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moremojo:

--- Quote from: shakestheground on November 24, 2006, 11:36:59 pm ---I rememebering a few months ago Altman said he wanted to work on a project with Jake Gyllenhaal. Wonder what that would have been like.

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This was one of my first thoughts upon hearing the news of Altman's death. I think the two men would have probably greatly enjoyed the experience.

Front-Ranger:
What was your favorite Altman movie, Scott? Another one I loved, aside from McCabe and Mrs. Miller, was Three Women.

Elliott Gould was really choked up about Altman's passing.

moremojo:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 27, 2006, 05:54:01 pm ---What was your favorite Altman movie, Scott?
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As perverse as it may sound, my favorite Altman so far seen (and I know you've seen more than me, Lee) is his 1970 opus Brewster McCloud. Altman once cited this as his favorite as well, arguing that, while he didn't think it was his best work, it was his most daring and inventive, and for that reason he especially cherished it.

One reason I am particularly fond of this one is that it was filmed in Houston, a city which I frequently visited as a child, when I was a small child. I love seeing Altman's quirky, idiosyncratic take on the city at such a tender and green time of my life. Plus it has Margaret Hamilton, of Wizard of Oz fame!

Front-Ranger:
Wasn't that the story about a kid who lived in the Superdome? Kind of a bubble boy type??

moremojo:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 28, 2006, 12:49:48 pm ---Wasn't that the story about a kid who lived in the Superdome? Kind of a bubble boy type??


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Yes, a young man living in secret in the Astrodome, but not as a "bubble boy" (that is, not hiding out due to immunological deficiencies). The young man Brewster, played by Bud Cort, dreams of flying (with wings, not with planes), and has been taken under the wing of a fallen angel played by Sally Kellerman. Remember, this is very much a fantasy!

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