Posted by David Luckhardt on December 08, 1996 at 12:16:41:
In Reply to: Re: If you were adapting Vance... posted by Derek Benson on December 08, 1996 at 05:30:53:
OK - so here is my Vance movie lineup:
Director - Tim Burton
Cugel - Tim Curry
With Max Von Sydow as a magician
And that tall guy (Taxi, Back to the Future - can't think of his name!) as another magician.
But seriously, I don't thin that Hollywood could do any of the Cugel stories - the main character is just a little too amoral for modern audiences. They couldn't begin to empathize with a protagonist that rapes women and steals and kills for personal profit or revenge.
More likely would be Kirth Gersen or Adam Reith, or my fave, Emphyrio!
- David Luckhardt