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38 P E R S P E C T I V E | S E P T E M B E R / O C TO B E R 2 0 1 7 shared with Richard Day. (They beat Citizen Kane, by the way.) Nathan and I instantly became friends, so my strategy of enlightened self-interest was already working great. A classic moment came just before the show. I introduced Nathan to Rick. Nathan squinted at Rick. "I understand you're the film expert," he said. "I suppose so," said Rick. "OK," Nathan said, "Mr. Expert, maybe you can tell me where to find a print of my film Flight of the Lost Balloon" (a low- budget adventure film from 1961). "I've looked for it for years." Rick took a beat, then said, "There's a 16-millimeter print of it on my coffee table." And there actually was. If I remember correctly, we made a video transfer of that film for Nathan. I don't remember who approved the money, but it must be too late for anyone to get upset. I feel badly that I can't remember who actually helped me with the budget, renting the DGA Theater and so on. I do remember that Linda Berger and her husband were very important. She went on to host a number of great shows herself, like Fairbanks' Robin Hood (1922) and Lost Horizon (1937). If you liked that story, the next best one would likely be the show for the little-known Johnny Got His Gun (1971), for which Harold Michelson was the Production Designer. Harold and his lovely wife, researcher Lillian (stars of A Hollywood Love Story, currently in release), were already friends and mentors, so it's not about that connection. This is about Rick and John, aka the Hardy Boys. Johnny Got His Gun is the only film both written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. If that name isn't familiar, back to Google—the guy's a real American hero. Johnny Got His Gun is a harrowing anti-war love story featuring a soldier whose brains have been blown out, but who still lives on in his mind. It came out in the sixties, naturally, and for unknown reasons, never found an audience...and Above: Henry Bumstead, an early winner of the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award, and now a member of the Hall of Fame, was featured at a screening of George Roy Hill's production of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (1972) from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Mr. Bumstead's geodesic dome on the planet Tralfamadore where Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) is forced to live as a zoo animal with Montana Wildhack (Valarie Perrine).