tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post4509216958160824087..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: A Modern Classic: The Equalizer (1985)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-91843695775013906962014-06-22T14:07:16.477-04:002014-06-22T14:07:16.477-04:00"Racelifts" have been in the movies in r..."Racelifts" have been in the movies in recent years (i.e. Honeymooners, About Last Night), and it seems the boneheads are more concerned with finding the hot names to fill the casts, regardless of race.<br /><br />Didn't see either Great Debaters or Pelham, but I'll see about the DVD's.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-55162634477049218462014-06-22T11:21:55.375-04:002014-06-22T11:21:55.375-04:00ANOTHER RACELIFT??
I promise you, this one will f...ANOTHER RACELIFT??<br /><br />I promise you, this one will fall - hard!<br /><br />I used to love this show - though I admit you're correct in stating it was more about having a member of The Police writing the music for it. It was huge news at the time. However I do think Woodward was a good fit for the role (he reminds me of Michael Caine for some reason) and it's a shame he's no longer with us.<br /><br />I do have an Equalizer story to tell:<br /><br />My dad worked for the NYDOC at that time. His office was at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It wasn't unusual to use the area for filming of many NY based TV shows, films or music videos. My dad and his crew heard shots coming from downstairs and thought something bad was going down. They race down in riot gear to the scene of the gunshots when someone yelled, "Cut!"<br /><br />Turns out an episode of The Equalizer was shooting that day! Apparently despite getting the OK to film from HQ, someone forgot to tell my dad's crew! Thankfully, all was well after that. Dad even shook hands with Woodward!<br /><br />BTW - the last duds Denzel made were "The Great Debaters" (although critically acclaimed, it was a flop at the box office) and the remake of "The Taking of "Pelham 123" which pales compared to the original - and was a flop at the box office.<br /><br />Soon, The Equalizer remake will be added to it.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com