Just finished watching the DVD rental The Kid Stays In the Picture, the documentary of movie maker Robert Evans' rise and fall from fame. From bad B-actor to taking 9th place Paramount Studios to 1st in the early 1970s, Evans was responsible for creating such favorites as Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, and The Godfather. What's this all got to do with PLN you may ask? After a drug bust in the early 1980s, Evans' lawyer Robert Shapiro was able to plea bargain his sentence to community service related punishment. What Evans created from this drug debacle is nothing short of hillarious. A weekly special called "Get High on Yourself" where he enlisted the services of celebrities like Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Herve Villachez, Scott Baio, Donny Osmond, and yes, PLN in a "We Are the World" type sing-along. This DVD was well worth the rental for the sight of seeing PLN singing his heart out (next to what looks like the kid who played Rusty in the 2nd National Lampoon's Vacation movie). Evans deadpanly describes this experience as "the Woodstock of the 80s". Though I can understand PLN's connection to the cause, seeing this footage 20 years later, is just kinda... well, surreal.
2007-03-13 22:43:26 GMT
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