Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
** Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and that she had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in UsefulNotes/TheEighties.)
Deleted line(s) 12 (click to see context) :
* OldShame: Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and that she had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in UsefulNotes/TheEighties.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* TheCastShowoff: Vladek Sheybal as Mr. Boogaloo gets a quick moment where he speaks in English, French, Italian and German to a multinational group of reporters, demonstrating both his devilish command of languages and total control of BIM's public image. (This wasn't even all of the tongues Sheybal was fluent in, since he was also a native Polish speaker.)
to:
* TheCastShowoff: Vladek Sheybal Creator/VladekSheybal as Mr. Boogaloo gets a quick moment where he speaks in English, French, Italian and German to a multinational group of reporters, demonstrating both his devilish command of languages and total control of BIM's public image. (This wasn't even all of the tongues Sheybal was fluent in, since he was also a native Polish speaker.)
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
** Vladek Sheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
to:
** Vladek Sheybal, Creator/VladekSheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Sorry, I meant "she is" well-regarded as a character actress.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
I feel that assessment is very unfair to Ms. Stewart, as is well-regarded as a character actress and has appeared in more than fifty productions over the course of her career.
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* StarDerailingRole: Creator/CatherineMaryStewart was supposed to be established as a future major star with this film, only for its failure to kill her career before it could even start. She worked sporadically for the rest of TheEighties with supporting roles in minor hits like ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' and ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'', but promptly faded into obscurity after that decade. Vladek Sheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
to:
* StarDerailingRole: StarDerailingRole:
** A minor example with Creator/CatherineMaryStewart -- she was supposed to be established as a future major star with this film,only for but because of its failure she never really achieved the level of stardom that the filmmakers had expected. While she eventually managed to kill get her career before it could even start. She worked sporadically for the rest of TheEighties back on track with supporting roles in minor hits films like ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' and ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'', but promptly faded into obscurity after that decade. her success was short-lived, although she is still well-regarded as a character actress in film and television.
** Vladek Sheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
** A minor example with Creator/CatherineMaryStewart -- she was supposed to be established as a future major star with this film,
** Vladek Sheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* StarDerailingRole: This was also the only film that Grace Kennedy ever appeared in (it might not be a coincidence that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kennedy_(singer) her entry]] on [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] ''doesn't'' mention it. and one of only a few that Allan Love (Dandi) appeared in. Stewart had a much lesser case of this, as she was relegated to TV roles for a few years, before getting her film career back on track with ''Film/TheLastStarfighter''.
to:
* StarDerailingRole: This Creator/CatherineMaryStewart was also the supposed to be established as a future major star with this film, only film that Grace Kennedy ever appeared in (it might not be a coincidence that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kennedy_(singer) for its failure to kill her entry]] on [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] ''doesn't'' mention it. and one of only a few that Allan Love (Dandi) appeared in. Stewart had a much lesser case of this, as she was relegated to TV roles for a few years, career before getting her it could even start. She worked sporadically for the rest of TheEighties with supporting roles in minor hits like ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' and ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'', but promptly faded into obscurity after that decade. Vladek Sheybal, meanwhile, had previously amassed esteem as a character actor (notably with a role in the Franchise/JamesBond film career back on track with ''Film/TheLastStarfighter''.''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''), but never had a role in a major film again – besides a minor part in ''Film/RedDawn1984'' – before his death in 1992.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* TheCastShowoff: Vladek Sheybal as Mr. Boogaloo gets a quick moment where he speaks in English, French, Italian and German to a multinational group of reporters, demonstrating both his devilish command of languages and total control of BIM's public image. (This wasn't even all of the tongues Sheybal was fluent in, since he was also a native Polish speaker.)
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
to:
* TroubledProduction: On top of already being a production by Menahem Golan, who was notorious for treating directors, actors and crew badly if he was displeased, the shoot was acknowledged by most as [[https://www.slashfilm.com/542502/the-apple-oral-history/ being an absolute nightmare]], again due to Golan's influences and judgment.
** Most of the film's tonal problems and weaker elements -- the "action", the corny humor, the ending -- were the result of Golan tinkering with the script. The literal DeusExMachina of Mr. Topps ascending back to Heaven in a limo with his followers provoked Coby Recht and Iris Yohvat to cede all creative control on the project and go home.
--->'''Coby:''' Menahem knew that I hated it. I couldn't agree with it, you know, [in] a million years.\\
'''Iris:''' The ending, that was horrible for me. I mean, God walking up in the air in the sky with this Rolls Royce and all those things? What kind of an ending is that? What kind of a solution is that? I mean, I couldn't understand it. That was too much for me; that really broke me.\\
'''Coby:''' Finally I said to Menahem, "Listen, I'm going back to Israel. I'll get you whatever you want, but this is too much, you know?"
** The film suffered severe budgeting issues, being initially projected at $4 million but reputedly shooting to 10 by the time production wrapped. Due to Golan's tendency towards creative accounting (a Cannon staple, where movies were reported as costing much more or less than the reality), even the ''reported'' cost might not have been accurate.
** Despite being perfect for what Recht had envisioned for Bibi, Catherine Mary Stewart couldn't sing (or at least not as well as the rest of the cast), so Coby lied and claimed to Menahem, sight unseen, that she was fantastic. (Golan found out eventually, and flew Mary Hylan from Los Angeles to dub her.) Stewart later nearly missed shooting one morning after misreading a call sheet, causing Golan to scream at her in the makeup room for her irresponsible behavior.
** The "Paradise Day" sequence set in prehistoric Earth (introducing Mr. Topps, and centered around the creation of Alpha and Bibi) featured over a dozen scaled dinosaurs, and which Golan claimed cost a million on its own. Filming it was fraught with difficulty: one of the tigers got loose on the set, and the dinosaurs kept falling over. Eventually, after Golan agreed that it didn't work, it was scrapped; no footage or set photos have ever surfaced.
** Dov Hoening, a legendary editor and frequent Golan collaborator, was known for his stubbornness, which -- given that Golan was just as stubborn, if not moreso -- had already let to many arguments and fights between the two; on ''The Apple'', this escalated to actual ''physical'' fights. One day, Hoening was suddenly gone, and the explanation Golan gave Recht was that Dov had said a shot was out of focus (and would have to be done again), so Golan simply fired him instead. Coby and Iris were especially saddened by this, as Dov seemed to be the only one on set who'd understood what they'd originally set out to do. Alain Jakubowicz, Hoening's replacement, was optimistic about the opportunity, but mentioned that Menahem would always be on his case about removing anything, even though there was a million feet of film from over six cameras (which amounted to over ''3 hours'' of footage).
** Most of the film's tonal problems and weaker elements -- the "action", the corny humor, the ending -- were the result of Golan tinkering with the script. The literal DeusExMachina of Mr. Topps ascending back to Heaven in a limo with his followers provoked Coby Recht and Iris Yohvat to cede all creative control on the project and go home.
--->'''Coby:''' Menahem knew that I hated it. I couldn't agree with it, you know, [in] a million years.\\
'''Iris:''' The ending, that was horrible for me. I mean, God walking up in the air in the sky with this Rolls Royce and all those things? What kind of an ending is that? What kind of a solution is that? I mean, I couldn't understand it. That was too much for me; that really broke me.\\
'''Coby:''' Finally I said to Menahem, "Listen, I'm going back to Israel. I'll get you whatever you want, but this is too much, you know?"
** The film suffered severe budgeting issues, being initially projected at $4 million but reputedly shooting to 10 by the time production wrapped. Due to Golan's tendency towards creative accounting (a Cannon staple, where movies were reported as costing much more or less than the reality), even the ''reported'' cost might not have been accurate.
** Despite being perfect for what Recht had envisioned for Bibi, Catherine Mary Stewart couldn't sing (or at least not as well as the rest of the cast), so Coby lied and claimed to Menahem, sight unseen, that she was fantastic. (Golan found out eventually, and flew Mary Hylan from Los Angeles to dub her.) Stewart later nearly missed shooting one morning after misreading a call sheet, causing Golan to scream at her in the makeup room for her irresponsible behavior.
** The "Paradise Day" sequence set in prehistoric Earth (introducing Mr. Topps, and centered around the creation of Alpha and Bibi) featured over a dozen scaled dinosaurs, and which Golan claimed cost a million on its own. Filming it was fraught with difficulty: one of the tigers got loose on the set, and the dinosaurs kept falling over. Eventually, after Golan agreed that it didn't work, it was scrapped; no footage or set photos have ever surfaced.
** Dov Hoening, a legendary editor and frequent Golan collaborator, was known for his stubbornness, which -- given that Golan was just as stubborn, if not moreso -- had already let to many arguments and fights between the two; on ''The Apple'', this escalated to actual ''physical'' fights. One day, Hoening was suddenly gone, and the explanation Golan gave Recht was that Dov had said a shot was out of focus (and would have to be done again), so Golan simply fired him instead. Coby and Iris were especially saddened by this, as Dov seemed to be the only one on set who'd understood what they'd originally set out to do. Alain Jakubowicz, Hoening's replacement, was optimistic about the opportunity, but mentioned that Menahem would always be on his case about removing anything, even though there was a million feet of film from over six cameras (which amounted to over ''3 hours'' of footage).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* OldShame: Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in UsefulNotes/TheEighties.)
to:
* OldShame: Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and that she had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in UsefulNotes/TheEighties.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 12 (click to see context) :
* OneBookAuthor: George Gilmour (Alphie) hasn't appeared in anything before or since.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) from:
* CreatorKiller: Cannon Records didn't release any other albums besides this movie's soundtrack album.
* CutSong: The film was originally to open with a song, "Creation", sung by Mr. Topps and Mr. Boogalow and set in the Garden of Eden where Alphie was created. The sequence makes the film's ending make a lot more sense, as in the finished film Mr. Topps only shows up in the final scene and creates a literal DeusExMachina. While the song was filmed, it was cut due to the disastrous nature of the shoot which included multiple injuries and a set so small none of the choreography worked.
* CutSong: The film was originally to open with a song, "Creation", sung by Mr. Topps and Mr. Boogalow and set in the Garden of Eden where Alphie was created. The sequence makes the film's ending make a lot more sense, as in the finished film Mr. Topps only shows up in the final scene and creates a literal DeusExMachina. While the song was filmed, it was cut due to the disastrous nature of the shoot which included multiple injuries and a set so small none of the choreography worked.
to:
* CreatorKiller: Cannon Records didn't release any other albums besides this movie's soundtrack album.
* CutSong: The film was originally to open with a song,"Creation", "[[https://youtu.be/EoPRseDaevs Creation]]", sung by Mr. Topps and Mr. Boogalow and set in the Garden of Eden where Alphie was created. The sequence makes helps the film's ending make a lot more sense, as in the finished film Mr. film, Topps only shows up in the final scene and creates a literal DeusExMachina. While the song was filmed, it was cut due to the disastrous nature of the shoot which included multiple injuries and a set so small none of the choreography worked.
* CutSong: The film was originally to open with a song,
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* NonSingingVoice: Catherine Mary Stewart auditioned to be one of the dancers, but Coby Recht immediately saw her in the line up and insisted to Golan that she was perfect for Bibi. Unfortunately, Recht discovered Stewart was not able to actually sing, and he lied to get her hired anyway. Eventually Golan learned the truth and while Stewart worked with a vocal coach who thought she was capable of taking the part, the producers ended up deciding to fly out professional singer Mary Hylan to sing all of Bibi's songs, which Stewart would later lip sync to for the filming.
to:
* NonSingingVoice: Catherine Mary Stewart auditioned to be one of the dancers, but Coby Recht immediately saw her in the line up and insisted to Golan that she was perfect for Bibi. Unfortunately, Recht discovered Stewart was not able unable to actually sing, and he lied to get her hired anyway. Eventually Eventually, Golan learned the truth and while Stewart worked with a vocal coach who thought she was capable of taking the part, the producers ended up deciding to fly out professional singer Mary Hylan to sing all of Bibi's songs, which Stewart would later lip sync to for the during filming.
Changed line(s) 13,14 (click to see context) from:
* StarDerailingRole: This was also the only film that Grace Kennedy ever appeared in (it might not be a coincidence that Kennedy's page on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} ''doesn't'' mention it. and one of only a few that Allan Love (Dandi) appeared in. Catherine Mary Stewart had a much lesser case of this, as she was relegated to TV roles for a few years, before getting her film career back on track with ''Film/TheLastStarfighter''.
to:
* StarDerailingRole: This was also the only film that Grace Kennedy ever appeared in (it might not be a coincidence that Kennedy's page [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kennedy_(singer) her entry]] on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] ''doesn't'' mention it. and one of only a few that Allan Love (Dandi) appeared in. Catherine Mary Stewart had a much lesser case of this, as she was relegated to TV roles for a few years, before getting her film career back on track with ''Film/TheLastStarfighter''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* OldShame: Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in the '80s.)
to:
* OldShame: Grace Kennedy's official website doesn't mention it.[[note]]She's a wedding planner as of November 2020[[/note]] It ''does'' mention she appeared on ''Series/MagnumPI''[[note]](the season 6 premiere "Deja Vu" which saw Magnum and Higgins go to England with CaliforniaDoubling averted)[[/note]] and had her own series on Creator/TheBBC in the '80s.UsefulNotes/TheEighties.)
