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Patrick Read Johnson's 5/25/77 might finally be coming to a theater near you!

tsrif by ironic_name	May 22nd, 2008 02:00:03 AM

! by ironic_name	May 22nd, 2008 02:00:14 AM

I've been reading about this movie for like a decade by Angry Mean Panda	May 22nd, 2008 02:04:50 AM
He (Johnson) was talking it up in AICN chat all the time, and I haven't been in AICN chat in at least five years. I'm sure when he started it it was a good idea, but in this post prequel world I don't know if this idea can really play.
yup yup by thebearovingian	May 22nd, 2008 02:05:22 AM
Why shorten the title? Dumb.
what other scifi film? by s0nicdeathmonkey	May 22nd, 2008 02:06:50 AM
and which star wars movie did he see early?
Arianna Richards by BauerJackBauer	May 22nd, 2008 02:29:30 AM
Arianna Richards was in Spaced Invaders. What ever happened to this fine actress?
Greedo fired first! by Fa Fa Fooey	May 22nd, 2008 03:12:31 AM
Nuff said.
i've seen this movie by RogueScribner	May 22nd, 2008 03:22:55 AM
And it seriously needed a lot of work. It was overly long and it couldn't decide if it was a coming of age story or a melodramatic mess of a romance. Also, it had so many allusions to Kubrick films that, until the end, I wasn't even sure what the hell Star Wars had to do with anything. Nice film, but not worth watching again, IMO.
NNNNOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! by SamBlackChvrch21	May 22nd, 2008 03:23:04 AM
Keep it 5/25/77 !!!!! It makes the title more mysteriously alluring!!!
LOVED THE TRAILER by spud mcspud	May 22nd, 2008 04:29:16 AM
And judging from the synopsis, this may be the only thing from a very short list of things to reignite my love for the Original Trilogy. The shower if shit that were the Prequel Trilogy still can't taint the simple, mythic feel of that amazing movie. It seems from the trailer that PRJ gets that, and this movie just draws parallels between how amazing it was to be a kid when STAR WARS came out, and how you might spend the rest of your life trying to recapture that feeling. Like the girl in the trailer says, "That wasn't your first time. Your first time was when you saw that Star Destroyer on the screen." It's simple, direct, moving, and quite innocent. A lot like most of our memories of STAR WARS. THIS might bring that magic back to us :D
this things been aorund like 40 years by messi	May 22nd, 2008 04:51:30 AM
become a movie already
The Movie Fan Boys Is A Direct Rip-Off Of This Film '77!!! by Media Messiah	May 22nd, 2008 04:59:02 AM
The writer/director of '77 should sue!!!
Here's The Address For The '77 Trailer!!! by Media Messiah	May 22nd, 2008 05:05:48 AM
It looks good: http://search.yahoo.com/search ?p=%2777+trailer&ei=utf-8&fr=b 1ie7
Here It Goes Again...The b1ie7 Part Should Not Have A Space by Media Messiah	May 22nd, 2008 05:09:59 AM
http://search.yahoo.com/search ?p=%2777+trailer&ei=utf-8&fr=b 1ie7
Glad to hear PRJ's going to get his by the podosphere	May 22nd, 2008 05:24:31 AM
personal love-letter to Lucas released. He's a great guy. This has been a long time coming. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
Star wars inspired people to make Star wars fan films by DigitalDong	May 22nd, 2008 06:10:49 AM
Generation X's epic failure.
Given that a Indy and Star Wars flick are hitting this year. by beastie	May 22nd, 2008 06:33:45 AM
This should, also, release this year. The daicotomy (god, spelling?) would be fantastic.
I'll give Patrick credit for one thing by chrth	May 22nd, 2008 08:03:16 AM
It takes a singular dedication to work on a movie for at least 9 years (it's been at least 9 years since he offered the screenplay to people on this very forum -- I know, I had a copy, but I lost it along the way).
Wait, an Indy flick is hitting this year? by chrth	May 22nd, 2008 08:03:42 AM
Why isn't AICN covering it?!?
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! by Nairb The Movie	May 22nd, 2008 08:56:09 AM
I haven't been looking forward to a movie like I've been looking forward to this one. It looks fantastic and pitch perfect!
Wizard!!!! by Annie The Pod Racer	May 22nd, 2008 09:42:56 AM
I'd sleep in line to be first to see this one. It's an Origins story, not just for the kid or Lucas, but for EVERYONE.
77 by ArcadianDS	May 22nd, 2008 10:29:14 AM
sounds like a documentary on the number of needles Barry Bonds used in a single season, smashing the record previously held by Jose Canseco. Or maybe its all about how the the TV show Sunset Strip inspired a young man to get into used car sales. Either way, I just need 50 thousand dollars to finish them.
Keep 5-25-77 by Playhouse	May 22nd, 2008 10:40:33 AM
That title makes more sense to the story of the movie than 77 does. Serve the story.
Call it 'Enter 77' then you get the Lost fans by Rubiks Doob	May 22nd, 2008 11:12:35 AM
I mean someone's got to show up at that theater...
Looking forward to the prequel by Darth Busey	May 22nd, 2008 12:14:14 PM
"5/19/99"...which will undoubtedly let everybody down.
Funny thing is we'll see this flick long before Fanboys by Reel American Hero	May 22nd, 2008 12:35:28 PM
Ever gets any closer to coming to theaters. Search your feelings, you know this to be true.
yeah, watch that trailer.. by soup74	May 22nd, 2008 12:54:36 PM
when i read this article i was thinking..meh, sounds like fanboys with no budget (yeah i know both films have been bouncing around for 10 years or so).. but then i watched the trailer, and this looks pretty damn good.
Arianna Richards went into the art world by jae683	May 22nd, 2008 12:59:06 PM
She has a website up, and she's doing pretty good, but the sounds of it.
this looks great by LegoKenobi	May 22nd, 2008 02:06:59 PM
but yes, i'll second that need for an apostrophe if they change the name.
This is a lovely movie. by robogeek.com	May 22nd, 2008 02:24:05 PM
I had the privilege of seeing a rough cut, which - while definitely rough - overcame my skepticism of the project. I would happily pay to see the finished (and certainly improved) version, and am glad to hear I may have a chance to. As for the title... the movie is a lot more than that one day (and even the anticipation of it), and mostly takes place in 1977, so I could go either way. The important thing is that the film gets finished, and is given a fair chance in the marketplace. Because it deserves it. (And this is coming from someone who despises and resents the prequels, and thinks Indy 4 was a fun cartoon, but not a real Indy movie.)
other sci-fi movie by MateoMcD	May 22nd, 2008 03:20:56 PM
My vote is for Close Encounters...
3/16/84 by Dingbatty	May 22nd, 2008 03:58:14 PM
The day Ice Pirates was released. No...wait -- 6/25/82 Megaforce.
alright..... !!! by diyfilm	May 22nd, 2008 06:09:11 PM
thats it! I worked as a dailies assistant while this movie came through chicago. It was by far the most amature hour film I had seen. There is a scene after (Spoiler) he loses his virginity, and he set the cameras (2) in a way that see each other!!!!! now I know I might not be Conrad Hall, but for chrissakes! all the fuckin lameo nerds that think this movie was worth that 200K... by all means go give him your hard earned Comicbook store money.
did the 1967 theatre scene survive? by Dmann	May 22nd, 2008 07:37:07 PM
Because i'm IN this movie...aw yeah, who wants to touch me? I had the challenging role as a pudgy dude who sits (behind the main characters) watching a movie.... hell yeah, im all like, an actor now! Where's my oscar?
I enjoyed the movie by mefrog	May 22nd, 2008 08:40:28 PM
But it was far too long, and they should just keep it a coming of age story. I'd see it again in a theatre, if only to find out what was changed. And 5-25-77, while it would never be accepted by a major studio as an official title, is a much better name than "'77"
Mefrog- Huh? by Rubiks Doob	May 22nd, 2008 08:46:21 PM
"And 5-25-77, while it would never be accepted by a major studio as an official title, is a much better name than "'77"" Like that's somehow better than say '27 Dresses?' Who gives an f what a studio will accept. They are mostly bean-counting little motherfuckers who wouldn't know a good film if it walked up and sucked their balls...
I'm not sold on that title. by otm shank	May 22nd, 2008 09:12:20 PM
People might think it's a sequel to Airport '77.
I'd rather eat my own shit than see this movie by Drunken Rage	May 23rd, 2008 06:40:15 AM
Jesus Christ, who the fuck cares?
Im glad they shortened it. The director got pissed at me by Cotton McKnight	May 23rd, 2008 10:31:48 PM
because in one talkback about 10 years ago, I said I was pissed they were wasting such a great title on something that apparently has very little to do with star wars. In the trailer, I saw TONS of sci fi references, and very few if any star wars references. He was REALLY pissed at me and started posting all this crap on the talkback. Maybe what I was saying sunk in.
I can understand the title change by ringa	May 27th, 2008 07:16:39 AM
I started working on this film in 2005. The name 5-25-77 is not easy to let go of for me. However, I understand the need to change it, as there is so much more to the story than the opening of Star Wars. It can clearly be seen, even in the rough cut that was screened in a few places, it is a good story that has something for everyone to relate to. Whatever it ends up being titled, it is a really good movie that deserves a theatrical release. And I'm not just saying that because I worked harder on this film than anything in my life. I believe audiences will enjoy it very much.

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