tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1508663357350725908..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My favorite pitch meeting EVERBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16671814769398903062010-09-05T21:27:58.891-07:002010-09-05T21:27:58.891-07:00Anon -
Allan Carr is indeed the producer who had ...Anon -<br /><br />Allan Carr is indeed the producer who had Rob Lowe singing Proud Mary to open the Oscars. I don't know which element thereof is the most frightening, that it was Rob Lowe or that it was a duet with a cartoon character or that it was Proud Mary - I mean, what the frak is going on with that choice of song?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62312142252420782932010-09-05T19:28:09.100-07:002010-09-05T19:28:09.100-07:00Because a day without forcing myself on this blog ...Because a day without forcing myself on this blog is like a day without Anita Bryant(wait, that's not really a favorable analogy is it), I would personally like to thank everyone for the "heads up). Knew I had enjoyed this story before and kept trying to remember who played Carr in the movie of the week, Paul Williams or Truman Capote. <br /><br />Whenever we'd scream, "oh no, " and cover our ears, dad used to say that when you have a good story, you should trot it out every once in awhile. Ken, thanks for the discipline of having waited more than a week.<br /><br /><b>WV: submed:</b> generic.A. Buck Shortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68197773172744906802010-09-05T19:09:51.569-07:002010-09-05T19:09:51.569-07:00That link should have /oscars at the end.That link should have /oscars at the end.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4012765949887118032010-09-05T19:08:50.890-07:002010-09-05T19:08:50.890-07:00So, Ken, as you were making this pitch, did you pi...So, Ken, as you were making this pitch, did you picture yourself in the role of Max Bialystock or Leo Bloom at Roger Debris townhouse in "The Producers"?Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91530335821228802932010-09-05T19:06:51.210-07:002010-09-05T19:06:51.210-07:00Great post. The story of Allan Carrs' Oscar pr...Great post. The story of Allan Carrs' Oscar production is told here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/mar/04/oscars <br />Unfortunately the video has been pulled by the Academy, so we don't get to see Rob Lowe dancing with Snow White, which actually got them sued by Disney.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34445422339691362232010-09-05T16:46:41.349-07:002010-09-05T16:46:41.349-07:00New to me, hilarious. Although a little disturbin...New to me, hilarious. Although a little disturbing. Thanks.toetaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255066018952916789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72569040010324407592010-09-05T15:49:00.317-07:002010-09-05T15:49:00.317-07:00I think Carr was also the fellow who produced that...I think Carr was also the fellow who produced that infamous edition of the Oscars that featured Rob Lowe singing a duet with Snow White -- something which probably did more damaged to Lowe's career than the sex tape with the under-aged girls . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46618280885472260242010-09-05T14:53:42.992-07:002010-09-05T14:53:42.992-07:00I laughed out loud at your description of AC in a ...I laughed out loud at your description of AC in a caftan and cold cream. And the two of you kept it together even after a bottle of wine? Impressive!RCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55886569384726262702010-09-05T12:56:25.391-07:002010-09-05T12:56:25.391-07:00"La Cage Aus Folles"? Sounds like the G..."La Cage Aus Folles"? Sounds like the German version.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76051639724683222892010-09-05T12:53:19.248-07:002010-09-05T12:53:19.248-07:00Yeah, I really don't mind a repeat, it means I...Yeah, I really don't mind a repeat, it means I've thought about the original posting and it led me to ask a question which hadn't occurred to me before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66853214328648001562010-09-05T12:46:06.709-07:002010-09-05T12:46:06.709-07:00Love to watch the Dodgers too. :-)Love to watch the Dodgers too. :-)escalante bloggerhttp://www.escalantebloggers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56515349381835798592010-09-05T11:59:36.294-07:002010-09-05T11:59:36.294-07:00It's a holiday weekend AND he has to spend it ...It's a holiday weekend AND he has to spend it watching the Dodgers. Give 'im a break!Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60262119172703740832010-09-05T10:23:10.780-07:002010-09-05T10:23:10.780-07:00Allan Carr.....Poopsie Soloman was quite the chara...Allan Carr.....Poopsie Soloman was quite the character from what I've heard. Great story and I would have never been able to hold it together...good for you.Sunshine H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49471740355956220722010-09-05T10:13:36.777-07:002010-09-05T10:13:36.777-07:00On slow weekends I do from time to time reprise po...On slow weekends I do from time to time reprise posts, but they're from several years ago and I've gained a lot of new readers since then. So as NBC used to say about reruns, "If you haven't seen it, it's new to you." <br /><br />But I'm flattered that anything I write on this site is actually remembered.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37788835716794468122010-09-05T09:46:17.165-07:002010-09-05T09:46:17.165-07:00I'm sure both men would blanch (pun intended) ...I'm sure both men would blanch (pun intended) at the comparison, but's it's the same thing as Lyndon Johnson giving his associates instructions from the men's room.chalmersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50990729089692706472010-09-05T09:15:09.410-07:002010-09-05T09:15:09.410-07:00I feel like I've also seen this story before??...I feel like I've also seen this story before??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35680019191836152582010-09-05T07:57:03.777-07:002010-09-05T07:57:03.777-07:00Allan Carr, not Davis.Allan Carr, not Davis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67298777648420794862010-09-05T07:56:23.349-07:002010-09-05T07:56:23.349-07:00Not that I mind but is this a repeat? I want to sa...Not that I mind but is this a repeat? I want to say I've read this before. If it is, what I'm curious about now is whether you have had to wade through eccentricity more often than not. In interacting with the actors and directors and producers - and hey maybe writers too - would you say that there are more eccentrics working in the biz or that they are the exception? I asked a similar question after your Cheers Myths debunked. I've always been curious about the industry's effect on people and whether it turns people into eccentrics or whether the eccentric gravitates to Hollywood and finds a home there because, like Allan Davis, once they have some power they get to bring out the caftan, as it were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com