there's been Alan Scott (not from the Corps), Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner,
Charlie Vicker, Kyle Rayner, and John Stewart.
I'm impressed. Charlie Vicker essentially appeared in one GL story from the late 60's. (I think he might have had "cameo" appearances in later years.) As I recall, he was an actor playing GL on a TV show and somehow got caught up in a war between the GL corps and an intergalactic Al Capone-type character.
I'm impressed. Charlie Vicker essentially appeared in one GL story from the late 60's. (I think he might have had "cameo" appearances in later years.) As I recall, he was an actor playing GL on a TV show and somehow got caught up in a war between the GL corps and an intergalactic Al Capone-type character.
Did you actually remember him, too?
George
Yes, I rattled that list off from memory.
Charlie's had cameos since then.
He was in the 3-part "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" for a busy panel,
and he's been assigned a sector with no life-forms at one point.
He's had a few short stories, one in that sector.
"Whatever Happened to Charlie Vicker?" showed him after Hal Jordan/Parallax
depowered the GL Corps. Charlie was on a planet with a despot.
He was using his acting skills to put on plays that inspired the natives
to rebel.
Lately, of course, he came back when the Corps was revived.
With twice as many GLs now as when there were 3600, they had to grab every
surviving veteran they could convince to return.
Who was the writer who wanted to play John Stewart?
"Actor-writer Corey Reynolds, a comic book fan of the John Stewart character, pitched Warner Bros. an idea for a trilogy, with him starring as John Stewart and performing screenwriting duties. Reynolds intended to introduce Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern Corps and Justice League in possible sequels."
Those clues don't help, since both my guess ("Uptown Saturday Night") and WW's ("A Piece of the Action")meet the criteria. Another one might be "Let's Do It Again"?
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Human without the bean
Why didn't you say that 2 days ago Mr. Wolf? Your right Rottie, They are pretty good. Makes it tough on me to get my 2 cents in.
Human without the bean
I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
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Stallone. Also well-known for reprising his Rocky role. I can't see him in Eddie Murphy's role in BHC, though... George
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You're half right. ;)
It's Cobra
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Which half Raf? Russell or Stallone.
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Stallone. Also well-known for reprising his Rocky role. I can't see him in Eddie Murphy's role in BHC, though...
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I'm thinking.....
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This movie started as a spec script, as many do. In this case, the writer wanted to star in
the movie as the title character. The studio liked the idea, but dropped the writer and his
character because they wanted a different title character-and thus, a different actor.
It could have been much worse-one earlier idea had the movie as a comedy, with the main
character played by Jack Black. The version that hit the theaters has been described
as more "space opera" than anything else.
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The Jack Black rumor reminds me of Green Lantern, but the rest of it baffles me.
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It's "Green Lantern."
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There's been a number of Green Lanterns, as anyone who saw the movie that was released
(or the cartoon from a few years back) could confirm,
starting with Alan Scott in the 1940s, through Hal Jordan in the 1960s and all the
members of the Green Lantern Corps. Counting only the Earth-origin human GLs,
there's been Alan Scott (not from the Corps), Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner,
Charlie Vicker, Kyle Rayner, and John Stewart. John Stewart was one writer's choice,
but when they said they wanted Hal Jordan, they couldn't cast the same actors because
John Stewart is black, and Hal Jordan is white. (It's like lists to cast for
Tony Start/Iron Man and James Rhodes/War Machine.)
The movie was written with more of a "space opera" feel than a superhero feel.
That's not too shocking when you consider the Green Lantern Corps was inspired by
EE "Doc" Smith's LENSMAN series. The comic writers have occasionally made references
to it by naming some alien GLs after planets in the novels (Arisia, Eddore).
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Who was the writer who wanted to play John Stewart?
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I'm impressed. Charlie Vicker essentially appeared in one GL story from the late 60's. (I think he might have had "cameo" appearances in later years.) As I recall, he was an actor playing GL on a TV show and somehow got caught up in a war between the GL corps and an intergalactic Al Capone-type character.
Did you actually remember him, too?
George
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Yes, I rattled that list off from memory.
Charlie's had cameos since then.
He was in the 3-part "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" for a busy panel,
and he's been assigned a sector with no life-forms at one point.
He's had a few short stories, one in that sector.
"Whatever Happened to Charlie Vicker?" showed him after Hal Jordan/Parallax
depowered the GL Corps. Charlie was on a planet with a despot.
He was using his acting skills to put on plays that inspired the natives
to rebel.
Lately, of course, he came back when the Corps was revived.
With twice as many GLs now as when there were 3600, they had to grab every
surviving veteran they could convince to return.
Corey Reynolds pitched the idea of a trilogy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)
"Actor-writer Corey Reynolds, a comic book fan of the John Stewart character, pitched Warner Bros. an idea for a trilogy, with him starring as John Stewart and performing screenwriting duties. Reynolds intended to introduce Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern Corps and Justice League in possible sequels."
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So it's Raf's turn, even though we started chatting afterwards.
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Oh yeah.
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The first movie directed by an African American (a groundbreaking actor in his own right) to gross over $100 million dollars in North America.
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"Do the Right Thing"?
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No. Earlier. Comedy.
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Oh!
"I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka."
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No. Earlier
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"Uptown Saturday Night"?
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No?
Uh, "A Piece of the Action?"
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Featured a pair of lead actors who teamed up in at least 3 other comedies.
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Directed by Sidney Poitier
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Those clues don't help, since both my guess ("Uptown Saturday Night") and WW's ("A Piece of the Action")meet the criteria. Another one might be "Let's Do It Again"?
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Keep going through Sidney Poitier movies.
That's right. We bad.
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