Thursday, May 26, 2011

What is Noah Hathaway up to?


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Why: Re: Childhood crushes who fell off the face of the earth, one answer:
The kid from Neverending Story-- Atreyu (Noah Hathaway)
Right? Remember when Artax died?
Answer: BFN! He hasn't done anything since 1994, BUT I think you'll be pleased to learn that he is working on (starring in?) !3! movies that are slated to come out in 2012.
  1. Mondo Holocausto! - In 1977, a lovely NYC photojournalist heads to the Amazon but encounters a tribe of misanthropic cannibals. Yipes! Also featuring James Duval, the guy who played the real-life Frank in Donnie Darko. Adventure / Horror / Might be animated.
  2. The Critic - "A film critic loses himself into an immoral wasteland and does bad things to people." Starring Dominique Swain and ALSO James Duval. Are they best friends?
  3. Sushi Girl - The night he is released from prison, the guys with whom Fish (Hathaway) robbed a bank throw him that kind of party where everyone eats sushi off a naked girl. Also starring:
He is 39 now, looking something like this. On second thought, maybe he and James Duval are more than best friends.
He is married with two sons.

Source
: IMDb

The More You Know: In the 1986 movie Troll, he played a character named Harry Potter, Jr. (There was also a Harry Potter, Sr.) I have never seen / heard of this movie (though I have a feeling it's really popular among people I know), but it also features Elaine Benes, Sonny Bono, and the Mom from "Lassie," so maybe it's worth a Netflix. Anyway, about the Harry Potter thing:
In one of two interviews, producer Charles Band stated that "there are certain scenes in Troll, not to mention the name of the main character, and this of course predates the Harry Potter books by many, many years. So there's that strange connection." In 2008, John Buechler's partner in the Troll remake, Peter Davy, said about Harry Potter: "In John's opinion, he created the first Harry Potter. J. K. Rowling says the idea just came to her. John doesn't think so"
Them's fightin words! I just can't believe I haven't heard this factoid before. The original Harry Potter: