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"Mister Ed & Me" by Alan Young
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*Dracula: Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, surprised everyone who knew him, for the creator of the grisly villain from fiction was in reality a well-adjusted man without a violent bone in his body. Mild-mannered Bram created the most loathesome monster of all horror!
Another thing that many people do not realize is that "Dracula" was written in diary form from Dracula's point of view.
*Jaws: Unlike the subsequent movie, the Peter Benchley novel for which it was based was not entirely about sharks. One-third of it was probably about sharks, the vast majority of it was about the hero, Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider's character in the movie), and the trials and tribulations of the people that lived on Amity Island. The movie was better.
Also worth mentioning is the fact that the book had a lot of heavy profanity and sexual talk, plus the violence was a bit grittier. The movie was toned down considerably and was rated PG.
*Jurassic Park: In the novel that inspired the movie, the character of billionaire John Hammond died at the end of the film, killed by one of his own dinosaurs.
Another interesting fact is that main hero Dr. Grant, in the novel, liked children AND had a beard. In the movie, he was clean-shaven and hated children.
Also of note is the fact that the novel had several more types of dinosaurs than what is shown in the movie. Obviously, for budget purposes, the movie could not show us all of these.
*Rambo: "First Blood", the 1972 novel by David Morrell that brought us the all-American hero Rambo, is much different than the 1982 movie starring Sylvester Stallone. The biggest difference being that in the book, Colonel Trautman shoots John Rambo and kills him. When the movie was first filmed, they had it that Rambo was going to commit suicide at the end. When test audiences found this too depressing, the ending was changed, thus leaving it open to sequels. The filmmakers made the wise decision.
*Sherlock Holmes: What few people realize is that the world's greatest detective had drug addictions. It was his failing health that made Dr. John Watson necessary to be around him all the time. Cocaine and morphine were the drugs of his choice. However, both of these were legal in Holmes' time.
*Tarzan: Unlike most of the Tarzan movies, the Tarzan character from Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories was intelligent and could speak well. And there was NO Cheetah the chimp; he was purely an invention of the movies.
"Mister Ed and Me" by Alan Young- I love this TV show (it's one of my favorites) and this book is a delight! Actor Alan Young, who played Wilbur, penned this autobiographical account of his early show business years, specifically "Mister Ed". I found it interesting to learn of his history: childhood, early show business days, "The Alan Young Show" TV show, and such cult-classic movies as "The Time Machine" and "Tom Thumb". But what fascinates me most is what he had to say about the "Mister Ed" TV show. He talks about how it all started and how it became a success. Young tells us many amusing stories of what went on behind the scenes of Mister Ed which you've just got to read for yourself to enjoy. I don't want to spoil it for you. He talks some about the cast and crew members, but most heavily on Allan "Rocky" Lane who voiced Mister Ed, Mister Ed the horse, and Mister Ed's owner/trainer Lester Hilton. It's amazing to see just how much Young and Lester really loved that horse. He was a very special animal.
Young goes on to tell us
of what he has done
in show business after the surprise cancellation of "Mister Ed".
When it was cancelled, it was still a top-rated show! He
still visited Lester and Ed, until their deaths (which were actually
pretty close to each other). Perhaps his biggest accomplishment
since "Mister Ed" is being the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney's
"Ducktales" TV cartoon series and all Scrooge McDuck appearances
afterward.
I thoroughly enjoyed
reading "Mister Ed and
Me"! You will, too! The only thing is that I wish he
would've talked a bit more about the other cast members such as Larry
Keating and Edna Skinner (the Addisons) and Connie Hines (Carol
Post). He hardly said anything at all about the second set of
neighbors the Kirkwoods (Leon Ames and Florence MacMichael). I
would've really enjoyed hearing more about them. Perhaps he plans
to tell us more about them in a second "Mister Ed" book? I'd buy
it!
Year: 1994
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