Baseball Toaster: The Juice Blog : Voice

The first time I heard Teller speak was in an HBO movie about minor league baseball called "Long Gone." William Petersen and Virginia Madsen were the stars and for a baseball movie, it's pretty good. Teller, in a nifty bit of casting, played Henry Gibson's son.

Not long after, my twin sister and I were riding the Metro North from Westchester into Manhattan, when Teller entered the train in Irvington, which is about 35 minutes outside of NYC. No sooner did we spot him--he was sitting alone right behind us--then we started chatting him up. We talked until we got into town and then walked with him through midtown (he was on his way to the theater for a show).

I don't recall any of the conversation but remember that he was a genuine and friendly guy. Very approachable, and perfectly happy to shoot the shit with two high school kids.

2005-07-15 07:26:35

2. Todd S

The funny part about Long Gone was that Teller's character spent most of the movie whispering ideas into Henry Gibson's ear-so even with a speaking part he rarely spoke.

Damn...that WAS William Petersen. I knew he looked familiar, but never would have put that together. Thanks for pointing that out, Mr. Belth.

2005-07-15 09:09:18

3. Jon Weisman

You guys been hearing about the new movie, "The Aristocrats," about the dirtiest joke ever told. I think Penn is a co-producer.

2005-07-15 10:07:09

4. Lefty

Not like I imagined either. Now does anybody have a link to Harpo Marx audio?

2005-07-17 21:03:26

5. Harlanzo

Teller actually has a speaking part in the Kentucky Fried Movie, a spoof movie by the Naked Gun guys from back in the mid-1970s.

2005-07-17 22:44:07

6. Linkmeister

Teller turns up on NPR once or twice a year. I think he's a fan of the programming, or at least of ATC.

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