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Old 06-09-2011, 05:53 PM
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Funny story I read in a Dick Miller interview:

Roger Corman offered him the lead in Little Shoppe of Horrors, but he had just finished playing the lead in A Bucket of Blood, and he felt the roles were too similar, so he told Corman to "let Jon do it." Corman never offered him a lead role again, and indeed, he never played anything but supporting roles after that.

Well, I guess it's not that funny, for Miller...
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Old 06-09-2011, 08:28 PM
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Funny story I read in a Dick Miller interview:

Roger Corman offered him the lead in Little Shoppe of Horrors, but he had just finished playing the lead in A Bucket of Blood, and he felt the roles were too similar, so he told Corman to "let Jon do it." Corman never offered him a lead role again, and indeed, he never played anything but supporting roles after that.

Well, I guess it's not that funny, for Miller...
How could you turn down a role in a Corman movie? :eek:
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Old 06-09-2011, 09:00 PM
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In 1960 Corman wasn't the legend he is today.
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Old 06-09-2011, 09:48 PM
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5-2-2, Dick Miller cruises to the win in the end.
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Old 06-10-2011, 04:29 AM
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Carl Weathers (Rocky series, Predator, Happy Gilmore, etc.)






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Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, etc.)






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Richard Jenkins (Silverado, Absolute Power, Me Myself & Irene, etc.)

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Old 06-10-2011, 04:31 AM
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Funny story I read in a Dick Miller interview:

Roger Corman offered him the lead in Little Shoppe of Horrors, but he had just finished playing the lead in A Bucket of Blood, and he felt the roles were too similar, so he told Corman to "let Jon do it." Corman never offered him a lead role again, and indeed, he never played anything but supporting roles after that.

Well, I guess it's not that funny, for Miller...
Wow. I guess Roger Corman doesn't like to be told no.
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:31 AM
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Jeffrey Jones. From Ferris Beuler to Beetlejuice to Amadeus, that guy is hilarious.
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