In 1995, the students of a secondary school in Scotland, found out they were the victims of a hoax. Their popular student companion of the previous year, Brandon Lee, turned out not to be who he seemed to be, but an imposter. Now, one of those school students, Jono McLeod, who grew up to be a filmmaker, has made a film that takes that shaggy dog story further yet, as Jono and his former school companions investigate the effect that the student they knew as Brandon Lee had on all of them. And in a virtuoso turn, Alan Cumming plays the camera-shy Brandon.
I was very happy to interview the director of the film, My Old School, Jono McLeod, and its star, Alan Cumming, for Arts Express radio heard on WBAI-FM NYC and Pacifica stations across the nation.
Click on the triangle or mp3 link above to hear the interview as broadcast today
Perfect timimg Jack(!),
We went and saw the movie last night!
A funny ‘twister’ is,…
When I came home,
I ‘googled’ Brandon Lee,….🤔
BRUCE LEE‘s(!) son,…was ALSO named Brandon(!).
‚He‘s‘ story kept coming up!
….also,…an interesting story.
(Gonna have to ‘google’ it yourself! 😊)
Have a happy go lucky weekend. 🤞
Thanks, Dennis. Yes by choosing such a popular alias his real story is a bit buried by Google. For those who haven’t seen the film yet, the Bruce Lee thing is actually addressed in the film. But there is a cool twist about Brandon’s real name that I won’t spoil, but is revealed in the film.
Terrific interview Jack
Thanks, Pearl!