From: mike@hotmail.com   
      
   Hey gang,   
      
   Just watched a docu on the life story of Ed - "Big Daddy" - Roth. First off,   
   it's a cool little film, depicting the life and times of Ed Roth. Using a   
   combination of stills, home movies, promotional films, etc.- so obviously   
   influenced the Robert Evans docu "The Kid Stays in The Picture" it should be   
   given screen credit! However, that was a revolutionary film, so imitation is   
   a form of flattery as the Subjects could be more different. This is one cool   
   story on one, well, kinda' eccentric guy. (But, Roth was more than just   
   eccentric - he invented the idea of using Fibreglass car bodies, preffering   
   to hand build the prototype. That these proto rods didn't sell, didn't   
   matter to Roth...his merchandising alone must have set him up for *several*   
   lifetimes. He like his designs enough to drive them and show them at car   
   shows - but no one seriously thought about buying a ROTH-MOBILE. If and I   
   stress IF Ed wanted to work on your car, he helped. But other folks got the   
   quick brush. Although I learned a couple more tidbits about clasic car care   
   and repair. In any event, where does Brian fit into this? I'l tell ya':   
      
   First off, the premise of the film is a look at an Oddball Car Customizer,   
   so why not have classic cars tell the story? Well, on paper this probably   
   seemed cool, but is get annoying in a hurry since the script is a little   
   weak. However, the Starts playing Cars are Older Classics themselves. Anne   
   Margret, Jay Leno, Brian Wilson, etc are portraying Classic Cars - sort of   
   narrating the story along. It kinda' works, it's truly a gimmick, but heck,   
   I'd give my eye teeth just to catch a glimpse of Ms. Margret - what's she   
   been up to anyway?   
      
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