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25th November 2001, 02:14 AM
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Hi Stimpy22 I saw the 'Whales of August' a few years ago......even though the film was farely boring and Vincent Price had a small part in it, overall I quite enjoyed it. It started off at the turn of the century with a family visiting a seaside house for the summer, this bit only lasted for about 5 mins...it then moved on to when the characters are in their late 70s, remembering years gone by...also starred Bette Davis and Lillian Gish. Its a film on my DVD wants list.....and would enjoy having it as part of my collection! H.John |
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25th November 2001, 08:29 AM
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well the whales of august is one movie i have always wanted to see. simply cause I love V.price an the late and great Bette davis. Lilian gish i don't really know her career. but i agree i would love to see that on dvd. it's a movie i would love to buy i alwys hear good stuff about it.
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13th December 2001, 02:41 PM
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A wonderful film, that alas is presently out of print. I do hope someone like VCI or ANCHOR BAY pick up the rights for this film, along with a wonderful film called STEALING HEAVEN(Virgin)about Abelard and Heloise and A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL(Southgate) starring Jeremy Irons and A Hopkins about a small town theatre group. Little movies like this and WHALES are hardly made any more, and video wears out, so a company restoring them to DVD . WHALES is a slow film, but definitely sets the pace of the period, and Price is magnificent in the film as a former Russian count now reduced to living on the kindness of strangers.. Davis, Price, Gish-- all gone, and all missed... shame that Price had to do DEAD HEAT .....WHALES was a better epitath to his skill as an actor... |
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13th December 2001, 07:35 PM
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does anyone happen to know what vincet price's last starring role in a movie was? actors when they they are getting old seem to get smaller parts example is the great Christopher Lee. he hasn't had a starring role in 3yrs Jinnah i believe was his last. but thank god his popularity is still out here. anyways I always wondered what vincent price's last starring role as an actor was.
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13th December 2001, 09:09 PM
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Price, who passed away in October of 1993 ,wa last heard in the long in the making and long delayed animated feature ARABIAN NIGHTS (1995). Too bad Miramax decided to tamper with the film, as it is now a flawed classic .... His last theatrical wherein he was seen was EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1991) and in the Turner tv movie THE HEART OF JUSTICE(93)... |
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13th December 2001, 10:30 PM
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i'm sorry if i wasn't a little clearer on what i meant i meant his last movie that he got top billing. Edward scissorhands he was in about 5 min. an i never saw heart of justice i always miss it when it's on tv.:( i hope that didn't come out rude if it did i'm sorry bout that.
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14th December 2001, 02:53 PM
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I didnt think you were rude at all! It's a good question,and I am sorry I misunderstood... That would probably be the awful DEAD HEAT(1988) where he is among the main credits. THE OFFSPRING(1987) was the last time he was top billed.. still, to me, THE WHALES OF AUGUST was his last true acting gig.. |
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14th December 2001, 08:04 PM
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thanx on that I Have always wanted to know that. there are still a handful of films of Vincent Price I have always wanted to see and Whales of August is one of them. in his Autobiograpy in which his daughter wrote she said he was very proud of that role an it was nice to do a drama instead of a horror movie or play a villian it also added that it was his first drama since the 1950's. and that his years in the theatre he finally got to use his acting ability well he got to dust it off as they say having been unable to use his drama side for at least 30yrs as I said before. |
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15th December 2001, 01:35 AM
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you are one lucky guy when V.Price was alive when i was younger I didn't get the chance to see him perform in theatre I didn't even know he did theatre untill a few years ago I always thought he did just movies. I do have a tape of him doing reading poe well it's a copy of it I wonder how much it's worth also the title of it.
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15th December 2001, 12:46 PM
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I met Mr Price several times- always very generous with his time and to his fans==when I first met him when Iwas younger, I remember gushing, saying, MR PRICE IM PROBABLY YOUR BIGGEST FAN! He smiled at this kid, & said: THAT'S NICE! IM PROBABLY YOURS TOO! Made me feel great. I am sorry that no tape reord exists of his stage performance. His musical performance DARLING OF THE DAY has recently just come out on CD... Mr Lee was great friends with Cushing and Price-all so erudite and witty, one almost wishes one could have been a fly on the wall ..... ...I never collect for the value of an item, except for it's personal value-- on my wall are autographs from Lee, Cushing, Price, and the wonderful Rober Quarry ... I wouldn't consider selling them... so hold onto that video-- it's a record of a great actor in performance... |
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15th December 2001, 08:16 PM
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how old were U when you first Met V.price? actually it's tape not a video tape but a cassette tape it's on this old brand tape that my brother taped years ago an I somehow got it.I would love to see him do theatre.I wish he came out here on one of his tours or plays in grand old ohio but he didn't :( that's how I didn't know he didn't do theatre.how many times have u met him? it is said that he's a much nicer man than what he plays. how old are you if i may be so bold to ask? you don't have to tell me if you don't want to.i'm a bit young 23 so I was 15 when he died. |
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16th December 2001, 05:06 PM
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I must have been 9 or ten when I first met him(doing his AND THE VILLAIN STILL PURSUED HER lecture series ).. then in NY when he did DIVERSIONS..... At some point , I wrote to him, and he sent back a hand written note, with a signed photo. i was stunned ... "Dear Kevin, Thanks for a great letter..." one of the joys of living in the NY area- Im an oldie, now 44 1/2 years .... |
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16th December 2001, 07:56 PM
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you have had a amazing life while I have met a few famous people too,i have met Mickey Dolenz not sure on the spelling the drummer of the monkess,peter tork same group,John waters they man behind Hairspray,wayne newton when i was I think 5 me and my parents went to a horse show in Kentucky an I was in a wheelchair at the time because of a broken leg and my parents ran over his foot.I don't remember much but he was nice about it.I also met meatloaf a couple years ago and last one is Ted Neely he played Jesus in Jesus Christ superstar the movie as well as the play went an saw the play and met him afterwords funny story on that is that my brother brought his solo album and he was telling us about the places he went during making it.one more thing 44 is not old. |
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