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re: Bat Out of Hell (The Horror Movie)

Posted by:
pidunk 11:05 am UTC 06/13/07
In reply to: Bat Out of Hell (The Horror Movie) - Venom 10:34 am UTC 06/13/07



It might have something to do with the registered trademark.
Usually, a title can't be copyrighted. So, my guess is that the people were full steam ahead with the title until somebody tugged on somebody else's sleeve and said, "uh...did you see this?"



> I remember quite a few years ago, that in keeping with a
> song title for the title of the film "Bat Out of Hell" was
> supposed to be released as a sequel to "Jeepers
> Creepers"(a movie loosely based off the Jersey devil
> mythos). Everyone knows that a cover version of the song
> of the same title appeared in the first film as a sort of
> macabre gag, so I looked forward with curiousness to the
> sequel featuring the song or perhaps a cover of the song.
> I was disappointed when the sequel came out only to have
> the name change and the "Bat Out of Hell" concept dropped.
> Does anyone have any information why the original "Bat Out
> of Hell" title was dropped? Did Steinman, (since "Bat Out
> of Hell" is copyrighted) prefer to keep a film title
> exclusive to any future movie project of his own?


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