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Who Knew a 1970 Burt Reynolds Film Would Explain Ancient Humanoid Admixture?

In 1970 this Blogger was dating an affectionate girl who had a fierce crush on a rising actor name Burt Reynolds. She implored this Blogger to take her to see the Reynolds’ film SKULLDUGGERY because she had heard on the feminine grapevine that Reynolds wore the tightest pants in the history of males in the film. SKULLDUGGERY is a sci fiction film, about scientists discovering a new type of humanoid in the jungle of Papua, the TROPIS. It starred Reynolds, Susan Clark (COOGAN’S BLUFF) and Edward Fox (DAY OF THE JACKAL). Legendary Karl Malden wanted to be in it, but he did not get the role, it went to an actor named Roger C. Carmel. “ In the film, Burt plays Douglas Temple, a con-man and airplane mechanic, who tricks his way onto an expedition into the jungles. The expedition is headed by Dr. Sybil Greame (Airport 75’s Susan Clark) and Father ‘Pop’ Dillingham (veteran Australian actor Chips Rafferty) are in search of the missing link. Douglas and his partner Otto (Roger C C