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Narrator

posted 19 years ago by jervistetch
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Does anyone know who is narrating this movie? I didn't see it in the credits and the voice sounds so familiar. It sounds like Ron Howard but it's probably not him.

[–] koloxxviii 19 years ago

from another post...

"Robert Englund AKA Freddie Krueger is the Narrator"

thats why you recognise the voice

"They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right"

[–] jervistetch 19 years ago

Thanks. I never noticed that. It's strange that he would narrate because he played such an obscure background character. Maybe his big scenes were cut out along with "The Speech".

[–] koloxxviii 19 years ago

indeed, it's been a while since i've seen the movie and was struggling to remember him even being in it! as for the cuts, i only know what i've read here. the movie works ok for me as is, but maybe a directors cut dvd wouldn't go amiss!

"They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right"

[–] sulldoggy 18 years ago

More important..how can one get soundfiles of the narrating???!!
i've made several surfing music tapes and always wanted the narration for
my soundtracks..even bought the music soundtrack with no luck.
I NEED THOSE CORNY VOICEOVERS !

[–] nataloff-1 16 years ago

Robert Englund played a character called Flea who has but one line of dialogue in the film -- "Stay casual, Barlow" -- on the night of Jack Barlow's enlistment party. Flea is in the background in many of the scenes, however, which legitimizes his narrating the story. It's also his first person voice in the novelization by Denny Aaberg and Milius (which is, like the script, beautifully written, very Conrad-influenced).