It was inspired by an actual event, when Admiral Halsey (edit: I think it was him) sailed his carrier task force directly into a hurricane or typhoon or something - several destroyers (which are small ships when compared to a carrier) sank as a result of the storm.
I once read an account of this incident written by the captain of one of the surviving destroyers who described how at one point his ship heeled over so far that he and his XO were hanging parallel to the deck of the bridge from what was normally a vertical pipe before the ship finally righted itself.
Enemy of the People is what Jaws is basically a version of, but with a shark. Speilberg's attempt to make The Doll's House with a giant alligator was, however, doomed to failure.
You owe me a keyboard, this one's all coffee-clogged now.
Let's not even get into Hedda Gabler with dinosaurs, or The Wild Duck with killer flying piranhas.
Let's not even get into Hedda Gabler with dinosaurs, or The Wild Duck with killer flying piranhas.
Or the complete works of August Strindberg as performed by penguins.
Or the complete works of August Strindberg as performed by penguins.
Well, if I had to pick one playwright to have his works portrayed by penguins, it would be Strindberg.
OK, maybe Pinter.
OK, maybe Pinter.
They're really good with the pauses.
I know - Waiting for Godot!
I know - Waiting for Godot!
Vladimir would have to be played by an Emperor penguin for that to work.
I really want to see some penguin theater now.
We can just usher some penguins onto stage sets and then dub in the voices later. Blocking could be tricky...
Vladimir would have to be played by an Emperor penguin for that to work.
Well sure, but we've got one that's done ENDGAME and KRAPP'S LAST TAPE so we're golden.
Well sure, but we've got one that's done ENDGAME and KRAPP'S LAST TAPE so we're golden.
Don't you have to bury a penguin up to his neck for one of those?
