May 16, 2008

John Phillip Law, 1937 - 2008.

John Phillip Law
He was a youthful 70, still handsome, still a very young guy in spirit and hadn't lost any of his professional ambition. He was always auditioning, checking his car phone for messages from his agency; he loved to work and loved knowing that a handful of the films he made had become cult pictures, movies that earned him a niche in popular culture, that would outlive him: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Barbarella, Death Rides a Horse, Danger: Diabolik (of course), CQ and - as I always insisted whenever in his company - The Last Movie.

Tim Lucas (more).

Also remembering John Phillip Law: Ronald Bergan (Guardian), Robert Cashill, John Coulthart, Joe Leydon, Phil Nugent (Screengrab) and Richard Harland Smith. The site.

Posted by dwhudson at May 16, 2008 8:31 AM

Comments

I'd like to add my own memories of JPL, if there's room...

http://www.moviemorlocks.com/admin?mode=edit&entry_id=8a258bcb19f20aa60119f2c260120002

Posted by: Richard Harland Smith at May 16, 2008 12:35 PM

Dare I admit that as a young boy John Phillip Law's angel in Barbarella did more to stir up my desires for the divine than the Catholic church? For years I dreamt of waking up, humming to myself, picking off white feathers.

It's something of a coincidental tribute, then, that SF's Another Hole in the Head has included two 35mm screenings of Barbarella at this year's festival.

Posted by: Maya at May 16, 2008 12:41 PM

Many thanks, Richard and Michael - divine memories indeed.

Posted by: David Hudson at May 16, 2008 12:43 PM

And to continue the coincidental tribute, a 35mm print of the Last Movie has been booked for the Roxie a few days before that first Barbarella screening.

Posted by: Brian at May 16, 2008 9:41 PM

May I add my obit to the tributes, though I failed to mention The Last Movie I'm afraid.

http://film.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/0,,2280440,00.html

Posted by: ronald bergan at May 17, 2008 4:49 AM