A young actress is trying desperately to get the non-speaking part of an Angel standing around during the birth of Jebus.
The movie's producers step aside to discuss her casting: "And what credit does this Angel get? 'Angel Who Blew The Producer To Get Her SAG Card?'"
Sorry, old-timers, I know I mention this one every Xmas. And sometimes on the Fourth of July. But it is a sadly neglected religious classic and I like to make sure newbies know about it.
Check out the casting:
Cain and Abel are portrayed by Lou Ferrigno and Andy Dick. ("What? I get KILLED?"
Mrs. Noah = Eve Plumb, a/k/a Jan Brady from "The Manson Bunch"
Moses = Soupy Sales
God = an old hippie in a Cadillac who likes to reminisce about dropping acid at Led Zep concerts.
Storyline: two low-budget movie producers, previously known for epics such as "Nude Ninjas," suddenly get a huge amount of studio money to film the entire Bible. From Genesis to Revelation. ("But let's leave out the Lot stuff. It's just weird."
The only caveat: along with a puerile and Non-Sophisticated Theological mockery of religion, this flick is a send-up of the whole movie industry. From studio nepotism right down to the caterers, animal wranglers and truck drivers. So you might appreciate it more if you know a little about how the movie industry (mis)functions, or if you've ever worked on a movie yourself.
There are lots of great in-jokes. Like the pretentious cinematographer: "Sven Nykvist gave me this light meter. He said I needed it more than he did."
There's a running joke about filming the Ten Commandments scene at Vasquez Rocks. That's a spot in the desert right outside Los Angeles. And if you've ever seen any older B&W movie on Turner Classics, you've seen the Vasquez Rocks. Hundreds of westerns were filmed there, along with cinema classics like the 1953 "Robot Monster."
Oh, and "Star Trek." That's the Vasquez Rocks behind The Shat and his friend:
The Making of "...And God Spoke:"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107492/
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