Subject: Trick or Treat!! H A P P Y H A L L O W E E N E V E R Y O N E !!...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: Mad Hatter
This is from the Batman: The Animated Series episode guide at
--Mel _____________________________________________________________________ MAD AS A HATTER ****1/2 10/12/92 (#27) Story and teleplay by Paul Dini. Directed by Frank Paur. Animation by AKOM. The Mad Hatter origin: Jervis Tetch, a scientist at Wayne Enterprises, creates a mind control device and attempts first to woo his young receptionist Alice and then to totally dominate her. Batman and the Mad Hatter have a deadly confrontation in an Alice in Wonderland amusement park filled with costumed mind-controlled slaves. This is one of the most touching shows of the series. You sympathize with the love-sick Jervis Tetch, and almost feel sad for him when his dreams of Wonderland don't come true. The emotional impact of the story is helped immeasurably by AKOM's surprisingly good animation of subtle facial expressions and body language. And Roddy McDowall's performance as the Hatter helps sell the story completely. "Paul Dini really excels at those doomed love stories," noted producer Bruce Timm. "It's one of my favorite scripts," said director Frank Paur. "Paul Dini does some wonderful stuff with characters. I started getting my regular storyboard crew together on this one: Rondaldo Del Carmen, Butch Lukic, and Lorenzo Martinez. Ronnie does these wonderful, fully expressive drawings, he's very good with the acting- 'A fucking genius,' said Bruce Timm- Butch is really able to do a lot staging the action sequences. Lorenzo has a Disney background and his boards are lovely to look at, full of mood and character. While it's AKOM's best show, we still had close to a hundred retakes on it." PERCHANCE TO DREAM **** 10/19/92 (#30) Story by Laren Bright and Michael Reaves. Teleplay by Joe Lansdale. Directed by Boyd Kirkland. Animation by Dong Yang. Batman is knocked unconcious chasing criminals and wakes up in a world where his parents are still alive and someone else is Batman. In fact, Bruce Wayne's engaged to Selina Kyle, who's not Catwoman. Eventually, he rejects this reality and confronts his alter-ego in a dynamic battle in a church tower during a tremendous storm. In the flashes of lightning, the real villain is revealed. Story editor Michael Reaves explained the genesis of the show: "Alan Burnett had the idea of Batman waking up one morning and finding out he'd never been Batman. It was a very TWILIGHT ZONE sort of concept that I really liked. He gave it to (story editor) Laren Bright for an outline, but was not satisfied with her take on it. She didn't take the idea as far as it could go. This is a story who even though he's been given the opportunity for his most important dream to come true, has to have the truth no matter how much it hurts. He can't live a lie. I rewrote it with that in mind and I assigned the teleplay to Joe Lansdale, who did a terrific job. His dialogue carried the show. I think it's one of our best episodes." The show is a wonder, taking a potentially cliched idea and making it work beautifully. Credit the voice characterizations of Kevin Conroy and Roddy McDowall. Conroy not only did the voice of Batman but also Bruce Wayne, Wayne's father and the evil Batman, reading the script in real time, alternating between characters in a grand performance. McDowall, as The Mad Hatter, the villain behind the deceptions, reaches new heights as the man so tortured by Batman that he was willing to give his gravest enemy whatever he desired, as long as it kept him out of his life. McDowall's tirade at the end of the episode is a tour de force full of astonishment and anger. Noted Timm of directing McDowall, "In the recording session, we had to push him. We told him he had to be more angry. He couldn't quite do it.. We finally told him to go as far as he could go. Take it way over the top. Way over what he normally would do if he was in a theater. With that he gave us the intensity we wanted." THE WORRY MEN **** 9/16/93 (#65) Story and teleplay by Paul Dini. Directed by Frank Paur. Animation by Dong Yang. After a party thrown by Veronica Vreeland, Gotham City's millionaires start robbing their own companies of millions. How does this tie in to the mysterious Mayan witch doctor that Batman found stalking the party? It probably has something to do with those South American Worry Men dolls that Vreeland gave away at her party. Another wonderful mystery in a series that has some doozies. Once again, the Mad Hatter is brought to life through the amazing voice characterization of Roddy McDowall. The Hatter gloats over a captured Batman, telling him every detail of his brilliant insidious plot that even snared $20 million from Bruce Wayne. It was a scene that worried director Frank Paur. "It's about a page and a half of dialog! And Roddy McDowall is just wonderful, if anyone else had done this it would have been flat, but just listening to him was like listening to music as he was going through all this stuff." Paur explains the key to the Mad Hatter's menace, "He's probably the villain who hates Batman the most, because Batman stopped him from getting the woman he loved. It's really personal with him." =====================================================
Subject: Angel Cry film For anybody wondering about that 'Angel Cry' film that, I think, Mel found surfing on RM stuff, here's the deal with that according to the website that it came from:
Hi Sally -- Dana forwarded your message to me. As far as I know, Angel Cry hasn't started production. However, you can call director Vahe Mansourian at Lucine Entertainment (213) 461-2311. He should be able to help you. Anybody have the guts to call this director and ask about it? ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RM Cruise update
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Subject: Re: RE: Tidbits DE V
Paul, what do you want to know about this? Yes, it's true he is four years."
Four years is too long! I want it now!! :(
-Paul =====================================================
Subject: Grass Harp I saw Grass Harp today. It is only playing in one theatre here right now and it happened to be within a ten mile radius of home. IMO, it's a very charming movie, nothing like the stuff that's being playing in movie theaters these day. A very charming and lovely movie. I say this because it takes place back in the early 30's in a small southern town where everyone knows everyone. Most of the characters are old-timers like our grandparents or great-grandparents as the case maybe. The whole movie revolves around two rich spinster sisters living together (one strong willed, the other meek). I'll say no more for those who have yet t o see it. Roddy's character (the town's gossiping barber, Amos) has quite a few scences to satisfy this RM fan for a little while. ;-) He even has a very real southern accent; of course, you southerns will have to judge this for yourselves. I would strongly recom mend seeing this film. ...Sally.. =====================================================
Date: Mon Nov 04 17:27:01 1996 Did you knoe thah RODDY is also the voice of"The Breadmaster" on the Sat., morning cartoon........The TICK? Yep!!!! :) :) :) So please write to The Tick doll Co., and see if they'll make a "Breadmaster" action figure!!!!!!!
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Subject: Gold Monkey writer
Good ol' Mel got in touch with one of the authors from Tales of the Gold Monkey... he seems quite approachable, and shared some stories with us about his memories. http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/rm/greene.html --Roc =====================================================
Subject: RM whereabouts The Hollywood Reporter dated October 29, 1996
Meanwhile, over the weekend on Long Island, there was another ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RE: HEADS UP!--RM TV GUIDE-- Life ain't fair.
-Paul =====================================================
Subject: Gosh! Not trying to be sarcastic here, but... Wow! Someone *not* on the mailing list signed the guestbook. Now there are a whole 2 entries!
Name : Michael L. White
http://www.lpage.com/wgb/wgbview.dbm?owner=musgrave .... signing is encouraged? Shrug. --Roc =====================================================TOP
Subject: RE: HEADS UP!--RM TV GUIDE--
A message from Lynne Ackerman in Toronto (or, as we like to call it, =====================================================
Subject: RE: HEADS UP!--RM TV GUIDE--
>ya know, I sure wish my cable company had the channels that RM seems >to frequent! The don't have Sci-Fi, FOXM, STARZ, or even the CARTOON Nope, I guess not. If it were, you'd be married to someone your own age. :-p ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RE: RE: HEADS UP!....
> Nope, I guess not. If it were, you'd be married to someone your own age. :-p Gee, Sally, What ever do you mean????
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Subject: RM sighting I've just watched E! News Daily and unless I need new contact lenses, that was RM I saw in their (very) brief coverage of the 11th Annual American Cinema Award (happened on a Saturday? in LA). Roddy was assisting Bob Hope while Elizabeth Taylor presented a special award to Bob Hope. Can anybody confirm this? Sally?
--Mel =====================================================
Subject: RE: RE: HEADS UP!....
I tried that in the last town I lived in. For three years... I called and=
Up here, we're lucky to have more channels, but alot are repeat stations=
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Subject: RE: Gosh! After having read this, I felt guilty and tried to sign in.
> Not trying to be sarcastic here, but... Wow! Someone *not* on the
Unfortunately, my computer denies me access to this site and I've been Will try again later. Janeen =====================================================
Subject: Hi Janeen! There seem to be frequent outages with the guestbook server (which is something that I, unfortunately, can't control) ... but your inability to reach the guestbook could also be something with your access provider and assorted complicated permissions and domains and other such ka-ka. I appreciate the effort, and thank you very much, but - please - don't waste any concern over it, okay? As for being "thrown out" of the Roddy site ... NOT SO! Let me rephrase.... There are no access restrictions on *any* of my websites, and nothing a user can do that would cause them to be "thrown out". You probably experienced connection or server failure, but it wasn't the site itself. I would never throw anyone out, at least, I would never throw an RM fan out of the RM site! If you continue to have this problem, write to me at the kuryakin address and I will get more details from you and see what can be done... Thanks again for giving the guestbook a try, though! :-) --Roc =====================================================TOP
Subject: RE: RM sighting
I'm sure Roddy had his camera on hand too. I don't live in LA, but I doubt Roc could of been admitted without an invitation. ;-) ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: Gold Monkey
(mel crying out plaintively) Hasn't anybody read Tom Greene's letters? The url is http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/rm/greene.html. Don't say anything, Sally and Roc ...
--Mel =====================================================
Subject: RE: RM sighting YES! Hlovatt@aol.com =====================================================
Subject: RE: >>>> RM TV Guide<<<<
-Paul =====================================================
Subject: Going on a Trip Looks like I'll be away from home for about 5 days... From this Wednesday evening to Monday or Tuesday.... My father and I are driving out to Texas to see my brother graduate his Air Force training (out in, what is it, Lackland? Near San Antonio, roughly...) Anyway, list messages may slow during this time... and, unless I find a laptop with a Ricochet modem in it, I wont be online or retreiving mail on my personal account, either. Dana.... (and any other Texans on the list i may have forgotten)... am I going to be passing by or anywhere near you? Maybe we can get in something more than five minutes at the airport this time.... --Roc =====================================================
Subject: Tom Greene, 1 Okay, okay, so I'm a bit behind doing this.... Mel got in touch with one of the writer/producers from Tales of the Gold Monkey, and here is the first exchange from that "meeting" as taken from our webpages: NEXT MESSAGE: has Tom's next message!! =====================================================
Subject: Tom Greene, 2 Okay folks, here is the second message between Tom and Mel..... I replied that Roddy's fingerprints would make a great gif file. --Mel =====================================================
Subject: NEW MEMBER
Well, we have another new kid to add to our ranks.
>> (QZUZ21D@prodigy.com (MRS JANET L SEMONES), 13:09) --Roc =====================================================
Subject: RE: Guestbook
I'm sorry that I gave the impression that the site "threw" me out - I
> Let me rephrase.... There are no access restrictions on *any* of my Thank you Roc. Hopefully my computer/server will sort themselves out. Roc, I have another question for you. Once when I was internet surfing I saw another one of your websites and I can't remember which one it was. I'm sure that I'm not the only one interested in this, could you tell us about your other websites. Thanks Janeen =====================================================
Subject: RE: Gold Monkey
>(mel crying out plaintively) Hasn't anybody read Tom Greene's letters? I did read it straight away (well as soon as my computer let me) - I'm sorry that I didn't comment about it. I did send a text copy to my friend Lynne in Toronto as she doesn't have web access. I loved the letter!!!! I was actually recently at a convention that Dave McDonnell (editor of Starlog) and had a chat to him about a few things. I told him very briefly about the contents of the letter, and he said that he loves to hear stories like that. And thanks Roc for sending a text copy to the list as well as the next letter. I appreciate that you doing that. Thanks Mel for the work involved in writing to and then following through with the letter. it was most enjoyable. Janeen =====================================================
Subject: RE: Tom Greene2
>Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 12:28:34 -0500
<< Just a few questions:
Well, Mel, you had great questions to ask Tom Greene. Is he ripe ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RE: Going on a trip
>Looks like I'll be away from home for about 5 days... From this
Have a nice vacation, Roc! And if you get the inkling to keep on ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RE: Gold Monkey Actually, I visited the site within 48hrs of the original post, as I was a *really big* fan of Gold Monkey. If you've got a counter set to register hits to that page, I wonder if it is working... Our area doesn't have a decent TV guide, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear that yesterday morning's Pinky and the Brain was a "Snowball" ep [RM's voice]. My husband better not have erased that tape, or he's in trouble! :-) Laura ===================================================== Subject: RE: New Member Hello there, Janet! Welcome to the group. Don't be shy (what am I saying? Is anyone in rmgroup shy? We can be quiet for a stretch, like lately (hint hint) but not shy, right, guys?), jump right in and join the fun.
--Mel =====================================================
Subject: RE: Gold Monkey (which reminds me, still no feedback about that packet you sent RM, Sally?)
--Mel =====================================================
Subject: RE: New Member
Welcome to our little RMGROUP. We are happy to have you aboard. ...Sally.. =====================================================
Subject: RE: RM cruise Brian. =====================================================
Subject: RE: Tidbits DE V Brian. ===================================================== Subject: RE: Tom Greene2 On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, SALLY wrote:
> Well, Mel, you had great questions to ask Tom Greene. Is he ripe Tough question. I could cop out and ask Roc to decide. I could also tell Tom I don't know anybody named Sally. But if you do ask Tom, don't forget to write me his answer. :) :) :)
--Mel
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Subject: Another New Kid These things always seem to go in bunches, don't they?
We have yet another new member to the group. Yesterday we all met Janet, today we all meet our newest friend --Roc ===================================================== Subject: RE: Going on a trip
SALLY wrote: Seems I had my dates confused... We won't be leaving *this* Wednesday, but *next* Wednesday... I'm still trying to imagine how I'm going to survive a 28 hour drive with my father... What are we going to talk about for 28 hours!?! And, Sally, keeping that in mind... are you sure you'd want me and my dad dropping in on you after that....???? ;-) --Roc
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RMGROUP wrote: Oh no you don't! You're not dragging me into this one! ;-) > > I could also tell Tom I don't know anybody named Sally. (looking around the room...) Sally who? > > But if you do ask Tom, don't forget to write me his answer. ... which you will promptly forward to me, right? No, wait... Come to think of it, I don't *want* to know the answer... --Roc
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> Hello Again Folks! __ _ | | / |______ __ __ _______ ____ ___ | |/ /| _____| \ / /__ __| \ | | | __ \| ____| \ \/ / __| |__| |\ | |__| \__|______| \ __ / |_______|___| \____|> ... And I'm sure we'd all love to see a message from Kevin and Janet > telling us a bit about themselves and how they came to be interested in RM > in the first place... Right? > > > --Roc Shucks Folks...I'm speechless. :-) kevinb@applix.com =====================================================TOP Subject: Newbie Hi gang! My name is Kevin. I am a great fan of Mr. McDowell's work, from "Poseidon Adventure", to "Flicka" to the "Ape" movies & TV series, "Fright Night I & II" and so forth. Roc referred me to this list in order to ask of you all that if any of you have episodes of "Fantastic Journey", I'd love to get some decent copies of this show with Roddy. I look forward to reading some of the other subjects that may crop up from time to time about Roddy's career, which I consider to be amazingly diverse. I don't have a lot to offer in exchange, but I do have "Legend of Hell House" and the "Fright Night" movies on tape which I'd gladly offer up for trade. Please contact me at kevinb@applix.com or kbaldwin@ultranet.com to set something up. My sincerest appreciation for your time in reading this. Kevin Baldwin ===================================================== Subject: RE: Guestbook
RMGROUP wrote: Time to play The Apology Exchange... Nothing to be sorry about, I just wanted to make sure you didn't think you were being picked on or anything... ya know? I'd like to make a request of EVERYONE, though... Anytime you experience any difficulties with the site, please let me know - even if you think the problem is on your end... It will help me make sure the site is always running properly.
> Ah, nothing like a little egoboo to make me smile...!!! :-) It's true; I have slightly more than 50 megabytes of info on the net that I maintain. To see my "personal" homepage, go to: http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/index.html To go straight to (one of the largest) archive of sf fandom material, set your browser to: http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/archive.html Fans of Irish music might want to check out (changes in progress): http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/fenians/fenians.html Fans of X-Files might like my picture index at: http://www.fentonnet.com/smithway/xft/thumbs.html --Roc
===================================================== Subject: Re: Another New Kid Hello Kevin, I wish to extend a warm welcome to you to our group. We don't make much chatter but when we do, you'll hear about it. ...Sally..
===================================================== Subject: RE: Going on a trip On 11/17/96 RMGROUP's Roc wrote: >>Looks like I'll be away from home for about 5 days...
and Sally wrote: If Roc's going to drive all the way from LA to visit you Sally, Let me = know and I'll head to Cleveland myself! -Paul ===================================================== Subject: RM packet On 11/19/96 RMGROUP's Mel wrote:
>... Do you think if RM answered me I wouldn't be screaming it across the ends of the earth? ;-) Alas, I've heard nada peep from him. I sent a few questions to Stephen Collins and told him to say hello to RM for me. :-> Hey, I'll try anything I can to get RM to remember to look over that packet. Not that he would remember who Sally Mierop was, but ... ...Sally..
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>At the rate we're going, we can have a trivia book already - Brian's Hey, can we re-post the death vs life roles? I think I may have missd it.... -Paul ===================================================== Subject: RM cruise, packet, underwear, POTA, etc. Talk about overwhelming response. I comment about rmgroup being quiet lately and now my mailbox is overloaded. Thanks, people, especially to those who responded when I asked (well, okay, wailed) if anybody had read Tom Greene's letters. --------------------
BRIAN wrote re: RM Cruise Hey, Brian, where have you been? I thought you'd forsaken us. But to answer your question - offhand, I can think only of the Poseidon Adventure. The ship also sank in The Memory of Eva Ryker, and the row boat in Wind in the Willows, but his character survived the sinking (that's not to mean that his character survived the film). So we have ship sinkings/drowning, car crashes, bullets (at least four times), laser, fall (how did he die in Poseidon? from the fall or from drowning?), compression, stabbing, poisoning ... What else? I can't remember how he bought it in It!. I think there was only one death from natural causes - a heart attack in Earth Angel (but don't switch channels yet; most of his appearances are as a spirit). Here's a bit of unrelated trivia: RM played a photographer in Million Dollar Face. --------------------
PAUL wrote re: RM Cruise Well, since you're ransacking your vault to look for that Quantum Leap comics with the RM photo as a favor to me because I'm an RM fan, I will return the favor and hunt my files for the death vs life emails. --------------------
KEVIN wrote re: Newbie
>if any of you have episodes of "Fantastic Journey", I'd love to get I'd love to have copies, too, decent or indecent :). Maybe it'll be shown again on the Sci-Fi Channel. --------------------
SALLY wrote re: RM packet Well, if somebody sent me a hundred-page packet, I'd certainly remember. How about if you send him the additions in the website (esp. Tom's letters) and say that you're also following up on the first packet? If you're lucky, you can get another autographed return card :). Since you've also gotten in touch with Collins, now you can ask either Tom or Stephen that underwear question. After all, Stephen was also in the tub. Further to this, sorry, Roc, as you're our fearless leader (quiet, Sally), you get dragged in whether you like it or not :). -------------- The Sci-Fi Channel will be showing the POTA TV series again, at 6pm EST from Monday to Friday. The first showing will be on December 20th, then will resume starting December 30th. Check their website (http://www.scifi.com) for updates on the schedule. They'll also be airing the Night Gallery pilot on December 26th at 3pm EST. It's so lovely to know what I'll be missing.
--Mel
===================================================== Subject: death vs life Okay, Paul, here are the death vs life emails. It all started when Nancy asked for "Favorite RM moments" and I responded with memorable death scenes ... and then Brian got really morbid and changed the subject to "# of Death scenes".
--Mel
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I'm sure we've shared some before, but I'd love to hear some other
favorite Roddy McDowall moments. I channel surfed into the middle of
My Friend Flicka the other day and it made me remember one of mine --
the scene with Ken and Hildy, where he points out that Flicka is
smiling, so she must like him. And Hildy protests, "Aw, that just
means she has gas!" Great delivery from the young actress, and
little Roddy himself is just priceless. Makes me laugh every time!
Even just thinking about it makes me laugh!
Others?
--Nancy
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At 11:21 PM 8/22/96 -0700, strocco@moran.com wrote: I've always felt, though, that Roddy's most powerful voice-over was in Return of the King when Samwise goes on that power trip after getting the ring of doom...the background music was absolutely perfect. I'm just so glad his vocal talents have not gone unnoticed in today's television. My favorite role of his nowadays is his portrayal of Batman's Mad Hatter. (Jeez he can really put a good deal of depth into the character of an afternoon cartoon show...now that's showmanship! The final moments of the episode 'Mad as a Hatter' almost brought a tear to my eye...almost). If you haven't heard RM yet on Batman I'd strongly recommand flippin' over to the show to see if he's on every once in a while. Also, anyone with access to Batman: The Animated Series info: Are the makers planning on releasing any new episodes for the coming season? And if so, any word on the Mad Hatter?
CUL8TR,
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> I'm sure we've shared some before, but I'd love to hear some other My favorite moments are just about any scene with Roddy in them from How Green was My Valley. I'm so glad he was a part of this historic film history film. I never tire of watching it and I never fail to cry. Kyoko ===================================================== Subject: Re: Favorite RM moments? On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, NANCY wrote:
> I'm sure we've shared some before, but I'd love to hear some other Not so much favorite moments, but some of his characters do have memorable death scenes. Like in Poseidon Adventure (*kaboom* AAAAAAAH *splash*), or in Arnold where the clothes he was fitting on proved to be a tight squeeze, or in Dead of Winter where he was stabbed with an ice pick right through his palm and into his neck (you could say his death was not pointless). Morbid, aren't I?
--Mel
===================================================== Subject: Re: Favorite RM Moments Judy Schwartz writes: How about "Bookworm", atleast that's who I think his character was on the old BATMAN series.
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At 05:01 PM 8/23/96 -0700, you wrote: I know what you mean. When I finally came to the conclusion that I was a RM fan, I went out one weekend and rented as many titles as I could afford with him in it, and I kept wondering if producers/writers would purposely make us love his characters just so they could kill him off later on, and make us feel terribly depressed. By the way RM recently died in a made for TV murder mystery, which also starred Wil Shatner, and Morgan Fairchild...anyone remember the name? (Something about Death Island I think) I would also like to add that because of all of RM's death scenes I found it quite refreshing (and maybe borderline humorous) that RM was the survivor of Hell House.
BCNUA, P.S. That's not morbid. This is morbid: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." --H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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At 8/24/96 2:15pm RMLIST's Brian replied to Mel: That was Dead Man's Island.
>I would also like to add that because of all of RM's death scenes I Yes, one would of anticipated his dying in the movie because he was the only survivor of the first party.
AT 8/24/96 2:18pm RMLIST's Brian wrote: Let me see, there's always The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, The Thief of Baghdad (don't think you can rent the first two though), Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance, Fright Night I and II, Lord Love A Duck or The Dead of Winter. Also, RM does appear quite frequently in The Alien Within and 5 Card Stud. I hope at least one is available for renting. ...Sally..
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>How about "Bookworm", atleast that's who I think his character was That's right, Judy. The genius with the funny eyeglasses and wrong Spanish. ------------ AT 8/24/96 2:18pm RMLIST's Brian wrote:
>Can anyone think of one movie I can rent this weekend where RM gets And Sally replied:
>Let me see, there's always The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, Gee, I can't believe you forgot the POTA movies! They *are* available on tape, aren't they? I seem to remember my sister telling me she got all five :) I dug up a newspaper clipping I saved re Thief of Baghdad. Near the end of filming, "the flying carpet on which they were eloping managed to drop Roddy McDowall and Marina Vlady some 12 feet. Happily, they were not hurt although they were hospitalized for a day." ------------
>By the way RM recently died in a made for TV murder mystery, which AAAAUUUGGGHHHH!!! I haven't seen that movie yet! Thanks a lot, Brian! :) (oops! I apologize to all the list members who haven't seen Poseidon Adventure, Arnold, or Dead of Winter yet). I've only seen the stills Roc put in the website. Let me guess, did he get clobbered with a tennis racket? beaned with a tennis ball? died of an asthmatic attack after sniffing the flowers? NO! NO! NO! DON'T TELL ME!!!
--Mel ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Subject: # of Death scenes Looking back on the RM movies I've seen to date, I can count more times where RM dies in films than he lives! I'd be very interested to find out what the exact ratio of live characters to dead ones is. I'm making it my goal to find out. I don't want to name movies as that might spoil it for others, but he's had quite a few death scenes...and I must say when RM goes he always goes out in style. The best death scene ever would have to be (and I'm not going to use the actual title) in a little film which has a finale similar to Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, and co-starred a young actor who had yet to receive a middle initial. If you can guess the film, would you agree that that was one heck of a way to go? Brian "While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door, A hideous throng rush out forever, And laugh--but smile no more." --Edgar Allen Poe, "The Haunted Palace"
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>The best death scene ever would have to be (and I'm not going to use Is the young actor MF? Does the film have another SciFi actor with initials SA who starred in LOTG, and have a scene involving rabbits? If that *is* the (trashy) movie, yup, that would be another memorable death scene (*vrrooom* AAAAAAH *crash*). --Mel
===================================================== Subject: Re: # of deaths BRIAN challenged:
> ... in a little film which has a finale similar to Hitchcock's The You are a truly wicked and evil man, Brian ... my poor old brain is in no condition to figure this out right now and so it's going to nag me all through my convention and into next week. God'll getcha fer this... and if god don't, *I* will.... ;-) --Roc
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BRIAN challenged:
ROC wept: Hey, Brian! Do we help her out or do we let her be miserable until next week? He, he, I'm feeling wicked today. You better be the one to decide coz you're the one whose life is in danger.
--Mel
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At 03:09 PM 8/28/96 -0700, you wrote:
As the great Lewis Carroll once said: (by the way that was a line read by RM in the Batman episode, "The Worry Men") "'I sent a message to the fish: I told them 'This is what I wish.' The little fishes of the sea, They sent an answer back to me. The little fishes' answer was 'We cannot do it, Sir, because--'" If she wants the answer she can ask for it. ;) Brian
===================================================== Subject: RE: RM packet So, does this mean that you're going to be jealous if I told you that I received a handwritten thank-you note from Roddy last week for a birthday gift I had sent him? Dana Brewer
===================================================== Subject: RE: Going on a trip
>SALLY wrote: RMGROUP's ROC said:
>Seems I had my dates confused... We won't be leaving *this* Wednesday, Talk? Bring a book along and read while dad's driving and when you're driving put in an audiotape/change the radio station that drives dad crazy. But under no circumstances talk shop.
>And, Sally, keeping that in mind... are you sure you'd want me and my Sure, why not, but remember dad *can't* sleep in Roddy's room but you can. I won't let *any* man have that honor.;-) ...Sally..
===================================================== Subject: Re: RM cruise, packet, underwear, POTA, etc On 11/20/96 RMGROUP's MEL wrote: >>...
KEVIN wrote re: Newbie >>My name is Kevin. I am a great fan of Mr. McDowell's **********>Sally! This is your responsibility ... Oh no, not you too KEVIN!!!! Now you know Roddy's last name is spelled M c D o w A l l. I'm sure it was just a typo, right? >>...
SALLY wrote re: RM packet On 11/20/96 RMGROUP's MEL replied: >Well, if somebody sent me a hundred-page packet, I'd certainly >remember. Awwww, shucks Mel! :-)
> How about if you send him the additions in the website (esp. Hmmmm....Can't say I was wondering if you got the packet I sent you, cuz I know well he did. I have enuf autographs of his floating around now but, you know, I'm working on RM's whereabouts page for the website and well, I could send that along to him asking if I'm on the right track. Of course, by the time he answered, he'd be finished with those works. Don't want to hound the poor fella to death, now do I? ;->
>Since you've also gotten in touch with Collins, now you can ask either Roc who? ...Sally..
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