Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Future Villains

Aerosmith as the "Future Villains."
Steve Tyler is the lead singer for the group.

The final battle to save Heartland and the world takes place in the War Room, where the Army of the Future Villains has been assembled. Their slogan is: "We Hate Love, We Hate Joy, We Love Money," and there is no end to their treachery. Mr. Mustard, Father Sun and Doctor Maxwell Edison are al part of this same plot to defile the world. The Lonely Hearts Club Band must foil their evil plan before it's too late.



"Here come old flat top
He come grooving up slowly
He got Joo Joo eyeball
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine
He got toe jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot Coca-Cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together, right now, over me."

-- John Lennon/Paul McCartney

We chose Aerosmith, a group famous for their raw energy and driving sound to portray the sinister leaders of the plot. Brian Eatwell's set is a perfect symbol of unchecked greed and Aerosmith (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Joe Kramer and Tom Hamilton) romp over the huge stacks of dollars with fiendish enthusiasm.

The battle between the L.H.C.B. and the "Future Villains."

"Draw the Line," the group's fifth consecutive platinum album, had just recently been released with sales of over one million copies and seemed destined for the same successful status as their previous, "Toys in the Attic," which topped sales of three million copies. Aerosmith was also halfway through a massive nationwide tour of major music arenas when they leaped abruptly into their first film venture.


Michael Schultz's positioning of cameras around the giant set gives the scene an unusual dramatic perspective and sets the scene for the ultimate battle between the Lonely Hearts Club Band and the diabolical Future Villains. In the end, Billy, Mark, Dave and Bob prove the winners. The conspiracy has been stopped but not without sacrifice: Strawberry Fields is dead!

Strawberry is dead!

"Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease.
Come together, right now, over me."

-- John Lennon/Paul McCartney

The funeral for Strawberry.
Heartland is saddened and Billy grieves for Strawberry.



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