Edward J. Lakso

Birth : 1932-09-20,

Death : 2009-05-23

Movies

Back to the Planet of the Apes
Writer
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an eathquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
The Power Within
Writer
A prospective about a daredevil flyer, barnstorming for county fairs, who becomes a human dynamo after being struck by lightning and is menaced by enemy agents determined to find out the secret of his incredible powers.
Brother on the Run
Director
A black exploitation flick of the early 70's about a college/high school teacher who tries to intervene and rescue his student who is being pursued by the law. The professor happens to have sexual intercourse with at least 2 different women on his way to save his student. I've gotta love the title music track fr this movie, very 70's... "Brother on the run...etcetcetc. If you see t in the $3.00 video bin at your local video outlet pick it up for your own little amusement. It's not a must see, it's more like a "gotta see it to believe it" (in ways). Hehe.. the editor for this film should have been canned, (a hint) lay off the qualudes.
43: The Richard Petty Story
Writer
The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his father Lee's point of view.
43: The Richard Petty Story
Director
The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his father Lee's point of view.
The Pigeon
Writer
A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.
Gentle Giant
Screenplay
The Story of a boy and his bear.
Womanhunt
Screenplay
After being accused of killing his friend, a man finds that he is being pursued by the real murderer.
The Broken Land
Writer
A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.
The Immoral Mr. Teas
Original Music Composer
Mr. Teas is a door to door salesman for dentists' appliances. Everywhere he goes he encounters beautiful "well-developed" nude women, which of course stir his interest. The only sound in the film is the voice of a narrator and a very monotonic musical theme played on the clarinet or some similar instrument.
The Immoral Mr. Teas
Screenplay
Mr. Teas is a door to door salesman for dentists' appliances. Everywhere he goes he encounters beautiful "well-developed" nude women, which of course stir his interest. The only sound in the film is the voice of a narrator and a very monotonic musical theme played on the clarinet or some similar instrument.
Roadracers
Screenplay
The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.