Comments on: CAMP DAVID JANUARY 2010: IN HOLLYWOOD NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM

By: Cathy Miller Burgoyne

Cathy Miller Burgoyne — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:59:40 +0000

This is such a great movie. I watch it at least a couple of times a year. I recommend that everyone should listen to the DVD commentary, too, because it’s excellent.

By: Lisa de Vincent

Lisa de Vincent — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:42:52 +0000

When I first moved to CA seven years ago, I attended a writer’s conference. I signed up for a few of the classes and saw Dan’s name on one of them. I couldn’t believe that I was actually getting writing tips from Dan O’Bannon! I might have been the only horror fan in the room and I didn’t think anyone else knew what an honor this was. It was my first writer’s conference and his being there made it memorable. I still have the notes he gave us. I came across them recently and thought back to how generous he was with his knowledge. I thanked him after class and he was extremely kind. I was so sad to hear of his passing.

By: gary smart

gary smart — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:42:16 +0000

David Del Valle could you please contact me @ ohhhmatron2006@aol.com regarding the book titled ‘The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead’
thanks
Gary Smart

By: Earl Roesel

Earl Roesel — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:15:19 +0000

Another great column, David. I actually met Clu Gulager several months ago, when I accompanied my superpal Tim Sullivan to a screening of a film called THE HILLS RUN RED at Warner Brothers. After the show several of the guests went to a nearby restuarant; as I recall, Clu actually gave us directions to the place! I was amazed that he still looked the same as he did in RETURN OF THE LIVING, made those many moons ago. His son, a director, was also in attendance.

Never met James Karen but I gather that he and Forry were very friendly. Just before Forry fell ill for the final time, I took a phone call from a magazine publisher asking for information about FJA’s forthcoming birthday party. This gentleman asked that invitations be sent to himself and a James Karen. I recognized the name instantly and asked if this was the same James Karen who’d appeared in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. The man confimed the same and said a few words about their longstanding friendship, which to that point I’d been unaware of.

As it happened, there never was an official birthday party for Forry that year, 2008. He was simply too ill to have one. Ray Bradbury did put together a celebration of sorts for him though, one which was recorded for posterity. A copy was handed to me at FJA’s door to show him shortly before his death.

By: david del valle

david del valle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:31:32 +0000

I would like to take a moment here on the site of this Camp David to personally thank both Diane O’Bannon as well as Ferdy Mayne’s daughter for taking the time to write in here at Films in Review regarding the columns devoted to their loved ones.

When I began writing these rather personal memoirs about five years ago it was my hope that they would entertain as well as enlighten our readers about the genre personalities I have known. So when I get this kind of feedback from family members of those subjects that are no longer with us, it makes doing this column worthwhile.

thank you both from the bottom of my heart.
David

By: Diane O'Bannon

Diane O'Bannon — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:43:09 +0000

Thanks for a lovely summary of your experiences with Dan on “Return”. I enjoyed reading your accurate take on the production, and thank you for your tribute to him.