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From: barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Out of Africa
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 14:16:38 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 14:16:38 1986
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> 
> The weakest link in the movie is Redford, who plays an Englishman
> without an English accent.  As in all Redford's movies, he is
> playing himself.  By no means does this ruin the film -- the
> character fits Redford very well: a strong, independent, at times
> arrogant and at times naive man.  Redford plays himself very
> well, but there were times I thought to myself, "Hmm, Gatsby in
> Africa."
> 

I read an article on the movie:  Redford *had* the accent
*perfect* the director (or was it producer?) said.  But the dailies
of Redford speaking with a British accent were simply too unnerving.
So, Redford was *instructed* to play himself.  (If I were the actor
I'd be *some* disappointed -- but such is life at the box office).

Barb