ROBERT BERRY'S
WEIRD MOVIE STUFF #18


Welcome to the 18th issue of Robert Berry's Weird Movie Stuff. Today we salute GREASE 2 in a special spotlight below. Enjoy!


                WEIRD MOVIE STUFF QUOTE O THE DAY

                        "Tonight...we bowl!"
                               -Adrian Zmed, GREASE 2

WEIRD MOVIE STUFF AMAZIN FACTS
WITH SPECIAL BONUS BOGUS FACT!
(find the fake 'un and win Carnie Wilson's mattress)

  • David Prowse, who provided the physical acting of Darth Vader in the STAR WARS films, was paid a small $12,000 for his work, compared to James Earl Jones, who provided the distinctive Vader Voice, who received $100,000. Prowse's face or voice was never used in any of the trilogy, including the mask removal scene in ROTJ. David Prowse can be seen a few Hammer horror films, and was Julian in Stanley Kubrick's A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

  • Kenny Baker, the man inside STAR WARS' R2D2 had quite a tough time playing the droid throughout. The sounds the character made were so deafening inside the costume, that a hammer needed to be smacked on the dome, so he would know when a take was over. Baker has appeared in other films including THE ELEPHANT MAN, TIME BANDITS, and AMADEUS, and actually played a dual role in RETURN OF THE JEDI as Paploo The Ewok.

  • Many folks are aware that Harvey Keitel was the original lead for APOCALYPSE NOW before being let go by Coppola after just a few days, but few know that John Waters was the original director for the film, but was promptly fired after insisting that the part of Kurtz be played by Divine.

  • Denzel Washington was originally cast opposite Michelle Pfieffer in THE LOVE FIELD, but bailed out, as he had both problems with the script, and an impending MALCOLM X to film. Look for Denzel to play opposite ol' head bobbin Whitney Houston in THE LIEUTENANT'S WIFE this year, as well as an upcoming lead role in Spike Lee's promised Jackie Robinson project.


    WEIRD MOVIE STUFF SING ALONG SECTION SALUTE TO GREASE 2
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    Millions of dollars have been made by the Travolta/Olivia film version of GREASE, and the Broadway version persists to this day, currently featuring the acting and singin stylings of John Secada, and formerly Maureen McCormick, Rosie O' Donnell, and Brooke "That's My Ma" Shields. But the true, long forgotten classic of this family of entertaining 50s pap is GREASE 2. With songs by a very young Michelle Pfieffer, and Mr. Dance Fever himself, Adrian Zmed, what more could you want.

    These songs are perfect for any occasion. Our first, an Adrian Zmed and the gang gem that celbrates that age old bond and partnership of..................SEX and BOWLING??!!???

            "WE'RE GONNA SCORE TONIGHT"
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        C'mon everybody gather round
        I'm gonna show you how to knock'em down
        When I'm on the ball
        I'm the #1
        And I'm gonna show ya how it's done
        Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock n roll
        Hey c'mon let's get this show on the road
        Let's bowl, let's bowl, Let's rock and roll
        You're sittin on a bomb that's about to explode
        Let's SCORE tonight
        Let's SCORE tonigh-ight
        If you're lookin for a fight
        Then the time is right
        We're gonna wipe up the floor with you tonight
        Let's SCORE tonight
        Let's SCORE-OR-OR toni-yight
        We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll, we're gonna bop
        We're gonna bowl
        We're gonna score score score score score...Tonight!
    And of course, no serious study of the brilliance of GREASE 2's music can be done without including one of the all time great female vocal performances of all time. This is a long distance dedication to little Lisa and Cheryl, back east.

            COOL RIDER (as performed by Michelle Pfeiffer (Stephanie Zanoni)
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        If you really want to know, what I want in a guy
        Well I'm lookin for a dream on a mean machine
        With Hell in his eyes
        I want a devil in skin tight leather
        He's gonna be wild as the wind
        And one fine night...I'll be holdin' on tight

        (CHORUS)
        "To a COOOOOOOOOOOOOL Rider
        A COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Rider
        If he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
        Whoah oh Whoah-ohhhh
        Everyday 4 ever, I'll get away 4 ever
        No ordinary boy, No ordinary boy will do....
        I wanna rider that's cool"

        That's the way it's gonna be
        That's the way that I feel
        I wanna whole lot more than the boy next door
        I want hell on wheels
        Just give me a black motorcycle
        With a man rolling out of the seat
        Then move aside, cause I'm gonna ride with a

                (REPEAT CHORUS)

        I don't want no ordinary guys
        Comin on strong with me
        They don't know what I'm lookin for
        They don't know what I need
        You're gonna know it when he gets here
        Cause the ground'll be shakin
        I'll do anything to let him know
        That i'm HIS for the takin
        A COOOOOOOOOOL RIDER
        A cool cool cool cool rider
        I want a C-O-O-L-R-I-D-E-R
        I need a COOOOOLLLLL RIDER
        I want a COOOOOLLLLLL RIDER
        (fade)
    Ok, ok. I personally apologize to each and every one of you for this torture. Join us next time with my salute to XANADU!


    WEIRD MOVIE STUFF ACTOR PROFILE
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    What tribute to GREASE 2 would be complete without he expansive and critically enriching filmography of screen great, Adrian Zmed? Not only has acted alongside such legends as Pfeiffer, and William Shatner, but note that he's appeared in BACHELOR PARTY with 2 time Oscar Winner Tom Hanks. Could Academy recognition be within Zmed's grasp at last? We can only dream! Quentin Tarantino, it's time to polish this dusty jewel into the eye of a god!

    And let's not forget the great stint he had on DANCE FEVER, taking over the hosting reigns from Danny Terrio (who taught Travolta to boogie, and later sued Merv Griffin for sexual harassment)! Rock on, Zmed my brother, Rock on!


    WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLEN SCARPELLI of ONE DAY AT A TIME FAME?

    If you know, please fill me in! Or for that matter, what's Bonnie Franklin up to now? I saw Pat "Schneider" Harrington's mouth on a Long John Silver's commercial recently, and MacKenzie Phillips was on some VH1 something, but that's all I know.


    CAN ANYONE VERIFY THAT DAVID LYNCH WAS ASKED TO DIRECT RETURN OF THE JEDI?

    I've heard this was the case, but he preferred to go for DUNE instead. Anybody know?


    That's all for now. Thanks for letting me take space on your hard drive!

    Please send any comments, questions, or flaming bits of goo to:

    Robert Berry
    4019149@mcimail.com

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