The Film Adventures of Lieutenant Blueberrry – English
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A 1983 French, U.S.A. co-production [Technisonor (Paris)]
Producer: Martin Kove
Director: John Milius
Story: Jean-Michel Charlier, Moebius (Jean Giraud)
Screenplay:
Jean-Michel Charlier
Cinematography: ? [color]
Music: ?
Running time: 13 episodes x 55 minutes
Cast:
Lieutenant Mike Blueberry – Martin Kove
Stunts: Yvan Chiffre
At the July 16th Word on Westerns meeting at
the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, Marty Kove discussed his dealings in trying to
make first a film and then a TV series based on the French Western Comic Book
hero Lieutenant Mike Blueberry. Kove said that while he was co-starring as
Detective Victor Isbecki in the ‘Cagney & Lacey’ TV series from 1982-1988
he was approached by a casting director to play the role of Blueberry in a
French produced film. Knowing nothing about the character he researched the
comics and discovered his striking resemblance to Mike Blueberry and found out
how big a hit the comics were in France. He then whole-heartedly attached
himself to the making of the picture both time wise and financially. Try as
they did they could not obtain the money to produce the film. The film was finally
made with French actor Vincent Cassel in 2004. The film was released here in
the U.S.A. as “Renegade”.
Kove then turned to trying to develop a TV series based
on the adventures of Lieutenant Blueberry.
YouTube Word on Westerns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8IdGYoMi00&index=14&list=PLSbDjWBhW_BlGa0udsfQDMFRpTBRWboa7
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