Followers of The John Saxon Project may have noticed a recurring visual theme at play. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am referring to the genre actor’s apparent obsession with… telephones.
Of the 20 film’s reviewed thus far, fact fans, 76% of them feature, at some stage, Mr Saxon making or receiving a call. What is the meaning of this strange motif? Is the inclusion of a telephone at some point in any given Saxon movie at the actor’s personal behest?
I’m not sure of the significance yet, but it definitely exists, so here is a collection of John Saxon on the telephone movies (some of which are yet to be reviewed on the JSP), lovingly assembled for your viewing pleasure…
John Saxon is on the telephone in Welcome to Spring Break…
John Saxon is on the telephone in Tenebrae…
John Saxon is on (numerous) telephones in Mark Strikes Again…
John Saxon is on the telephone in Beyond Evil…
John Saxon is on the telephone in Black Christmas…
John Saxon is on the telephone in Cannibal Apocalypse
John Saxon is on the telephone in The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist
John Saxon is on the telephone in Death House
John Saxon is on the (very 80′s) telephone in Hands of Steel
John Saxon is, uh, sitting near to a telephone in Blood Beach
John Saxon is on the telephone in Scorpion With Two Tails
The list goes on. It really does. Keep em peeled, telecommunication/Saxon fans, for an update somewhere down the line in this foolhardy attempt to watch and review (and screen-cap telephone calls from) the entire filmography of our main man, Mr John Saxon…
Phonesploitation?
EXACTLY!