Promoting and/or drafting Jack Tarlin

[rickb]

Now that it looks like Robert Redford is going to make a movie about the AT, how can White Blaze go about promoting and/or drafting Baltimore Jack to be a recommend technical advisor?

At a minimum place names would be more likely to be correct and Jack would get a fat Hollywood paycheck. At best, I am sure his input could make for a better and funnier movie.

[pipesmoke]

I think that's a great idea but they're only considering a feature lenth movie!

[Lone Wolf]

Now that it looks like Robert Redford is going to make a movie about the AT, how can White Blaze go about promoting and/or drafting Baltimore Jack to be a recommend technical advisor?

At a minimum place names would be more likely to be correct and Jack would get a fat Hollywood paycheck. At best, I am sure his input could make for a better and funnier movie.

why jack? his hikes have been too "white bread". a more carefree blue-blaze type person would be better. i say Lion King.

[nitewalker]

why jack? his hikes have been too "white bread". a more carefree blue-blaze type person would be better. i say Lion King.


i noticed the lion king has been posting the last few days..he must have some down time from making videos...i just hope they portray the AT as it is and not make it look as something it may not be..it would be nice to have interviews with some of the past thruhikers, section hikers or blue blazers..lets just wait and see..if redfords doing the movie im sure it will be produced well......

[JAK]

We should form a hikers guild.
If anyone is against us, we walk! :D

[nitewalker]

one giant picket line the length of the AT, or we organize an event in each AT trail state on the same day and time to promote trail unity. groups can gather at the nortern or southern state boundries then walk to the neiboring state whereupon the other group would be heading the opposite way and all would cross paths shake hands talk and then do what ever comes natural. there would be a group at every state border all at the same time now that would bring some good press to the AT.. unity speaks volumes.....

[Lone Wolf]

it's just a trail

[JAK]

I'd rather hike than strike! ANARCHISTS UNITE!

[nitewalker]

id rather hike and i will be out on the trail within 3 weeks....ants and bees unite!!

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

I think MS and Gatorgump would be the ideal people to be technical advisers. The reason: They have actually started (and finished) the hike without having had a lot of previous hiking experience and were not always well received by the community - in other words, they have a lot in common with Bryson & Katz..

If neither of them can do it (they both have lives and real jobs) then another candidate comes to mind - Miss Janet. While MJ doesn't hike as much as some, she definitely knows the hiking community - warts and all.

[JAK]

I still say if its not one of us, we walk! ;)

[Lone Wolf]

I still say if its not one of us, we walk! ;)

have you even hiked on the AT?

[JAK]

I drove under it once.

[warren doyle]

Promoting? - No
Drafting? - Yes

[brotheral]

My vote is for Jack Tarlin !! If we can come to an Agreement, we need to get our suggestion to the " Redford Camp" My guess is that they're browsing around here now....

[weary]

Even better. Jack as Katz

[Lone Wolf]

Now that it looks like Robert Redford is going to make a movie about the AT, how can White Blaze go about promoting and/or drafting Baltimore Jack to be a recommend technical advisor?

At a minimum place names would be more likely to be correct and Jack would get a fat Hollywood paycheck. At best, I am sure his input could make for a better and funnier movie.

upon further thought and even though this is another useless thread, Weathercarrot would be the best technical advisor. he's done more AT hiking and maintaining and knows more about the trail than 99% of the people on this website. and my input would make for a better and funnier movie

[dixicritter]

Definitely not a Straight Forward topic.... More along the lines of humor if you ask me. ;)

[Lone Wolf]

Definitely not a Straight Forward topic.... More along the lines of humor if you ask me. ;)

humor, BS and Tarlin sniffers

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Good call. LW - evaluation and Weathercarrot. He would be a great advisor and ha a good sense of humor.

[Bearpaw]

humor, BS and Tarlin sniffers

I like Jack, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna sniff him :eek:! ;)

[hopefulhiker]

Maybe the producers could take the advice of all the hikers of Whiteblaze... and then start a knee replacement fund for the most deserving hiker(s).

[A-Train]

humor, BS and Tarlin sniffers

Yes people have an unhealthy obsession over you and him on this site.

[Lone Wolf]

you're jealous

[camojack]

I think, since I may be the only AT hiker on here who's:
A. In the Screen Actors Guild, and
B. Has worked in a Robert Redford movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/), that
C. I'm pretty much the most qualified person here...
:clap

[The Weasel]

What makes anyone think a movie about the Appalachian Trail will be about the Appalachian Trail?

TW

[A-Train]

you're jealous

good one...

[max patch]

Tarlin is far and away the most qualified - not only on this site - but of anyone associated with the trail.

No need to explain why as its obvious to anyone with half a brain.

[Lone Wolf]

no he's not. not even close

[Tha Wookie]

Tarlin is far and away the most qualified - not only on this site - but of anyone associated with the trail.

No need to explain why as its obvious to anyone with half a brain.

Tarlin is well travelled. But Paul Newman he's not.

I think he'd be a great consultant on the movie.

[Lone Wolf]

I think he'd be a great consultant on the movie.

so would a ton of other AT folks

[warraghiyagey]

Yes people have an unhealthy obsession over you and him on this site.
Untrue, I'm not obsessed with Tarlin.
Now on the other hand . . .http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/laughing013.gif

[Disney]

We should form a hikers guild.
If anyone is against us, we walk! :D


HAHAHA!!! That's awesome. It's making me grin in class.

[JAK]

Finally someone with my sense of humour.
Quick, somebody help this guy.

[Alligator]

Finally someone with my sense of humour.
Quick, somebody help this guy.It was good, I liked it too;).

[BigDaddy99]

I like Jack, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna sniff him :eek:! ;)

he tends to reek of whiskey and roadkill.

[dessertrat]

Why do you need a technical advisor when Bryson and Katz did just about everything wrong and knew nothing about what they were doing? Wouldn't it be better to let Redford, et al., just wing it?

[Rainman]

I think, since I may be the only AT hiker on here who's:
A. In the Screen Actors Guild, and
B. Has worked in a Robert Redford movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/), that
C. I'm pretty much the most qualified person here...
:clap
I checked out the IMDB page. There's nobody there named camojack - LOL

How are you credited?

[jesse]

i just hope they portray the AT as it is and not make it look as something it may not be.

Now that would be two hours of boredom. I'm hoping to see a few bear attacks, maybe a mountain lion stalking them for days, a few gun fights, sex, lots of sex.

[Jack Tarlin]

Good Lord, what a weird thread.

Thanks to some for the kind words.

I'm not sure I'm really interested in this job, regardless of however qualified I might be. I hope to spend the spring and summer hiking, and the fall working for Senator McCain, assuming he's still in the race. Doesn't leave much time to do much else.

In retrospect, in terms of helping the production with information on good locations; giving advice on road access, especially for large production vehicles; suggesting facilities close to the Trail that would welcome and assist the Production; giving advice on how thru-hikers really talk; appear; dress; equip themselves, etc., well yeah, I'd probably be in a very good position to do all that. I could certainly do a good job trouble-shooting the script and red-lighting obvious errors, gaffes, etc.

In short, I probably WOULD be of some assistance to the production.

But at the moment, I'm not sure I'm interested, so I'm not about to apply for the job, and would prefer that nobody applies for me.

But thanx for the thought.

[Gray Blazer]

What makes anyone think a movie about the Appalachian Trail will be about the Appalachian Trail?

TW

A good name for the movie would be One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest. Or to satisfy Jessebrent's request for lots of sex....A Wank In the Woods (there go all my reputation points I've been building up):D

[MOWGLI]

I checked out the IMDB page. There's nobody there named camojack - LOL

How are you credited?

He's Fabian. :p

[the goat]

In retrospect, in terms of helping the production with information on good locations; giving advice on road access, especially for large production vehicles; suggesting facilities close to the Trail that would welcome and assist the Production; giving advice on how thru-hikers really talk; appear; dress; equip themselves, etc., well yeah, I'd probably be in a very good position to do all that. I could certainly do a good job trouble-shooting the script and red-lighting obvious errors, gaffes, etc.

"in terms of helping the production with information on good locations; giving advice on road access, especially for large production vehicles" .........

i believe i would defer to mr. doyle's expertise on that matter.

[Lilred]

We should form a hikers guild.
If anyone is against us, we walk! :D


http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/ad/funny.gif


I nearly spewed my soda. LOLOL!!!

[Ron Haven]

My vote is for Jack Tarlin !! If we can come to an Agreement, we need to get our suggestion to the " Redford Camp" My guess is that they're browsing around here now....I was contacted by a producer in NY for this movie about a part.His name was David Parlo.

He said they were going to be contacting about a dozen people to be in certain parts that he had to talk with.He had mentioned he wanted me to be in a scene with our bus and possibly the hiker bash.

He stated that if the plans went as planned they would be back in touch with me in this spring.:cool:

Has anyone else been contacted?

[Lone Wolf]

yup. me too

[Skidsteer]

Oh boy.

I definitely want to see this movie if you two get involved in it. :D

[Lone Wolf]

Oh boy.

I definitely want to see this movie if you two get involved in it. :D

they want the movie to be funny, like the book, not like some boring-ass journal or about someone that thru-hiked 15 times all white blazed :D

[Ron Haven]

yup. me tooI ask who were the others.He said that they had to talk to them first.Maybe more or less he wouldn't say.Did he tell you who else?

[Skidsteer]

they want the movie to be funny, like the book, not like some boring-ass journal or about someone that thru-hiked 15 times all white blazed :D

You and Ron are naturals for a comedy.

I'm comin' round to this Walk in the Woods movie idea....:D Sounds like it could be a hoot!

[Gray Blazer]

I ask who were the others.He said that they had to talk to them first.Maybe more or less he wouldn't say.Did he tell you who else?
That's cool you guys.

[Kirby]

A movie version would only be funny if it was based on the book, and not about the trail. IMO< there are enough movies out there documenting the trail and thru hikers, I want this to be a comedy that follows the book, because I found the book to be quite funny. I would not go see it in movie theatures because I was interested in seeing a movie about the trail itself.

They could easily film the pre-hike scenes in Hanover.

Kirby

[Lone Wolf]

A movie version would only be funny if it was based on the book, and not about the trail. IMO< there are enough movies out there documenting the trail and thru hikers,

and most of them suck. boring blah!

except Pirate's vid. that's a funny mofo.

[Ron Haven]

You and Ron are naturals for a comedy.

I'm comin' round to this Walk in the Woods movie idea....:D Sounds like it could be a hoot!Skids if I was to start that silly stuff I do for laughs they would contact the insane silam for me.

[Lone Wolf]

Skids if I was to start that silly stuff I do for laughs they would contact the insane silam for me.

we wouldn't have to learn no parts. just give us some spring water and we would improvise. some funny stuff right there :D

[Gray Blazer]

Since this is in the humor forum.....I'm guessing they contacted Uncle Johnny.....just a guess. It'd be funny if I was right. Who would you like to see in the movie?

[Lone Wolf]

kieth shaw woulda been a pissah for sure :)

[Ron Haven]

we wouldn't have to learn no parts. just give us some spring water and we would improvise. some funny stuff right there :Dcouple sniffs of my great aunt Lizzies the lice eat up's tonic'd turn us loose huh?

[Jack Tarlin]

Second that.

[Skidsteer]

Skids if I was to start that silly stuff I do for laughs they would contact the insane silam for me.

Hollywood is an insane asylum. :p

[Jack Tarlin]

Meaning I second the comment about Keith. He'd have been great.

[camojack]

I checked out the IMDB page. There's nobody there named camojack - LOL
How are you credited?
Oh, I'm not in the credits; I was merely an extra, A.K.A.: "moving scenery". :D
(I posted the link 'cause that's the only Redford movie I worked on...)

[Ron Haven]

Hollywood is an insane asylum. :pso that's how you spell it?I was raised at the head of the creek,not much edecashun nair.

[Nightwalker]

and most of them suck. boring blah!

except Pirate's vid. that's a funny mofo.

What's the name? I'd pay to see that one. :)


have you even hiked on the AT?

How do you say it? "It's just a trail."

[_terrapin_]

A movie version would only be funny if it was based on the book, and not about the trail.

You saying the trail's not funny? Umm, maybe you're right... but it sure is twisted.

[Lion King]

why jack? his hikes have been too "white bread". a more carefree blue-blaze type person would be better. i say Lion King.


Alllllllllllllllllllllright!

Thanks Wolf

I need the paycheck, and I write Screenplays.

I'm actively pursuing this.:D

[Lion King]

i noticed the lion king has been posting the last few days..he must have some down time from making videos...i just hope they portray the AT as it is and not make it look as something it may not be..it would be nice to have interviews with some of the past thruhikers, section hikers or blue blazers..lets just wait and see..if redfords doing the movie im sure it will be produced well......

Yeah, been in Denver for about 8 days (One in Boulder) had to fix a major financial problem and DVD situation (With a little help from an Angel Unnamed-but self described sexy) as I fired my business partner cold.

It aint easy doing this stuf on your own when you have to run it like a business and all your 'distrubution points' are scattered up and down the East coast, your're broke, work for yourself...blah blah blah blah blah....and youre in the middle of a hike/film/book writing thing and the temps are hovering around -2 average when you are actually hiking.

But good news! I am back on the trail tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank Frikkin God:banana, I've eaten half of Denver and my feet are going to hurt for about three days even though I've done at least 2-4 miles everyday to keep me from getting to lazy.