tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post6765845163498427358..comments2024-03-03T10:32:45.969-08:00Comments on Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur: And If It Turns Out RealMr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-39704320203170936652019-01-18T19:28:51.130-08:002019-01-18T19:28:51.130-08:00When I'm an old man I'll be able to pictur...When I'm an old man I'll be able to picture the way Bill Irwin collapses his entire body as Bluto crushes him. How could I ever forget that??<br /><br />I have an affection for it. There's a lot wrong, there always will be, but my affection will always be there. As for what the reaction would have been to a different scaled production, we'll never know. Maybe Altman would have inspired certain reactions regardless. Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-3087075744014227032019-01-10T06:19:54.511-08:002019-01-10T06:19:54.511-08:00I watched this almost entirely to see Bill Irwin, ...I watched this almost entirely to see Bill Irwin, the New Vaudville clown. He’s the guy that Bluto crushes, jamming his head down into his collar, between his shoulder blades. He was only in one or two scenes...<br /><br />This is definitely a weird one. So much potential in the casting (perfect Olive Oyl!). Nothing in it that’s really bad, just a lot of damp squibs that should have been fireworks. Harry Nilsson, the Schmilsson himself, wrote the songs! And we get something like “He’s Large”, with flat, obvious lyrics and no discernible melody. <br /><br />Still, if it hadn’t been such a famous money pit, would the reactions have been so negative? Might it have been considered just an odd bit of fluff, a B movie comedy?Beveridge D. Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236771609113409521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-24156257865969694192019-01-01T17:15:42.879-08:002019-01-01T17:15:42.879-08:00An oversight, I swear!An oversight, I swear!Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-61482678461664605712019-01-01T12:32:40.357-08:002019-01-01T12:32:40.357-08:00No mention of Linda Hunt, pre-YEAR OF LIVING DANGE...No mention of Linda Hunt, pre-YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY in a very small role (no pun intended)?elrobhubbardhttp://mimezine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com