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[cal sharpie]

I've been hearing talk of a Graham Parsons biopic for about ten years now. That must be in some development hell somewhere or other.

[Willets Point]

Edgy MD wrote: Untitled Amy Winehouse-Themed Thing (2021?) Not much news except that Winey's father is cooperating.

It would be better if her father is not involved since he's a shameless self-promoter, and a pretty shitty dad by most accounts.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Rock biopics have come a long way from Athens: Inside-Out As discussed here previously the Van Halen origin story could be a dynamite movie. The KISS origin story: Are you kidding? Would be so fucking great. The latter idea is such a guaranteed Moneymaker I'm surprised Gene $immons hasn't done 3 versions already

And he's so-far passed on a juke box musical. Weird, but I guess there's more certainty in the coffin game.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

My new screenplay (working title: DRESSED TO KILL) follows young Stanley Eisen from his days as an teenage outcast ashamed of his deformed ear and hounded by a fuckedup parents to a meeting with brash, horny, opinionated mama's-boy Chaim Bloom as young rockers in a big, dangerous city with big, dangerous dreams. Along the way they recruit a hearty-partying guitar whiz and a sour, would-be Brooklyn gangster drummer; hook up with a manager who teaches them the tricks of long-vanished vaudeville magic and together, with only a few songs and even fewer ideas, they leapfrog contemporaries with better chops and bigger followings, on their way to domination (of 13 year old boys). Flick ends with the release of ALIVE! leaving just enough breadcrumbs to promise sequel after sequel after sequel.



My only concession to Hollywood is to cast good looking young actors

[Edgy MD]

I think we should open with Bar Mitzvah footage. Mom is all proud of pious young Chaim while he's sneaking into the girls' room to ogle cousin Ruthie.



Too cheap?

[whippoorwill]

You're all hilarious



My favorite rock band flick is Gimmee Shelter

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: I think we should open with Bar Mitzvah footage. Mom is all proud of pious young Chaim while he's sneaking into the girls' room to ogle cousin Ruthie. Too cheap?

No I love it.



I probably need to pay Ken Sharp to adapt scenes from his NOTHIN TO LOSE oral history and I don't know anything about how to write scripts but godamn what a story

[whippoorwill]

This movie fucking rocked. If you don't like it too bad

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: (AND SOME THAT HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED) Judy (2019) Renée Zellweger plays 1969-era Judy Garland. Suck it, Judy Davis.

Not only did it happen, but it happened quite well for Renée:

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Later

[Guest 41Forever]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: My new screenplay (working title: DRESSED TO KILL) follows young Stanley Eisen from his days as an teenage outcast ashamed of his deformed ear and hounded by a fuckedup parents to a meeting with brash, horny, opinionated mama's-boy Chaim Bloom as young rockers in a big, dangerous city with big, dangerous dreams. Along the way they recruit a hearty-partying guitar whiz and a sour, would-be Brooklyn gangster drummer; hook up with a manager who teaches them the tricks of long-vanished vaudeville magic and together, with only a few songs and even fewer ideas, they leapfrog contemporaries with better chops and bigger followings, on their way to domination (of 13 year old boys). Flick ends with the release of ALIVE! leaving just enough breadcrumbs to promise sequel after sequel after sequel. My only concession to Hollywood is to cast good looking young actors

Just catching up to the glorious screenplay, and I'd watch it all day. Technically, I think you are looking for Chaim Witz instead of Red Sox general manager Chaim Bloom, but I think that would be a cool story, too!



Apparently there is an A&E project in the works, but I think it will be a straight documentary instead of a bio-pic.

[MFS62]

I was (technically) in the 1980 version of Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma).

There is a scene that includes a shot of the actors in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and I was in a bus that was driving up 5th Avenue while the cameras were rolling.

They did not ask our names to list us in the credits.

Lunchie, I would be happy to have a speaking role in your movie as a sleazy show-biz type.



I was not in the 1940's Sherlock Holmes movie with the same title.



Later

[Vic Sage]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: My new screenplay (working title: DRESSED TO KILL) follows young Stanley Eisen from his days as an teenage outcast ashamed of his deformed ear and hounded by a fuckedup parents to a meeting with brash, horny, opinionated mama's-boy Chaim Bloom as young rockers in a big, dangerous city with big, dangerous dreams. Along the way they recruit a hearty-partying guitar whiz and a sour, would-be Brooklyn gangster drummer; hook up with a manager who teaches them the tricks of long-vanished vaudeville magic and together, with only a few songs and even fewer ideas, they leapfrog contemporaries with better chops and bigger followings, on their way to domination (of 13 year old boys). Flick ends with the release of ALIVE! leaving just enough breadcrumbs to promise sequel after sequel after sequel. My only concession to Hollywood is to cast good looking young actors

if you really want to get it green-lighted, you have to add Howard The Duck.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_the_Duck_Vol_1_13https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_the_Duck_Vol_1_13



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