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The Producer Of ENCHANTED Throttles Up SMASH!! It's Like DAYS OF THUNDER, But Hickier! !
Merrick here...
Barry Josephson, who recently brought us the far-better-than-it-should've-been ENCHANTED, is shifting gears in a big way with SMASH. It's bout demolition derby's.
The story tracks a rebellious teen who moves to a suburban Midwest town, soon finding himself racing and smashing up fast cars with a fast crowd.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter.
Sounds like a simple, old-fashioned, FOOTLOOSEian little ditty with metal crunching and loud noises. I'm all for it.
Josephson is no stranger to in-your-face films, having previously Executive Produced stuff like RICHOCHET and THE LAST BOY SCOUT.
To get a sense of what we're in for, check out footage from a real demolition derby...
HERE!!!
Goddamn "Embedding disabled by request"...
HERE!!!
Goddamn "Embedding disabled by request"...
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Anyone wants to be first on a post about someone involved with "Enchanted"...
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woo-hoo!!!
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it was one of the more enjoyable movies you could take a date to.
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...so dirty.
What is it about "girly fantasy" (The Princess Bride, Stardust, Enchanted et cetera) that makes my heart sink regardless of its quality? -
...my wife...worked like a charm. I enjoyed it too. Then we had sex. That's a good flick!
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I'll have to admit, after I saw Footloose (when it came out), I ran around in tights and leg warmers with my ghetto box blasting the Kenny Loggins Footloose theme song. I couldn't get my hair to do the Patrick Swayze though. Yep, you should have seen me.
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Yea man, I would be so mad sometimes I would just stand on the corner, headback, arms and fingers out, running in place singing Danger Zone.
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I have not encountered it in my fantasy world of DVDs and comic books.
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With a better soundtrack.
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But nice try. Will it be EXTREME demolition derby!! When will producers learn that as popular as motocross, or rodeo, or Nascar, or soap box derbies, etc. are, they translate to bubkiss in general interest.
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gets the ides of suiting up oraguatans ala Clyde to participate in demo derbies. Call it Crash Monkeys! It's funny cuz its got monkeys.
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Out of the thousands of movies with similar plot beginings you say "Footloosian."
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So does that mean it is going to suck, but all the actors are going to have mullets and wear wifebeaters?
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But I cannot fathom what they are waiting on to unleash a slew of low budget NASCAR films, given the millions of fans the sport has. I envision a NASCAR version of "Step Up to the Streets" or "Never Back Down": you bring that sucker in at under $20 mill and let the people hate while you watch the money pile up. Put the protagonist in a Mello Yello wifebeater and you're printing money twice.
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thanks for the hearty guffaws.
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i hate these movies.
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Apr 10, 2008 11:41:01 PM CDT
It's like CRASH--except without the perv sex or social drama
by mrmysteryguest
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I didn't try to attack anything. All I said in most movies I see with my girlfriend either I'm bored out of my skull or she fells asleep. Enchanted wasn't one of them.
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Where both very fucking awesome movies. I don't know why I don't own Ricochet? Its in the penny bin at Wally world. That prison fight scene is classic. Why doesn't John Lithgow get more work? I see he was nominated for a Razzie for Cliffhanger, whatever the Razzies are so lame they deserve a Razzie for the laziest award. Man there is a lot of bad luck involved with the creative force behind Richoceht too, Fred Dekker the writer (and director/writer of Monster squad) went on to end his movie career with Robocop 3 and Russell in finally being allowed to direct movies again. This Barry Josephson fellow though has only done one good thing out side of these two movies (and Enchanted if you liked it which I feel was just too sloppy, and for how much the boys on this site liked it, not many girls I know liked it at all) and it was working on Tales from the Crypt. Add Will Will West/Like Mike/The Crew/The Ladykillers/Hide and Seek I don't see this movie being any good. Also having some random ass producer attached to a project, does that make is "news" worthy?
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Barry Josephson is producing James Camerons next flick and another car movie. About Matthew McConaughey becoming a NASCAR driver. FINALLY a believable role for MM. If that movie turns out any good I smell Oscar.
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