Confessions of a FILM FOX
Hi all—glad to see you’ve tuned in once again to the latest word on your fave raves. And this month’s hottest item concerns the Ramones and their forthcoming (Roger Corman-directed) flick, Rock ’n’ Roll High School. Not only did the New Yawk flip tops finish their big screen debut on time (a rather lengthy five week production schedule, by Corman’s standards), but in addition had the good taste to invite CREEM rockcrit and Ramones look-alike Billy Altman along for the ride.
FILM FOX
Hi all—glad to see you’ve tuned in once again to the latest word on your fave raves. And this month’s hottest item concerns the Ramones and their forthcoming (Roger Cormandirected) flick, Rock ’n’ Roll High School. Not only did the New Yawk flip tops finish their big screen debut on time (a rather lengthy five week production schedule, by Corman’s standards), but in addition had the good taste to invite CREEM rockcrit and Ramones look-alike Billy Altman along for the ride. You can see our man Bill in some of the backstage and crowd scenes ’round about April, when the film is due to open at the finetDrive-Ins in your area. The first person to correctly quote Billy’s only line wins a lifetime gate pass to Altmanville (see this month’s Mail section). Some of the other faces appearing in this 1979 Corman epic include Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard and P. J. Soles ...
