Published articles?

Ro83 · 02-24-2014, 08:02 AM

How many articles and essays has Dirk published? I've read Dig Deep, And It's All Mickey Mouse's Fault and Lost In Castration, but I don't know if there are more of them published. Using the forum's search tool I found a couple of links from Blockbuster, but they are broken and I don't know if they lead to the same articles or different ones.

And what about the short stories that he mentions in Kamikaze Cowboy? Has he ever published any of them?

ojai22 · 02-25-2014, 01:50 AM

Ro, odd that you should ask. A couple days ago I found the old website that I think was the official site before DBC became the official one. I don't know how I came across it and couldn't get back to it except through History.

The beginning of another book is there but looks like it was forgotten. Appears the whole site has been forgotten. Here's the link:

web.archive.org/web/20040605080449/https://www.kamikazecowboy.com/

All those articles out on the Internet - why aren't they here?

Ro83 · 02-25-2014, 06:53 PM

Oh my God, THANK YOU! I was searching for more articles and it turns out that he had the beginning of a new book out there all this time!

It's so unusual to find people who write so powerfully, so clear and to the point. Not looking for social acceptance, just telling it as they believe it. That's Dirk's truth and you can take it or leave it. It really takes courage to write what he writes and to be so open about his ideas in a world where some people need to attack others for what they believe.

Dirk has me hooked. I'd love to say a lot about his writings, but I can't do it without getting too personal, so I'll just shut up and keep reading. Anyway, all I could say can be reduced to believing in what he says or not and I sure do.

Thanks again, Ojai. This made my night.

ojai22 · 03-16-2014, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ro83

How many articles and essays has Dirk published? I've read Dig Deep, And It's All Mickey Mouse's Fault and Lost In Castration, but I don't know if there are more of them published. Using the forum's search tool I found a couple of links from Blockbuster, but they are broken and I don't know if they lead to the same articles or different ones.

And what about the short stories that he mentions in Kamikaze Cowboy? Has he ever published any of them?

Ro, do you have links to any of those articles? Been years since I read them. I'm looking for the article about "Cahoots." I think it was a separate article but it may have been part of another one. Any link is appreciated.

Ro83 · 03-18-2014, 07:42 PM

Sure. Here they are:

Dig Deep: https://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/f...read.php?t=587

Lost in Castration: https://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/h...icle.php?nid=5

And It's All Mickey Mouse's Fault: https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywo...ouse---s-Fault

I'll let you know if I find the one you are looking for.

ojai22 · 03-19-2014, 03:16 AM

Will return

Wim · 03-04-2017, 01:17 PM

Hi All, I am new here and a bit overwhelmed with all the info on this site! But it seems difficult to find published articles or interviews with Dirk about his works. (Besides of course BSG & The A-Team).
About "Cahoots" for instance there is not much to find about what brought Dirk to write and direct it, how the cast was assembled, how his ex-wife got cast, how it was for his son (did he watch the movie being this young), how Anne Lockhart came to co-direct, how it was financed, why he dedicated it to Gloria Swanson's husband, If there is a reason Patsy Kline's music was used, why the main character comes from Alaska (is it a coincidence he also made a movie "Alaska", his brother lived there for a while, ...) I really cannot find any feedback on this film (except for why it did not came out on DVD).
Does anyone know if there is some kind of archive of interviews with and articles about dirk's works?

ojai22 · 03-04-2017, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Wim

Hi All, I am new here and a bit overwhelmed with all the info on this site! But it seems difficult to find published articles or interviews with Dirk about his works. (Besides of course BSG & The A-Team).
About "Cahoots" for instance there is not much to find about what brought Dirk to write and direct it, how the cast was assembled, how his ex-wife got cast, how it was for his son (did he watch the movie being this young), how Anne Lockhart came to co-direct, how it was financed, why he dedicated it to Gloria Swanson's husband, If there is a reason Patsy Kline's music was used, why the main character comes from Alaska (is it a coincidence he also made a movie "Alaska", his brother lived there for a while, ...) I really cannot find any feedback on this film (except for why it did not came out on DVD).
Does anyone know if there is some kind of archive of interviews with and articles about dirk's works?

Hello Wim, and Welcome to DBC. So happy you found us!

Dirk has spoken many times about Cahoots in interviews but I've never found one specifically for it. What I remember is this - he said the movie is a sort of response to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He said that movie was fantasy and those characters would not be that way. (In my own words, please excuse). George Roy Hill, the director, asked him to write it the way he thought it should be and Cahoots is the result. Hill read the script and never spoke to Dirk again. Some years later someone offered Dirk a lot of money to make the film which he did.

There are many interviews posted here, and some links. I'm trying to bring all of them to this site, but I know they are not 'catalogued' properly. That is being worked on.

I don't know why it doesn't go to DVD but I do know there is another film out there with the same title, also about two friends. Cahoots is listed at Movies Unlimited and has the cast from both those movies listed as one. I ordered the movie and it turned out to be about 2 very young men. I email Movies Unlimited about their mistake. They said they would pass my email to the proper department but nothing happened. The movie is still listed with Dirk as a cast member. Perhaps they do that to sell the movie that no one would buy otherwise.

I don't know why his ex is in it. They have children, so perhaps they try to get along. I don't think Anne Lockhart was the co-director. She was co-producer. Dirk was director and writer.

Again, Welcome to the site, hope you enjoy yourself.

Wim · 03-04-2017, 02:49 PM

Thanks again ojai22! Happy that you react so quickly!

I guess I have to dig some more into this, watch and read interviews, ...
I saw the movie on youtube and although it is a bit "dated" now, I quite enjoyed it (despite the poor image quality)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid sheds a good light on it! (Made me think of Tarantino films)

Vballspieler · 03-04-2017, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wim

Hi All, I am new here and a bit overwhelmed with all the info on this site! But it seems difficult to find published articles or interviews with Dirk about his works. (Besides of course BSG & The A-Team).
About "Cahoots" for instance there is not much to find about what brought Dirk to write and direct it, how the cast was assembled, how his ex-wife got cast, how it was for his son (did he watch the movie being this young), how Anne Lockhart came to co-direct, how it was financed, why he dedicated it to Gloria Swanson's husband, If there is a reason Patsy Kline's music was used, why the main character comes from Alaska (is it a coincidence he also made a movie "Alaska", his brother lived there for a while, ...) I really cannot find any feedback on this film (except for why it did not came out on DVD).
Does anyone know if there is some kind of archive of interviews with and articles about dirk's works?

Guten Tag. Welcome to the site. There is a lot of info about many different topics. Take your time to peruse the threads and read about your interests. We try to have fun along the way. You will also see some surveys about us, the members, so you can get to know us, too.

Viel spaß!

Wim · 04-03-2017, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Vballspieler

Guten Tag. Welcome to the site. There is a lot of info about many different topics. Take your time to peruse the threads and read about your interests. We try to have fun along the way. You will also see some surveys about us, the members, so you can get to know us, too.

Viel spaß!

Thanks Vballspieler :-)
I have been dropping by from time to time and love the way you "guys"

keep this forum alive and spreading the fun! I catch myself often laughing out loud! I hope to add my humble contribution, although I am a reader more than a writer.

The main remark as newbe was that although the forum is alive and packed with info, the website on itself seems to have gone to sleep. (eg. if you look at the actor/theater tab ... there is practically nothing. If I then start searching the internet or even the forum it is easy to find more info)

ojai22 · 09-05-2019, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Wim

Hi All, I am new here and a bit overwhelmed with all the info on this site! But it seems difficult to find published articles or interviews with Dirk about his works. (Besides of course BSG & The A-Team).
About "Cahoots" for instance there is not much to find about what brought Dirk to write and direct it, how the cast was assembled, how his ex-wife got cast, how it was for his son (did he watch the movie being this young), how Anne Lockhart came to co-direct, how it was financed, why he dedicated it to Gloria Swanson's husband, If there is a reason Patsy Kline's music was used, why the main character comes from Alaska (is it a coincidence he also made a movie "Alaska", his brother lived there for a while, ...) I really cannot find any feedback on this film (except for why it did not came out on DVD).
Does anyone know if there is some kind of archive of interviews with and articles about dirk's works?

Here is the last of the old site - (I think)

https://web.archive.org/web/200406050...azecowboy.com/

Howdy pardner. If you're here by accident, hang on to your aura. If you're here by design, pull a chair to the fire, have a hot bancha (and a stogie if you're an afficionado) and enjoy this Kamikaze Cowboy's ride across the Cyber-plain of Truth.

For a man such as myself who cooks

his rice on a wood stove (Hallelujah fellow brother's of the grain), launching a website brings a new meaning to the word "paradox". But that's where all truth lies buried, according to George Bernard Shaw, in paradox. So maybe this actor/writer/director (more of that anon) philosopher and wit might just be onto something . . .

Now about that "directing". Twenty years in acting didn't destroy my ability to "think" . . . . which in and of itself, is more amazing than defeating cancer . . . . and so I was able to become a writer. And just when I thought I had found my true calling, some very wise (and rich) man gave me a whole bunch of $$$ to turn one of my provocative screenplays into an actual FILM. And with me "at the helm" . . . as they say in certain parts of Southern California. So soon, I will be in that rare position of having no one else to blame but myself as I turn paper into celluloid.

It's called CAHOOTS. I came up with the idea 26 years ago while sitting poolside with George Roy Hill, Paul Newman and Robert Redford. George encouraged me to put it down on paper. I did so. He read it immediately. And never spoke to me again. Thus began the journey of CAHOOTS, a script that has been thrown against more walls in anger than any other in the history of Hollywood. I did the research. A script that has had people not only fired up, but fired. That has resulted in my being called more names than Linda Tripp or Ken Starr. And now, 26 years after it's birth, it will have it's revenge and be born into the annals of filmdom.

The first 25 years of waiting are the toughest. A good lesson for anyone aspiring to any sort of career in Hollywood.

Remember that the most important thing in life is the time you spend with your CHILDREN. All else is just Waiting for Godot.

Yippee ty, yi, yay have a blast little doggies and I'll talk to you soon.

Dirk Benedict
Actor/Writer/Director/Woodchopper/Cook...... Dad.

Wim · 09-05-2019, 06:17 AM

Wow, Thanks Ojay!!!!

Wim · 03-04-2017, 03:54 PM

Look forward to it :-)

Flygirl · 07-15-2018, 09:43 PM

Agree wholeheartedly with the above, particularly the part about fabricating brainless, spineless male characters in order to make the females look more dominating... Anyone who has kids can probably attest to the fact that there hasn't been a strong, intelligent male hero in kids' movies in years... (Have you seen "The Incredibles 2"?) Even the superhero genre - which supposedly bases characters on their original comic book roles - does so a bit apologetically, giving the men humorous flaws while giving females the upper hand as much as possible.

LittleMonkeyDog · 07-15-2018, 11:55 PM

I agree with both LD14 and FG on this subject. Well said, ladies.