tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post399955446647389900..comments2023-10-28T08:13:30.301-05:00Comments on Sherlock Holmes Society of St. Charles: Seven Degrees of Sherlock Holmes - #9 - Charlie Chaplin (or is it really Geraldine Chaplin? or is it really Raquel Welch?)JohnFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-10253591641082939352013-06-26T09:12:25.544-05:002013-06-26T09:12:25.544-05:00Well, I meant that the reason he stopped making fi...Well, I meant that the reason he stopped making films was the death of his friend.<br />Although reuniting most of the original cast, it was not up to the others, although still fun.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-3329546659803125702013-06-25T21:54:47.036-05:002013-06-25T21:54:47.036-05:00According to Wikipedia: "During filming in Sp...According to Wikipedia: "During filming in Spain, actor Roy Kinnear, a close friend of Lester, died after falling from a horse. Lester finished the film, then unofficially retired from directing." Judging by your response I'm guessing that it is not very good. That would be too bad.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-50495756779228606212013-06-25T21:10:06.309-05:002013-06-25T21:10:06.309-05:00Yes I have. That was the film that made him retire...Yes I have. That was the film that made him retire.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-35488504834498928862013-06-25T18:53:46.841-05:002013-06-25T18:53:46.841-05:00He would have been a bit young to be Gerard in a R...He would have been a bit young to be Gerard in a Richard Lester directed film. Let's say at 4 Cumberbatch would be able to memorized his dialogue. That would be around 1981. Of course, there would be a lot of horse riding and sword fighting. Lester unofficially retired from film making in 1988 and died in1991. While at 11, Cumberbatch could do the stunt work, but what about that wonderful voice? Might it then be cracking due to puberty? If it was filmed today, Cumberbatch would not be right. Gerard *thinks* he's dashing: Cumberbatch is dashing. By the way, have you seen "The Return of the Musketeers"? Lester directed the sequel with the original cast in 1988? Until a couple of years ago, I didn't even know it existed. I wonder how it is?James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-48570433463161431782013-06-25T14:32:51.599-05:002013-06-25T14:32:51.599-05:00Benedict Cumberbatch?Benedict Cumberbatch?JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-16263830438285543282013-06-25T13:44:23.358-05:002013-06-25T13:44:23.358-05:00At the time Lester would have been filming it--say...At the time Lester would have been filming it--say the late 1970's to early 1980's? I'm not sure. There was a rummer a few years ago that Steve Carell was going to play Gerard. He would have been very good. A young-at-the-time actor with verbal and physical comedy chops would be needed. Lester cast Malcolm McDowell as Flashman in "Royal Flash" in 1975, but I think you would want someone who would be more sympathetic.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-66609713860520664072013-06-25T12:31:39.049-05:002013-06-25T12:31:39.049-05:00Who would you have play Gerard?Who would you have play Gerard?JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-53342394696418587602013-06-25T12:15:40.046-05:002013-06-25T12:15:40.046-05:00I, too, am a huge fan of Richard Lester's &quo...I, too, am a huge fan of Richard Lester's "The Three/Four Musketeers". One of the many things I like about it is that Lester puts his own visual and comedic spin on the story while reaming very faithful to a long book. I only wish he had done a treatment of the Brigadier Gerard stories.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.com