Confessions of a FILM FOX
A match made in hell? Hollywoods grapevine has it that Jane Fondas hot to co-star with John Travolta in a film. Whatsa matter...cant Tom Hayden dance? Isnt prezhopeful Jerry Brown more than just a little miffed that his cupcake Linda Ronstadt wont perform in any benefits to promote his candidacy?
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Confessions of a FILU FOX
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A match made in hell? Hollywoods grapevine has it that Jane Fondas hot to co-star with John Travolta in a film. Whatsa matter...cant Tom Hayden dance?
Isnt prezhopeful Jerry Brown more than just a little miffed that his cupcake Linda Ronstadt wont perform in any benefits to promote his candidacy? Linda thinks performers, untrained in politics, have too much influence over their young fans minds. In other words, Lindas a dish, so Jets all vote for Stoneface!
In addition to McVicar starring Roger Daltrey (as the U.K.s "Public Enemy No. 1") and Adam (Faith (!), the Whos producing Get Off My Cloud, described as a "hard look at the late 60s. " Quibbling over trivial matters these days are Farrah Fawcett and estranged hubby Lee Majors. Seems they both want dibs on their $2V2 mill shack in Hollywood Hills. (How about splitting the cash and investing in some long-term acting lessons, ay?) Meanwhile, the eternally hot-to-trot Ryan ONeals helping the little lady balance her checkbook.
With so many former TV series reunions these days, its no surprise that the once-fave 77 Sunset Strip would reunite, bringing together such one-time Warner Bros, stable boys as Roger ("Im Ann-Margrets husband") Smith, Efrem Zim ballet, Jr., and Edd "Rookie" By race.
Carrie Fisher apparently couldnt take one more joke from current flame Dan Aykroyd, since she nearly choked to death at a Chicago eatery while keeping company with the comic. Big Dan came to the rescue, though, by jumping up from the table, grabbing Carrie, squeezing the daylights out of her, and forcing the nasty thing out of her mouth.
If you think Sonny Bonos hot fora reunion (other than show-biz wise) with Cher, fergit it! That boys smarter than he looks, since hes secure in the arms of long-time sweetie Susie Cuelho once more.
Poh lil Willie Nelson is the latest victim suffering from non-payment of back taxes. The oF boy came home after a long tour only to find his house padlocked and his cars towed away by the IRS. (Hey Chuck Berry—need a cellmate?)
Frank Zappas off and flappin again, this time . via a motion picture called Baby Snakes, in which he not ohly stars, but directs, produces, edits and composes the music. The bulk of the songs in the • flick are from his Sheik Yerbouti LP. According to ZodiacNews, thefilm deals with strange forms of human behavior (are there any other kind?) and, says Zappa, "Its about people who do stuff that is not normal." Rat on, Frankie...
John Phillips (of the former Mamas & Papas—also the former hubby of Michelle) faces, perhaps, the biggest challenge of his career: Seems Papa Johns busy working on an upcoming LP for daughter Mackenzie Phillips... with, we might add, no help from Peter Asher.
A Broadway show currently being prepped is Levi, a musical base.d on the life of blue-jean czar Levi Strauss. The play will trace the life of the German immigrantfrom his first days in America to the development of his world famous denims. Z-z-z-z-z. (ZNS)
Blondie, the Knack, the Cars, & Suzi. Quatro are just a few of the acts bei ng featured in Robert Stigwoods upcoming Times Square music-pic, currently shooting in New York. The film stars Tim (Rocky Horror) Curry, who plays an all-night DJ who makes celebrities of two teenage runaways... Also on the drawing board is (and you knew it was coming) a sequel to Saturday Night Fever, going under the catchy title Stay in A live. You can breathe easy, though, since it wont star John Travolta.
Whatsa matter with kids today?! On the eve of his 18th birthday, teen schlock star Leif Garrett was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence...
Varietys the spice of A1 Pacinos life, since the handsome hunk recently got rid of his old model (Marthe Keller) in favor of a new one (in the form of actress Susan Anspach).
Boom, boom, here come the Rats: Yes, everyones favorite rodents, the Boomtown Rats, have just started work on a United Artists film called Dracula Rocks, which is guaranteed to draw equal amounts of blood n bux in the grand tradition of such rat spectax as Willard and Ben. Pack leader Bob Geldof gnawed his way into the lead role, and his bandmates will appear in spots throughout the flick. A new sex god for the 80s? Pass the D-Con...
