The Criminologist's assistant


Who played the criminologist's (Tim Currry) assistant? Does the character have a name?

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I was wondering this too. I was thinking maybe she was from the original, like Curry

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I thought Patricia Quinn at first simply because it made the most sense in my head, but it really didn't look like her.

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Nell Campbell, the original Columbia.

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No way!

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Wow..they made Nell look like Betty Davis...

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Are you sure that's Little Nell?

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Nevermind, not her. Whoever it is isn't credited. Maybe a random convention goer from the original? She does look vaguely familiar.

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its actually Jayne Eastwood.

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That would have been a nice touch but I don't think producers or director were that clever. Would have liked to see Little Nell again.

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Definitely not Pat Quinn I saw her just a year ago. Still looks great.

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Did anyone else wonder if the projectionist was Meatloaf? I couldn't find that he was credited at all.
https://youtu.be/oma0L86pK5Y?t=3m49s

I have a hard time believing they'd keep it a secret so it's probably not.

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I was wondering that too.

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It sure could be. I thought makeup looked "fake old man"

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Did anyone else wonder if the projectionist was Meatloaf? I couldn't find that he was credited at all.
https://youtu.be/oma0L86pK5Y?t=3m49s

I have a hard time believing they'd keep it a secret so it's probably not.


I thought it was him, but wasn't sure. Also thought I saw Angela Bassett as one of the trio singing but it wasn't her....

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

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I was wondering who that was too. Thought it might be someone from the original cast.

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She's his Butler and her name is Jayne Eastwood. She's Canadian.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247720/?ref_=tt_cl_t12

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Thank you!

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I am horribly disappointed by learning that as my nostalgia goggles would have loved to have seen another of the originals making a cameo.

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Thank you, I wondered if it was Pat Quinn. Something in her gaze, you know?

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I thought it was Little Nell. :/

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Jayne Eastwood. She is a veteran Canadian comic actress performing since the early seventies. Funny lady.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247720/

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I think she was only added as they wanted Tim Curry involved in the production, however due to the lack of mobility from his stroke,they could only cast him as the Criminologist, however he was unable to turn the pages of the story book or demonsrate the Time Warp as the Criminologist did in the original. It's sad, I really love Tim... did not like this production though.

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Whoever she was, she was hilarious demonstrating the Time Warp.

Janet! Donkeys!

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