From: joyce@next09wor.wam.umd.edu (James Michael Joyce)
Subject: Re: Robinton & Film Comments
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:10:52 GMT

In article <robg.722137275@citr.uq.oz.au> robg@citr.uq.oz.au (Rob  
Geraghty) writes:
> tabbifli+@cs.cmu.edu (Melissa Tabbifli) writes:
> 
> >Away back when the 'let's cast the film' discussion was going on,  
someone
> >(or, rather, several someones) suggested Sean Connery as Robinton.   
A 
> >question came up on if he could sing or not.. Answer: He could in  
1959
> >when he starred in Walt Disney's _Darby O'Gill and the Little  
People_. 
> >The song was fairly short.. "Pretty Irish Girl".   It's on one of  
the 
> >_A Legacy in Song_ CDs that were recenty released by Disney. I  
make no
> >claims on his skill! :) 
> 
> Thanks!  I think I asked the question.  Still, however much I like  
Sean
> Connery it seems like someone more musically inclined would be  
better
> suited to the part - and *definitely* someone who is able to  
impersonate
> other people's voices *really* well.  Robinton's ability to do this  
is a
> very important factor in his speeches in Dragonflight.  How about  
Sean
> Connery as Lytol? 
Hmmm...Robin Williams? Dunno if he can sing tho...I think he sings in  
Aladdin, but I haven't seen it yet so I can't comment yet.

						Jim

I got no .sigs to hold me down, (etc.etc. I forget the rest  
etc.etc....)
I got no .sigs on me.
Pinocchio (sort of)


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