Incompetence is the worst form of corruption
No 431 - Electra Glide in Blue Director - James William Guercio What I'm loving about this Film challenge is that occasionally a film that I've never heard of and completely blows me away. Mostly it has been like Santa Sangre or the Last Seduction ( ok but not amazing) but some films have been outstanding: Hellzapoppin Spirit of the Beehive and now Electra Glide in Blue. I don't know what I was expecting in a 70's cop film, but it wasn't what this film is. This is an outstanding film. The opening montage is a clever mix of someone preparing chops and someone committing suicide. This then ties together the main plot of the film as police try to figure out whether this is a suicide or a homicide. But mostly this is a film about corruption. Corruption within the police force. Corruption with criminals. Corruption in hippies even. The only character who seems not to be corrupt is our protagonist, the adorable John Wintergreen. He is just a delightful character who ...