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It would be pretty frickin' cool to hear a song that goes, "Hi-ho, hi-ho/ it's off to work we go/Cuz if you like to gamble/I tell you I'm your man." Of course, that'll never happen, but recently there was a strange pop culture collision, an unlikely meeting of the minds if you will, and Lemmy got some of his chocolate in Walt Disney's peanut butter.
And now, on November 21, Motörhead's song "Dog-Face Boy" will appear in the Walt Disney film "Bolt," which stars John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. The track, which appeared on Motorhead's 1995 album Sacrifice, plays during a scene in a mailroom blasting over the headphones of a young worker who accidentally wraps the American white Shepherd, Bolt, in a box that gets shipped off to New York City.
"It's never too early to get the kids started on our music," says Lemmy.
Kilmister is actually no stranger to Hollywood. In addition to having music in a bunch of movies for older folks, he's the star of the upcoming documentary "Lemmy: The Movie," and has acted in numerous films, including "Hardware," (1990) "Airheads" (1994), "Tromeo and Juliet" (1996) "Frezno Smooth" (1999), "Down and Out with the Dolls" (2001) and "Charlie's Death Wish" (2005). But one of his favorite roles was in a 2005 indie horror film called "The Curse of El Charro."
"That's quite a funny one," he told HeadbangersBlog.com. "They typecast me as the f--king devil."
As much as he enjoys making cameos, Kilmister is growing disillusioned by Hollywood's predictability and lack of creativity. "It’s increasingly difficult to find a film that’s not all stunts or a sob story," he says. 'Saving Private Ryan' -- what a duff story. The first half-hour was great. After that it was just pus. A lot of movies are like that now. 'Pearl Harbor,' what a disaster. A lot of movies today are emasculated in the name of family f--king values. If you’re going for family values, my family is worth $17.50, which is about the price of a ticket."
Still, Lemmy says he sometimes finds a movie that's worth the price of admission. "I love 'Lord of the Rings' because you never get a film that’s as good as the book, and that one actually was," he says. "Also, I'm sure 'Lemmy: The Movie,' will be quite good, too. I've only seen the promo, but I loved that, so go out and see that one, okay?"
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