And he was really asleep?
He was working a night shift at the time, so after his shift he and his wife would go over to the set. He'd sit down in his assigned spot and just conk out. The first time, the Assistant Director went to wake him up, and the Director stopped him, saying "There's always somebody asleep in church, leave him be." And he stayed asleep through all the takes, the fire and brimstone sermons, everything. At the end of the day they asked him if he could do that again, and he said sure.
The extra casting director was someone he knew, that's how he got called in. For American Graffiti, he was either a cop or a fireman at the time, and they apparently got hit up all the time to be extras. He's also been in some cheap monster movies, but he doesn't know the names. He said "I was told to show up, we stood around, we were told to run screaming through a parking lot, we were done."
Southern California in the 70s.
it looks like it will be a stinker.
Yeah, looks like a definite HBO-at-best. Shame. I could do with a bit of formula right now, but that's certainly not worth getting dressed for, much less
shower.
Last night, Beau and I saw "Troll Hunter" via Netflix. That is one crazy ass movie. No lie. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't the movie I got.
I liked the movie by the way. Those Norwegians know how to do dry humor even if the special effects are kind of shitty.
For those of you who don't know it: it is a Blair Witch Project kind of movie but with trolls and less claustrophobic. I would say it is probably less scary than BWP (if BWP scared you), but I did jump a couple of times.
There is a whole lot of WTF though. Starting with my lack of knowledge of how large trolls are supposed to be. I am not up on my troll mythology, so that made the movie all the more fun.
Imagining trolls in a modern world also provide hours of entertainment during and after the movie.
yeah. I would say it was a solid B+. I didn't find it boring at all. But I have a feeling we were discussing troll mythology during the "boring" bits.
The troll hunter was totally awesome. Perfectly cast. Great acting.
So "Troll Hunter" was not about an internet moderator?
That was my first thought.
That would be a good movie, Gar. I'd watch it.
Maybe with a lead like Lauren Ambrose or Kat Demings.
ha! I have to tell you, the actual movie has a lot more action than your proposed version.
yeah...it was horror, not indie-chick, right?
So, I think it was marketed as horror, but I would call it "horror."
In order for it to be classified as a horror movie without quotes, it has to make me scream. This is not a particularly high bar.
