The Peter Sellers Thread

The Peter Sellers Thread Jun 21, 2022 15:06:08 GMT

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Post by Sneelock on Jun 21, 2022 15:06:08 GMT

I could have sworn when had a Peter Sellers thread talking about this book.

If we do then I can't find it. Did you know they made a movie of this? Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellars. Charlize Theron (one would assume as Britt Ekland). anybody see it? I'll bet it's a stone cold bummer. the book certainly was.

I guess I enjoyed the book enough that I watched this movie last night called "The Ghost of Peter Sellers" made by Peter Medak. I like Medak and not just for "The Ruling Class"

www.imdb.com/list/ls025387106/

Anyway "the Ghost of Peter Sellers" is about making the film "Ghost in the Noon Day Sun". It would seem the making of this movie and working with Sellers in particular has left a gaping emotional wound in the man. at least a couple of subjects in the film point out to Peter (Medak) that this isn't doing him any good. he seems to agree but thinks making the film will help him work through it. I wish I could say it's a better film. it would have made a perfectly good "south bank show" or something. Peter M. seems to have worked through his feelings - good for him. He includes lots of footage off Sellers - good for me.

if you read that book above (or even grazed it like I did) then you know Sellers would frequently lose his enthusiasm for projects then try to finagle his way out of doing them. he was a big enough star in those days that he had a deal so he would still see a big payday even if the film closed down entirely. so, what I most enjoyed about "the ghost of Peter Sellers" was contrasting hearing what a pain in the butt he was to how marvelous he is in some of the footage.

there's some neat Spike Milligan stuff too. they asked him to do a rewrite - one of his contributions was having 5 or 6 people dressed up to look like Spike Milligan. (lol)