What is known about The Mini-Killers/Diadem?

Borgus Weems · Post by **Borgus Weems** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:33 pm

After seeing these bits from Minikillers and Diadem on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaRjdlVmZKY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7u-PsVml-M

It sure looks to me like Diana was doing all her own stunts!

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:09 pm

She was, but the stunts weren't particularly Rigg-orous!

Borgus Weems · Post by **Borgus Weems** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:13 pm

Dandy Forsdyke wrote:She was, but the stunts weren't particularly Rigg-orous!

Maybe she wasn't up to the PUN-ishment!

VA_Avenger · Post by **VA_Avenger** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:28 pm

Borgus Weems wrote:
Dandy Forsdyke wrote:She was, but the stunts weren't particularly Rigg-orous!
Maybe she wasn't up to the PUN-ishment!

I suspect she did her own stunts on porpoise . . .

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:53 pm

Somebody sent me some information today about a soundtrack single. If I get the time I'll add it here.

Borgus Weems · Post by **Borgus Weems** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:10 pm

Jasper Groat wrote:Somebody sent me some information today about a soundtrack single. If I get the time I'll add it here.

Interesting! The obscurity that keeps giving obscurity!

D!

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:13 pm

The Minikillers theme was released on a single and is now included on the Popshopping Vol 1 CD collection...

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:28 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:This old post from the old forum might answer your questions:

Hi everyone!

I´m new to this forum and I thought maybe the best way to introduce myself was to share
this piece of information with you:

Last Saturday, a German TV station (RTL) broadcast a show where they presented the 25 most
popular TV cult shows of all time in Germany. The Avengers featured as well (15th) but the
best part was that they also showed a clip of "Das Diadem".

And they had invited the man who was knocked out by Diana Rigg in the scene they showed.
He is a pensioner today and could reveal something about how "Das Diadem" and the other 2
short films came into existence. Here´s a summary of what was said:

- no one involved in the production was a professional,
all were amateurs who especially founded a film company for this project.

- the idea behind these films was that during the late 60s it was still common that people
remained sitting in their cars at the filling station, waiting for their fuel, having
their oil or tyre pressure checked etc. So the idea was to "entertain" them by showing
short (4-5min) films- which explains why there is no dialogue.

- however, they knew that to make this project successful (and in the end commercially
viable), they would first of all need a "big name", someone famous and popular to
promote it.

- while on the way home from London one of them accidentally met an old friend from school
on the train, who was working there as a journalist and could give him an address through
which they could contact Diana Rigg´s management.

- negotiations went back and forth and in the end she finally said yes and came over to
Germany and then to Spain. Shooting took 4-5 days and Diana Rigg received about
10,000 DM (whether for all or one of these films remained unclear)

- the film company did, however, not survive this courageous project

- finally, the man was presented with a Video and DVD version of the films since he did
not own any of them himself!

- and when asked by the hostess (a huge fan of the show): "In the end I simply must ask
you how Diana Rigg was like. Was she cool?" , he replied: "Oh yes she was..."

he has great taste, eh ???

interesting story, about it...

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:11 am

These types of films seemed to be popular at the time. Perhaps there's a whole new genre waiting to be explored? Just not by me ...

Here's a version of 'Batman' someone posted on the Britmovie forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IbhcrgqWbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4merBA520QA

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:25 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:
Dandy Forsdyke wrote:
Timeless A-Peel wrote:English grandma
... that explains SO much!
I got all the genes. I swear I'm genetically predisposed to love the Avengers, Roxy Music, and Hugh Laurie (I'm also Scots, so that makes me half British overall). Later in life I will probably be slightly dotty and collect newspaper clippings while prattling to the grandkids about Philip Glenister. Poor little guys.

I bet olde Hugh wishes those 'Stuart' films he did ,would drop off the planet..

two films about a yuppie family who had a mouse as a 'son'..(LOL)

no wonder he ended up being a drug addict on House ! (LOL)