Hi Duoboleti!

You sure sound pretty convincing and have stated a good point. You
seem to know quite a bit about Barret Oliver and/or the movies he
starred in. The movies I've seen him in were NES, DARYL, Secret
Garden and Frankenweenie.

And when I discovered Barret Oliver: Strangely, it was during the
Year of 89 when I was living in South Carolina after we moved there.
I got the movie NES and that's when I started to take interest in his
acting skills. I wish that I could've gotten to be a fan of him in
the Early to Mid 80's, even though, to tell you the truth, my folks
from Connecticut knew Moses Gunn, the one actor from NES. Yeah, my
Grand Father from my Mom's side lived not too far away from Moses in
Conn. as my dad has seen him a couple times when we were visiting
that state. I guess this coincidentally gives me a connection to Noah
Hathaway & Barret Oliver, even though I've never even known about
them until I've seen NES on Home Video in 89. Such a major IRONIC
coincidence THIS really is... /:->

Well, have to be going. I got home from work not too long ago and am
really tired. Take care and it was good to meet you Duoboleti. I hope
we can have more to discuss about Barret.


**-Ranger_X_80000**


P.S. If you're wondering when and where I was born, I was born in
Redbank, New Jersey on October 27th, 1981. Me and My folks are from
the Mid Atlantic States going into the New England Area. Me and my
family have moved around quite a bit from state to state during the
80's & 90's...









> No messages, huh? I discovered BO only last year, and joined the
> Internet only last week....don't blame me! And I've seen only four
> BO efforts - TNES, DARYL, COCOON 1 & 2. Now who's gonna tell me how
> to get hold of more, Frankenweenie especially? And I'm not
> Stateside. Come on, help!
>
> Me, I'm looking for a site to have a serious discussion on facts &
> opinions about BO's movies. If that's too boring, let me know and
> I'll unsubscribe pronto. For instance....
>
> 1 - was it coincidence that the same eye-test-card was used in
DARYL
> and Cocoon 1? And how come that Daryl was allowed to memorise it
> WRONG?
>
> 2 - did BO's Directors tease him from one movie to the next, or
copy
> each other's work? The test-card, yes, but was it pure accident
that
> baseball was a strength in Daryl and a weakness in Cocoon 2? And
did
> he really, aged 12, have such control of his accent that he could
> appear preppy in Daryl and hill-billy in Cocoon 1? And the
> sweatshirts with a coloured neck-band; and the endless tracksuit
> tops. What was going on, if anything?
>
> 3 - talking of voice....could BO play the piano? If not, his
> simulation of playing in DARYL was remarkable. But my guess, from
> the musicality of his voice and his sense of timing, was that he
was
> pretty damn musical. Anyone know anything? And what pieces was
> he 'playing' on the piano? I'd be prepared to practise them myself,
> for old time's sake.
>
> 4 - Why did 'Continuity' have so many probs in every movie with
BO's
> hair? Style could change three times in a scene. And why do we
> notice the fact (those of us that do)?
>
> 5 - Joey Cramer did an excellent job of making FLIGHT OF THE
> NAVIGATOR an enjoyable movie. But can't you just hear the way BO
> would have voiced some of the lines, and wouldn't it have made for
a
> better-focused movie? What do you think?
>
> I could say more. This BO kid was probably a seriously good actor -
> he'd lost his poise and presence by Cocoon 2 - but we should not
> take for granted what we've got. So don't get paranoid about some
> stupid SOB who tormented your site in the past. Let's get analyzing
> all the stuff that's there to be enjoyed.
>
> Come back soonest.....DUOBOLETI