Daryl Hannah Blacklisted by Hollywood due to Asperger's

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That's really interesting, I never realized she was someone with AS traits. Has anybody actually read the book version of Blade Runner ("Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep")?

There's something that really hit me about the characters in that book (long before I heard of AS). Looking back, there is a painful level of aspieness in one of the book's characters (J.R. Isidore) and how he's treated with such emotional coldness by the other character Pris. Felt like those two characters were a nod toward my own social meltdowns in the past, kinda freaked me out!

I don't know that this came across in the movie as much as it did in the book, but in the book it really stood out to me. No idea if this was even the intention the author had or not. Just thought that was interesting to think about.

I wonder if Daryl Hannah had any impressions about the book?

Daryl Hannah is a great actress.

One of her best movies is actually a hidden gem which went straight to DVD called "First Target" where she is the head of the President's Secret Service security detail and has to foil a plot to assassinate him whilst he's on vacation in a remote spot. Great movie. Great acting.

Check it out if you get the opportunity.

She was also great in "The Gingerbread Man" although she had a smaller role.

I couldn't help but notice the article describes Asperger's from the onset as an illness. Small wonder Hollywood had wanted to cast her aside with such a misunderstanding of what Asperger's is.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I have. That was a really good book. Never saw Bladerunner.

Her best role?? 1986, as Ayla in Clan of the Cave Bear. Maybe AS explains why she was such an absolute natural in that role. I have read the book many times, seen the movie only once (and then as a young child), but Daryl Hannah IS Ayla for me.

On the subject of AS and blacklisting-- of course you have to be a social butterfly to be a megastar.

And then look what happens to them. Divorces, bitter custody battles, tabloid headlines, and death by overdose in a hotel bathtub. I'd say AS and being blacklisted served Daryl Hannah pretty well-- she might never have become a megastar, but then again, her career never imploded, either. Twenty years after CotCB, she's still an awesome actress. She was the only good thing in Kill Bill. Watching her really helps me tolerate my hubby and father-in-law watching those stupid movies over and over and over again.q