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Re: Moon movie



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.

> Mike <