tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post112108280231971402..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Nobody Knows Anything?Jonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1121103850210833662005-07-11T12:44:00.000-05:002005-07-11T12:44:00.000-05:00Dear Mr. LastI read your review of F4 and thought ...Dear Mr. Last<BR/>I read your review of F4 and thought of two other implausible movie PhDs. My favorite is Paul Newman in a Hitchcock movie from the 60s. In this film Newman is a physiciist assigned to steal an atomic formula of some sort from an East German scientist. When the German leaves the room, Dr. Paul memorizes the secret formula formula, his lips moving while he reads from the blackboard. I know Hitchcock probably casted and directed the role on purpose in order to make fun of Americans, but I think Paul Newman still deserves to be on your list.<BR/>And what about the expert on Soviet weapons who was Tom Cruise's girlfriend in Top Gun (Kelly McGillis?). I think they referred to her as an astrophysicist.<BR/>In a separate but related category, Patrick Swayze in "Roadhouse" played a bouncer and karate expert who had studied philosophy at NYU, which was a tough one to try to pass off on the public.<BR/>I enjoyed your article, but will go see F4 anyway because I liked the comic book back when.<BR/>Sincerely, Will PickeringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1121088527627153452005-07-11T08:28:00.000-05:002005-07-11T08:28:00.000-05:00That the film may be terrible (I haven't seen it y...That the film may be terrible (I haven't seen it yet) is par for the course in modern Hollywood. It is why I stopped attending movies years ago.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.com