Let's not forget:

Or was that your whole point and I totally missed a joke?

Sure ya know the other two Williams, you just forgot. "William Marshall" and "William Smith" are not the most instantly memorable of monikers, after all.

William Marshall was BLACULA, and also played Dr. Daystrom on the original STAR TREK (it was considered very progressive to cast a black man as a genius inventor at the time, and I think it was equally progressive that in that episode, the guy is allowed to go mad -- no PC nonsense here, Marshall was just a guy playing a guy.) A tremendous Shakespearean actor, Marshall seems rarely to work today, and I can't figure out why, he's absolutely amazing. My best guess would be that he's tough to get along with, or picky about his assignments, or simply doesn't need the money. I hope it's the latter, I'd love to cast him in something.

William Smith is a huge, murderous-looking guy who, for some reason, is best remembered as a star in biker movies. His actual resume, however, is all over the map, and he most recently turned up in the surprisingly excellent direct-to-video picture THE SHOOTER (a Western, directed by Fred Olen Ray.)

I honestly don't remember the score, or, indeed, much of the plot -- I wasn't prepared, that night, for something as densely written as THE SHOOTER is, and thus wasn't ready to tune in to its particular landscape at that time. The ONLY reason I wanted to see it was to check out William Smith, partly because I'm a fan, and also to see if he's still presentable. I've thought about casting him in that mysterious winter project I keep alluding to. I NEVER thought I'd wind up LIKING the movie, as director Fred Olen Ray's pictures are, to put it kindly, variable in quality. I actually mean to watch THE SHOOTER again, maybe take notes for a review someplace. I'm sure it's a successful rental, which is all that really matters to a lot of these people, but there's so much going on underneath the surface, I thought it fascinating.

As for "The Shooter," as it is only available for sell for about $98.99 EVERYWHERE I look, I had to rent it and make a copy. I know what you mean about Fred Olen Ray's film. He's made three with Dudikoff. All were entertaining, but one of them - "Counter Measures" - was pretty sloppily-edited, and the score (reused music from previous Dudikoff movies) was recorded so low it's barely noticable. But "The Shooter" and their third film - "Fugitive Mind" - are very entertaining. I have the latter on DVD. Very suspensful, and another change-of-pace film for Dudikoff. More of a psyhcological(sp?) picture than the rest.

I was very surprised at how naturalistic and genuinely funny much of RINGMASTER really was. If it had been directed by Robert Altman, it would have been hailed as a masterpiece (and still wouldn't have been one, but Altman is who came to mind throughout.) Probably one more reason hard-core Springer fans didn't get off on it more. They'd probably have been happier with a feature-length "TOO HOT FOR TV!" (Anyone remember that MAD TV sketch, "20/20: TOO HOT FOR TV"? Barbara Walters flashing the audience and getting smashed and wailing "I ... I HATE PEOPLE!!!" and excoriating Hugh Downs -- "Hugh, are you there? Are you even ALIVE?")

I don't have a title, but here's the plot:

Plot: Two sisters (Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Hurley), born in the states, but raised in England by their father (Michael Caine), go back to the US to spend time with their dying mother (Olympia Dukakis).

Granted it isn't much, but I like it.

Music: Jerry Goldsmith (or Alan Silvestri)

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Originally posted by Marian Schedenig:
Brad Dourif! He could do a good "Wormtongue" for LOTR, too.

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Again, this is the link: www.ifiji.com/yumbo/radio.htm#r

Title:GODZILLA (1998)

Cast: hmmmm...maybe Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, George Takei, I'd keep Jean Reno.

Special Effects: ILM or Digital Domain with Stan Winston supervising creature design

Music: My choices:Jerry Goldsmith, Cliff Eidelmann, Alan Silvestri.

Story: DO the movie right, the way it should have been done. Godzilla is a mutated dinosaur, not some damn iguana. He breathes atomic fire not hot air, he is invincible and destructive, he does not turn and run from the army. He stands his ground and blasts the hell out of them. I do like the idea of a agile, slimmer Godzilla though. So I would use part of D&E design for him, but I would make him resemble the TOHO version as well. This movie would be dark and somber with much death and destruction. New York would be reduced to rubble. It would resemble the original GOJIRA (1954), but with an american touch to it.

You know I've also had an idea about re-doing STAR TREK V. It would start with Kirk and co...............