He was the most exuberant, and vivid character in the film. Also had the best songs.
shareYou could not be more accurate Carl Anderson MADE this film. He was the only actor, per say, in the whole film in my opinion. And musically flawless. Dont get me wrong (oh na, na, na) I adore this movie/music but I agree with you he was brilliant. RIP
shareFirstly, and sadly, RIP to Carl Anderson, who passed on a few years ago.
Judas is probably my favorite in Superstar as well. Ironically, he ends up being more interesting than Jesus a lot of the time. He was meant to be a protagonist in this version. The 2000 video version, based on the late '90s stage revival, has Jerome Pradon as Judas. His vocals, on their own, are not earth-shattering but if you *see* his performance, I think he brings the character to life vividly and brings an intensive degree of emotion and turmoil that fits the character perfectly. Damned for All Time/Blood Money is superb in that production. The moment of betrayal has to be seen to be believed and Judas' Death is also pretty powerful. Where Anderson plays Judas as predominantly angry and disillusioned, there are so many shades in Pradon's portrayal of that character that some love him and some hate him. But given the way there's a lot of gushing about Carl Anderson's performance, I figured it wouldn't hurt to gush about Jerome Pradon a little, either. *Donning riot armor.*
That being said, I have love for Carl Anderson's performance. I was always impressed with his performance and how he carried himself as the character. He had an amazing, expressive voice. The epic ferocity of his Heaven on Their Minds is, to my knowledge, unmatched. Not to mention that Judas' Death in this film is a cinematic masterstroke. Both, really, are performances for the ages in their own ways. The point being that Judas is usual the most compelling character in a production of Superstar.
"Sometimes it's right to feel a fool"- Cleggy
Well said, dahl. RIP Carl Anderson.
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RIP, indeed: remarkable performance, not only emotional but eliciting emotion from at least one watcher of this movie.
I think he and Ted Neeley were remarkable together: the Gethsemane duet is especially striking, leading to that broken hand-hold and the transparency of Neeley's expression as he watches Anderson's run away from him, goats following. I really believed the connection and the tension between these two characters, and that's owing to intensity of Anderson and Neeley, shared between them.