Leonard Maltin
Maltin was portrayed in an episode of the animated comedy South Park called "Mecha-Streisand" where Maltin, along with actor Sidney Poitier and singer Robert Smith, fought and defeated Barbra Streisand, who had assumed the form of Mecha-Streisand. He also appeared as himself in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In a short segment, he gives a bad review of the first film (Gremlins) as several of the creatures creep up on him and strangle him to death. (In his guide, Maltin's three-star review of the movie noted that it contained "gratuitous cameo appearances.") He also made an appearance on the cartoon show Freakazoid! where he voiced himself, only to be abducted by monsters.
Maltin had starred on an episode of Entertainment Tonight, where he was presenting a time machine akin to one in the H.G. Wells novel and film The Time Machine. He sits in the machine and then vanishes, as did the character in the story.
Maltin is one of the few people to appear as a "guest star" on Mystery Science Theater 3000; during a Season Nine episode, he was forced by Pearl Forrester to retract his endorsement of the film Gorgo. In an earlier episode featuring The Undead, Mike Nelson impersonates Maltin and apologizes to viewers for his good review, saying he must have been on drugs. Additionally, his curious rating of two-and-a-half stars to the film Laserblast is the source of much debate in the MST3K episode featuring that film.
In The Simpsons episode "A Star Is Burns" Marge says "Did you know there are over 600 critics on TV and Leonard Maltin is the best looking of them all?". Lisa replies "Ewwww!"[6] In the 1995 video release of the Star Wars trilogy, there was an interview with George Lucas conducted by Leonard Maltin included before the start of the movies.
Maltin is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's shortest movie review. His 2 out of 4 star review of the 1948 musical Isn't It Romantic? consists of the word "No".[7] In 1985 he delivered a three-word movie review on Entertainment Tonight for that year's horror film spoof, Transylvania 6-5000. The review begins with a silent Maltin swaying to a recording of the Glenn Miller Orchestra playing "Pennsylvania 6-5000"; in the song the instrumental melody is interrupted by the sound of a telephone ringing after which the band chants the title of the song. In his review, Maltin timed it so that his review began with the phone ringing: "Transylvania 6-5000 ... stinks!" In 2004 he delivered a five-word review for Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. His 2 out of 4 star review consisted of the statement "It is what it is."
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References
- ^ Leonard Maltin Biography (1950-)
- ^ Stereotypes overturned
- ^ Lumenick, Lou. "LEONARD MALTIN'S REEL-LIFE STORY -- MOVIE MAVEN WENT FROM TEANECK TO HOLLYWOOD", The Record (Bergen County), October 17, 1994. Accessed May 21, 2007. "Leonard Maltin was a so-so student. 'I was the only student in the history of Teaneck High School to fail a take-home, open-book exam,' he says with a mixture of pride and embarrassment."
- ^ Ultimate Disney interview with Leonard Maltin
- ^ "MALTIN APOLOGIZES TO LIBELED ACTOR", The Buffalo News, July 20, 1998. Accessed October 10, 2007. "Film critic Leonard Maltin, who wrote that the actor who played Bud on "Father Knows Best" became a drug-addicted heroin pusher, issued an apology to Billy Gray as part of a libel settlement, saying it was a mistake."
- ^ http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F31
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2005), p. 700. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. ISBN 0-451-21265-7. Signet Books. Accessed April 15, 2007.
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External links
- Leonard Maltin's official site
- Leonard Maltin's bio courtesy of ET Online
- Leonard Maltin at the Internet Movie Database
- Leonard! - a game, inspired by Leonard Maltin’s Movie and Video Guide, on ABC Radio 702 (Sydney, Australia)
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