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.
2 Reviews
Ten out of Ten
butchknouse372 October 2004
This is not a Western. This is a 3 character short involving 2 modern day professional killers and a bartender. I will not comment further on the storyline because it would be too hard to do so without giving it away. The killers are played by Darwin Joston and Matt Dillon. (Yes, THAT Matt Dillon). I saw it on USA Network's Night Flight show in early 1984. It was a half hour long, including commercials. EXCELLENT. Wish I had taped it. Lots of twists and turns for a short. Joston was perfect in the role with his unique voice and world weary demeanor. It's been over 20 years and I still remember this little short. Off course it helps that I'm a big fan of "Assault on Precinct 13", which also featured Darwin Joston.
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