tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2254202793216139661..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Films: Boy on a Dolphinmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-87557664641821135062011-07-26T14:35:32.369-05:002011-07-26T14:35:32.369-05:00I remember this too. Haven't seen it in MANY y...I remember this too. Haven't seen it in MANY years. Sophia and the Greek Isles - a great combo. Alan Ladd as the lead - not so much. He was...um...laughable next to the statuesque Loren.<br /><br />Kind of like Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher - the latest casting atrocity.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71220635949475646792011-07-26T14:32:40.637-05:002011-07-26T14:32:40.637-05:00It pops up on TCM and FMC on occasion. But do you...It pops up on TCM and FMC on occasion. But do you want to possibly ruin your teenage memories by seeing it again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-73413002478595786992011-07-26T10:06:59.671-05:002011-07-26T10:06:59.671-05:00Julie's recording of the title tune is on YouT...Julie's recording of the title tune is on YouTube. Check it out.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-64902479572149045872011-07-26T09:45:39.552-05:002011-07-26T09:45:39.552-05:00Browsing IMDB I found the interesting tidbit that ...Browsing IMDB I found the interesting tidbit that Sophia's singing in the movie was ghosted by Julie London - and wouldn't she have made a swell sponge-diver as well?<br />A.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13334166024950424852011-07-26T09:31:46.804-05:002011-07-26T09:31:46.804-05:00That's the name, Juri. I haven't read the...That's the name, Juri. I haven't read the book.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-12550404403047640132011-07-26T09:23:46.271-05:002011-07-26T09:23:46.271-05:00Anyone read the book? I can't make out the wri...Anyone read the book? I can't make out the writer's name, is it David Devine? Never heard of him.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63906196779417403062011-07-26T09:08:06.556-05:002011-07-26T09:08:06.556-05:00Ladd always had to stand on a box for the kissing ...Ladd <i>always</i> had to stand on a box for the kissing scenes. <br /><br />I still remember this one for the scenery of the island and Sophia.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-32835850139844308642011-07-26T08:53:28.783-05:002011-07-26T08:53:28.783-05:00I certainly hadn't forgotten it! It was racy e...I certainly hadn't forgotten it! It was racy enough to be a big deal when on TV, and the plot wasn't bad either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-62195206080988845092011-07-26T08:43:33.491-05:002011-07-26T08:43:33.491-05:00I like Bwana Dolphin which must have been the 3-D ...I like <i>Bwana Dolphin</i> which must have been the 3-D version. I sure wish I'd seen that one. I did see <i>The Deep</i>. But it wasn't in 3-D, either. (No 38-D jokes please.)mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74146462720418698842011-07-26T08:41:21.582-05:002011-07-26T08:41:21.582-05:00For some reason I mondegreen the title as "Bw...For some reason I mondegreen the title as "Bwana Dolphin". The aquatic sequel to "Bwana Devil", I suppose.<br /><br />I've always considered Jackie Bisset's performance in The Deep to be an homage (or a pair of homages) to Loren.<br /><br />Art ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-90888441081960092822011-07-26T08:39:51.738-05:002011-07-26T08:39:51.738-05:00Deb, I suspect she had a much greater effect on me...Deb, I suspect she had a much greater effect on me when I was about 15 than she'd have had at any other time.<br /><br />George, this one's not impossible to find, but it's probably only on VHS at collector's prices. Not worth it.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-36419685093276894532011-07-26T07:53:57.285-05:002011-07-26T07:53:57.285-05:00I never saw BOY ON A DOLPHIN, but I think I'll...I never saw BOY ON A DOLPHIN, but I think I'll seek it out after reading about the effect it had on you.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-8408373491565225612011-07-26T07:39:43.961-05:002011-07-26T07:39:43.961-05:00I suspect my response to Sophia, beautiful though ...I suspect my response to Sophia, beautiful though she undoubtedly is, is somewhat less viseral than a man's response.<br /><br />Years ago, I read an article about the cinematic tricks that were used to disguise the fact that Alan Ladd was 5'4", and since then I really can't enjoy his movies because all the time I'm thinking, "Ah, I see what they did there." Even a classic like "Shane" becomes distracting when you notice that Ladd is always in foreground when others are in the background and vice-versa. <br /><br />The craziest set-up I've seen was one where Loretta Young plays a deaf woman and Ladd is the brilliant doctor who is trying to cure her. He stands at the top of the stairs, she stands at the bottom. This is their entire courtship.Debnoreply@blogger.com