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hello everyone! i had the pleasure of being cast as an orphan in "The Blues Brothers." even though my lines ended up on the editing room floor ("check it out! check it out! tonight only, from chicago...the blues brothers, rhythm and blues review! one night only, the fabulous blues brothers!"), i still have fond memories of those days. john belushi taught me how to make bear tracks in the sand on the beach (remember those people on the waterslide? i wanted to go swimming so bad that day), "if you make enough of these tracks all over the beach, people will think that bears escaped from lincoln park zoo." he then started trying to convince my mom that he was also a professional footprint maker for films and tv. "i made the bigfoot footprints on six million dollar man. that was me." i remember being confused about why there were four blues brothers. i didnt know what photo doubles were at the time, so it was weird to be talking to john belushi, yet see off in the distance, two other blues brothers walking along. the other weird thing was that the walls of the orphanage were a spongy rubber. i remember them shooting this scene with me another little boy playing ball. it was freezing in chicago that day! i had no jacket and i couldnt take it in my tshirt and shorts anymore. i turned and asked my mom if i could stop playing. i remember the wardrobe guy letting me wear henry gibson's nazi hat and john belushi's hat. as the years passed by, i ended up moving to california to persue further acting. i worked a lot as an extra, sometimes a stand-in, and other times a photo double, for various film and television projects. one of these projects was boston legal. i was called in to stand in for henry gibson (a judge). when the cameras stopped rolling and we were about to go on lunch, i went over to him and told him the story about how i once wore his hat. he was a kind little fellow. he told me that when the pope was in town in chicago at the time of filming, belushi wanted really bad to have the pope make an appearance in the movie. he kept asking landis to do it, but he didnt think it was a very good idea.ive been hit with a film idea that i would dearly like to brainstorm with dan aykroyd and john landis about. if anyone knows their email address, please send it to me here: [email protected]
also...for anyone interested, i would like to take this opportunity to lead you towards some various fun and exciting projects i have worked on/am working on....
-"Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid!" this is a science fiction space saga that i am now in the middle of filming. it is based on/inspired by the old buck rogers and flash gordon serials. lots of lazer-dodging, rocket and jetpack flying, tentacle-fighting, and wisecrack-igniting. if you have some time, check out the myspace page at: www.myspace.com/maxneptune
we also have behind the scenes footage on www.youtube.com/maxneptune
-"Smashing Stereotypes." this is a film i worked on that is currently making the rounds in film festivals and will be available for rent on www.netflix.com in january07. its about a korean fella trying to get a break in hollywood. plenty of raucious (what does that mean anyway? ive never used that word before now) sensibility, clever humor, and intriguing viewpoints. check out the trailer on their website: www.smashingstereotypes.com
-"Harmony Heights." this is another film touring various film festivals (in fact, in january it won "Audience Favorite" at the "Tour des Artistes Film Festival in Long Beach"). its about four roommates evicted by their housing association for unruly behaviour. slip-n-slides, koi ponds, (every children's favorite television personality) travelling tom, and couches filled with letters are all sure to delight. the trailer can be found at: www.harmonyheightsmovie.com
-"Really Bad Movie." this is an animated film that will be soon rockin and rollin its way through animation festivals before ya know it! a group of four bumbling investigators are continually called upon to...er...investigate mysterious occurrences and absurd happenings. old live-action "b" movies combined with flash animation. check out the trailer at: www.reallybadmovie.com
or the myspace page: www.myspace.com/reallybadmovie
okay, that is all. thanks so much for your time
~curt clendenin
