friday: I’m starting a new series on my YouTube Midwest Slice Of Life channel where I’m reviewing frozen pizzas. I’m starting off with a Butch’s Frozen Pizza, of course!
Saturday: We’ll be taking another trip back in time via the weekly Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: John Belushi, Groundhog Day and Paul Revere and the Raiders.