and backlot sets at Warner Bros. Studios, one huge stage nearby at
Universal Studios, several actual locations in the city of Los
Angeles, and the entire 140,000 square feet of the imposing Dome in
Long Beach, which once housed Howard Hughes' massive World War II-era
transport plane, the Spruce Goose.
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CHEERS,
Robert Lidgren
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Msg : 129 of 322
From : ROBERT LIDGREN 1:134/10 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 20:47
To : ALL
Subj : BATMAN FOREVER/HEROES&VIL
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Batman Forever info on Heroes and Villains
Note: All material below is from the Batman Forever
"Home Page" on the WWW
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New Hero, New Villains
Joel Schumacher has always been noted for his ability to find the
right actors for the right roles, as borne out by his previous
ventures. "St. Elmo's Fire" helped launch the careers of a group of
then-emerging stars, including Demi Moore and Andie MacDowell;
"Flatliners" and "Dying Young" were among the first features to tap
into the talents of Julia Roberts; "Falling Down" effectively
exploited Michael Douglas' image as an archetypical leading man; and
"The Client" earned Susan Sarandon an Academy Award nomination as Best
Actress.
"Batman Forever" presented him with a rich opportunity to cast roles
that demanded fearless and audacious performers. The greatest
challenge for Schumacher, of course, was to find the actor who would
don the cowl and cape as the immortal title character. When Michael
Keaton parted ways with the role, Schumacher knew the actor he wanted
to breathe new life into the Dark Knight: Val Kilmer, one of the most
dedicated and versatile young leading men in American cinema.
Schumacher was certain that Kilmer could manage a role whose demands
range from conveying the authority of a billionaire businessman to the
athleticism of a nighttime crime-fighter.
"First of all," says the director, "he's a great actor. He's extremely
handsome, and has an incredible bearing which can make you believe him
as Bruce Wayne. As Batman, Val is heroic and sexy. There's also a
tremendous amount of depth, sensitivity and mystery to Val . . . all
qualities tailor-made for the role."
Kilmer recalls his reaction to being offered the high-profile part:
"It was an extraordinary opportunity, but one that you could never
plan. The circumstances were all so strange anyway, since Batman is
such a substantial character and the two other films were so
successful, and Michael Keaton was so good. I never thought, 'They're
going to do a third Batman film, and I wonder if they're going to
recast it.' It was just a happy series of bizarre circumstances."
By the time he was ready to step into character, Kilmer recognized the
power of the role he was about to inherit. "There's obviously
something fascinating and of primal interest to audiences as far as
Batman is concerned," he says. "The Batman comics deal with the gray
areas in between good and evil. He's not always on steady ground with
the community. Batman's compulsion is to extract justice at night, but
he also has a real sense of irony, in a wonderful comedic style that
Bob Kane invented."
The gallery of characters surrounding and frequently opposing Batma
in the motion-picture series has been comprised of powerhouse roles
for equally commanding performers: "Batman" presented the Joker in the
imposing person of Jack Nicholson, and "Batman Returns" gave us
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and Danny DeVito as the Penguin. For
"Batman Forever," the decision was made early to continue delighting
Batman fans by featuring stellar interpretations of both time-honored
and original supporting characters. This third installment would
introduce filmgoers to two new arch-villains, Two-Face and the
Riddler; a new love interest, Dr. Chase Meridian; and a young man by
the name of Dick Grayson, who interjects himself into the
crime-fighting world of Batman and insists on standing by his side in
a new guise, Robin.
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Cheers,
Robert Lidgren
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Msg : 130 of 322
From : ROBERT LIDGREN 1:134/10 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 20:58
To : DEMIAN KATZ
Subj : OPEN INVITATION
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-> Well, I'm a major Doctor Who fan, and if you can find any Space Rangers
-> information (I know, strange request) I'd be interested in seeing it...
-> Thanks a lot for the previous, and hopefully future, information!
Hi there Demian! I'll look around for the Dr. Who and Space Rangers stuff.
Keep checking here!
Cheers,
Robert Lidgren
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Msg : 131 of 322
From : Greg Mcneil 1:228/500 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 22:49
To : Patrick Long
Subj : Re: Out to sea...
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-=> Patrick Long Commented to All about Out to sea... <=-
PL> Just for warning, I will be out of touch for about three weeks
PL> starting the 10th of this month. My wife should be pulling the mail
PL> down for me to catch any personals that may come in during this time
PL> period.
PL> Gotta love the Navy - after all, it's paid for the computer, at least.
PL> 8)
PL> ... Listen - can you hear it? [distant maniacal laughter]
Hey, just don't get lost trying to Find:
1. A B.T. Punch.
2. Batteries for sound powered phones.
3. Relative bearing grease. -yes, there is such a thing, but it has to be
speicaly ordered from supply.
4. Food for the captain's gold fish.
5. That Red, White, and Blue bouy, that has the ships mail in it.
Sea ya!
... Abolish the ATF.. Save a life neer you!
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Msg : 132 of 322
From : SEAN CASZATT 1:2601/512 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 22:56
To : ROBERT LIDGREN
Subj : ROSWELL INFO?
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
-> By the way, did you see Kyle in the movie version of "Dune." It disa
-> many who read Frank Herbert's novelsĶQ@ but I thought it did grap muc
-> Dune's "essence." What I did think at that time was that Kyle had mu
-> promise. It turned out to be true. His aŪAgent Dale Cooper characte
-> winner."
I rented it a long time ago, when it was first released to video...but
I was really not into it. I was probably too young at the time to get
into it. I don't remember too much about it, other than I didn't "get
it."
I liked Kyle in THE HIDDEN though.
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Msg : 133 of 322
From : Frank Glover 1:2613/477 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 23:28
To : Frank Eva
Subj : Re: Merchandizing
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
FE> FG> Probably right...yet one toymaker marketed a series of action
FE> FG>figures from the movie `Alien' *years* after not only theatrical
FE> FG>release, but after it had made the rounds on cable and broadcast
FE> FG>TV...
FE>
FE> They may have known a "sequel" was in the works, and that it would
FE> help
FE> propel their sales, don't you think?
Maybe, but I had misspoken (mistyped?). The action figures were from
`Aliens,' plural. Not the first film. Specifically they were Ripley and the
Colonial Marines. Even down to the flamthrower. If they knew there'd be a third
movie (which 20th Cent. Fox neednt've bothered with, considering the results)
they wasted their time since Hicks and Bishop were the only surviving
Marines....
Frank
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Msg : 134 of 322
From : Frank Glover 1:2613/477 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 23:33
To : Mark Jonesep
Subj : Re: Sliders - Bathroom? Wash
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
MJ> Yeah! Like space-dock sized replicators powered by a ring of
MJ> matter-antimatter reactors. Build a starship, get it fully equipped,
MJ> fully provisioned, fully crewed. Slide it into the replicator dock
MJ> and scan it. File the data away.
MJ>
MJ> When the Borg come calling, send them a message:
MJ>
MJ> "Crunch all you want. We'll make more!"
MJ>
MJ> Turn out starships as fast as you can cycle them through the airlock!
Um, aren't there some ethical problems with replicating the *crews* too? At
the very least, there's the question of deciding who's killed in action, when
you can just bring out the file and recreate the ship and everyone on it...
Frank
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Msg : 135 of 322
From : Frank Glover 1:2613/477 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 23:41
To : Steven Wesen
Subj : Re: ST: VOYAGER SURVIVES
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
SW> The Idea of Holigramatic crew members or Holigramatic people was
SW> created by
SW> RED DWARF months before Star Trek the Next Generation even started
SW> filming thier first episode.
Well, then one could go back to that one-season wonder called `Automan' for
other solid holographic characters...
SW> I do not want knock Star Trek but there are other forms of Science
SW> Fiction they emulate.
SW> Steven (Merlyn)
Understood. But it's also possible that there's more than one interpretation
of a real technology (which holograms are, after all, though i've never been
comfortable with the notion of a *solid* one. If you can touch it, it's more
than simple holography, anyway....)
Frank
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Msg : 136 of 322
From : Frank Glover 1:2613/477 .˙ō 09 .ūí 95 23:43
To : Crah
Subj : Re: ST-Generations
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Cr> Thanks! Strange that the rental places will have it before it's on
Cr> the shelf to
Cr> buy. Kinda supports pirating copies, doesn't it?
I agree. I thought it was kind of strange, too. Usually rental and retail are
simultaneous....
