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Suddenly
$0.99

Suddenly!: Big Book (Preston Pig)
$51.61
Preston is out doing his daily stuff, when SUDDENLY! he changes his mind and doesn't get harmed by the wolf stalking him.

This book is full of cartoon violence, as the poor wolf (yeah, right) gets more and more injured while trying to harm the lucky Preston.

The timing in this book is perfect, and it's great for those more interactive storytimes.

Suddenly (B&W) [VHS]
$4.98
With some remarkable similarities to the Kennedy assassination, Suddenly (1954) is a tense, gripping drama, where an ordinary family becomes involved in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. Frank Sinatra is John Baron, the leader of a group criminals, that have invaded the Benson residence, because it has an ideal view of the train station, from where Baron plans to shoot the President, when his train stops in the small town of Suddenly.

It was an ordinary Saturday in the Benson household. Peter 'Pop' Benson (James Gleason) and his noisy grandson 'Pidge' (Kim Charney) were trying to repair a broken television, then three men arrive posing as secret service agents. When genuine law enforcement drops by the house, one man is killed and local sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden)is wounded. Pidge's mother Ellen (Nancy Gates) is distraught, as the assassins set up a tripod mounted rifle on a table, aimed out a window at the train station, and Baron details just how he plans to kill the President.

Sinatra is quite riveting as an arrogant, egomaniacal, ex-military type with a chip on his shoulder. There's plenty of emotion and drama as an overconfident Baron, expounds about what he is going to do and why. It's a pretty good plan, that just isn't executed very well. Baron is ruthless, repeatedly threatening to shoot the child, but fortunately he is not very competent. A real pro, would not have so many people running loose in the house. The situation is out of control, and not at all realistic, but it makes for a fiery and entertaining time, with different characters taking turns pushing Baron's emotional and psychological buttons. The performances by Hayden, Gates, and Gleason, are edgy, and spot on for their roles. For what it is, there are few wasted moments in this taut 76 minute thriller, that is highly recommended to Sinatra fans.

Suddenly
$11.98
This was on TV all the time to promote Carribean Queen as an 80s classic. I had never heard the song in its entirety, and it clocked in at just above 7 minutes long. Loverboy and Suddenly are also good songs, but not enough for me to rate it higher than a disappointment with the artist as a whole. This is another one of those Cds I found at Wal Mart for 5 bucks. I guess they're still trying to make their money back from the first press. didn't even include credits, and no lyrics in the package.