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Producer/director Charles Band’s 1983 sci-fi film has connections to both Jaws 3-D and the classic sitcom Night Court
Over the course of a film career that stretches back 50 years, Charles Band has produced nearly 400 projects and directed several dozen – and in his memoir Confessions of a Puppetmaster (pick up a copy HERE), he says that one of the movies fans mention to him the most is the 1983 sci-fi film Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn… which happens to have fun connections to both Jaws 3-D and the sitcom Night Court.
Directed by Band from a screenplay by Alan J. Adler, Metalstorm has the following synopsis: On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he’s their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, who’s father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.
Band and Adler also produced the movie with Band’s father Albert Band.
The film stars Jeffrey Byron, Michael Preston, Tim Thomerson, and Kelly Preston – who was going by the name Kelly Palzis when she signed on, but chose the Preston stage name halfway through production. Charles Band said this about Richard Moll: “Another member of the cast was a gigantically large, friendly young actor called Richard Moll. I wanted him to be Hurok, leader of a nomadic tribe of warriors. My effects guy told us that, because of his elaborate make-up, it would be easier to shoot him if he were bald. It was easy for me to convince him. After all, every six foot eight inch nomadic warrior chieftain should be bald. Richard didn’t find it easy to sell. His agent told me, “Oh God, this will devastate him.” Richard, like every Hollywood actor, had high hopes for TV pilot season. He also had a nice jet-black head of hair. I felt sympathy for Richard, but I had a film to make. Plus, I told Richard that being a tall, bald man was a pretty cool look. Richard shaved off his head and I gave him another five hundred dollars. After all, a bird in the hand… Well, Richard got a good audition during the shoot for a new comedy. The producers loved his big balding head. To this day Richard is still best known as the bald, intimidating-but-gentle bailiff named Bull on all nine seasons of Night Court.“
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn was released by Universal Pictures, and Band revealed that it was able to secure that distribution deal because Metalstorm was shot in 3-D and the studio was already planning to release a 3-D movie in ’83. Jaws 3-D. “I receive a phone call from Bob Rehme. He is the head of Universal. Bob liked me. We had met a few time. Bob heard that I was filming another 3-D film, and he was preparing to release Jaws 3D. He wanted to send it with something. Back then, it cost a lot to outfit theaters with 3-D–you needed a special lens for the projectors and a special screen, so it made sense to follow one 3-D picture with another.“
Metalstorm was shot on a budget of $900,000 and Universal bought the distribution rights for $3 million. Jaws 3-D was released on July 22 and Metalstorm followed on August 19.
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Entertainment - Media News Watch originally published at Entertainment - Media News Watch
Entertainment - Media News Watch originally published at Entertainment - Media News Watch
Producer/director Charles Band’s 1983 sci-fi film has connections to both Jaws 3-D and the classic sitcom Night Court
Over the course of a film career that stretches back 50 years, Charles Band has produced nearly 400 projects and directed several dozen – and in his memoir Confessions of a Puppetmaster (pick up a copy HERE), he says that one of the movies fans mention to him the most is the 1983 sci-fi film Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn… which happens to have fun connections to both Jaws 3-D and the sitcom Night Court.
Directed by Band from a screenplay by Alan J. Adler, Metalstorm has the following synopsis: On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he’s their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, who’s father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.
Band and Adler also produced the movie with Band’s father Albert Band.
The film stars Jeffrey Byron, Michael Preston, Tim Thomerson, and Kelly Preston – who was going by the name Kelly Palzis when she signed on, but chose the Preston stage name halfway through production. Charles Band said this about Richard Moll: “Another member of the cast was a gigantically large, friendly young actor called Richard Moll. I wanted him to be Hurok, leader of a nomadic tribe of warriors. My effects guy told us that, because of his elaborate make-up, it would be easier to shoot him if he were bald. It was easy for me to convince him. After all, every six foot eight inch nomadic warrior chieftain should be bald. Richard didn’t find it easy to sell. His agent told me, “Oh God, this will devastate him.” Richard, like every Hollywood actor, had high hopes for TV pilot season. He also had a nice jet-black head of hair. I felt sympathy for Richard, but I had a film to make. Plus, I told Richard that being a tall, bald man was a pretty cool look. Richard shaved off his head and I gave him another five hundred dollars. After all, a bird in the hand… Well, Richard got a good audition during the shoot for a new comedy. The producers loved his big balding head. To this day Richard is still best known as the bald, intimidating-but-gentle bailiff named Bull on all nine seasons of Night Court.“
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn was released by Universal Pictures, and Band revealed that it was able to secure that distribution deal because Metalstorm was shot in 3-D and the studio was already planning to release a 3-D movie in ’83. Jaws 3-D. “I receive a phone call from Bob Rehme. He is the head of Universal. Bob liked me. We had met a few time. Bob heard that I was filming another 3-D film, and he was preparing to release Jaws 3D. He wanted to send it with something. Back then, it cost a lot to outfit theaters with 3-D–you needed a special lens for the projectors and a special screen, so it made sense to follow one 3-D picture with another.“
Metalstorm was shot on a budget of $900,000 and Universal bought the distribution rights for $3 million. Jaws 3-D was released on July 22 and Metalstorm followed on August 19.
Are you a fan of Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn? Please let us know what you think by leaving a message below.
Entertainment - Media News Watch originally published at Entertainment - Media News Watch
Entertainment - Media News Watch originally published at Entertainment - Media News Watch
Producer/director Charles Band’s 1983 sci-fi film has connections to both Jaws 3-D and the classic sitcom Night Court
Over the course of a film career that stretches back 50 years, Charles Band has produced nearly 400 projects and directed several dozen – and in his memoir Confessions of a Puppetmaster (pick up a copy HERE), he says that one of the movies fans mention to him the most is the 1983 sci-fi film Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn… which happens to have fun connections to both Jaws 3-D and the sitcom Night Court.
Directed by Band from a screenplay by Alan J. Adler, Metalstorm has the following synopsis: On a desert planet, warlord Jared-Syn is trying to convince a tribe of mutants that he’s their messiah and gain unlimited power hidden in a crystal. Ranger Dogen and explorer Dhyana, who’s father was murdered by Syn, must stop him.
Band and Adler also produced the movie with Band’s father Albert Band.
The film stars Jeffrey Byron, Michael Preston, Tim Thomerson, and Kelly Preston – who was going by the name Kelly Palzis when she signed on, but chose the Preston stage name halfway through production. Charles Band said this about Richard Moll: “Another member of the cast was a gigantically large, friendly young actor called Richard Moll. I wanted him to be Hurok, leader of a nomadic tribe of warriors. My effects guy told us that, because of his elaborate make-up, it would be easier to shoot him if he were bald. It was easy for me to convince him. After all, every six foot eight inch nomadic warrior chieftain should be bald. Richard didn’t find it easy to sell. His agent told me, “Oh God, this will devastate him.” Richard, like every Hollywood actor, had high hopes for TV pilot season. He also had a nice jet-black head of hair. I felt sympathy for Richard, but I had a film to make. Plus, I told Richard that being a tall, bald man was a pretty cool look. Richard shaved off his head and I gave him another five hundred dollars. After all, a bird in the hand… Well, Richard got a good audition during the shoot for a new comedy. The producers loved his big balding head. To this day Richard is still best known as the bald, intimidating-but-gentle bailiff named Bull on all nine seasons of Night Court.“
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn was released by Universal Pictures, and Band revealed that it was able to secure that distribution deal because Metalstorm was shot in 3-D and the studio was already planning to release a 3-D movie in ’83. Jaws 3-D. “I receive a phone call from Bob Rehme. He is the head of Universal. Bob liked me. We had met a few time. Bob heard that I was filming another 3-D film, and he was preparing to release Jaws 3D. He wanted to send it with something. Back then, it cost a lot to outfit theaters with 3-D–you needed a special lens for the projectors and a special screen, so it made sense to follow one 3-D picture with another.“
Metalstorm was shot on a budget of $900,000 and Universal bought the distribution rights for $3 million. Jaws 3-D was released on July 22 and Metalstorm followed on August 19.
Are you a fan of Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn? Please let us know what you think by leaving a message below.
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