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From: harrison@csl.dl.nec.com (Mark Harrison)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Cliff Stoll's CUCKOO's EGG: suggestions for movie version
Message-ID: <1991May10.151114.23322@csl.dl.nec.com>
Date: 10 May 91 15:11:14 GMT
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In article <1991May10.111112.16412@pmsmam.uucp>
wwm@pmsmam.UUCP (Bill Meahan) writes:
>In article <24686@well.sf.ca.us> rchrd@well.sf.ca.us
 (Richard Friedman) writes:
>>rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:
>>>I now make a few suggestions for people who could play Cliff, in order of
>>
>>Here are my suggestions:
>>       o   Arnold Schwarzenegger
>>       
>
>My thought:  Howie Mandel (St. Elsewhere, etc.)  decent actor, almost as

No, I think we were on the right track with Arnold.  After all, these
guys were working for the commies.  You could have some exciting
scenes where the KGB finds out what is going on, and sends a hit squad
to take care of the problem.  Of course, the FBI doesn't believe
that Uzzi-toting mercenaries are out to get some mild-mannered
astronomer, so Arnold, er, Cliff, has to take  out all of the bad
guys himself.  Plenty of opportunities for chase scenes and special
effects, maybe luring the last guy into a particle accelerator
and disintegrating him in slow motion!

(Many :-), but I have never liked a movie made from a book that
 I liked.)

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