Comments on: Young Saunders is Traumatised by Robotic Genocide http://theboysaunders.com/2007/04/young-saunders-is-traumatised-by-robotic-genocide/ You Little Punks Think You Own This Town... Mon, 21 May 2012 02:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jsp http://theboysaunders.com/2007/04/young-saunders-is-traumatised-by-robotic-genocide/#comment-144 jsp Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:44:15 +0000 http://theboysaunders.com/2007/04/young-saunders-is-traumatised-by-robotic-genocide/#comment-144 Not so fast. Of the most recent two, <em>The Hitchhiker</em> is merely an animated adaptation of Welles on "The Mercury Theater on the Air" (from a circa 1930s recording) and <em>Moby Dick</em> was actually shot in 1971, but never edited. Transformers clearly represents later work than either of those. That leaves <em>Someone to Love</em>, with a release date in 1987, and an IMDb <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331570/" rel="nofollow">trivia page</a> that claims it features "[t]he last film appearance of Orson Welles." Note that word <strong>appearance</strong> -- it neatly eliminates voiceover work. Contrast with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transformers:_The_Movie" rel="nofollow"><em>Transformers</em> Wikipedia page</a>: "This was Orson Welles’ last film. ... (This was not, however, Welles’ last film in order of release; Henry Jaglom’s Someone to Love was released a year later.)" So he probably appeared in <em>Someone</em>, then did voiceover work for <em>Transformers</em>, and since movies are further along in the voiceover stage, <em>Transformers</em> happened to be released first, though it was (likely) the last film he actually worked on. Not so fast. Of the most recent two, The Hitchhiker is merely an animated adaptation of Welles on “The Mercury Theater on the Air” (from a circa 1930s recording) and Moby Dick was actually shot in 1971, but never edited. Transformers clearly represents later work than either of those.

That leaves Someone to Love, with a release date in 1987, and an IMDb trivia page that claims it features “[t]he last film appearance of Orson Welles.” Note that word appearance — it neatly eliminates voiceover work.

Contrast with the Transformers Wikipedia page: “This was Orson Welles’ last film. … (This was not, however, Welles’ last film in order of release; Henry Jaglom’s Someone to Love was released a year later.)”

So he probably appeared in Someone, then did voiceover work for Transformers, and since movies are further along in the voiceover stage, Transformers happened to be released first, though it was (likely) the last film he actually worked on.

]]> By: JC http://theboysaunders.com/2007/04/young-saunders-is-traumatised-by-robotic-genocide/#comment-143 JC Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:50:03 +0000 http://theboysaunders.com/2007/04/young-saunders-is-traumatised-by-robotic-genocide/#comment-143 You lie Saunders! According to imdb Well's last film was the Hitchhiker where he played Ronald Adams (voice). He also featured in 2 other films after Transformers. Admitedly all of them (including Transformers) are listed as being completed after his death but thats beside the point. You lie Saunders! According to imdb Well’s last film was the Hitchhiker where he played Ronald Adams (voice). He also featured in 2 other films after Transformers.
Admitedly all of them (including Transformers) are listed as being completed after his death but thats beside the point.

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