London Family Follow-up

[howeird]

Cousins Brian & Viv in London sent email today saying they did get together with NYC cousin Eliot and his wife & daughter today, in time for the big VJ/VE Day parade. They sent pix. This one was taken by Viv:

Right to left: Brian, Eliot, Eliot's wife Fran and their daughter Jessica. Behind them is some clock which is always about 200 years slow.

Comments

Movie Set

[(Anonymous)]

Howeird,

I believe that the clock in the background was part of a movie set for the classic movie Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. I believe they donated the set to the City of London following the great success of the movie. I think they call the clock Big Jackie. Correct me if I'm wrong.

George

Re: Movie Set

[howeird]

Close. It was actually for the up-coming remake of the 1934 thriller Charlie Chan in London http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024968/ which will be scripted almost exactly the same as the original, except for a slight name change for the leading character. Number 1 Son will be a computer-generated Chinese character named Jar-Jar Chang. Die-hard purists will no doubt object to this, because this was one of the few Charlie Chan flicks which did not include his son.

Re: Movie Set

[(Anonymous)]

Perhaps "Debbie Does London" featuring Big Ben.