On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 11:32:56AM -0800, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> Lan Barnes wrote:
> > 
> > You mean like when an actor asks to be taken off the credits of a movie?
> > If you ever see "Shakes the Clown" (Bobcat Goldthwait), billed as "the
> > 'Citizen Kane' of alcoholic clown movies," you will see that Robin
> > Williams has an extended cameo as a dark-side mime ... but Robin's not
> > in the credits. And if you see the movie, you will know why Robin asked
> > (probably threatening a law suit) to be removed form the credits.
> 
> You had to mention the movie. Now I have to go see it. I had seen it on
> the rental shelves for quite awhile, and passed over it each time. Thanks
> to you, and IMBD, I now feel compelled to see it.
> 

Save yourself! Run run run away from that movie!

> Then I should probably see Citizen Kane to see if the two really are
> comparable.
> 

They're not. But if you haven't seen "Citizen Kane," you should.
Repeatedly. It just keeps getting better.

> -john
> 

Actually "Shakes" isn't _that_ bad ... it has a sort of nihilistic,
sophomoric integrity. You can tell that the Bobcat had complete artistic
control, that's for sure.

IIRC, Adam Sandler is in it, too. But wadda ya expect from him?

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