The Nasty Rabbit Explained

The Nasty Rabbit
Director:	James Landis
Producer:	Arch Hall Sr. (as Nicholas Merriweather)
Cinematography:	Vilmos Zsigmond (as William Zsigmond)
Editing:	Anthony M. Lanza
Color Process:	Technicolor
Studio:	Rushmore Productions
Distributor:	Fairway International Pictures
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Nasty Rabbit (also known as Spies a-Go-Go) is a 1964 American Techniscope spy comedy film directed by James Landis and starring Misha Terr and Arch Hall Jr.

Plot

A Russian submarine lands one of their agents disguised as a cowboy carrying a rabbit that is carrying a deadly virus. The Soviets plan for the rabbit to infect the United States through breeding with American rabbits with the goal of killing large numbers of Americans.

Cast

• Michael Terr as Mischa Lowzoff (as Mischa Terr)
• Arch Hall Jr. as Britt Hunter
• Liz Renay as Cecelia Solomon (as Melissa Morgan)
• Arch Hall Sr. as Marshall Malout / Malcolm McKinley (as William Watters)
• Hal Bizzy as Heinrich Krueger
• Jack Little as Maxwell Stoppie
• Ray Vegas as Pancho Gonzales
• John Akana as Col. Kobayaski
• Sharon Ryker as Jackie Gavin
• Hal Bokar as Gavin

Production

Richard Kiel stated in an interview with Tom Weaver that the lead composer Mischa "Michael" Terr^[1] financed the film.^[2] Arch Hall Jr. recalled that Terr wished to be an actor with Arch Hall Sr. writing the film about a Russian character. Pat and Lolly Vegas later formed the group Redbone.

Soundtrack

• "The Robot Walk" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
• "Jackie" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
• "The Spy Waltz" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)
• "The Jackrabbit Shuffle" (Written by Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas)

See also

• List of American films of 1964

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Terr. 2021-03-13. IMDb.
2. pp. 208-209 Weaver, Tom Richard Kiel Interview in Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews With Classic Sf and Horror Filmmakers McFarland, 01/01/2003