Episode 819: Musicians Turned Actors
In this episode, David and guest co-host Julie Sesnovich are joined by Scott Nye to discuss musicians turned actors.
Musicians turned actors have turned up in movies for as long as they’ve existed. In this episode, David, Julie and Scott discuss David Bowie, Maurice Chevalier, Alan Haim, Cher, Mark Wahlberg, Dwight Yoakam, Tom Waits, Eminem and more!
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
Saying that Bowie lost his uniqueness and became more of a character actor is the opposite of how I’d understood the term “character actor” to mean. But then I also come across people refer to people who regularly play leads very different from other roles they’ve played as “character actors”.
You guys are forgetting that Rihanna also played Marion Crane in Bates Motel. Apparently cast as that just because she was a fan of the show.
Alana Haim’s character in Licorice Pizza didn’t seem THAT abrasive to me. I did get the impression that people thought well of PTA for getting decent performances out of first-time actors he happened to know, rather than thinking it was the leads themselves who were responsible for what was good there.
I didn’t mean to imply that Bowie lost his uniqueness, just that his performances started to feel less like stunt casting.
– David
did i miss it, or did Jane Weidlin get overlooked? She’s also in Clue, along with Lee Ving, but also Bill & Ted and various other smaller roles.
As far as “musician pops in for a quick cameo”- i’m thinking Bruce Springsteen in High Fidelity, Tom Petty in The Postman, Neil Young in Made In Heaven.
and if you want to get the full David Johannson experience, check out the underseen, but hilarious, Let It Ride with Richard Dreyfus. Johannson is #2 on the call sheet for that one, and makes the most of it.
and i figure i just zoned out and missed more obvious folks like Sting and Jon Bon Jovi, but i don’t recall hearing their names.
No, we didn’t mention her but you’re right, we absolutely should have. Didn’t mention Sting or JBJ either. I wish I had mentioned Tom Petty in The Postman because it’s definitely one of the weirdest cameos.
– David