From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])

W4355 WHEN YOU COMIN’ BACK, RED RYDER? (USA, 1979)

Credits: director, ; writer/play, . Cast: Candy Clark, Gortner, Stephanie Faracy, Dixie Harris, Anne Ramsey. Summary: Melodrama set in in 1968. Teddy (Gortner), a deranged Vietnam veteran, assisted by his hippie girl friend Cheryl (Clark), takes over a small diner and terrorizes the staff and customers.

Allen, Tom. “Pain in the Nam” Village voice 24 (Feb 12, 1979), p. 52. Ansen, David. “Movies: The grand illusionist” Newsweek 93 (Feb 26, 1979), p. 80- 84. Asahina, Robert. “On screen: Failed fantasies” New leader 62 (Mar 12, 1979), p. 23- 4. Devine, Jeremy M. Vietnam at 24 frames a second [GB] (p. 179) Edelman, Rob. “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” Films in review 30 (May 1979), p. 310-11. Farber, Stephen. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] New west 4 (Feb 26, 1979), p. 71. Feldman, Silvia. “Picture shows: Portrait of a psychopath” Human behavior 8 (Apr 1979), p. 77. Harvey, Stephen. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] Inquiry 2 (Mar 19, 1979), p. 30-32. Lanning, Michael Lee. Vietnam at the movies [GB] (p. 348) Letner, Ken. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] San Diego magazine 31 (Apr 1979), p. 56-60. Maslin, Janet. “Screen: ‘Red Ryder’ slows to trot after fast start” New York times 128 (Feb 9, 1979), p. C14. Milne, Tom. “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” Monthly film bulletin 48 (Apr 1981), p. 80. Morris, George, Stephen. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] Texas monthly 7 (Apr 1979), p. 158. Perchaluk, Edward. “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder” Independent film journal 82 (Feb 1979), p. 14. Pollock, Dale (Poll). “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” Variety 294 (Feb 7, 1979), p. 20. Rich, Frank. “Out to lunch: ‘When you comin’ back, Red Ryder” Time 113 (Mar 12, 1979), p. 76+ [2 p.] Walker, Mark Edward. Vietnam veteran films [GB] (p. 121) ______. “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” Vietnam war feature filmography (1992 draft) [GB] (p. 437-8) and Vietnam veteran films [GB] (Entry 650) Westerbeck, Colin L., Jr. “Screen: Little red ryderhood: When you comin’ back, H. Bogart?” Commonweal 106 (Apr 13, 1979), p. 215-16. [When you comin’ back, red Ryder] 50 plus 19 (Apr 1979), p. 74. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder] Hollywood reporter 255/18 (Feb 9, 1979), p. 10, 21. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder] times (Feb 16, 1979), sec. 4, p. 23. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder] Monthly film bulletin 48/572 (Sep 1981), p. 190. “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) : Cinebooks, 1985. (v. 9, p. 3802) [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder] Motion picture herald product digest (Feb 21, 1979), p. 75. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] Playboy 26 (May 1979), p. 30. [When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?] Screen international n. 284 (Mar 21, 1981), p. 127.

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