| re: Dead Ringer | |
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steven_stuart 01:17 am UTC 10/01/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Dead Ringer - mickp 08:40 am UTC 09/30/10 |
| How interesting. I wonder why David re-edited it if the reviews were good. I am amazed that none of the band members featured know where to get a copy. All of this "Dead Ringer: The Movie" talk is making me more and more curious. You never know. Somebody might find it. > As far as I am aware there has been no public appearance > of this movie since the Toronto Film festival in 1981, I > guess the review might have come from that era, the > reviews weren't bad I understand. DS produced and Alan > Nicholls directed the version shown at Toronto. Meat in > his autobiography says the movie was then re-edited > (badly!) by Sonenberg and the writer and never went any > further. The concert style videos for the Dead Ringer > songs, were used in the movie so they are some bits that > still survive. They were filmed during band rehearsals > for the Dead ringer tour. If anyone has a copy of the > film it would be a miracle - perhaps if Meat has the Alan > Nicholls version he might see fit to release it at some > point but I'm not sure he has either the film or the > rights. Not sure I want see the re-edit! None of the > other band members at the time, who were in the videos, > have any idea where a copy is - I have asked! > > > > The film does exist and was made in 1981. I'm certain > > > David Sonenberg directed and produced it too. From what I > > > heard and read they pumped big money into that film. It > > > was played at a film festival and got some favourable > > > reviews. I would love to get hold of a copy, but it sounds > > > like it's very hard to get. > > > > Wow. This gets more and more interesting. You are probably > > right about David producing it. I think he also produced > > the highly successful boxing movie "When We Were Kings". > > But why doesn't he cash in? > > | |
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