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There were a lot of problems with making this
show. First off, Quinn wants it known that she loved being in a
show with Ben Gazzara. That's about her only fond memory of this
episode.
CBS had a "no belly button" rule during the
sixties. Quinn was another victim of this rather dumb rule.
When she first runs up to Ben, and at certain moments, you can still
see her belly button, but for the most part they strategically filmed
it so Ben Gazzara's arm was blocking view of her belly button. If
that bothered them so bad, why didn't they give her pants that covered
it up?
The "no belly button" rule was incredibly
retarded. For some reason, a belly button was risque.
However, cleavage was alright with them. When Quinn runs up to
Ben, she "bounces", and I guess that's okay. But for some reason
a belly button is a no-no. Yet, still not enough of a no-no for
them to give Quinn an outfit that conceals it.
Even worse, Quinn's voice was ENTIRELY dubbed over
by that of a Mexican woman! Why? Some idiot thought Quinn's
real voice sounded too young. Hmmm...I guess a young woman should
sound old? Even at that, a Mexican woman? Quinn is very
obviously a red-haired white woman. Yet she speaks with a thick
Mexican accent. This is just stupid, and it butchers what could
have been a great little part for Quinn.
Quinn plays Karen, or as the IMDB lists it, "Paul's
Companion". She's pretty much just eye candy in this episode, a
hot girl to make Ben Gazzara look cool, of which there were several in
this show. I'm surprised they still called her Karen. With
that accent, maybe she should have been called "Karencita".
Recalling the experience, Quinn said to me,
"Everyone got seasick on the boat. The actors, the director,
everyone." She still isn't pleased about how this show came out.
Run For Your Life
was a series very "inspired" by TVs The
Fugitive. A different twist was added. The lead
character, a successful lawyer, finds out that he has anywhere from
nine to eighteen months to live. So he abandons his practice and
travels the world, doing all the things in life he had never done
before. For some reason, he usually gets himself in
trouble. It lasted three seasons but, surprisingly, never really
caught on with the masses and isn't well-remembered at all. I
actually like the series and feel Ben Gazzara played a good role.
My only question: If he has only 9-18 months to live, how come the show
lasted for three years?
Ha! Ha!
CBS! I'm showing Quinn's belly button! And if you don't
have a sense of humor...thhhpppptttt!
