TheSmyrk said:

I agree...I give the nod to Wood Harris..He had the voice mannerisms down and Jimi's stage presence...He should be the one playing Jimi in the silver screen version...
[Edited 11/29/05 15:55pm]

I like Lenny's music, but there is no way he could pull this off

Would've liked to see Andre 3000 handle that role.

But, really, what new element would be brought to the Hendrix film? The 1970s saw a fair number of documentaries, and a biopic was released just a few years ago.

What's the point of another? Something tells me this would be more about Lenny than about Jimi.

Which would stink.

BlaqueKnight said:

But he's hard to watch. His eyes nearly fall out of his head

call me crazy,but I still want to see Andre3000 take that role

He can act,he was really good in "Four Brothers".


If Lenny gets this role,he'll just let it go to his head (lol),convincing himself that he really is the next Jimi Hendrix.

lenny is the wrong choice for it to be convincing at all they should give the part to an unknown

SPYZFAN1 said:

Howdy,

Just a few minor corrections to the above post. The Actual title of the film
mentioned is "Down On Us" (1984). "Beyond The Doors" was the title used for the
video realease and it's been long out of print. I did a little net research on the movie a few months back while I was trying to track down a copy.

I remember Siskle & Ebert giving the film a really bad review ages ago...I still think their show was called "Sneak Previews" back then. Anyhow, the film entertains a conspiracy theory that the U.S. goverment murderd Hendrix, Morrison & Jolpin. Btw the actor who played Jimi was Gregory Allen Chatman.

I haven't been able to find any other film credits for him either.

As far as the whole Lenny as Jimi thing....for everyones sake...let's hope not.
A talented unknown would probably be the best bet. IMOHO.


-KSTRAT-

Will Ferrel could do a better job than lenny...



probably at a new cd to



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[Edited 11/30/05 8:40am]

Sdldawn said:

TheSmyrk said:

exactly

Sdldawn said:

kstrat..Thanks for the corrections. (I dig your name by the way..that's my favorite guitar). I'm just glad someone else has heard of this movie cuz' a lot of people aren't hip to it. I saw Kurt Loder on MTV talk about the film but his reviews weren't too kind.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Your very welcome! Yeah, I have a major strat jones. I have only one "real" strat though, a realy nice grafitti(sp) yellow Strat-Plus Deluxe that I bought new about 15 years ago. The frets need to be dressed but otherwise still a cool guitar.

Most of my other guitars are strat-styled. I find that body type to be the most comfortable. If I'm able to track down a copy of the flick I'll be sure to pass it along.
BTW, did you get the 24-7 Spyz dvd that they put out a few months ago? I was thinking about grabbing a copy if it's still available while I have a few extra bucks.

-kstrat-

Strat Deluxe??..Nice!!..Yeah I have a Strat jones too. I think I have 8 or 9 dressed up with H/S/H Seymour Duncans. I have some Gibby L.P.s, a Prince clone Tele, and some others but the Strat always feels like home (lol).

Yes I have the DVD and it's incredible. 2 and 1/2 hours of some cool footage.Yeah let me know if you ever find that flick cuz' I've been looking on
E(vil)bay and I can't find it. If I find I'll let you know. Thanx!

I thought Andre3000 was gonna be jimi?
lenny would be crap at playing him he aint got no personality or no edge like my man jimi hendrix: 'the greatest guitar player that every lived'

kstrat said:

Man, I've run the gamut of guitars - even did the whole working in a guitar store thing, where I had access to dozens of guitars - and nothing beats a strat. Right now I've got a Korean strat that I modified with a seymour duncan hot rails bridge pickup for a heavier lead sound. I had an Ernie Ball Musicman Axis SuperSport (among others), which was awesome for lead, but sucked when I wanted some funky, Prince/Nile Rodgers chicken scratch rhythm. With my strat, I have the best of both worlds

Lenny to play Jimi, I dont think so.

He's been trying to play Jimi and doing it all wrong for about 15 years now. Isn't it about time for a new role?

What about Van Hunt playing Jimi. He plays guitar also, the same skin tone, he's about sux foot.

What do y'all think.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Good point..

If Lenny does get to play Jimi Hendrix, I will go to the movies just for the eye-candy. I looooove Lenny. Otherwise, I doubt I'll ever see the film.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Prince would have to do guitar overdubs. Lenny admits to being a bad guitarist. He does shake his ass and fling the guitar around good, though.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Isn't he like 15 years too old to play Jimi Hendrix? Well it never stopped the Beverly Hills 90210 from happening, but I mean....

laurarichardson said:

Too true, Wood Harris as Jimi was a joke. And if I remember correctly the last time someone tried to get a biopic of Jimi going his estate blocked it.

Prince is too short to play Jimi
Lenny is too alternately plump/muscular to play him. Jimi was thin as a rail.

To the poster further up about Jimi's height, he was 5'11

2freaky4church1 said:

if there going to do a jimi movie and just have to put lenny in it, then they should just have lenny mimick playing to a jimi track. that way it'll be authentic