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Post by Railroad17 on Sept 10, 2016 20:55:43 GMT
Surely nobody could top the uncanny resemblance to Fran & Rick of the Two Ronnies! Ronnie Kray and Ronnie Biggs....someone is going to post that fucking fond of her clip any minute now.
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Post by markquo on Sept 10, 2016 21:00:41 GMT
Alan played by Chuck Norris Cheers Nah....not macho enough. Burt Reynolds?he had a good tache Cheers
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 21:55:35 GMT
An interesting idea Gates. I don't know Flame or Slade in Flame, so I looked it up. In a nutshell, its about a fictional band, set in the 60s, who are picked up by a marketing man, promoted, they make it to the big time and then the band breaks up. The members of Slade play this fictional band and the script incorporated anecdotes of Slade's real experiences to make it special.
In my book that isn't a biopic. That's a story about the price of success. And it probably covers a shorter time span than the 50 years of Quo history.
So do you actually mean a biopic? Or do you mean a fictional story loosely based on the Quo story?
A true biopic would be their actual story. Legally, if you stick to material that is in the public domain - ie newspapers and court papers, you can make a film about them without their permission. And if you went to any of the bios, you'd need to buy the rights to use material. And the only element you'd have to be wary of is invading their privacy. So you can't include anything that would do that. But biopic is possible. Dunno if its a money spinner though. It would expensive because period films are - yes this becomes a period film if it started in the 60s/70s...have large cast, lots of locations, be international... And not sure how big an audience would be? Depends partly on the casting.
The fictional story based on the Quo story would really interesting, but I think it would have to find an angle, and be a story about the music biz or a character in the biz. I think the 70s era holds the most power and might draw an audience beyond the hard-core quo fans. There are plenty of other angles though. One of my favourite music influenced films is Quadrophenia.
I find the latter option more interesting because we already have Hello Quo.
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Post by dennis on Sept 10, 2016 22:00:22 GMT
You're quite right, CG - Flame isn't a biopic but it is a cracking film. It's arguably the best rock film ever made, see it if you can. It wasn't the jolly glam caper everybody expected - & all the better for it!
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 10, 2016 22:14:25 GMT
You're quite right, CG - Flame isn't a biopic but it is a cracking film. It's arguably the best rock film ever made, see it if you can. It wasn't the jolly glam caper everybody expected - & all the better for it! Sounds really good dennis. Thanks I will check it out.
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Post by rockonquo on Sept 10, 2016 22:31:20 GMT
Francis - Daniel Day Lewis Rick - Owen Wilson Alan - Kurt Russell John - Tom Hanks Rhino - Martin Short Andy - Sean Penn
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Post by kachunk on Sept 10, 2016 22:41:30 GMT
Andy must be played by Kevin Bacon
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Post by vivfromcov on Sept 11, 2016 0:04:45 GMT
Ha ha.... Tom Hiddleston quofr Chris Hemsworth quorp Kit Harrington quoal Clive Standen quojc Benedict Cumberbatch - Andy
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Post by charles on Sept 11, 2016 6:49:32 GMT
Kit Harrington playing Alan? The lord commander? That choice made me think though.
The Satus Quo Story is basically Francis kicking the rest of 'em out of his band. It is very Game-of-Thrones-y.
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Post by wolfman on Sept 11, 2016 7:07:53 GMT
parfitt...borris Johnson......rossi..frank Gallagher....nuff.....bobby ball....sir spud....Zlatan ibrahimovic... Zlatan playing Spud ?? and Boris Johnson to play Rick ? OMG LOL !!
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 11, 2016 7:11:00 GMT
Thanks gatesheadbanger for clarifying your ideas and why. I don't think its a bad idea at all. I know I'd like to see the kind of film you'd imagine. I don't think the thread is a bad idea either. There are so many ways this could be done, is all. And as I said, if someone thought it was a goer, there is actually enough material in the public domain for it to be done that way whether the band liked it or not.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 11, 2016 7:15:51 GMT
I don't think Francis would allow any film, he wouldn't look good.
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 11, 2016 7:17:10 GMT
I don't think Francis would allow any film, he wouldn't look good. I promise you PF, legally you can't copyright the details of your life story that are already in newspapers. I know. I teach copyright law in fiction. Whether anyone would want to make a film without their support is another matter.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 11, 2016 7:30:20 GMT
I don't think Francis would allow any film, he wouldn't look good. I promise you PF, legally you can't copyright the details of your life story that are already in newspapers. I know. I teach copyright law in fiction. Whether anyone would want to make a film without their support is another matter. Obviously I respect to your superior knowledge. Asking a different question, where would you end the story?
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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 11, 2016 7:36:00 GMT
I promise you PF, legally you can't copyright the details of your life story that are already in newspapers. I know. I teach copyright law in fiction. Whether anyone would want to make a film without their support is another matter. Obviously I respect to your superior knowledge. Asking a different question, where would you end the story? Now that is a very interesting question. I think to try and tell the whole 50 years is a mistake as a single feature. A TV mini series would be better for that. Going by Hello Quo, I found the 60s to the split the most interesting for both the music and how showbiz and success affects people.
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