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I was watching the Blade Runner 5 disc DVD set, and got around to the final disc, which talks about restoration.
One scene that needed work, was when Deckard talks to the Arab snake salesman. In 1982, they edited the dialogue, and the lines didn't match Ford's lips at all. They wanted to fix this, and asked Ford to come back in to reread three to four lines. The whole restoration (the full film) took from 2000 to 2007, and in that time Ford was "unavailable" to redo the lines.
Yeah, he was probably busy with his promising career, getting his ear pierced, or watching the entire run of Ally McBeal on DVD.
In the end, the crew turned to Ben Ford, his son, who owns a restaurant.
http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/.../of=50,584,442
He looks a lot like his dad, a little heavier (hey, he owns a restaurant), and his voice is almost identical. So he came in, they filmed him and presto, problem solved.
I was just thinking: why not use HIM for the next Indiana Jones?
He's younger, only needs to lose a few pounds, and he's...available.
He could even give some cooking lessons to Sallah!
One scene that needed work, was when Deckard talks to the Arab snake salesman. In 1982, they edited the dialogue, and the lines didn't match Ford's lips at all. They wanted to fix this, and asked Ford to come back in to reread three to four lines. The whole restoration (the full film) took from 2000 to 2007, and in that time Ford was "unavailable" to redo the lines.
Yeah, he was probably busy with his promising career, getting his ear pierced, or watching the entire run of Ally McBeal on DVD.
In the end, the crew turned to Ben Ford, his son, who owns a restaurant.
http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/.../of=50,584,442
He looks a lot like his dad, a little heavier (hey, he owns a restaurant), and his voice is almost identical. So he came in, they filmed him and presto, problem solved.
I was just thinking: why not use HIM for the next Indiana Jones?
He's younger, only needs to lose a few pounds, and he's...available.
He could even give some cooking lessons to Sallah!
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