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MTV Knows WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.
Okay... I know I’ve been fairly upbeat about most of the films I’ve posted stories about today. Sue me... I’m optimistic until I have a reason not to be. But in the case of the upcoming Spike Jonze film version of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, I am absolutely out-of-my-mind rabid to see the movie, and I would kill Harry and wear his skin like a Tauntaun if I thought it would get me one day closer to seeing the movie right now.
Over at the MTV Movies Blog, where they’ve been doing good work lately, they managed to score a high-res version of the image that was unveiled at the Licensing Show in New York, the first official image anywhere for the film.
And all it does is make the wait even harder. This one’s got the potential to be something very special, and I pray it lives up to that potential.
Oh, man. Tell me that doesn’t make you feel positively giddy about the possibilities...
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
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There's a memory lane film to see.
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looks cool
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Is Carter Burwell doing this score? Anyone know who's doing the score? When is this supposed to be released?
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really popular? I thought I was one of few people who liked it...
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AMAZING
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you get major props for making a reference to The Pit. You crazy bastard you.
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Just thought I'd bring that up since it wasn't mentioned in the post.
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or did I just space and miss it the first time?
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BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is one the most stunning achievements of cinema and on the absolute best of the 90s. People give a lot of that credit to Charlie Kaufman but his original script didn't have the same resonance of the final film. I totally agree, Mori, this has the potential to be AMAZING... ask Spike if killing Harry actually WILL get the movie released one day earlier. If so, start sharpening the machete...
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I say hire Michael Giacchino. Just a suggestion.
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Better look EXACTLY like them in the book,well all the characters better,Im sure Spike knows what he's doing,I cant wait.
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...Christopher Walken sounds STOKED!
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Other than that it could be good. Hopefully better than the "Where The Wild Things Are" "interactive exhibit" was at The Metreon (SF, WHat??).
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...and if the cinematic masterpieces that are The Polar Express, The Grinch and The Cat and The Hat are any indication of how great this film will be, we're all in for an uberlicious treat!
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I am
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Other than that it could be good.
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great pic. i enjoyed the book and i'm looking forward to the movie, just curious to see how they expand on the story.
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Jajar is the Spaghetti Monster's roomate's brother's bestfriend's obgyn. Why the affinity for intimate apparel? Duh -- he killed the infamous manther of the peace river while wearing -- wait for it -- A JOCKSTRAP. so, shut the fuggidy fug up, beeyotch.
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He's the bastard child of Jason Voorhees and Ma Fratelli.
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Monster2bpitied, U R 2 Cool 2 B 4 gotten.
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I can't wait for this. If it wasn't Spike Jonze I would be extremely apprehensive though.
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Zach Braff and his brother wrote the script based on the awesome kids book from the 60's. Info on that one is hard to come by.
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Spike Jonze changes everything. I don't know of any other person I'd rather see direct this film -- other than Ron Howard. MAN, he rules! Grinch for life!
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dude, seriously, I can't tell whether you're kidding or not. er, no comprende?
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that show is poopy.
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Also, the kid looks fine, but I was expecting the colors to be more saturated? I mean I know you make changes, but it looks like Henson muppets in sunlight. Which seems kind of Jonze's thing, so maybe it will work?
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But is anyone that watches MTV today even going know the books? I remember having them as a kid (being 26)...are they still around with all the Harry Potter's and whatnot?
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intended for a younger group than Potter, though. Can we get Liza Lou and the Yellow Belly Swamp - The Movie?
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these are still being read, great children's stories if you ask me. Maybe Harold and the Purple Crayon isn't too far off
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"Well you know my name is Simon, and like to make drawrings."
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Speaking of children's lit based movies, I wouldn't mind seeing a really well done version of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, true to the original stories. To hell with the Disney versions and the made for TV BS. Get a good FX house, a talented cast and someone thats willing to write the screenplay true to the stories and they'd have my nine bucks.
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so far, i likey.
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Now, I'm suggesting it be an all-ages film and not some warped adult version, but surely they can make movies like Narnia, The Jungle Book, Oz, 20 Thousand Leagues, etc., like a living picture book straight out of someone's imagination. No more of this realism stuff! I've always wanted to see Rip Van Winkle done really well - that is a creepy story! Maybe a collection of fairy tales told by Gilliam with themes that build on one another.
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Well no not really but, holy mother of fucking god this was and still is my favorite book from when I was a child. I had NO idea there was a movie being made and thank the gods it's someone as awesome as Spike mutha fuckin Jonze!!!
Man I picture myself before the movie in my car sparking one up and walking into this blazed out of my skull and loving every single min of it. -
Starring John Travolta. AAAahhh I'm scared!
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oh,pleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegood...
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Hope they do it justice.
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Starring The Rock
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Adapting to the screen requires a terrific script that captures the essence of the book, without losing its identity and message. I hope the movie rocks.
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Definitely one of my favorites, if not favorite children's book. And this picture is fabulous. I could not be happier right now..
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I think Spike Jonze is one of the best new auteurs out of Hollywood if not the most original but there's a flame war going on in the imdb board for this movie.
Crew members from the production are leaking stories about why this film has been moved from a tent pole summer pic into the october dead zone because the kid who plays Max delivered a wooden performance. Supposedly, Jonze is trying to save the film but is facing less and less studio support like scale backs on post and cgi.
I hope this shit isn't true. This is one of my favorite children's books and Jonze has the perfect sensibility as a director to create something special. I will be so pissed if this film comes off as flat because TPTB allowed themselves to get stuck with a talentless kid without experience. Someone said Jonze really liked the kids look and audition and thought he could draw out a good performance. One word, hubris.... -
of "The little mole who knew it was none of business" coming? It is clearly the best chidren's-book-about-a-mole-with-a-piece-of crap-on-his-head ever written. And that picture looks great too...
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1. wikipedia lists James Gandolfini as a cast member? if that is happening, can we get some info? if not, who the FUCK changed their mind about him. Gandolfini as the voice of one of the monsters, PROVIDED he didn't do a thick new jersey accent, would be amazing.
2. imdb lists Paul Dano as the voice of Alexander...who the hell is that? they better not bring too many kids into this...
3. has anyone here seen any of the operatic performances of this, or know anything about them? I'm assuming that they might have looked at those as the basis for stretching it into a normal 80 minute 3-act. the operas were WAY long, and even with the musical numbers stretching it out, I'm sure they aded shit. and those were co-written by Sendak.
4. Knocked up has like $110 million now. where's the guy that 2 weeks ago was telling me it wasn't a blockbuster and would barely break even?
5. Spike Jonze is my second choice for dream director of this, only second to Michael Gondry... -
I was pretty drunk the other night, but I could have sworn there was an article posted, that had 3 reviews for, I want to say, Die Hard...and the 2nd of the 3 was really homophobic, lots of references to the "faeries" that wouldn't like it, etc...and then today, *poof* it's gone? and there's an article with only 2 reviews. but there are NO references to the missing on in the Tb, and no one clamoring (as they obviously would) for an explanation or wanting to taunt AICN (as they OBVIOUSLY would, given the chance) for posting, then removing the offending review.anyone? bueller? bueller?
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How good is this film going to be? This and Fantastic Mr. Fox, are must-sees!!
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He acts up, gets sent to his room, imagines that he goes to an island in a boat, becomes king of monsters, parties, smells dinner, goes back home. I'm having trouble seeing this as anything but a short. He could have made a really cool short, but I'm worried that there will be a good 7 minute short padded out by 83 minutes of childhood-raping additions. Spike Jonez being involved and that photo makes me a little less scared.
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but the CGI bedroom -> forest shift will be the clincheer.
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Sounds like Hostel 3.
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Does anyone seriously watch MTV? They call it MTV but where the fuck is the Music? I remember they actually used to play music videos back in the day. Lame. Now if I want music videos I can watch The Tube for free.
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I remember it being the first book I memorized. Our teacher used to read that and There's a Nightmare in My Closet and another one with a Caterpillar but I forgot the name. Also Maurice Sendak is one of the BEST childrens book illustrators of all time along with Mercer Mayer who I thought was awesome with the Little Monster books. Major props to those guys. Yally 4 lifem baby!!
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Jun 25, 2007 4:00:22 AM CDT
Mori, first get Harry to rub the lotion on its skin...
by det. john kimble
It makes the hide much more pliable. And remember, if you think he smells bad on the outside...
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Are you sure you're not thinking of the magnificently hilarious review of Transformers by LamborghiniCountacheStill#1? That one insisted Transformers was for REAL MEN and not for cunts or fairies. Maybe that's the one you're thinking of.Also, I'm cautiously looking forward to this one. I remember liking the book when I was a kid, and I love Spike Jonze. I'm not sure about these directors doing kiddy films, though. I read that Wes Anderson is doing The Fantastic Mr Fox next, which seems like a similarly odd choice.
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...and couldn't bring myself to post them. Needless to say, the whole thing looks amazing (especially the cockatoo thing). But mostly this is me just showing off and disguising it as a legitimate talkback. Nice.
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This book is the reason I'm one foot halfway to Never Land. Nothing beats that image of Max and them dancing to the moon.
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Years before "Malkovich" Spike Jonze was supposed to direct a live-action adaptation of the childrens book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," and actually began some pre-production work before the whole thing went into turn-around. Looks like he's finally getting his childrens-lit itch scratched. As for "Harold" i think Michel Gondry would do a great version.
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I believe years ago in Chicago (I think this was in the '90s), an opera based on this book was produced with full bodied puppets. I don't think that they would've lived up to Henson quality, but they did look very much like Sendak's art. Also, if you like that, see "Nutcracker: The Motion Picture". They took the Pacific Northwest Ballet's version (Which is based on the Sendak book) and made it into a film in the '80s.
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I'll confess: I'm a total Sendak nut and the idea of Spike Jonze making this is just sublime. And Anna: that Sendak version of the Nutcracker is abolsutely amazing. I'm 27 and I still watch it every year at Christmas.
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(Other than not freaking soon enough). http://ridingwithricky.blogspot.com
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It will be interesting to see how they expand the story to a full length film. I seem to remember Max chasing his dog w/ a knife and fork, like he was going to eat it. I also remember the illustrations of the room transforming to jungle being so damn cool & cinematic almost.
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Computer animation has come along way. This still looks cool even if it a tad dated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvIDRoO8KnM
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I used to love this book called "East of the Sun. West of the Moon." I believe Don Bluth was trying to get it made way back in the NIMH days. That would be a good one to adapt for sure. I also used to read this really freaky one about someone being stalked by some weird creature in a cabin in the woods. Don't know how to spell it exactly, but you pronounce it "Tail-Eee-Poe." Interested to hear if anyone read it. Also been waiting for years for "The Cricket in Times Square." Was always surprised Disney didn't pick it up. I picture it done w/ Chomet's animation though. Would rock.
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Greatest film since Cranked!!!
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One of his books was about a red caboose (I think it was called "The Red Caboose") and another of his books was called "Wump World." Yeah, Bill Peet was good stuff indeed.
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Being an aspiring children's book writer, I am all about the Bill Peet. If you all haven't read any of his books, they're phenomenal...he used to be a Disney illustrator and his drawings and stories are even better than the classic Disney tales. The Whingdingdilly is among his best, and Kermit the Hermit too. Oh, and the one about the caboose was "The Caboose Who Got Loose", and "The Wump World" is an even better environmental cautionary tale than the Lorax.
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Yes, it's a classic, and yes, it's awesome, but it's a very, very short story. How do you turn that into a 90+ minute movie?
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but I think he's perfect for this story at least visually.
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Never read that one. I'll need to check it out pronto. Can't wait until I've got kids of my own to buy these books for. Modern children's books just aren't as well written and illustrated as they where when I was a little kid. They feel sterile and unimaginative. You know what was also a great book? "Mike Mulligan and his Steamshovel." It's 60 years old now, but the artwork was very retro and cool. That same artist (Virginia Lee Burton)
also made "Katy and the Big Snow." And while I'm busy waxing nostalgic, "Make way for Ducklings" and "Blueberrys for Sale" by Robert McClosky were terrific as well. -
...I'm gettin' sleepy...zzzzz
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Coming to a theatre near you.
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about childrends book, when i was lil i read "mr poppers penguins". i figured with all the penguin movies over the last few yrs ( march or, surfs up, happy feet, etc...) that there would eb some interest in adapting this one as well.
and a bunch of books that i read are some that cant be adapted for screen, such as most of the shel silverstein ones ( a light in the attic, etc...) but they are great for kids just learning to appreciate books.
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Tell me that wouldn't be a great fit, huh?
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now there's one that would be interesting. But, if Disney can make a sucessful movei from a theme park ride, I guess tranger things are possible.
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finky089, I haven't heard those three words in YEARS...
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I have the opposite reaction to you. I see references to this story all the time and it appears that it stuck with a lot of people. I have vague memories of it from when I was kid, and I do not understand the cultural resonance of this story. I can think of half a dozen Seuss stories that have left more lasting impressions than this story.
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I can't wait to see this movie. This was one of my favorite mooks when I was a kid and I can't wait to read it to my kids. This movie could and should be fantastic...
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For a man who has made some of the most innovative, fun, unpretentious music videos his films are really heavy handed and unnecessarily dark. I hope he does this story right. This shot is cool.. looks like "Legend"
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I read the standard kids, stuff, Seaseme Street's "The Monster at the end of this book" of course Where the Wild Things Are, lots of dr. suess, but then I started reading the hardy boys and Jules Verne, read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn like every summer, The Hobbit (although never got into the LOTR until college when the movies were just starting to prep up, about Christmas of '99). However there was one series of books I remember reading as a little kid, don't remember th ename but it had to do with a city full of animals and how one had a different problem in each book, like the elphent grocer couldn't stop eating, The Zebra was ashamed of his stripes, etc. Weird stuff
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And also very disturbing...
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and made it a musical!
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is about a bratty kid who gets to become king and do whatever he wants - what kid wouldn't like it?
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It's a classic. I love all of these books being mentioned. Good memories. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.
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Wow that looks like a literal translation of the artwork from the original book. Fantastic! wait spike didn't change the images to look more complex and busy, wait they're not changing the rating to an R, see this is how a real director (spike) makes a movie.
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I remember it being read to us several times in pre-school and I can still hear the teacher saying "Riki tiki tembo nosarembo charry barry roochie pipbo pembo" (or whatever) over and over in my head. And I remember one of the kids fell down a well, but the rest is all a blur. Do any of you guys actually remember what it's about? It needs its own flick.
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which is, perhaps, just more disturbing.
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Yeah, you've got it finky.
"Riki-Tiki-Tembo..." was just his nickname.
"Riki-Tiki-Tembo-No Sa Rembo-Chari Bari Ruchi-Pip Peri Pembo" was his entire name...so when he falls down the well, the kid that was with him/saw it happen has to run around telling everyone that: "Riki-Tiki-Tembo-No Sa Rembo-Chari Bari Ruchi-Pip Peri Pembo...has fallen down the well!!"
And, you basically just hear that name over-and-over-and-over again...
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That is all.
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I have no idea what's going on.
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Rikki Tikki Tembo was about two Chinese boys, the oldest (R-T-T) and the youngest (Chang). RTT falls down a well and (I think it was Chang at first) tries to tell people that his brother fell down the well but his name is too long and it takes too long to tell people who is in the well. If I remember correctly, other people try and get help and they run into the same problem and so poor RTT is stuck in the well and either doesn't get out alive or when he does he never fully recovers. That's just what I remember reading as a kid, but there's a wiki on it that says something to the same effect over at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikki_Tikki_Tembo
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Rikki Tikki Tembo was about two Chinese boys, the oldest (R-T-T) and the youngest (Chang). RTT falls down a well and (I think it was Chang at first) tries to tell people that his brother fell down the well but his name is too long and it takes too long to tell people who is in the well. If I remember correctly, other people try and get help and they run into the same problem and so poor RTT is stuck in the well and either doesn't get out alive or when he does he never fully recovers. That's just what I remember reading as a kid, but there's a wiki on it that says something to the same effect over at http://tinyurl.com/3692j3
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5 Chinese Brothers ftw!
Think of all the money they'll save not having to CGI Jackie Chan's gigantic head when he swallows the ocean.
Shia Lebouf has already been cast as 'fish boy' -
Didn't the guy that swallowed the ocean get the death penalty for accidentally drowning one or two people?
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I saw a clip of a WILD THING still with some of his dialog from 21 GRAMS playing over it as a test. Bizarre.
Of course, that was back in 2005. I hope Del Toro is still involved. His voice as a WILD THING would be out of this world. -
and will be doing the novel adaptation.
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give their kids such short names (I'm not joking). The one with the long name falls down the well and almost drowns because his brother Chang has to run back out of breath and then pronounce his long, honorable name.
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