Colston Sanger <colston@gid.co.uk> (06/09/91)
Patrick, TELECOM Digest readers in London, UK may be interested to know that the film `The President's Analyst' (discussed in recent Digests) is showing at the National Film Theatre on Saturday, 27 July at 6.15 pm. Regards, Colston Sanger GID Ltd 69 Kings Road Tel/Fax: 0428 65421 Haslemere Surrey GU27 2QG, UK UUCP: colston@gid.co.uk
Marty the Droid <droid@kerner.sf.ca.us> (06/10/91)
For those who have seen the film "The President's Analyst", did anyone notice Cliff Robertson playing the part of the 'droid at TPC? I almost bust a gut the first time I saw him enter in that grey suit in an AT&T commercial. It was nice to know that "TCP" still had the same leadership. :-) (I wondered if the folks at the ad agency or AT&T ever saw the movie.) Marty 'The Droid' Brenneis ...!uupsi!kerner!droid Industrial Magician droid@kerner.sf.ca.us (415)258-2105
roy@cs.umn.edu> (06/11/91)
droid@kerner.sf.ca.us (Marty the Droid) writes: > For those who have seen the film "The President's Analyst", did anyone > notice Cliff Robertson playing the part of the 'droid at TPC? I believe it was Pat Harrington who played that particular 'droid. Roy M. Silvernail |+| roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu
Mike Andrews <mikea@chinet.chi.il.us> (06/14/91)
In article <telecom11.445.11@eecs.nwu.edu> droid@kerner.sf.ca.us (Marty the Droid) writes: > For those who have seen the film "The President's Analyst", did anyone > notice Cliff Robertson playing the part of the 'droid at TPC? I almost > bust a gut the first time I saw him enter in that grey suit in an AT&T > commercial. It was nice to know that "TCP" still had the same > leadership. :-) > (I wondered if the folks at the ad agency or AT&T ever saw the movie.) Nice irony, but your memory is a little faulty. The "TPC 'droid" was played by Pat Harrington, mostly known for his role as Dwayne Schneider, the handyman on "One Day at a Time" and Trak Auto Parts commercials. Other actors in "The President's Analyst" besides James Coburn are Godfrey Cambridge as the CRA(sic) man, Severin Darden as the Russian, Artie Johnson (Laugh-In) as the FBR(sic) man, William Daniels (the voice of Kitt the Car on Knight Rider and a Doctor on St. Elsewhere) as the Liberal Gun Nut, and Will Geer as James Coburn's analyst and mentor. The film also features the acting and musical "talents" of Barry (Eve of Destruction) McQuire. I have a video copy of the movie which has been one of my favorites for years. Some lines to watch for: Doctor: "The one thing all psychotics have in common is hate for The Phone Company. They all hate the The Phone Company!" The Russian: "Every country in world hates The Phone Company. BEDOUINS hate The Phone Company!" ------- "With all the countries in the world The President has to worry about, which one do you think worries him the most?" "Which one?" "Libya. Do you believe it? LIBYA!" (this is a pre-Qadaffi bit of precognition.)