Looking for some Friday night inspiration…Billy should do it!
“Rebel Yell” Indeed! “The Wedding Planner”! Why Billy Idol Matters!
It’s more than just the music – it’s the sneer, the swagger, the “Billy Idol-ness” of him – it’s time to remind you why Billy Idol matters!
Billy Idol. Photo by Walter P. Calahan, USA TODAY
Billy Idol has been a music icons for decades, with such smash hits as “Rebel Yell”, “White Wedding” and “Dancing With Myself” – but he is also so much more!
First, let’s get to this amazing piece of film trivia:
Billy Idol Starred As T-1000 in “Terminator 2!”
Well, he was supposed to! James Cameron hired Billy to play the legendary bad robot T-1000 in “Terminator 2”, but shortly before filming was to begin in 1990, Idol was in a motorcycle accident in Hollywood! His injuries were so bad he was unable to perform in the film. The role then went to Robert Patrick…
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johnrieber 
Who doesn’t like Billy? He’s a real entertainer. Regrettably, the same cannot really be said for the awful, talent-less Sandler. (Just my opinion of course…)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete! Sandler had two fun movies: “The Wedding Singer” and “Happy Gilmore”…and since he used Billy in a great cameo, I’ll remember those two and forget the rest!
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I just cannot stand him, John. I hate to look at his silly face, and his presence in a film guarantees that I will never watch it. I cannot regard him as an ‘actor’, in any sense of the word. He personifies the bad side of US cinema as far as I am concerned.
Just me, I suspect.
Regards, Pete.
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Pete, I completely understand! “Jack And Jill” co-starring Al Pacino is that great Actor’s LOWLIGHT!
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