Thoughtless for the Day

Salvete pudicae uxores pulicum,

Those of you who read Friday's Thoughtless and remember how shaken up I was to discover that one of the stars of one my favorite movies, Jesus Christ Superstar, ended up directing a porno movie titled Guess Who Came At Dinner? can imagine the apprehension that gripped my loins on Saturday night as I was watching Fiddler on the Roof on WHYY.

I kept thinking, "I love this movie; it would break my heart to learn that a member of the cast ended up making stag films in West Hollywood." After the film was over I tip-toed downstairs to my office (Vienna always tries to fall asleep before the Russians wreck Hodel and Tzeitel's wedding: that way she can give the film a happy ending) and checked out the fates of the cast on the Internet Movie Database.

I really wish I hadn't, because it only confirmed my worst fears.

It seems that after turning in a brilliant performance in the lead role of "Tevye", the gifted actor Topol soon found himself typecast. As the offers started drying up, the Israeli star of stage and screen was forced to act in soft-core porn in order to make ends meet. Sadly, Topol's last three films were Snatchmaker, Perchik's Putz Party, and Guess Who Came At Seder?

I'm too choked up to write anymore. Look for a longer post tomorrow...or maybe the day after.