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Title: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Gracious on March 12, 2010, 08:09:43 PM
Ok, I registered for this forum just so I could share this with people who would actually understand:

A few months ago, I got a job at a prop house.  We specialize in death-related props but we've also got some labware and animal stuff.  A couple weeks in, I'm organizing one of our websites when I see this screencap: http://www.bjwinslow.com/gallery/animalparts/mouth_covering (http://www.bjwinslow.com/gallery/animalparts/mouth_covering).  That's when I realize where I've seen the armadillo that sits in front of my desk before.

Me:  Oh my God!  Did we provide the armadillo for Twilight?
My Boss:  Uh, yes.
Me:  That armadillo is (kind of ) famous (among a select group of people)!
My Boss: ....?

Then came the explanation, which was probably more lengthy than necessary.  So now, every day, I get to go to work, see that stupid armadillo, and smile.  Thanks, Rifftrax.
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: doggans on March 14, 2010, 05:09:35 PM
Wow, it's an honor to be talking to someone who works with the most only beloved character from the film!
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Bob on March 14, 2010, 05:43:42 PM
Quote from: doggans on March 14, 2010, 05:09:35 PM
Wow, it's an honor to be talking to someone who works with the most only beloved character from the film!

And the best performance.
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Compound on March 14, 2010, 07:14:16 PM
Well, that's great, but you're missing the important bit: who provided them with the Golden Onion? Huh? That's what's truly important!

(BTW: Did you provide the half dog for Return of the Living Dead too?)
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck on March 14, 2010, 07:30:31 PM
No...the most important question is....WHERE DID THE ARMADILLO GO?!?!?!?!?

(semi-seriously...did it have a different booking the day they did the shots from that angle or did someone just forget to deliver it that day?   ;)  Or was it just the usual...set dresser screwed up...)
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Sharktopus on March 14, 2010, 07:31:37 PM
Surprisingly, that armadillo is one of the busiest voice actors in Hollywood. He does a lot of anime and video games.
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: zenmichael on March 24, 2010, 12:50:37 PM
also the armadillo appears to be in "remember me" (i saw it in the trailer on the New Moon DVD) ... is it like the official Summit Pictures mascot?
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck on March 24, 2010, 01:47:34 PM
Is he the same one who was in the video "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash?
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Bob on March 24, 2010, 04:03:54 PM
Quote from: Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck on March 24, 2010, 01:47:34 PM
Is he the same one who was in the video "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash?

:clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: torgosPizza on March 24, 2010, 07:38:03 PM
I would love it if we could get the armadillo for the guys to sign and throw up on eBay or something as a fundraiser. Maybe for charity. (The Give Erik Coffee Foundation.)
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: starfighter on July 08, 2010, 04:02:08 PM
I listened to a little of the dvd's commentary and did catch the director saying she put the armadillo there since she's from Texas.  Didn't stay with it long enough to see if she mentioned why it disappeared.
Title: Re: The armadillo is vital!
Post by: Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck on July 09, 2010, 01:48:14 AM
Quote from: starfighter on July 08, 2010, 04:02:08 PM
I listened to a little of the dvd's commentary and did catch the director saying she put the armadillo there since she's from Texas.

Did she mention the heavy-handed "symbolism" of shooting Edward from the angle that made the wings of the stuffed owl behind him look like they were coming from his shoulders?

::)