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Retro News: Sir David Jason on Colour Of Magic (18 March 2008)
16 December 2008 (20:24)
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NewsShopper.co.uk posted an article soon after the Colour Of Magic premiere, reporting on some of the things David Jason said about the movie, both at the premiere Q&A and elsewhere. He reflects on the relationship between Rincewind and Twoflower:
The central thrust of most comedy in a two-character relationship is one knowing fool and one unknowing fool…. You must have a balance, an opposite, like a ying and a yang. Where Rincewind and Twoflower succeed is where Twoflower is a totally naive tourist and Rincewind is very streetwise.
And he talks about the stuntwork for the upside-down swordfighting scene between his character and Karen David’s:
In my innocence, I thought ‘We’ll do [the swordfighting scene] standing up, have a swordfight, and they’ll comb your hair back and make it stand on end and then they’ll reverse the film. Then it’ll look like you’re upside-down’, That’s not what happened.
It’s not a nice experience…. being hung upside-down like the last chicken at Sainsbury’s. I wouldn’t do that again in a hurry.
He sums up:
If you haven’t read The Colour Of Magic it’s going to be much easier to follow than Hogfather. It’s much more fun, it’s more of a road movie.
As always, check out our Colour Of Magic page for more information on the miniseries, including more quotes from David Jason.
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