 |
 |
"Flight 93" downplays utterance of famous line
Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:30:31 GMT alt.showbiz.gossip
previous
dsl...
|
From Jennifer Vineyard's article on mtv.com about the upcoming film
"Flight 93," which opens April 28: ... probably the most noticeable change is that [Todd] Beamer's now-famous call to action, "Let's roll," is downplayed, to the point where you might miss it. "There's been so much written about that phrase," sighed actor David Alan Basche, who plays Todd Beamer. It actually sounds more like "Let's go," and it's impossible to tell which of the actors says it, which is part of the point. ... The truth about "Let's roll" is that, according to the 9/11 Commission report and the flight data recorder, a passenger yelled "Let's roll it" -- meaning "Let's roll the service cart into the cockpit door like a battering ram." Not exactly movie magic, but in the film, it doesn't detract from the moment when the passengers decide to fight back. ... "You learn about history sometimes through movies first," Basche said. "I learned about the Cuban missile crisis through 'The Missiles of October,' and all I can do is hope that this movie stands up alongside that." ... emeraldeyes.nyc...
camille...
|