Christian Drake: Them! actor
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Williamsburg. He was born Dec. 11, 1923, in Elmont, Va. At the age of
6, his family moved to southern California where he lived until 1992
when he returned to Virginia, residing in Kingsmill. He is survived by
his wife of 48 years, Peggy, and his four children; Ron of Seattle,
Wash., Christian Drake II of Boise, Idaho, Dannye Drake Ivey of Vienna,
Va., and Morgan Drake of Chula Vista, Calif.; six grandchildren; two
sisters; and many nieces and nephews. His special loves were his two
grandsons, Kevin (14) and Brad (11) Ivey of Vienna. Christian served
with the Marine Raiders in World War II. Always a Marine, he was proud
of his service behind Japanese lines on Guadalcanal where he was
wounded and returned to the United States, spending a year in various
hospitals. After his return, he was discovered and signed to a contract
at RKO Studios. He spent many years in the movie and television
industry, being in over 110 movies and television shows. In 1954, he
co-starred in a television series, "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle," where
he played Bob the White Hunter, spending almost a year in Mexico
filming. He also starred in "Forever My Love," the first film made in
Japan with an American, living in Japan for a year. In 1958, he entered
the real estate profession, in time owning 11 offices on the Palos
Verdes Peninsula, retiring in 1990. He was proudest of his family and
his Marine Raiders. "Semper Fi." Visitation will be at Nelsen Funeral
Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Road, Williamsburg on Thursday, July 13,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A private burial service will take place at a
family burial site in Ashland, Va. Nelsen Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
deb...@comcast.net
with lousy CGI effects!
aka Bob
proffered:
>"Them!" is one of the greatest movies ever! I pray it's never remade
>with lousy CGI effects!
I agree, a great movie and one I've seen several times. If they ever
remake it they'll have one hell of a time shooting it without
skateboarders in the background. Maybe they could add a skateboarder
massacre to the storyline ...
--
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R H Draney
>
>On 12 Jul 2006 21:15:03 -0700, deb...@comcast.net magnanimously
>proffered:
>
>>"Them!" is one of the greatest movies ever! I pray it's never remade
>>with lousy CGI effects!
>
>I agree, a great movie and one I've seen several times. If they ever
>remake it they'll have one hell of a time shooting it without
>skateboarders in the background. Maybe they could add a skateboarder
>massacre to the storyline ...
I'll have to insist that the soundtrack be done by Van Morrison....r
--
It's the crack on the wall and the stain on the cup that gets to you
in the very end...every cat has its fall when it runs out of luck,
so you can do with a touch of zen...cause when you're screwed,
you're screwed...and when it's blue, it's blue.
aka Bob
magnanimously proffered:
>aka Bob filted:
>>
>>On 12 Jul 2006 21:15:03 -0700, deb...@comcast.net magnanimously
>>proffered:
>>
>>>"Them!" is one of the greatest movies ever! I pray it's never remade
>>>with lousy CGI effects!
>>
>>I agree, a great movie and one I've seen several times. If they ever
>>remake it they'll have one hell of a time shooting it without
>>skateboarders in the background. Maybe they could add a skateboarder
>>massacre to the storyline ...
>
>I'll have to insist that the soundtrack be done by Van Morrison....r
Done!
Brad Ferguson
<deb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Them!" is one of the greatest movies ever! I pray it's never remade
> with lousy CGI effects!
"Them!" was shot in color for 3D. Thank God some studio guy chickened
out on the budget and decided to issue it flat and in b&w.
Brigid Nelson
> On 12 Jul 2006 21:15:03 -0700, deb...@comcast.net magnanimously
> proffered:
>
>
>>"Them!" is one of the greatest movies ever! I pray it's never remade
>>with lousy CGI effects!
>
>
> I agree, a great movie and one I've seen several times. If they ever
> remake it they'll have one hell of a time shooting it without
> skateboarders in the background. Maybe they could add a skateboarder
> massacre to the storyline ...
>
Giant bugs don't sell like they used to, so Them! is prabably safe.
Although, now that I think about it, Vincent D'Onofrio's charachter in
MIB may have been some sort of an homage.
brigid
Brad Ferguson
Fuego <t_del...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:37:04 -0400, Brad Ferguson
> <thir...@frXOXed.net> wrote:
>
> >"Them!" was shot in color for 3D. Thank God some studio guy chickened
> >out on the budget and decided to issue it flat and in b&w.
>
> Actually, it was *going* to be shot in color and 3D but the budget got
> snipped. There's no 3D or color negative in the vault.
>
> Some prints (and the current DVD) have the title--and only the
> title--in color.
Thanks for the correction. Several sources, including a reference book
I like a lot called "Science Fiction Gold" (which probably served as a
source for the others) have it otherwise, but your version makes a lot
more sense to me.
Now that you mention it, the last time I saw the film the word "Them!"
at the beginning was in red, and that was it for color.