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Ted Samsel tejas at infi.net
Wed Sep 27 04:56:44 CDT 1995


O/O sez:
> 
> It just occurred to me that although it may be impossible to film GR, it 
> would probably make a great book: "The Making of Gravity's Rainbow: the 
> Movie." A whole chapter would have to be devoted, of course, to how they 
> built the toilet ship and accidently sank it before they finished 
> filming. Along with insights into the make-up magic in the castration 
> clip (ouch, bad pun). And how they built the sets for the toilet 
> excursion. Plus some rumour-mongering about how TRP may have actually 
> made a cameo appearance but no one knows for sure.
> 
Oh ho! A Les Blank documentary, like BURDEN OF DREAMS? And since old Les
is wonderfully obsessed with music and food, think of what could be done
with the Brit "sweets" scene and the all-singing, all-dancing numbers.

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net
       "In a dying culture, snobs are a vital natural race horse"
     
       "El pobre Canonero, se va a matar"
       




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