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Post by richardburton on Jun 22, 2007 11:20:54 GMT 1
After stumbling across the website for Al Matthews (he played Sergeant Apone in Aliens) I thought I'd drop him a quick email asking if he'd like to read my latest book.
He has emailed back to say that he'd love to read it and send me a review once he's finished. He was very nice - a top bloke. He even said that once its published he'd be happy to arrange a joint launch down in London (he is busy on a writing project too).
Just thought I'd share it with you - quite chuffed really. Apone! Class!
"All right people, what are you waiting for, breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet. Every paycheck a fortune. Every formation a parade. I love the corps!"
;D
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Post by rustisstrikesagain on Jun 22, 2007 15:03:39 GMT 1
Assholes and Elbows! LOL I got to hold one of the actual Pulse Rifles from aliens. I was told they were swapped around a lot between the actors because only a couple actually worked! So i dare say i may have held one that Al used.  |
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Post by richardburton on Jun 22, 2007 15:22:25 GMT 1
Nice one! I'd love to get me one of those bad boys!
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Post by Scifishocks on Jun 22, 2007 19:53:00 GMT 1
Really? Excellent! Sgt Apone? Whatever possessed you to approach him? Enquiring minds need to know! That's great news, though, mate. 'Look into my eye!'  |
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Post by richardburton on Jun 22, 2007 19:56:47 GMT 1
haha! There's the fella! Was just pure fluke - came across his site and it had a contact email address for him.
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Post by Scifishocks on Jun 22, 2007 20:09:41 GMT 1
How cool is that? The guy is a goddamn hero! |
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Post by rustisstrikesagain on Jun 22, 2007 21:41:04 GMT 1
Hes been in Bond movies and lots of Brit TV. he does a lot of work over here. he was also one of the generals in The Fifth Element.
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Post by Anim8tr on Jun 24, 2007 7:28:24 GMT 1
It wouldn't have been the Colonial Marines without Apone!  Congrats on your good luck, Richard! |
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Post by cinemapacific on Aug 11, 2007 9:09:01 GMT 1
Saw the pulse rifle at a local airsoft store- I think it was a kit that merged a Franchi-Spas 12 airsoft gun with a Tommy-gun. About $1100... but a working ammo counter was extra!
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Post by killraven on Aug 28, 2007 14:00:42 GMT 1
A seriously underrated and under-used actor. Watched 'Defence of the Realm' the other day (was a newspaper freebie) and he appeared in it for about all of ten seconds! :  . KR |
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Post by richardburton on Aug 28, 2007 14:46:09 GMT 1
I didn't realise he was in that one lol And yes the pulse rifle is one of the all time fantastic sci-fi weapons used in films. I spoke to Al again the other week - he's busy reading both Sinema and The King of America and is going to give me some quotes that I can use soon. |
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Post by rustisstrikesagain on Aug 28, 2007 21:38:33 GMT 1
When i did a film art direction course we students were taken to various prop houses.
One of which was a place called Bapty's in North London. They must of had over 1000 guns from many different films.
while there they showed us the sci fi weapons they made for film they had (and i actually got to hold)
Pulse Rifles, Smart Guns, Blades Shot gun and Mac 10's, Han Solo's greedo blaster, Princess leias Blaster, Stormtroopers blasters, Stargate sg1 MP5's all authenticated but the makers and the actors. They also had Dredds lawgiver, and lara Crofts' pistols. Daltons Bond PPK and Brosnan's Bond p99. We wearnt allowed photos taken though.
I was a pig in sh*t. I got to hold the REAL oners and meet the men who made them!
I wonder if one of the Pulse Rifles i held was used by Al Mathews.
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Post by richardburton on Aug 30, 2007 9:14:13 GMT 1
That sounds FANTASTIC! I'd have loved that!
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Post by rustisstrikesagain on Aug 30, 2007 10:41:02 GMT 1
Yeah while there they also let rip with a smartgun. The noise was deafening! The flash you see is just like the one in the movie a huge starshaped pattern.
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