I’ve Waited My Whole Life For This Opportunity
You know how sometimes you read about a job that exists (historically, this used to happen in “job ads,” now I don’t know how it happens … in fantasy books maybe “LOL”), and you FREAK OUT because you would be so good at that job and you know you would be so good at that job and you wish you could just send brain waves to the hiring person without having to, ugh, apply? WELL. Disney is doing a reboot of The Rocketeer ( New York Mag says). This is my destiny.
My first choice is to play the part of Jenny and get to wear the beautiful white dress and dance with Neville Sinclair at the South Seas club and knock him out even though what I really want is to makeout with him forever (I don’t act). My second choice is to play the part of Eddie because: flying (I still don’t act). My third choice is to rewrite the screenplay, though I wouldn’t be opposed to a shot-for-shot remake, BUT ONLY if the actors are the same. There might be some room for discussion on this. We can talk.
The Rocka-who?
@rbrtposteschild Oh man, you’re so glad there’s no downvoting on this sucker…
@suiterkin My family has been using this an an exclamation of confusion on a near-daily basis since 1991. Such a good movie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT9d4q9mYrw&t=7m25s
@rbrtposteschild Ha! (To be clear, I was imagining downvoting Jenny, not you for quoting it.) “For cryin out loud! Haven’t you read the papers!”
@suiterkin “No, I’ve been working all day.” God, the way she says it! She’s already bored.
(Downvoting Jenny is what I figured, but I’ll take any old excuse to past that video).
It’s the Rocketeer! I LOVE everything about this! Truly, this just made my morning. When I was a kid I all but wore out this movie in our VHS. I remember even dressing up like Cliff Secord for Halloween the year it came out. However, my crush was Billy Campbell, though I didn’t realize it at the age of 7 (cause, ya know, everything’s simpler before you hit the double digits). I did realize it when I watched the movie a few years later and was blown away by how handsome he was. Ugh, so great. Thanks again Logan!
THE ROCKETEER. YES. I recently re-watched an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation featuring one William O. Campbell (later to be rechristened Billy Campbell) as a roguish, Han Solo-esque space traveler who seduces a young Teri Hatcher. It’s worth looking into. There are SEXY RESULTS.
The Nazis would go only if the movie were entirely transported, time-wise. And I’m not sure we want that…
YES BEST MOVIE OF THE NINETIES.
But I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared they were gonna ruin it. Please don’t ruin it Disney!
Alan Arkin had better be in it, is all I care about.
I totally had that reaction when I saw my current job listing. Well… actually the reaction I had was “Oh, what you mean is you’re looking for me!” but it’s kind of close. It’s not the kind of job one dreams about. but it’s really good and makes use of my weird eclectic talents.