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Michael_Elliott27 April 2016
Bacardi: The Mixed One (1978)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

I'm not sure how many people were aware but director William Grefe (MAKO: THE JAWS OF DEATH) actually made a string of movie shorts for the Bacardi company. In this one here he even managed to get William Shatner to star in it. This film has Shatner in a beautiful location shooting a movie when he and his co-star decide to take a break and visit the Bacardi company. Once there the owner decides to take the two around the location and talk to them about all the great things you can do with Bacardi. Well, there's certainly nothing ground-breaking here but if you're a fan of Grefe or Shatner then you'll probably want to check this out. There aren't any laughs or anything like that but as a documentary it offers up some interesting things on the drink as well as how it's made and what all can be done with it.
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8/10
Enjoyable promo short
Woodyanders2 November 2016
Warning: Spoilers
It's cool to find out that William Shatner and director William Grefe collaborated a second time on this fun promotional short for Bacardi liquor in the wake of working together on the gloriously schlocky psycho flick "Impulse." Shatner and his insanely hot former wife Marcy Lafferty take a break during the shooting of a movie in Puerto Rico. They decide to take a tour of a Bacardi rum distillery plant in San Juan. Following said tour Shatner mixes various Bacardi drinks for everyone on the set of the film. The tour of the Bacardi plant offers some neat and illuminating information on how Bacardi rum gets made and bottled. Moreover, the Puerto Rico scenery looks positively breathtaking, with such lovely sights as the governor's mansion and an old sprawling castle providing a sumptuous eyeful. The pretty cinematography makes pleasing use of fades and dissolves while the jaunty music keeps things bubbling along throughout. It's also a hoot to see Shatner participate in a sword fight with another guy. Worth a watch for fans of both Grefe and Shatner alike.
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