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re: 50 Years Ago Today: Batman
Posted on 1/12/16 at 3:11 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 1/12/16 at 3:11 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:the story I heard is that Lee threw a hissy fit until the compromise was reached
my favorite anecdote, of course, concerns the crossover with The Green Hornet. In an early draft of the script (Batman was the "superior" show, money, prestige wise, etc.) it has the principals (all good guys) fighting with each other for some reason, and Robin knocks out Kato. The Green Hornet writers all laughed out loud (thinking it was a joke) - as Kato was played by relatively unknown in the U.S. martial arts superstar Bruce Lee. Anyone remotely familiar with the shows would know that Kato would leave a grease stain where Batman and Robin were standing a few seconds ago.
Well, the compromise was that they would fight to a draw.
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 5:33 pm to Kafka
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the story I heard is that Lee threw a hissy fit until the compromise was reached
Maybe Lee was the catalyst. Regardless, he did a great job of trolling Ward - they knew each other and even lived in the same condo at one point (before the crossover). Apparently Lee played it up all angry, like he was going to kick Robin's arse for real - and when the day of shooting came, let him in on the joke.
West and Ward are pretty strange guys in real life - part of the reason why the showed worked as well as it did.
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