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When we found out that Jack O'Halloran was looking
for a professional venue to sit and talk with fans one-on-one,
we knew that Home Theater Forum was to be his new home.
We came up with the idea of using Jack's presence here to
create Celebrity Corner where we hope to attract
other celebrities, directors and production people of the industry.
From All Movie Guide: Towering, grim-visaged actor
Jack O'Halloran excels in brutish roles. O'Halloran was impressively
menacing as the nonverbal space criminal Non in the first two Superman
movies. He was equally adept with dialogue as the hulking Moose Malloy
in 1978's Farewell My Lovely. Jack O'Halloran continued to grunt and glower
his way through the 1990s, essaying such fearsome roles as Yeti in The
Flintstones (1993).
Of course, Jack has been involved in many projects over the past
few years which he will be very happy to talk about in this forum area
created for him and his fanbase.
Welcome, Jack! We are very happy to have you here!
Ronald J EpsteinHome Theater Forum co-ownerEmail me at:
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
welcome aboard Jack.
glad that you made it.
I guess I can start.. what do you think of the new Superman movie with Bryan Singer directing?
Jacob
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
Hello, Mr. O'Halloran. I thank you for taking the time to visit us and answer our questions. I have a few of my own:
1.) What was it like working on the 1987 movie "Dragnet"? You were one of the best parts of the movie.
2.) You were in the 1988 Chuck Norris movie "Hero And The Terror", which was a Cannon Pictures release. What was it like working with Golan and Globus? I've heard a lot of colorful stories about them.
3.) To cap it off, you worked on the 1994 movie "The Flintstones", which was executive-produced by Steven Spielberg. Did you ever meet Spielberg himself?
Sincerely,
John Kilduff...
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
Hello Mr. O'Halloran.
I was wondering how was the scheduling for shooting Superman 1 and 2, as they were originally shot back to back right? Were you brought in early on and some time passed and brought back in?
Also, are you a home theater enthusiast as well? What type of set up do you own or prefer?
Thanks and all the best from El Paso, Texas, or Tejas as is frequently said down here!
David L.
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
Jack:
As the other owner of HTF I wanted to take this time to welcome you to our little corner of the web.
What current projects do you have in the works? Are you more into production work now-a-days?
Thanks again for stopping by and talking with us.
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
Hello mr Halloran. Great to have you here.
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| I didn't like John Guillermin he drank to much and I didn't respect him as a Director.We had a very good script had we a good director the picture could have been a classic. |
What refreshing honesty. Kudos! Altthough I personally feel your King Kong IS a classic. Very underrated in my opinion.
Which of your films is your favorite?
Cheers!
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Re: Welcome Jack O'Halloran!
I read that you admired working with Robert Mitchum. His role as preacher in “Night of the Hunter” I feel is probably one of the best portrayals of a ‘killer’ ever filmed. It seems that among leading men who pretended to be ‘tough guys’; partly due to Mr. Mitchum’s hard start in life, he was the real deal.
Was it easier to work with a man who had street smarts and boxing in his past, like yourself? More fun on the set..in between takes?
You’ve worked at two professions I’m aware of: Boxing and Acting. Which world did you find the more difficult to deal with? Fight promoters or Studio Productions?
Or, are they so different as to have nothing in common?
In Farewell my Lovely, I love the line describing your character.
“Looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food and about as dangerous.”
Reviewing that film Roger Ebert said, “the most touching is Moose Malloy, played by an ex-prizefighter named Jack O’Halloran.” Seems like high praise and that it was a great role for you!
Best to you and thanks for joining in.
Mary.
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