tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post1737997048994892695..comments2024-01-08T19:49:13.932+00:00Comments on Froogville: My Fantasy Girlfriend - Jane SeymourFrooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-36479569612833614272011-12-15T00:10:37.109+00:002011-12-15T00:10:37.109+00:00Aha!Aha!Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-58221427208616873552011-12-14T15:16:23.243+00:002011-12-14T15:16:23.243+00:00Tigerland takes place in the bayous of Louisiana a...Tigerland takes place in the bayous of Louisiana and was filmed entirely in..... drumroll.....<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170691/locations<br /><br />Florida. <br /><br />Florida swamps masquerading as Louisiana bayous.<br /><br />Good points about New Orleans efforts post-Katrina to lure the film industry. I have heard this as well, so I wouldn't rule out the possibility of the above being reversed at some point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-49986244478677180292011-12-14T06:53:25.128+00:002011-12-14T06:53:25.128+00:00So, there are too many problems with filming in th...So, there are too many problems with filming in the bayou for it to be an attractive location, unless your crew is based in NO for urban shots?<br /><br />If so, <i>Southern Comfort</i>, which, as far as I recall, had no urban scenes at all, might have been filmed elsewhere. Ditto <i>Tigerland</i>, which I think was supposed to have been the bayou, but could have been anywhere for all most people could tell.<br /><br />However, I don't think <i>Live and Let Die</i> was alone in wanting to shoot outside New Orleans. <i>Down By Law</i>, <i>Angel Heart</i>, <i>Skeleton Key</i>, and Herzog's weird <i>Bad Lieutenant</i> remake all had scenes out in the countryside as well. Presumably, that was all real bayou.<br /><br />I have hard that New Orleans/Louisiana is one of the most generous facilitators of film and TV shoots - particularly post-Katrina. If they throw enough incentives at you, maybe it could become more attractive to film there rather than Florida - notwithstanding it being more of a hike to get out into the swamplands. But in such a case, I'd guess the film-makers might adapt their script to a Louisiana rather than a Florida setting... might indeed be forced to as a condition of getting their government assistance?<br /><br />You think it's more likely the Everglades have masqueraded as the bayou from time to time? Interesting. I wonder if anyone could cite an example.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-47153886785220009122011-12-14T04:25:56.604+00:002011-12-14T04:25:56.604+00:00Without going too much into Americana, New Orleans...Without going too much into Americana, New Orleans is a prime shooting locations for everything 'New Orleans'. The French Quarter, Mardi Gras, etc...<br /><br />For logistical purposes alone I can't imagine there has ever been a shoot in Louisiana that was passed off as the Everglades. The Everglades are literally a stone's throw, or at least a golf drive away, from parts of Miami, so it wouldn't make much sense to base in New Orleans which would require more travel and less ingrained industry. Things I wouldn't really expect you to be too familiar with.<br /><br />This bond film was a bit of a fluke, wanting to be based in New Orleans and have a swampy boat chase scene. Not much sense in flying everyone to Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-72571187609454747092011-12-13T23:57:53.256+00:002011-12-13T23:57:53.256+00:00Yes, I had heard that the Everglades were a favour...Yes, I had heard that the Everglades were a favoured shooting location. And I'd worried that I wouldn't be able to distinguish them from the Louisiana swamps - since I've never been out in the bayou country, and my only exposure to that is via movies that might possibly have been filmed elsewhere (hmm, was <i>Southern Comfort</i> really filmed in the bayou?).<br /><br />On the other hand, New Orleans is a prime movie location too. I suspect that on occasion, the bayou may have been passed off as the Everglades, as well as vice versa.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-10616479628202385722011-12-13T15:15:39.847+00:002011-12-13T15:15:39.847+00:00That was easy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070328...That was easy<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070328/locations<br /><br />Filming location (boat chase): Bayou, Louisiana, USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-12451540015192361352011-12-13T15:13:05.244+00:002011-12-13T15:13:05.244+00:00The funny thing about watching that scene again wa...The funny thing about watching that scene again was how I couldn't believe that the thick trees and long moss had stuck with me all these years.<br /><br />I am by no means an expert, but I have spent enough time in the Florida Everglades on a variety of school field trips and fishing expeditions to know the clear difference between the swamps of Florida and the bayous of Louisiana which I have also visited.<br /><br />You are spot on about the accents. They are 'southern', which could come from a whole variety of states Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, but the one southern state with a distinct accent is the cajun accent from Louisiana, which I agree is completely void in the clip. My guess is this comes from Hollywood actors being flown to location and doing what they imagine to be a southern accent without attempting a much more nuanced cajun one.<br /><br />The one intriguing point you bring up is the filming locations. Florida is a beacon for Hollywood filming and often the generic backdrop for "swampy" locales. I haven't checked if it was filmed in Florida but I would bet it was not from what I see of the swamp and will be quite embarrassed if it was. I will do some searching on this. <br /><br />I don't think one needs much of a keen eye to absorb the numerous visual references to Louisiana peppered throughout the scene and the crux of the debate is whether the scene was to have taken place in Louisiana which it clearly was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-67519422045243822732011-12-13T04:32:42.352+00:002011-12-13T04:32:42.352+00:00I see there's an upload on YouTube of that cha...I see there's an upload on YouTube of that chase as a single sequence - but dubbed into German!<br /><br />The key question now, HF, since you claim some expertise in swamp differentiation, is if <i>filmed</i> in Louisiana or the Everglades?<br /><br />Actually, I wouldn't say the NO connection alone is definitive of the chase supposedly being <i>set</i> in Louisiana. I'll take your word about the insignia on the police cars, but that would be very sharp catch - even when viewing on a big screen! The accents all seem to be generic 'Southern' rather than Louisiana (more Mississippi, maybe? I'm not an expert on American accents, but I know it ain't Louisiana!). And you can't necessarily deduce the location from the plot: when Bond gets knocked out and taken somewhere, there's rarely or never any indication of how long he's unconscious or how the bad guys move him - I'm sure on occasion he must have "woken up" hundreds of miles away from where we last saw him, perhaps even on a different continent. The presumed convenience of the baddies having their two bases within a short drive of each other is our main piece of evidence - and it's not all that strong, in the Bond universe of limited logic.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-47495357312906303572011-12-11T05:33:20.912+00:002011-12-11T05:33:20.912+00:00Thank goodness for youtube, could cut right to the...Thank goodness for youtube, could cut right to the chase.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UlJ1xNiI8<br /><br />Louisiana is peppered throughout the scene. On billboards, the sides of police cars, police uniforms, etc...<br /><br />Will say the Sheriff is completely void of a cajun accent despite a clear attempt to manufacture one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-10468681585167459072011-12-11T05:09:20.171+00:002011-12-11T05:09:20.171+00:00Always looking for the out no matter how non-exist...Always looking for the out no matter how non-existent it may be.<br /><br />I am not inclined to re-watch the film just to prove a point, but if memory serves, I think he practically drove a boat through New Orleans right into the bayous of Louisiana.<br /><br />Crap, I think I actually am going to have to watch the film again because as a Yank who grew up in Florida, there were many clues that it all took place in Louisiana and I think the accents may have been one of them. The swamps in Florida and Louisiana are pretty distinct to those of us familiar with them, but to an untrained eye, I could understand them not standing out.<br /><br />The Bayous of Louisiana tend to have thicker trees with longer moss, whereas the swamps of Florida are chock full of skinny mangroves and much shorter moss.<br /><br />Am I really getting into this? Well, re-watch Live and Let Die.... now added to my to do list thanks to the guzhi <> of the King of Froogville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-17227892948870473542011-12-11T00:29:19.519+00:002011-12-11T00:29:19.519+00:00Ah, gentlemen of a certain age share this fascinat...Ah, gentlemen <i>of a certain age</i> share this fascination, I see. Hardly surprising.<br /><br />HF, I did recall the NO funeral scene, but I didn't think that was definitive. The chase is quite a bit later, isn't it? And Bond films aren't long on logic or consistency - he can be in Cairo one minute and Venice the next. And I don't recall anyone in the film - even that sheriff - talking with a Louisiana accent. But it is maybe 15 or 20 years since I last saw it...Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-4654849347365110032011-12-10T15:03:37.906+00:002011-12-10T15:03:37.906+00:00It was Louisiana, how could you forget that memora...It was Louisiana, how could you forget that memorable New Orleans funeral march? Then again, as a fan of the EPL I have no idea where places like Stoke City and Aston Villa are, so I suppose we Americans shouldn't expect Europeans to be familiar with our geography.<br /><br />Effete, perfect word to describe Moore's Bond. Effeminate always came to mind, but effete nails its. I laugh my tail off every time I see one of those wet noodle judo chops to the back of a villains neck. Don't think Roger could knock down a house of cards with that chop.<br /><br />Live and Let Die is a good one and I actually enjoyed the campiness of Roger's Bond films. He stayed on much too long though, I can't pinpoint exactly where I would say it jumped the shark, but being effete AND elderly, not a good combination for an international spy.<br /><br />I've always had a thing for Jane and it is amazing how well she has held up over the years. I wish I could remember where it was from, but she was on a tv show in the 70's or 80's that had her poolside in a skimpy bathing suit, wow, will never forget the smoking hotness melting the tele.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-61081493666904960222011-12-10T13:23:48.813+00:002011-12-10T13:23:48.813+00:00An enjoyable read, Froog. Took me right back. For ...An enjoyable read, Froog. Took me right back. For some reason, the mention of The Onedin Line brought to mind Bouquet of Barbed Wire, another (much shorter) TV series from the 1970s. Fond memories of that one.stuarthttp://foundinchina.com/noreply@blogger.com