Pop stars and acting

[Peking O]

A quick disclaimer: I've never seen Hearts of Fire. But after seeing that trailer, I really want to. I'd especially like to track down an MP3 of the song that just seems to go:

Hair of the dog!
Hair of the dog!
Hair of the dog!

If there's anything that's more-or-less guaranteed to be a disaster, it's when a pop star tries to act. Even those who've had some success have had plenty of failures. So I thought it could be fun to purge You Tube of some of the good/bad moments pop stars have had on the silver screen.

Here's a fairly obvious one to get us started.

[Jemble Fred]

Unfairly maligned acting musicians:
David Bowie (especially his turn as Pilate)
Sting (He's not the equal of Michael Kitchen in Brimstone & Treacle, but he's good)

Unfairly praised acting musicians:
Ringo Starr (Sorry, but he's bumblingly charming at best)

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

For someone with such an apparently tragic life Johnny Cash managed to be pretty damned funny on the Simpsons.

[CaledonianGonzo]

No YouTube yet (or for a while, I'd imagine) but I look forward to this with a mixture of incredulity, amusement and wary anticipation:



I hope the skull ring makes an appearance in the finished film.

[Peking O]

This is a slight diversion from the theme, and may prove alarming to some, but Fred Durst's first effort as a director (yes, you did read that right) received surprisingly favourable advance word at the Tribeca Film Festival.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783515/