Subject: Re: American Chronicles
From: reeves@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (John F. Reeves)
Date: 1990-09-10, 14:38
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks,rec.sport.pro-wrestling

Herb Kunze writes:

|Also, I just thought I'd let you know that Mr. Lynch's next film is called 
|"High Calibre".  It's an action flick (!).  Turns out he needs a female
|actress - with very few lines - to do some wrestling moves and the 
|one he was contemplating hurt herself taking some falls.  So, David
|has recruited Madusa Macelli, an active female wrestler currently working
|in the lucrative Japanese market.  Apparently, he's also hired Japanese
|kung fu actress, Yukaro Oshima, who does Hong Kong martial arts films.

Nip this one in the bud time.  From the Wrestling Observer 9/10/90:

 ``First off, in the item last week about Madusa starring in a film
  called _High Calibre_, which it was stated would be directed by David 
  Lynch (of _Twin Peaks_ fame), that is incorrect.  The movie will be
  directed by Frankie Chan.  When describing the movie to me, a publicist
  said ``it would be like _Black Rain_ directed by Sergio Leone and David
  Lynch,'' but what was meant is that is what the movie would be like, not
  that they were the directors.''

I saw the item last week, and thought about posting it but you've got
to understand how flaky the wrestling press is.  I don't know where Herb
picked it up (Toronto press wrestling columns?), but more than likely
the genesis was in the Observer.  

However, one can only hope that Lynch/Frost pick up the rights to the
ongoing Bruiser Brody/Jose Gonzales/Atsushi Onita saga before _A 
Current Affair_ gets to it.
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