A cameraman has filmed Rik Behind the scenes during the shooting of Murder
Mysteries: The White knight Stratagem (2001)
Rik has a smoke and speak to the cameraman after a girl has fixed his hair.
Rik has a smoke and speak to the cameraman after a girl has fixed his hair.
Rik - What you fuckin do?
Cameraman - Dunno
Rik - You don't know. Viewers. You don't know who
the cameraman is.
Cameraman - Noone..
Rik - You dont know why you are being made to see
these things? Nor do I. You're seeing me, I can't even see
you. I may be dead By
the time you watch this, very possible are, you dont know who's the man who's
making things he wants you to see. Destroy your television set now. You must
listen to no orders. That's all I
can tell you at this point of humanity.
Believe me
Girl - ..there
Rik - Did that sound pretentious?
Girl - Really quite
Cameraman - I
didn't really understand it.
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When the comedy giant Rik Mayall passed away 9 june 2014 I saw it as a duty to find out who s that man? Why does he get so much attention? Now that he is dead. And surely enough I soon found out that its the pass of a great actor and history changer, a part of comedy history in Brittain mostly. The Alan B'stard character thaught me that Rik was playing with the politics through being an utter bastard. At the time Margaret Thatcher was in power of the UK and she did badly so to have this Alan B'stard character shine a light upon the schemes that are happening behind the curtains of parliament was a groundbreaker for brittish public. A mean bastard wouldn't go far in the swedish comedy - we love the happy faces, the really queer things. But Sweden is a small town compared to Brittain.
I come from little Sweden
so it was to my delight to see the Rik Mayall in a video short with the swedish
comedy elite in an ABBA spoof video during the Eurovsion 2004. As foreigners
you don't recognize Robert Gustafsson as Rik’s assistant. Sissela
Kyle(legendary swedish comedy woman) as the telephonista. You might recognize
Mikael (who has reached global famousity for being in the Millenium trilogy)
sitting in the sofa next to Cecilia Frode(wonderful swedish comedy woman). As
swedes we laugh at just seeing Robert Gustafsson because he has always pulled
faces through his long fruitful career(mind you he is Swedens today greatest
comedy man). The Loa Falkman(royal opera singer) also joins in the ABBA tribute
as coach for the puppetshow. I saw
he did with Helena Bonham Carter amongst other chums. Followed by the tv-program of Rik Mayall presents Micky Love(1993) the depraved the alcoholic the horrible nothing at all like that sweet character Neil in Dancing Queen. 1995 there was also Rik Mayall presents Briefest Encounter,
I love the Rik Mayall presents films its a great body of work and the man has gotten the opportunity to play very different personas or some what versions of himself. Thats what actors do. They do versions of oneself. You cant obliterate yourself ever. You got yourself to live with until the day you die.
Through his
career Rik Mayall have openly in his plays talked about death a great deal. It’s
all fine because he's not dead at the time then at the Bottom Live 4 “An arse Oddity” tour
when they bury the parrot its all so funny.
The young ones(1982-1984) But as he was
the poet Rich he did have the speech of if he did pass away the kids would say
the poets dead but how can he be dead when we still have his poems? As a matter
of fact deeply human feelings gets touched upon with light heart twinkle in the
eye becase you have to have a laugh in life whatever there is to it?
I love the Comic strip films also. Fistful of travellers cheques(1984) is this example, its like a spoof of Good, bad and Ugly or any Clint Eastwood western. Rik plays a western film lover in cosplay throughout on holiday.
The Comic strip gang have done a number of films through the year, mostly of them half films, but some long films as well. Each film holding its own theme, whether it'd be War(1983) with some american accents, The Beat generation(1983) in black and white or Summer school(1983) crazy caveman style
The kids stories he did as well. Grim tales at the same time as he was The new statesman(1987-94). Storytelling of childrens books
he was great at. Must have, could have practiced that with his own kiddies or
was he such a characterdriven person private too? He did have a quiet side.
Like we all do. Who in the heck would be so energetic always? One thing I don’t
like about him is the smoking. I just dont care for smokers. Otherwise he
seemed great. Read in the news today that Michael Douglas tries to get his wife
Catherine Zeta jones to give up smoking. That is brave. Smoking is hard to get
rid of as it gets to become a part of you but people can stop, its just to
stop by making the decision to do so. Decide for yourself what you want to do.
Now I come to the very odd conclusion that I cannot appreciate smokers body of
work because of the fact that they smoke? Then I would have to say goodbye to
all the greats I liked before Leslie Howard, Bobby Darin, heck that Babe ms
Henrietta. Bette Davis I meant she was in bondage film long time ago with
Leslie Howard, what about Olivia? what about her name was I see her so clearly
being interviewed by Dave Letterman or Johnny Carson? Long time no seen. She(Bette Davis) did a great impact on me. and the way she talked about the different time and
age that she was a virgin when she got married and to get married is not for
that. its for the companionship. it is for the family values. I like that Rik
did not become a sell out. He held his private life private. That is important
to decide upon in the beginning of a career. The public gets nothing of me but only
my character. And then the interviewers try to get the personal out there. The
juice is all they want.
All I want is
the comedy. More shows. More of the performer. It does not matter what he does
on a everyday basis but the performance yes sir. Give me another show. Give me
another year. Give me another laugh. Give me. What can I give to you?
transcript of part of Rik Mayalls speech getting a doctorate at University of Exeter in 2008
“Failed to go
to drama exams. One 11+ 3 O levels and a doctorate. No wait, unbelivable. Imagination and charity. Now my young friends it is Time to start enjoy your
life. Start celebrating ur success. In the real nasty sexy world out there. In
return five mantras to carry with you through your lifes What helped me to
survive be happy. Not only to survive but to be happy. All men are equal
therefore noone can ever be your genuine superior. 2 it is your future it is
yours to create. your future is as bright as you make it. 3 Change is a
constant of life so you must never ever loose your wisdom your wisdom that you
nurtured and enriched here at Exeter university 4 If you want to live a full
and complete human life you have to be free. Freedom is paramount 5 Love is the
answer. So my friends there's my present to you, you just make sure you always
got those five things Equality, Opportunity, Wisdom, Freedom and Love, yeah?
(repeat) and you'll be alright, with that and a little bit of good luck. so good
luck, congratulations and good luck my young friends, you go out there and have
yourself a fucking good life. Bon voyage my young friends. Bon voyage.”
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