C.C. and Company (1970)

With Joe Namath being hot stuff on the football field, he had to have received a lot of different offers for his motion picture debut. So I'm wondering why he picked this one. Were the other offers even worse than this one? While Namath is not the worst actor I have seen in a movie, he is clearly out of his league here. He often seems ill at ease, and doesn't look comfortable on or off a motorbike. Maybe he felt defeated right from the start because of the script. The story is really rambling, and at times feels like the screenwriter was making things up as he went along instead of forming a solid story in his mind before putting the first piece of paper in his typewriter. There is some interest in the movie from the presence of B movie stars William Smith and Sid Haig, but for the most part they are wasted. Though the movie may sound unintentionally amusing, most viewers will be bored still far before the end credits roll by.

For the most part, "C.C. and Company" is your average biker flick, with cool dude C.C. Ryder (Joe Namath) joining up with a motorcycle gang but turning against them after they try to attack socialite Ann McCalley (Ann-Margret). Ann-Margret of course has her looks, but it seems like the movie might have come out slightly better if someone else had played C.C.; as far as I know, Joe Namath is a good guy, but there have been too many times when athletes tried to become actors and...well, just look at Shaquille O'Neal's movies.Anyway, this is mainly the sort of movie that you watch to see Ann-Margret. No matter what happens, she'll always be really hot.

Although Ann-Margret is gorgeous as always, Joe Namath cannot carry a suitcase, let alone a movie. I loved him as a quarterback, ...BUT, except for his horrendous performance in NORWOOD with Glen Campbell, he just doesn't have it. Thank God, William Smith (fine actor) has plenty of scenes with Joe and Ann-Margret.A 4 out of 10. Best performance = Mr. Smith. Exchanging furtive glances, Mr. Namath and Ann simply look foolish, although there are great location shots..I believe in the Southwest. Pure exploitation but just not enough fun, skin, plot, or talent. Ann has a great hairstyle though in 1970!

While Joe Namath was likeable in his role, William Smith, who made a living mostly playing "bad guys" in many B pictures, gave the best performance in this movie. Smith looked like a biker, unlike Namath. He was nasty, grizzled, and mean. Just what you would expect from a "Hells Angel." With an R rating it would have been nice to see a little more skin (especially on a young Ann Margret) but the movie is worth seeing anyway.