Thank you, my friend. I agree with you 100% on what you said.

Your truly friend,(as John Lennon said)
I'll try to write more. I have plenty of opinions, as you know. I
just need to carch up. My daughter is on the computer during the
times I'm awake. I lured her away with a "game" on the tv.

Chaille




--- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, dkelly26666 <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> Hello, Chaille! I haven't heard from you in a long time. Good to
> see you back! I've been mostly talking to myself in here, lately.
> Hopefully, there will be more Keitel related stuff to talk about in
> the near future. "National Treasure" and "Be Cool" will both be out
> in a few months, and hopefully there will be some more stuff, soon.
> Scorsese is beginning pre-production on his next film, "The
> Departed", soon. Wouldn't it be great if...? Well, you know what I
> mean. It's doubtful, but I wish Keitel and Marty would get together
> again. Also, De Niro is about to start shooting "The Good
Shepherd",
> which he directs and acts in, in October. Leo Di Caprio stars in
> both, and Matt Damon is in talks for the Scorsese film. I really,
> really wish that one of them would use Keitel in their film, (or
both
> would be great, too!). I'd love to see Keitel in some big, prestige
> movie for a change, instead of : the good little film that no one
> sees, or the big bad film that no one likes! Wishful thinking...
> we'll see...
>
>
>
> --- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, "straycat442003"
> <straycat@a...> wrote:
> > Hi Bev!
> >
> > I read that, too, but Coppola never asked anyone else (that I
know
> > of) to sign that kind of contract. He either learned his lesson
or
> > that was the excuse for being fired that Keitel used. Like DKelly
> > said, no one really knows what the "real" reason was. The
> difference
> > of opinion of how Keitel should have played the character makes
the
> > most sense to me. They were from two different worlds and Keitel
> can
> > be frightening in some of his chararacters.
> > Who knows?
> >
> > Chaille
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, b c
> > <teenyweenyminiaturecottage@y...> wrote:
> > > It was because Coppola wanted exclusivity for a long period of
> time
> > on HK's films and he was not about to sign his life
> > away................Bev
> > >
> > >
> > > There is 1 message in this issue.
> > >
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> > >
> > > 1. Re: Reflections In A Golden Eye
> > > From: dkelly26666
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:08:48 -0000
> > > From: dkelly26666
> > > Subject: Re: Reflections In A Golden Eye
> > >
> > > Hello!
> > > I'm not sure anyone knows the specifics of why Keitel was
> > > fired. He was famously cast in the lead role of Willard during
> pre-
> > > production in 1975. He would have played opposite Marlon Brando
> and
> > > Robert Duvall. It truly was the role < I feel, that would have
> made
> > a
> > > huge star out of Keitel, much like the Godfather films did for
Al
> > > Pacino and (in Part II) Robert De Niro. Unfortunately, just
about
> > two
> > > weeks into production, Coppola suddenly fired Keitel, much to
the
> > > dismay of the film's other producers. Production was halted,
> > > temporarily, until Martin Sheen was cast as his replacement,
and
> > went
> > > on to do this very famous film. Sheen was great in the part,
but
> I
> > > often wonder what could have been with Keitel in there.
> > >
> > > Anyway, neither side have much wanted to talk about it since.
> > > Keitel DID say in his Playboy '95 interview that he didn't hold
> any
> > > grudges againt Coppola after all these years. He said something
> to
> > > the effect that they would have to be some really sad old men
to
> > > still be bearing scars about that one. I once heard someone
> > speculate
> > > that Harvey and Coppola's personalitites simply clashed. That
> > Francis
> > > was this rich California kid from some fraternity at UCLA, and
> > Keitel
> > > was this tough, blue-collar kid from Brooklyn. Also, Keitel had
> > > mainly worked with friends like Scorsese and De Niro up to that
> > > point, and he may have been used to a bit more creative freedom
> > than
> > > a tyrannical Coppola was willing to give him. In any case, it
> > DIDN'T
> > > happen, and they obviously have never tried to work together
> again.
> > >
> > > Sadly, Keitel's big Hollywood career took an instant nose dive
> > > after that, and he wouldn't be back for many years. He always
> > worked,
> > > mind you, but he never again achieved a big level of stardom
> until
> > > about 16 years later.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, Carrie Anderson
> > > wrote:
> > > > HI,
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me why Keitel was fired during
> > coppolas 'apocolypse
> > > now'?
> > > >
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