Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 (The Equalizer)

BBC News ^ | 11-16-2009 | BBC Staff

[FredZarguna]

Take the “ward” out of his names and he’s “Ed Wood.”

Interesting mathematics:

British Actor - 2 Leave it to Beaver Dad's = Talentless Cross-dressing director

But consider also:
Adult Male Title of Address + British Actor - 2 Leave it to Beaver Dad's - Dead Tree = Talking Horse.

[FredZarguna]

Butt not real Britt

There are some special effects that really aren't spoiled by their lack of authenticity.

Anyway, I am a full fledged Wicker Man cultist -- the original, not that hideous remake -- and owning the DVD I can attest that the real Britt is on there, even if they used a body-double for some of the angles. Hat tip to Salamander all the same.

[Salamander]

I know.
She was pregnant during filming.

You’re actually complaining about that bodacious booty?

Hell, I’m a straight female and I thought that scene was sexy as hell.

[Salamander]

Got the nearly impossible to find uncut version?

I do....:)

Wicker Man fanatic, here.

[FredZarguna]

Actually, not quite. I have the 88 and 99 minute versions. The 99 minute is cut in the same order as the 103 minute version. [The slashed version, as you probably know, is also out-of-order in some places] but the film quality of the inserted scenes is clearly not as good as the 88 minutes used for the US theatrical release: they're really dark, and one outside night scene [about 90 seconds long] is so scratchy it's practically unwatchable.

I've been trying to find the 103 minute version for a while -- but haven't been able to even in PAL Region-2. I understand it shows up on eBay from time-to-time.

[Salamander]

I got mine from a video store going out of business.

I’m one of those “weirdos” who HAS to see the uncut version of *everything*.

It took me years but I finally got hold of the uncensored version of “The Devils” starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave.

Well worth the wait, IMO.

The only one I regret was the unrated version of Caligula. [I’m a major Malcolm McDowell/Peter O’Toole fan]

Damn.
That was one brutal, perverse flick.

Gave me nightmares.

Borders was selling a box set [literally...wooden box with wood-burned Wicker Man on it] that had both versions.

It was $50 but I bought it any way.

*Then* somebody did a UK published limited release of the official Wicker Man soundtrack.

Pure bliss and blissiosity.

[FredZarguna]

The Devils is a really unsettling film. Saw it in college and have not seen it anywhere since. Oliver Reed did more than one of those. I'm on board with Malcom McDowell and Peter O'Toole. Caligula was one of those "must see" films at a certain age, and then you wished you could somehow scrub your brain.

Oddly, my mother turned me on to The Wicker Man. She and my Dad watched a very highly edited version on late night TV in the mid seventies and said, "you seem to like things that are original and weird. This would appeal to you." It's in my top five.