Who would play the part?

[rainydayperson]

If you were the producer, for a movie special on the life of Gordon Lightfoot, who would you select to play Gordon (excluding Gordon)?

What might you include as part of the storyline? What songs would you emphasize?
Who would you employ as your director? Any special scenery or locations? Support players? How would you begin and end the movie? What would be the overall theme. Would you devote more time to the earlier years or to the recent past?
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...thinking of girls with their fingers in my curls...too young to understand how love begins

[classicmixdj]

If you were the producer, for a movie special on the life of Gordon Lightfoot, who would you select to play Gordon (excluding Gordon)?

What might you include as part of the storyline? What songs would you emphasize?
Who would you employ as your director? Any special scenery or locations? Support players? How would you begin and end the movie? What would be the overall theme. Would you devote more time to the earlier years or to the recent past?
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...thinking of girls with their fingers in my curls...too young to understand how love begins

[Wes Steele]

Great topic....

Right off the top of my head I have always thought about his early years...Story goes that GL used to travel around the Great Lakes in a Chevy station wagon (far cry from the Lear jet). Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, London (Ontario), in the mid sixties. He was playing the coffee houses and bars. He used to play in a place called "LaCave" here in Cleveland. GL does mention it once and while when he is touring the area. He mentioned in at the concert in Erie recently. After all those years, he must still have fond memories.

Those must have been some times. At that time, little did anyone realize how big he would get.

Sorry for rambling,

Wes.......

[thumbs]

No steeling my idea! Just kidding. Actually, my sister and I have already cast The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald made for TV movie. Most of the characters, however, are individuals which we have encountered in our lifetimes, and not accomplished actors. It promises to be a great show if it ever, in fact, comes to fruition.

In regards to who might play Gord. Hmmm. No one in particular comes to mind. The individual chosen would need to possess the following traits: humility, good looks, a great appreciation for Gord, and a pair of ball-fringe jeans.

potter

'Looking at the rain
Feeling the pain
of love lost running through my veins'

GL

[potter]

No steeling my idea! Just kidding. Actually, my sister and I have already cast The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald made for TV movie. Most of the characters, however, are individuals which we have encountered in our lifetimes, and not accomplished actors. It promises to be a great show if it ever, in fact, comes to fruition.

In regards to who might play Gord. Hmmm. No one in particular comes to mind. The individual chosen would need to possess the following traits: humility, good looks, a great appreciation for Gord, and a pair of ball-fringe jeans.

potter

'Looking at the rain
Feeling the pain
of love lost running through my veins'

GL

[dill23]

Okay Kids,

This is a game I love to play.

Screenplay by: LAMS and Val Magee

Story line: Bio from the early days up to the winning of the Canadian Aware he got.

Cast: Gordon Lightfoot...Viggo Mortensen
Albert Grossman....Michael Lerner
Noel Paul Stookey..Michael Rapaport
Peter Yarrow.......Owen C. Wilson
Mary Travers.......Jenna Elfman
Bob Gibson.........Tom Everett Scott
Bob Dylan..........Edward Norton
Cathie Coonley.....Kari Wuhrer
Cathy Smith........Hillary Swank
Cameo Apperance....Florian Bodenseher

Director.................Peter Burk
Edward Norton
Michael Mann

Casting Director.........Rob Wells
Asst. Casting Director...Sundreme Erica

How's that?

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[Rob Wells]

Okay Kids,

This is a game I love to play.

Screenplay by: LAMS and Val Magee

Story line: Bio from the early days up to the winning of the Canadian Aware he got.

Cast: Gordon Lightfoot...Viggo Mortensen
Albert Grossman....Michael Lerner
Noel Paul Stookey..Michael Rapaport
Peter Yarrow.......Owen C. Wilson
Mary Travers.......Jenna Elfman
Bob Gibson.........Tom Everett Scott
Bob Dylan..........Edward Norton
Cathie Coonley.....Kari Wuhrer
Cathy Smith........Hillary Swank
Cameo Apperance....Florian Bodenseher

Director.................Peter Burk
Edward Norton
Michael Mann

Casting Director.........Rob Wells
Asst. Casting Director...Sundreme Erica

How's that?

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[Florian]

Hi classicmixdj,

I agree that this is a GREAT topic.

Personally, I must embarass myself by admitting that I don't know any of the names mentioned in this posting.

Even though I like to go to the movies, I find myself unable to stick an actor's name to a character. So I am somewhat inept about this whole topic.

But I really like the idea of a movie, I wonder why there hasn't been one.

I wouldn't mind if it were a 6-part series. With lots of intermissions where songs are played.

I think it was in the Sound-stage broadcasting of 1979 where Gordon Lightfoot performed "CRT" and they showed old black&white pictures of the construction of the railway. It was very appealing to have the song & pictures together.

I can also imagine that the "Wreck" would come out fabulous with the right pictures to it.

Or "Restless" with visions of Canada.

But I have one more suggestion for the cast:

Minor Role, walk-on part: Florian Bodenseher http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Where do I need to apply?

[LouiseAnne]

Well, I don't know who you would get for the part. But I think a professional writer who is very close to Gord and who knows all there is to know about him, as well as someone he admires a great deal should write the screenplay. My vote is with Rob. I think Valerie should do it. She's perfect for the job.

Stay loose, eh?

Leslie


------------------
"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[loveandmaplesyrup]

Well, I don't know who you would get for the part. But I think a professional writer who is very close to Gord and who knows all there is to know about him, as well as someone he admires a great deal should write the screenplay. My vote is with Rob. I think Valerie should do it. She's perfect for the job.

Stay loose, eh?

Leslie


------------------
"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[dill23]

Excuse me LAMS but doesn't your profile say,
Occupation: Screenwriter?

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Excuse me LAMS but doesn't your profile say,
Occupation: Screenwriter?

Rob

[LouiseAnne]

Yes, it does, Rob. I am a screenwriter. But Val has definitely shown all the qualifications I described.

Besides, writing a screenplay about Gord's life would be a tremendous undertaking and would have to be done with great care and tact. Gord is a man who will "not have his wounds touched." Whoever takes on such a project would have to tread with great care and EARN his trust. Not an easy task. I'm sure Valerie fits the bill to a tee. She is always so quick to answer everyone's questions and she is extremely prolific and she has "nothing but Gord's best interests at heart." And she wouldn't dream of exploiting him in any way, I'm sure. Right, Florian?

But, Potter, if you would like someone to write a rendition of the "Edmund Fitzgerald", I offer you my qualifications.

Rob, Thank you for your kind suggestion.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS


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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[loveandmaplesyrup]

Yes, it does, Rob. I am a screenwriter. But Val has definitely shown all the qualifications I described.

Besides, writing a screenplay about Gord's life would be a tremendous undertaking and would have to be done with great care and tact. Gord is a man who will "not have his wounds touched." Whoever takes on such a project would have to tread with great care and EARN his trust. Not an easy task. I'm sure Valerie fits the bill to a tee. She is always so quick to answer everyone's questions and she is extremely prolific and she has "nothing but Gord's best interests at heart." And she wouldn't dream of exploiting him in any way, I'm sure. Right, Florian?

But, Potter, if you would like someone to write a rendition of the "Edmund Fitzgerald", I offer you my qualifications.

Rob, Thank you for your kind suggestion.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS


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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[Paul J B]

This reply is a little off the subject but a couple of years ago while search the web I came across a movie poster for an upcoming motion picture about the Edmund Fitzgerald, it was going to star Sean Connery and I think the other was Anthony Hopkins as the two ships captains..the caption read " Two ships, one fateful night" it looked real interesting but haven't heard anything else on it! LAMS have you heard anything?

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Ever Onward...

[Chuck Darling]

This reply is a little off the subject but a couple of years ago while search the web I came across a movie poster for an upcoming motion picture about the Edmund Fitzgerald, it was going to star Sean Connery and I think the other was Anthony Hopkins as the two ships captains..the caption read " Two ships, one fateful night" it looked real interesting but haven't heard anything else on it! LAMS have you heard anything?

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Ever Onward...

[fezo]

There is a young actor over here called Iain Glen. He looks astonishingly like the young Gord and he can act. He has recently been on Broadway with Nicole Kidman in 'The Blue Room', in case anybody got to see it. I think he would be great as our Gord. If someone can tell me in very simple terms how to post a picture, I'll show you him.

[Silver Heels]

There is a young actor over here called Iain Glen. He looks astonishingly like the young Gord and he can act. He has recently been on Broadway with Nicole Kidman in 'The Blue Room', in case anybody got to see it. I think he would be great as our Gord. If someone can tell me in very simple terms how to post a picture, I'll show you him.

[BigFitz]

Wow this is a great topic. The best thing about the Lightfoot movie would be the musical score, no doubt! I have no idea who could do him justice, to be honest, but I think that it should not be a requirement that he look just like Gord. Let's face it, the movies about Elvis' life that cast some no-talent look alike are never very good. I think it's more important that our star can capture that Lightfoot mystique.

As far as a Edmund Fitzgerald movie goes, I have longed dreamed of that coming to fruition! It's interesting that Chuck mentions Connery playing a role in a possible film on the subject, since he is my favorite actor, and I've long thought it would be great to see him in a film inspired by a Lightfoot song.

The closest thing so far was the Molly Maguires, where Sean Connery played a coal miner in Pennsylvania, rebelling against the 'Big Business' that kept his character, Jack Kehoe breaking his back for petty wages. The whole story would be perfectly complimented by 'Boss Man'.

[bobo]

Wow this is a great topic. The best thing about the Lightfoot movie would be the musical score, no doubt! I have no idea who could do him justice, to be honest, but I think that it should not be a requirement that he look just like Gord. Let's face it, the movies about Elvis' life that cast some no-talent look alike are never very good. I think it's more important that our star can capture that Lightfoot mystique.

As far as a Edmund Fitzgerald movie goes, I have longed dreamed of that coming to fruition! It's interesting that Chuck mentions Connery playing a role in a possible film on the subject, since he is my favorite actor, and I've long thought it would be great to see him in a film inspired by a Lightfoot song.

The closest thing so far was the Molly Maguires, where Sean Connery played a coal miner in Pennsylvania, rebelling against the 'Big Business' that kept his character, Jack Kehoe breaking his back for petty wages. The whole story would be perfectly complimented by 'Boss Man'.

[dill23]

Silver Heels

I'm unfamiliar with Ian Glens work. I choose Mr. Mortensen because he has proven he has the depth, the range, the intensity and the senitivity to conveive to the audience the emotional impact required by a stellar dramatic actor, such as he. LAMS is pushing for Michael Parks because they look so much alike. But I really racked my brain trying to find just the right actor for Gord's role. The thing that a lot of people miss about Gordon is his tremendous sense of humor. It's low key, sarcastic, intelligent, playful and teasing. Little of this comes thru in his music and just a tiny bit more is exposed during his concerts. but when you spend time with him, he's a total hoot to be around. These same qualities seem to exude from Mr. Mortensen.

My feelings are, as I know a few people with stars around thier names, don't really act, persay. They look at a script, think about how they would react in the charactor's situation, and usually, the lines, fit just exactly what they themselves would do or say. This says alot about some of the worlds great stars. They are just people like the rest of us, doing their jobs the best they can. And isn't wonderful that they have chosen, Like Gordon, to make themselves and who they are available to the world.:))))

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Silver Heels

I'm unfamiliar with Ian Glens work. I choose Mr. Mortensen because he has proven he has the depth, the range, the intensity and the senitivity to conveive to the audience the emotional impact required by a stellar dramatic actor, such as he. LAMS is pushing for Michael Parks because they look so much alike. But I really racked my brain trying to find just the right actor for Gord's role. The thing that a lot of people miss about Gordon is his tremendous sense of humor. It's low key, sarcastic, intelligent, playful and teasing. Little of this comes thru in his music and just a tiny bit more is exposed during his concerts. but when you spend time with him, he's a total hoot to be around. These same qualities seem to exude from Mr. Mortensen.

My feelings are, as I know a few people with stars around thier names, don't really act, persay. They look at a script, think about how they would react in the charactor's situation, and usually, the lines, fit just exactly what they themselves would do or say. This says alot about some of the worlds great stars. They are just people like the rest of us, doing their jobs the best they can. And isn't wonderful that they have chosen, Like Gordon, to make themselves and who they are available to the world.:))))

Rob

[Dan]

This is a great topic. The responses are wonderful to read but I don't think a movie of this sort could ever do justice to Gord.

I always hoped that VH1 would create a Behind the Music episode on Gord immediately followed by a Gordon Lightfoot Storytellers segment. That would be 2 hours of great TV!

Does anyone have any contacts at VH1?

[Jenney]

I love this topic.

I would start the movie with Gord standing thumbing on the side of a frozen highway with just the hills all aglaze with the snow of lonliness and the heart ever wandering in search of a home.Playing in the background would be'Ten Degrees and Freezing'.That seemed to be Gord's inauspious start, playing bars and coffee houses where he endeared himself with the lost and lovely women of the world and then I would proceed to document his musical and personal progression with all its hard learned lessons that he shares with us in his songs.

I mean
'I would be happy just to hold the hand I love.On this Winter's Night with you'
Hey, wouldnt we all:}

It is no small error in statistics that most Canadian babies are conceived in the winter while the storms rage outside and the fires burn within our hearts.No body knows us like Gord.

Now, who could play him.HMMMM.Someone who is ruggedly handsome but has the weathered lines of a life well lived on his face.I'll get back to you on that one.

[isabella]

I love this topic.

I would start the movie with Gord standing thumbing on the side of a frozen highway with just the hills all aglaze with the snow of lonliness and the heart ever wandering in search of a home.Playing in the background would be'Ten Degrees and Freezing'.That seemed to be Gord's inauspious start, playing bars and coffee houses where he endeared himself with the lost and lovely women of the world and then I would proceed to document his musical and personal progression with all its hard learned lessons that he shares with us in his songs.

I mean
'I would be happy just to hold the hand I love.On this Winter's Night with you'
Hey, wouldnt we all:}

It is no small error in statistics that most Canadian babies are conceived in the winter while the storms rage outside and the fires burn within our hearts.No body knows us like Gord.

Now, who could play him.HMMMM.Someone who is ruggedly handsome but has the weathered lines of a life well lived on his face.I'll get back to you on that one.

[vlmagee]

Rob and Leslie,

I have to admit that I am very flattered by your kind words and your votes of confidence in me. I would love to write Gord's biography and have thought about it for a long time now, although I have never considered the screenplay format. Whether I will ever get to do this, I don't know, but I really appreciate it that you both think I could do it.

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Valerie Magee

[dill23]

Val,

Do both. Gets you a Puletzer(hope I spelled that right) and an Oscar. Waste no time. Start today. LOL.

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Val,

Do both. Gets you a Puletzer(hope I spelled that right) and an Oscar. Waste no time. Start today. LOL.

Rob

[dill23]

Isabella,

Yeah, Like that. And this Semi pulls over after the opening credits. Gord lugs his guitar into the cab and puts it between his legs, resting his head on it.

Drive: Where you headed kid?
Gord: Home.
Driver: What's there?
Gord: A girl.
Driver: What's her name?
Gord: Marianne.

Gordon stares off at the distant mountains, as the driver rolls his cigar around in his mouth. Just the sound of the engine. Fade

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[Rob Wells]

Isabella,

Yeah, Like that. And this Semi pulls over after the opening credits. Gord lugs his guitar into the cab and puts it between his legs, resting his head on it.

Drive: Where you headed kid?
Gord: Home.
Driver: What's there?
Gord: A girl.
Driver: What's her name?
Gord: Marianne.

Gordon stares off at the distant mountains, as the driver rolls his cigar around in his mouth. Just the sound of the engine. Fade

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[Bill]

Fictionalized bios seldom do a person justice...neither do documentaries really. I'm a video producer/college professor. As I lifelong fan, I have a lot of info on Gord, but nowhere near what you guys have.

I tried to get Gord for an interview about eight years ago for a guitar documentary I was producing...was politely, but firmly turned down. (I did get a really good interview with Ian Tyson).

A VH1 show is an astronomical long shot just because of music biz economics...their documentaries have steadily gone down hill into formulaic promotional pieces. PBS or the CBC would be better options...and they would be the only ones with clout and $ enough to access rare film and video. (Burt Sugarman wouldn't license any Midnight Special footage at the time either).

But on a more optimistic note...why not pool our resources to produce something? Certainly couldn't sell it because of copyright issues...and Gord would probably get REAL ticked off (no control + who's to say what the real story is & what should be focued on). I'd love to do something, but there are some serious issues standing in the way. Anything palpable to everyone might end up being pretty thin.

Sorry for rambling.

[dill23]

Bill,

Agreed. There are many obsticles to over come. First is convincing Gordon to let us do this. We could pool the resources. I'm sure of that. This would be a docu-drama. This would also be best produced as an independant effort, likley being premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. This world is literally filled with Gordon's fans. Seems as if there's one on every corner and we are talking people in very high places. Lams and Val Magee have something of a little more than just a minor reputation in the business and there are more than just a handful of us that are very close to Gordon. Convincing him, if he knows it's us, I don't think would take that much of an effort. Especially, since these are people he trusts. The big studio's are certainly out.

If you read all of the threads on this discussion board, it its easy to see that keeping the facts straight seems to be an underlying theme for the members. Therefore I feel that keeping the storyline within reasonable boundries wouldn't be an issue.

As a parting comment, let me add, that I e-mailed The Biography Channel of The Arts and Entertainment Network just yesterday and asked why they had not done his biography as yet. I have yet to recieve a reply.

Still I like the idea of producing such a venture ourselves.

Dr. Robert Wells


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[Rob Wells]

Bill,

Agreed. There are many obsticles to over come. First is convincing Gordon to let us do this. We could pool the resources. I'm sure of that. This would be a docu-drama. This would also be best produced as an independant effort, likley being premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. This world is literally filled with Gordon's fans. Seems as if there's one on every corner and we are talking people in very high places. Lams and Val Magee have something of a little more than just a minor reputation in the business and there are more than just a handful of us that are very close to Gordon. Convincing him, if he knows it's us, I don't think would take that much of an effort. Especially, since these are people he trusts. The big studio's are certainly out.

If you read all of the threads on this discussion board, it its easy to see that keeping the facts straight seems to be an underlying theme for the members. Therefore I feel that keeping the storyline within reasonable boundries wouldn't be an issue.

As a parting comment, let me add, that I e-mailed The Biography Channel of The Arts and Entertainment Network just yesterday and asked why they had not done his biography as yet. I have yet to recieve a reply.

Still I like the idea of producing such a venture ourselves.

Dr. Robert Wells


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[LouiseAnne]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Bill. Anyone who would undertake a project like this WITHOUT the express permission of Gord could find themselves in somewhat of a spot both professionally AND civilly. I seriously doubt that he would take at all kindly to anyone taking it upon themselves to write up something and then put it up on the "silver screen" for the world to see without making sure that EVERYTHING is fact. And even then, there are many things he may not WANYT included in it at all. I know Kitty Kelly does that sort of thing, but .... well, she has paid dearly, believe me. And she usually waits until someone is DEAD before she writes anything at all.

This is a very fun thread, but at the risk of opening my mouth again and being beat soundly about the head and shoulders, my suggestion to you, on a serious note, it to leave a project like this to someone who not only knows the industry, but who also knows that the FIRST step is to gain the trust of the one you wish to write about and who can figure out how to do that.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS

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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[loveandmaplesyrup]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Bill. Anyone who would undertake a project like this WITHOUT the express permission of Gord could find themselves in somewhat of a spot both professionally AND civilly. I seriously doubt that he would take at all kindly to anyone taking it upon themselves to write up something and then put it up on the "silver screen" for the world to see without making sure that EVERYTHING is fact. And even then, there are many things he may not WANYT included in it at all. I know Kitty Kelly does that sort of thing, but .... well, she has paid dearly, believe me. And she usually waits until someone is DEAD before she writes anything at all.

This is a very fun thread, but at the risk of opening my mouth again and being beat soundly about the head and shoulders, my suggestion to you, on a serious note, it to leave a project like this to someone who not only knows the industry, but who also knows that the FIRST step is to gain the trust of the one you wish to write about and who can figure out how to do that.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS

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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[LouiseAnne]

Just HAD to come back. (Promise to shut up after this).

With regard to Bill's suggestion .... Why don't you guys get together and WRITE something ... not professionally, but all in fun. For example, Isabella came up with a very beautiful opening scene. Go with it and everyone contribute. If you would like to do it in screenplay format, I would be happy to help with the technicalities of that.

Then, when it's done, bind it nicely and present it to Gord as a sort of "tribute." I'm sure he would be touched and there would be no risk of offending him because no one would be trying to "get" anything from him. Just a group of admirers expressing themselves in a unique way.

I have a writing e-mail group at Egroups called "The Meow Mafia". It's for cat lovers. Years ago, this thing started where we were sitting around and laughing about our cats and we came up with this "parallel" to "The Godfather." We jokingly called it "The Godkitty". You can't believe what people came up with. It's priceless. (Things like characters named "Kitty Litter" and "Chihuahua Gonzalez, part of the Alley Patrol, who went undercover as a cat, but blew his cover when he lifted his leg in the litter box" -- stuff like that. Anyway, I started the writing group and it is really good fun.

I know this has nothing to do with Gord, but if you guys would like to do something like that, write a "mock" (I know that's not the right word, but you get my gist") film about him to give to him at a later date, I think that would be a very good thing.

Like that story thread that got started using song titles, which unfortunately kind of "Faded Away". And just when I wanted to find out if the guy really DID go up to Canada -- darn. We should give THAT to Gord. He would LOVE it. (Maybe we should start that again, by the way --- Florian???? Interested???)

Okay, just suggestions. I'll go away now.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS




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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[loveandmaplesyrup]

Just HAD to come back. (Promise to shut up after this).

With regard to Bill's suggestion .... Why don't you guys get together and WRITE something ... not professionally, but all in fun. For example, Isabella came up with a very beautiful opening scene. Go with it and everyone contribute. If you would like to do it in screenplay format, I would be happy to help with the technicalities of that.

Then, when it's done, bind it nicely and present it to Gord as a sort of "tribute." I'm sure he would be touched and there would be no risk of offending him because no one would be trying to "get" anything from him. Just a group of admirers expressing themselves in a unique way.

I have a writing e-mail group at Egroups called "The Meow Mafia". It's for cat lovers. Years ago, this thing started where we were sitting around and laughing about our cats and we came up with this "parallel" to "The Godfather." We jokingly called it "The Godkitty". You can't believe what people came up with. It's priceless. (Things like characters named "Kitty Litter" and "Chihuahua Gonzalez, part of the Alley Patrol, who went undercover as a cat, but blew his cover when he lifted his leg in the litter box" -- stuff like that. Anyway, I started the writing group and it is really good fun.

I know this has nothing to do with Gord, but if you guys would like to do something like that, write a "mock" (I know that's not the right word, but you get my gist") film about him to give to him at a later date, I think that would be a very good thing.

Like that story thread that got started using song titles, which unfortunately kind of "Faded Away". And just when I wanted to find out if the guy really DID go up to Canada -- darn. We should give THAT to Gord. He would LOVE it. (Maybe we should start that again, by the way --- Florian???? Interested???)

Okay, just suggestions. I'll go away now.

Stay loose, eh?

LAMS




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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."

[dill23]

Bill

On behalf of Florian and the other Members I would very much like to extend the invitation for you to become a regular Member. Your input is very thoughtful and intelligent.

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Bill

On behalf of Florian and the other Members I would very much like to extend the invitation for you to become a regular Member. Your input is very thoughtful and intelligent.

Rob

[Anne]

Can I back up Silver Heels' suggestion of Iain Glen as Gord in his 60s fresh faced period.

On a lighter note, here's an eclectic list of possibles:

70s-80s Gord: Ralph Fiennes, Tom Berenger, Alan Rickman, Patrick Bergen, Bill Nighey, Nick Nolte and the cast of 'Tombstone' especially Kurt Russell and Sam Elliott.

Older Gord: Sam Sheppard

Even older Gord: Paul Newman

Very Old Gord who could sing: Robert Duvall

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[rainydayperson]

Can I back up Silver Heels' suggestion of Iain Glen as Gord in his 60s fresh faced period.

On a lighter note, here's an eclectic list of possibles:

70s-80s Gord: Ralph Fiennes, Tom Berenger, Alan Rickman, Patrick Bergen, Bill Nighey, Nick Nolte and the cast of 'Tombstone' especially Kurt Russell and Sam Elliott.

Older Gord: Sam Sheppard

Even older Gord: Paul Newman

Very Old Gord who could sing: Robert Duvall

Don't fry me! LOL http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[chris]

I have to agree with Dan and his comment made a bit earlier in the thread. Movies never do the person's life or career justice. The actor is never quite right. They always seem artificial and contrived. I'm still cringing from the awful John Denver movie that was on TV not too long ago. I still can't believe I watched the whole thing. There are plenty of other dreadful movie depictions of musicians in recent years.

I guess I like seeing GL in concert, listening to his music and learning what I can about him interviews he chooses to do. It would seem that because he seems to be such a private person, any movie of his life no matter how well done, would make him uncomfortable.

It's fun to talk about but I don't know that I would ever want to see his life on the big or little screen. But that's just my opinion; the rest of you guys have a great time pursuing your ideas.

chris

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[dill23]

Chris,

With all due respect, I have to disagree. Please let me use Robert Downey Jr.'s performance of Chaplin. Or Dwight Schutz as Dr. Robert Oppenhiemer and Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves in Fat Man and Little Boy. Or Sissy Spacik (my spelling) In Coal Miners Daughter. Or Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline. I think three things must happen to get the life stories right. Good Script. Good Actors. Good Director.

Rainydayperson,

Go ahead and name every actor I love. Nice choices. Especially Fiennes, Duvall, Newman and Sheppard. What Genius!!! I also thought that Clint Eastwood would make a great older Gordon.

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Chris,

With all due respect, I have to disagree. Please let me use Robert Downey Jr.'s performance of Chaplin. Or Dwight Schutz as Dr. Robert Oppenhiemer and Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves in Fat Man and Little Boy. Or Sissy Spacik (my spelling) In Coal Miners Daughter. Or Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline. I think three things must happen to get the life stories right. Good Script. Good Actors. Good Director.

Rainydayperson,

Go ahead and name every actor I love. Nice choices. Especially Fiennes, Duvall, Newman and Sheppard. What Genius!!! I also thought that Clint Eastwood would make a great older Gordon.

Rob

[Anne]

Rob,

Great minds think alike! Is it the Gord likeness that makes us like them? I had Clint on my 'back of envelope' but didn't include it as the list was getting too long. Hasn't he sung in a film? Not like Gord though.

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[rainydayperson]

Rob,

Great minds think alike! Is it the Gord likeness that makes us like them? I had Clint on my 'back of envelope' but didn't include it as the list was getting too long. Hasn't he sung in a film? Not like Gord though.

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[charlene]

Clint sang in the 1971 film "The Beguiled" I believe. He was a wounded soldier in the civil war and ended up at a girls school to recuperate. He had a lovely voice - very sweet and pure. I will have to think a bit more about what the song was though. He could play Gord now - it would be great but I don't know if Clint's singing voice has held up like Gord's!
Char

[charlene]

Clint sang in the 1971 film "The Beguiled" I believe. He was a wounded soldier in the civil war and ended up at a girls school to recuperate. He had a lovely voice - very sweet and pure. I will have to think a bit more about what the song was though. He could play Gord now - it would be great but I don't know if Clint's singing voice has held up like Gord's!
Char

[charlene]

http://www.man-with-no-name.com/welcome.html
this site has a detailed listing of Clint's ALBUMS. He DID NOT sing in Beguiled but in Paint your Wagon - he sang "I talk to the Trees". It was very sweet. He also sang in several other movies.
Char

[charlene]

http://www.man-with-no-name.com/welcome.html
this site has a detailed listing of Clint's ALBUMS. He DID NOT sing in Beguiled but in Paint your Wagon - he sang "I talk to the Trees". It was very sweet. He also sang in several other movies.
Char

[chris]

Rob,
OK, I see what you're saying. Of the movies you mentioned I've only seen the last two, and they were excellent. Never got around to seeing Chaplin, but have meant to. The other posts also mention great actors, Shepard, Eastwood are the ones I recall. I guess what I meant to say is that because I -- like all of you -- have been a fan of Lightfoot's for so long and so intensely (unlike any other artist I listen to) I wouldn't want to see all his highs and lows splashed across the screen, because I guess I don't think he would either. And actually, trying to walk a mile in his shoes, I wouldn't want my life hung out for all to see and examine either. So I guess my feeling is partly that I don't think anyone could do his life justice, but more importantly that it seems like it's an invasion of privacy that really has to do mostly with how I feel about GL. For just about any other entertainer you could mention, I really couldn't care less if that person's life is depicted, but for GL I guess I have a degree of protectiveness that I'll admit is a little strange. But don't get me wrong, I'm really not judging anyone who thinks a movie of his life would be great. To each his own. It's just the way I feel about GL and his life as a movie. So, press on.

chris

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[dill23]

Chris,

You're sooooo right. There are things that are just too private for anyone to know. That is why the writer must use some real discretion. This, by-the-way, was at the heart of the film Chaplin. Which you must see. Downy was up for the Best Actor Oscar for it and lost to Al Pacino, I feel it was totally political and awarded to Pacino because he hadn't won an Oscar yet, and Downy has never fully recovered from the loss. It was, by my lights, one of most incredible performances in film history.

Rob

[Rob Wells]

Chris,

You're sooooo right. There are things that are just too private for anyone to know. That is why the writer must use some real discretion. This, by-the-way, was at the heart of the film Chaplin. Which you must see. Downy was up for the Best Actor Oscar for it and lost to Al Pacino, I feel it was totally political and awarded to Pacino because he hadn't won an Oscar yet, and Downy has never fully recovered from the loss. It was, by my lights, one of most incredible performances in film history.

Rob

[Kasey]

Check out the cover of Disc One of Songbook...How about Luke Perry for the 60's?
Any movie would have to use Gord's actual voice -no substitutions would be acceptable!
Then you have the lip synching problem....

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"the mornin' after blues, from my head down to my shoes..."
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"Laughing eyes and smiling face..."

[theotterjudy]

Check out the cover of Disc One of Songbook...How about Luke Perry for the 60's?
Any movie would have to use Gord's actual voice -no substitutions would be acceptable!
Then you have the lip synching problem....

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"the mornin' after blues, from my head down to my shoes..."
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"Laughing eyes and smiling face..."

[ani635]

Jack Palance would be my bet for the WFY years...

[dorkdog]

Jack Palance would be my bet for the WFY years...