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Re: Moon movie



On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Mike Westbrook wrote:

> Stacey wrote:
> }        In New York's Daily News on Friday, April 5th, there was an article
> }about an upcoming film about the life of Keith Moon.  The screenwriters are
> }Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenis, who both wrote the screenplay for "The
> }Commitments."  The director of "The Basketball Diaries," Scott Calbert,
> }will be involved in the project as well.  The co-producers are MTV and
> }Tribeca films.  As of now, there hasn't been a decision as to who will play
> }Moon, but the article said that the actor will not be an unknown.
> }        I have been speculating who they would pick, but I can't come up
> }with anyone.  Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> To which Rich B. replied:
> }To match Moonie's energy output and lunacy, how about Jim Carrey?
> }
> }With a very popular actor in the lead role, the movie would get the attention
> }it deserves, instead of being a largely-ignored gem like the Quad movie.
> 
> 
> Well, to tell you the truth, I don't really care if any Who-related movie
> "gets the attention it deserves", since *I'm* going to go see it anyway...
> 
> In any event, my choice for a not-unknown actor to play Keith Moon, based on
> his *excellent* acting ability, a resume including some rather, um, non-
> Shakespearean roles, and a fair-to-middling physical resemblance, would have
> to be Tim Roth.  I'm sure his would be an excellent portrayal, except,
> perhaps, for the drum-playing bits...  (Let's have a contest to pick who'd do
> the drumming bits!)
> 
> Actually, a younger Michael Palin would have been a good choice, at least
> for the silly bits.
> 
If you've ever seen Dana Carvey play drums...  I think Carvey wouldn't be 
a bad choice, if a slightly odd one...