Darwin Joston was a dear friend of mine. I believe that the role of Snake Pliskin in 'Escape from New York' was originally written for Darwin, but was given to Kurt Russell when the studio was looking for a star. This pretty much ended Dar's career. We can't blame Carpenter for this. After all, John was looking at a big movie for a change. I had the extreme good fortune to act on-stage with Darwin Joston and the late, equally brilliant actor, Jack Nance in a production at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. I miss them both tremendously. They were the best of the bunch of us. Jack was rather quirky, but a wonderful actor. His starring role in Lynch's 'Eraserhead' may have sealed his fate as an unusual screen persona, but Darwin should have become a big star. A truly brilliant master of his craft. Ah, well.
Review of Gunmen's Blues
