You remember Jonathan Brandis, the kid from SeaQuest and Ladybugs and Stephen King's It? He died on Nov. 12 at age 27, cause apparently still unknown, and it took several days for anybody to report it. It's not like he was Rerun from What's Happening, but he was a main character on a fairly popular show just 10 years ago, and he was still getting acting work. It's strange that the Hollywood obituary machine hasn't revved up even a week later. (I first saw it on the Fametracker message boards, for crying out loud.) Maybe the press is wary of another Adam Rich incident? Thanks again, Eggers...
Now, here's the creepy thing. Last night I was looking at his IMDb page to see what he'd been doing since SeaQuest. One of the most recent entries is a still-unreleased movie called Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, and here's what you see in the user comments:
jonnybrandis (jonnybrandis@mail.com) Los Angeles, CADate: 2 January 2003
Summary: Oh No..........Just saw a sneak preview of this flick. Personally, I am pretty flexible with the kinds of films I will watch. Here's the catch: Somehow, Jonathan Brandis manages to destroy yet *another* film. Discouraging, at best. Nice camera work and editing, though.
What's that all about? Was this a stalker using a variation of his target's name? (I've heard about that sort of thing.) A disgruntled SeaQuest fan? Brandis himself, mocking his own faltering career? Let the conspiracy theories begin.
Update: As expected, the e-mail address bounced back.
Posted by Jim Treacher at November 20, 2003 10:17 AM