The Specialist (1975 film)

The Specialist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Avedis
Screenplay by	Ralph B. Potts Howard Avedis Marlene Schmidt
Produced by	Howard Avedis
Starring	Adam West John Anderson Ahna Capri Harvey Jason Alvy Moore Marlene Schmidt
Cinematography	Massoud Joseph
Edited by	Norman Wallerstein
Music by	Shorty Rogers
Production company	Renaissance Productions
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures
Release date	May 1975 (1975-05)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Specialist is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Howard Avedis and written by Ralph B. Potts, Howard Avedis and Marlene Schmidt. The film stars Adam West, John Anderson, Ahna Capri, ^{[1] [2]} Harvey Jason, Alvy Moore and Marlene Schmidt. The film was released in May 1975, by Crown International Pictures. ^[3]

Plot

When Pike Smith (John Anderson), a corrupt attorney for a California Water Company, is replaced by the flashy Jerry Bounds (Adam West), he hires Londa Wyeth (Ahna Capri), a voluptuous woman, to seduce Bounds and pose as a jury member so he can be disbarred from the profession. ^[4]

Cast

• Adam West as Jerry Bounds
• John Anderson as Pike Smith
• Ahna Capri as Londa Wyeth
• Harvey Jason as Hardin Smith
• Alvy Moore as Bailiff Humbolt
• Marlene Schmidt as Elizabeth Bounds
• Howard Avedis as Alec Sharkey
• Charles Knapp as Judge Davis
• Chuck Boyd as Arthur Farley
• Robert Shayne as Chairman Hopkins
• Christiane Schmidtmer as Nude Model

Production

Ralph B. Potts in 1972 write Come Now The Lawyers . Howard Avedis adapted one of the stories from Come Now The Lawyers into The Specialist. ^[5] Shorty Rogers composed the music for 'The Specialist. ^[6]

Critical response

Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote, "The Specialist [is], a plot-light, nudity-heavy legal drama featuring actors from Batman and Green Acres . The distinguished Mr. Potts must’ve been so proud." ^[5]

References

1. Lisanti & Paul 2002, p. 89.
2. Brode 2003, p. 192.
3. Sandra Brennan. "The Specialist (1975) - Howard H. Avedis". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
4. Clark 2013, p. 81.
5. Murray, Noel (February 14, 2011). "The Specialist (1975)". The A.V. Club . Paste Media Group. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
6. Craggs 2019, pp. 10–11.

Sources

• Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973 (Hardcover). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 89. ISBN   978-0786411948.
• Brode, Douglas (2003). Boys and Toys: Ultimate Action-adventure Movies (Paperback). New York City: Citadel Press. p. 192. ISBN   978-0806523811.
• Craggs, Stewart R. (2019). Soundtracks: International Dictionary of Composers of Music for Film (eBook). Milton Park: Taylor & Francis. pp. 10–11. ISBN   978-0429777431.
• Clark, Randall (2013). At a Theater Or Drive-in Near You: The History, Culture, and Politics of the American Exploitation Film (eBook). Milton Park: Taylor & Francis. p. 81. ISBN   978-1317929093.

External links

• The Specialist at IMDb