Excalibur (1981)

[geneweigel]

Heh, this is exactly the show COVINGTON CROSS (1992) with the same scene from the advertisement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bk57Sz ... re=related

[AxeMental]

Okay, re-watched Excalibur and I had totally forgotten that King Arthur looks just like Alan Parsons. Good thing he didn't do the soundtrack, huh.

- Wheggi

That guy has lingered on and he resurfaces from time to time. I recall seeing him in TROY as a bearded slightly effeminate noble. There was an late 80's (90's?) TV show with him about a castle, I can't even remember but it wasn't bad at the time I liked it. The advertisement had him yelling at swordsmen "No FIGHTING IN THE CASTLE!". Like I said it wasn't bad but who knows how it aged? There was a lot of shit on TV back then.

Gene, do me a favor and see if you can track that down. I'm a big Alan Parsons fan (at least the earlier stuff). I didn't think they did much touring in the USA (I know of only one national tour with Kansas I think back in the 90s. I remember because my two brothers went to it...said it was awesome). Gotta love that "Turn of a Friendly Card", "I Robot", "Amonia Avenue", etc.

[Juju EyeBall]

Alan Parsons did the Ladyhawke soundtrack and it's AWFUL

[LanWarder]

I loved this movie, it made my imagination run wild, a more recent movie that inspires AD&D in me is Flesh and Blood with Rutger Hauer... it is very gritty, and somewhat sick, but it evokes the image I have of D&D

[thedungeondelver]

Alan Parsons did the Ladyhawke soundtrack and it's AWFUL

The Ladyhawke soundtrack causes cancer.

It has been proven.

Otherwise it is a good flick.

[geneweigel]

I'm referring to the guy who played King Arthur the actor Nigel Terry, of course.

I know next to nothing about the Alan Parsons Project.

I wish somebody would suggest some mood music without it being "progressive rock"...

Runs out the door...

[TRP]

Depends on the mood.

[AxeMental]

I'm referring to the guy who played King Arthur the actor Nigel Terry, of course.

I know next to nothing about the Alan Parsons Project.

I wish somebody would suggest some mood music without it being "progressive rock"...

Runs out the door...

Haha, thought you meant there was a TV show with Alan Parsons walking around in a castle. Yeah Nigel Terry was great as Arthur but didn't seem to do much afterward. I always thought Excalibur had a great Merlin (Nicol Williamson) also seemed to mostly disappear. Yet a couple of the extras seemed to make it big (Liam Neeson, Gabrial Byrne)

[geneweigel]

What about Helen Mirren? I swear she's in everything these days and I'm always like, "Hey its Morgana! Whew, she got old..."

[LanWarder]

Isnt Patrick Stewart in this, as one of the knights, I am thinking of a scene in which the newly drawn sword is in the young arthurs hands in a moat....

[AxeMental]

How did I forget about him (perhaps blocking out the entire existence of Next Generation from my head). Of course he's great in Dune.....so.

[T. Foster]

Isnt Patrick Stewart in this, as one of the knights, I am thinking of a scene in which the newly drawn sword is in the young arthurs hands in a moat....

He plays King Leodegrace, Guinevere's father.

[rredmond]

He plays King Leodegrace, Guinevere's father.

I always remember the screaming quotes (which I'm sure may be off a bit):
"Are you with us or against us?!!?"
"AGAINST YOU!"

[thedungeondelver]

What about Helen Mirren? I swear she's in everything these days and I'm always like, "Hey its Morgana! Whew, she got old..."

I still think she's good lookin'.

Could just be me though.

[Matthew]

I still think she's good lookin'.

Could just be me though.

Well, she ain't as bad lookin' as she was in her last scene in the film, but she probably has a few years yet anyway.