More Dirt on Sonny Landham (& Everyone Else Involved With 48Hrs.)

Thanks to William S. Wilson over at the Mobius forums, I've been tipped off to a fascinating series of online diaries posted by screenwriter Larry Gross.  Gross has been periodically transcribing his diaries from the 1982 filming of Walter Hill's 48 Hrs. and they are a treasure trove of insider information from the trenches of a major Hollywood film.  Political hopeful Sonny Landham comes off particularly poorly, but Gross does not mince words about anyone on set.  I should also say that I am a big Walter Hill admirer and it is especially interesting to learn a little more about his personality and working methods since he's never really been given his due.  

Head on over to Jeremy's Moon in the Gutter site for an illuminating read on Hill's Johnny Handsome.

Where are They Now? Update: Sonny Landham

Speaking of 48 Hrs., former actor Sonny Landham who was a rather striking villain in that film, and later appeared to good effect in Predator, has resurfaced as the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.  It isn't the first time that Landham has dabbled in politics and though he's not regarded as a serious contender, he can be a legitimate factor if he can take away significant votes from Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell.  It remains to be seen just how much of a factor Landham's earlier career as a porn actor will affect his candidacy.