Tuesday, June 25, 2013

'Deep End'



Interesting that I knew Jane Asher as Paul McCartney’s girlfriend, who sometimes acted until you actually see her in films like Deep End or Alfie. Few times in life do you know someone for such a miniscule facet of their life. I think Macca missed the boat here: Asher is probably 50 percent more beautiful now than in the 1960s (she was 17 when she started dating The Beatles bass guitar player). 

Also, Deep End co-stars Diana Dors. She actually has about a seven-minute presence in the film although she gets third billing on all the credits. Dors was labeled as England’s answer to Marilyn Monroe. Blonde and voluptuous, she was extremely beautiful and was achingly similar to Monroe from her body type to her actual face. Age did little for Dors (she portrays a rich, horndog bath-goer in Deep End), which makes you wonder what would’ve happened to Monroe given 25 years. 

Per the end of the film, I'm still not sure how she was killed by the light, why it required such a dramatic turn and why the kid wasn't so keen on helping. 

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