In Reply to: Brando fit the short story writer's creation, perfectly. When a role called for it, posted by tinear on April 6, 2011 at 14:20:48:
I know a fellow who worked on 'Apocalypse Now' and the script called for Brando to show up thin and wild eyed but he showed up as an un-prepared blimp...this can be seen in 'Hearts of Darkness'.
Brando didn't even read 'Heart of Darkness'...which is a novella by the way, not a short story. Perhaps you should read it sometime.
J.B.
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- Hardly. In 'Heart of Darkness' Kurtz was an emaciated wreck, both physically and in his psyche . - Tony D. 16:47:05 04/06/11 (19)
- I read it a couple of times some time ago. Novella it is, hardly - tinear 16:58:40 04/06/11 (18)
- Like so many people you deify Brando and that puts the blinkers over your eyes. - Tony D. 19:13:33 04/06/11 (16)
- Wow. You know someone who was on the set? Really? Damn, let's all genuflect. - tinear 09:12:32 04/07/11 (0)
- Any insider insights into Sheen's heart attack or stories about why... - mpathus 22:55:18 04/06/11 (14)
- Not Sheen's fan, but for that role he was a better choice than Keitel - Victor Khomenko 07:02:40 04/07/11 (13)
- RE: Not Sheen's fan, but for that role he was a better choice than Keitel - mpathus 14:52:48 04/07/11 (0)
- I bet you loved Harvey in Rising Sun,yes? - ArdRi 12:15:39 04/07/11 (11)
- I had to look up the plot to make sure I saw it - Victor Khomenko 13:51:05 04/07/11 (10)
- If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... - mpathus 15:13:52 04/07/11 (8)
- Agreed, Smoke is one of Keitel's best, but I don't like Ashley Judd or Hurt for that matter - Jazz Inmate 10:00:12 04/11/11 (0)
- RE: If looking for a great Keitel film see "Smoke"... - grinagog 20:21:46 04/07/11 (3)
- RE:Keitel + Hurt + Whitaker Wow, some of my favorite - Thanks! (nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 04:44:18 04/08/11 (0)
- I didn't know the story was really published! Makes it even the better. ~t - mpathus 22:05:24 04/07/11 (1)
- My Bad: it was New York Times - grinagog 19:59:04 04/10/11 (0)
- His cameo in "Pulp Fiction" was classic. nt - tinear 19:04:41 04/07/11 (2)
- The Wolf!! - mpathus 22:22:00 04/09/11 (1)
- Mr. Wolf, to you! nt - tinear 15:57:32 04/12/11 (0)
- It was entertaining enoiugh at the time - ArdRi 14:44:59 04/07/11 (0)
- Excellent take and clear insights... - mpathus 17:50:38 04/06/11 (0)