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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
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Subject: Re: _The Color Purple_ (The Movie)
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 11:12:42 EDT
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In article <6445@ucla-cs.ARPA> reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (Peter Reiher) writes:
>Spielberg is indeed currently shooting a film version of "The Color Purple",
>in North Carolina, I think.

Good.  We need the business.  We also need a respectable film to make up
for "Brainstorm" and "Firestarter."

>
>And once he's gotten adulthood out of his system, Spielberg will, according
>to rumor, be back at his old tricks with a remake of "Peter Pan".  Live
>action, boy not girl in the lead.  Any votes for John Lithgow as Captain
>Hook?

I read or heard somewhere that Michael Jackson had been approached or signed
for doing the title role (interesting and probably appropriate.)  I love
John Lithgow, but I don't think he's marble-eyed enough.  How about Malcolm
MacDowell?

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						Byron C. Howes
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