March 9th, 2001
NOTE FROM KRISTIAN IDOL:
Acclaimed suspense director Alfred Hitchcock once supposedly
remarked, “Actors are cattle, and should be treated as such.”
So, naturally, we pondered…
remarked, “Actors are cattle, and should be treated as such.”
So, naturally, we pondered…
The Top 7 Ways the Industry Would
Be Different if Actors Were Cattle
Be Different if Actors Were Cattle
7> Shower scene in newest “Psycho” remake has Norman Bates sporting leather chaps and swinging a branding iron.
6> Oscar acceptance speeches really *would* all sound alike.
5> Mad cow disease? Only when the PA forgets the skim lattes.
4> A plate of grass in LA would run upwards of $40.
3> Robert Downey, Jr. gets wasted on Bovine Growth Hormone and “tips” himself.
2> Instead of being turned into Soylent Green, Charlton Heston would have been turned into a Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
and the Number 1 Way The Industry Would be Different if Actors
Were Cattle…
Were Cattle…
1> In India, even Steven Seagal would be sacred.
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Credits:
Selected from 18 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Beth Kujawski, Voice Talent — 1, 2, 6 (1st #1, Rookie hat trick!)
Eric Lipton, Civilian — 1, 5 (1st #1)
Jeff Wilson, Software Drone — 3, 7
Kris Johnson, Boom Operator — 3
Davejames, Wage Earner — 4