X-Message-Number: 6410 Date: Fri, 28 Jun 96 10:38:23 From: Steve Bridge <> Subject: Hollywood cryonics fans To CryoNet >From Steve Bridge June 28, 1996 In reply to: Message #6406 From: Peter Merel <> Subject: Australian Law + Blade Runner Cryonics Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 17:18:37 +1000 (EST) >But I was fascinated to read that the original actor approached to play >Deckard, Dustin Hoffman, was the origin of this whole concept, and that >*BOTH* Hoffman and the movie's director, Ridley Scott, were (C 1981) big >fans of "cryogenics" (sic). > >I was wondering whether Hoffman or Scott are signed up? If so I imagine >they've got confidentiality agreements, so suspension providers should >not regard this as a query. However, if they're not, they might make >excellent prospects for those who are still looking for a cryonics white >knight. Without commenting directly on the two individuals mentioned, there have been dozens of well-known Hollywood people over the years who could have been labeled as "fans" of cryonics. Steve Allen, Woody Allen, and Sylvester Stallone come to mind immediately, but readers of *The Immortalist* could come up with other names (even Elvis Presley was once mentioned there.) Few beyond Dick Claire (in suspension at Alcor) ever took that enthusiasm to a practical level. Almost by definition, someone who is called a "fan" will not be a *DOER* (or ever *in* a "dewar"). This is true of many fields besides cryonics. A fan watches and talks. A cryonicist (or a writer or an athlete) *acts.* Old cryonicists never die. But their "fans" do. Stephen Bridge, President () Alcor Life Extension Foundation Non-profit cryonic suspension services since 1972. 7895 E. Acoma Dr., Suite 110, Scottsdale AZ 85260-6916 Phone (602) 922-9013 (800) 367-2228 FAX (602) 922-9027 for general requests http://www.alcor.org Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6410