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Len,
The movie you're looking for is called The Revolt of Mamie Stover(1956), starring Jane Russell as Mamie Stover.

Thanks again for the inquiry, hope this helps your friend out.

Wow Alexa, that was quick! I love Jane Russell.

Thanks, I love Jane Russell too.

Hey Elle, do you remember the childrens book Where The Wild Things Are very well? 'Cause I am trying to think of who I would cast and how I would handle the CGI if it were made into a film, but it has been a while since I've read it. Do you have any thoughts on making this book into a film, or maybe another fantasy/surrealistic type film idea off the top of your head?

Thank you Alexa,
I've located a seller of the movie and know this will bring a smile to an old Marines heart. With all the bad memories that he has to deal with of the war this might bring memories back maybe of dicussing Mamie with comrades while waiting to be shipped out to war.

Again I thank you,
Len from the Underwater City

Len I'm so glad you found the movie for your friend :-) Good on you.

Alexa, I don't know Where The Wild Things Are, sorry. The books that I would love to see made into movies are David Eddings' Belgariad series, and Peter Straub's Koko and Mystery.

I assume the stories you mentioned are fantasy/surrealistic--from the titles that was the impression I got. I have not read those but for anyone here who has--who would you cast in the film version?

The Belgariad is fantasy - pure "quest" style. I'd cast the amazing Miranda Richardson as Polgara the Sorceress, and Daniel Radcliffe might make a good adult Garion. Perhaps Michael Gambon or Ian McKellen as Belgarath. And Alan Rickman or Gary Oldman as Silk.

Koko and Mystery are more surrealist - thrillers with a spooky supernatural/psychological edge to them. I see someone like Bill Pullman or William Hurt as Tim Underwood in Koko and Robert Redford as The Shadow/Von Heilitz in Mystery.

To answer the question that started this thread...

Ed Norton in American History X - both as my favourite actor and the film I think he did his best work in. He also did amazing work in Fight Club.

Best written film I would have to say is The Usual Suspects with all that intense dialogue and the twisting use of story. So clever. There were so many threads there that the writers had to ensure they didn't drop.

Ed Norton is one of my favorites too. I really liked American History X but it is also one of those that is so gut wrenchingly honest that it is hard to watch. I also liked him in Primal Fear, I think it was--the one with Richard Gere playing Ed Norton's lawyer.


It would be interesting to see Robert Redford in a sort of surrealistic film, I feel like he could play any part he wanted and pull it off, same with William Hurt.

Elle, have you ever seen Three Days of the Condor with Robert Redford?

Mm, no I haven't. I might have to check it out.