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steven_stuart 08:11 pm UTC 09/28/10 |
| In reply to: | Dead Ringer - The_Count 07:33 pm UTC 09/28/10 |
| > Here is a review of Meat Loaf's movie, Dead Ringer. > Naturally, there is no way to order this and it's still a > mystery as to whether or not it really exists but I > thought many would find this link of interest. > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101673/ I would love to see this film (even if its awful, it sounds like a must see for any Meat Loaf or Jim fan). Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I thought the plot reminded me of the plot for "Abba: The Movie", where they mix a concert film with a silly dramatic plot. The one review said: "This large, talented, sweaty singer hit the scene like a tank out of hell and the fans loved him. Now, several years later and about to go on the road again to promote his new album, Meat Loaf starts to feel the stress of success. His production office looks like a war zone and none of his ''people'' are listening to him. His two agents are either on the phone or playing Space Invaders (remember that?) while pretending to be taking meetings. Meanwhile, his manager keeps booking Meat Loaf for interview after interview, slowly driving the singer insane. The highlight of the film, in fact, is MacIntyre Dixon, who plays Ernie Weaver, a slightly vacuous, enormously patient New York interviewer trying to discover the true ingredients of this Meat Loaf, and believing every false word his subject tells him. Elsewhere, seemingly in some perpendicular universe, are Russell (Josh Mostel) and his nerdy brother, Marvin (Meat Loaf), who not surprisingly bears an uncanny resemblance to his idol, Meat Loaf. It seems that Marvin never talks, but he can belt out a Meat Loaf tune as well as the original. When they learn that the great one is going on tour, they make it their lives' mission to find and maybe, hope against hope, even meet Meat. The rest of the film interweaves the separate stories as Russell and Marvin follow the band across the country, just missing them at every turn. It is all, to say the least, an uneven hodgepodge that is consistently hit and miss." The reviewer saw the film in April 2003, so there must be some way to get ahold of it. Have you tried Amazon? I will check over there. There is no mention of Karla, so I am guessing that she had stopped touring with meat by 1981. However, the wonderful Ted Neeley, who (imho) did a fanatstic job of playing Jesus in the 1973 film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar", is doing backing vocals. | |
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