Re: Roger on Superman, and other acting stuff

[Wendy Wiseman <wwiseman@csulb.edu>]

On Mon, 13 May 1996 salamander@MADNET.COM wrote:

> Later last night, driven by sheer curiosity, I ran a search on one of
> the Internet film directories to see what other roles Roger has
had. I
> was surprised to see that there were quite a few more than just the old
> "McVicar", "Lisztomania" and such that we all know about. For the
> Daltrey-mad people on this list (you know who you are!), I will now list
> out the names of these films.
> 
> "Lightning Jack", 1994, Western/Comedy. Jennifer mentioned this one
> already.
> "If Looks Could Kill" aka "Teen Agent", 1991, Comedy/Spoof
> "Cold Justice", 1989, Drama

Ooh, didn't know about these!

> "Mack the Knife", 1989. I believe Roger sings in this one, but it
> sounded like a pretty wretched movie otherwise.

Never actually seen it (have the soundtrack), but I'd rather get my
hands on "The Beggar's Opera" again. (RD as MacHeath) Taped it off A&E
a few years ago, and then it got accidentally taped over! Arrgghh! I
thought it was wonderful.

> "Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce", 1984.
> "The Legacy", aka "The Legacy of Maggue Walsh", 1979, Horror

Didn't know about these either...
 
> Also a couple of made for TV flicks, "Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty
> Files" in 1991

Got this.

> and "A Comedy of Errors" (yes, Shakespeare!) in 1983.

But not this.

(Great information! I'll have to go hunt these puppies up somewhere.)

 
> On a similar note, who all has seen Lisztomania? It always sounded like
> some trashy fun to me, although I hate to spend my time and money
> locating a rental copy if it's just trashy.

I rented it a few years ago and I thought it was just hysterical. The
opening scene alone sent me rolling...  Go for it!


And on another similar note, whatever happened to the "The Teddy Bear
Habit" (loved the book as a kid!) and "Father Jim" (thing about a
boxer...)?? Anybody know the status of these?


Wendy

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