Dazed and Confused (1993)
The film: Coming-of-age tale set on the last day of high school in 1976.
Why It ought to be a musical: Could be to the '70s what Grease was to the '50s.
High school cliques, muscle cars, girls, hazing and great music - the potential for a smash-hit stage adap is enormous.
We just want to see Adam Goldberg’s character Mike utter the immortal “I wanna dance!” line, and then actually break out in a Footloose-style dance solo.
Music & lyrics by... Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, writing original songs for the stage version, with original director Richard Linklater as consultant.
Hit songs: 'Melba Toast', 'Do The Air Raid', 'The Ballad Of Mitch', 'Dominant Male Monkey Motherfucker', 'Play Ball!', 'Spooky Shit On A Dollar Bill', 'Marijuana On One, Reefer On Two' and the tear-soaked mid-life lament, 'I Get Older, They Stay The Same Age'.
Producer’s notes: A cast of unknowns, with Matthew McConaughey on board to reprise the touchstone role of ageing lothario David Wooderson.
Next: Clerks
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jollieoldtime
May 20th 2009, 20:30
They totally made Evil Dead a musical off-Broadway. They basically spent the entire time throwing blood on the audience. It was awesome.
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mic2803
May 20th 2009, 22:49
definately 300 the musical starring john barrowman as Leonidas. giant elephants with the same technique as the west-end lion king. music and lyrics by muse perhaps?
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ebrown2112
May 22nd 2009, 9:35
Kevin Smith's ok, but New Jersey's finest? You're forgetting John Sayles.
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Kelisha888
May 22nd 2009, 12:11
Well, at least you mentioned Sondheim - who at least knows how to write a musical. I can't help but thinking Andrew Lloyd Weber should write the music to Blade Runner.
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jws1272
May 22nd 2009, 20:01
There's a production of Evil Dead:The Musical playing here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA right now. I've got tix for May 29! Not in the Splatter Zone (yes, they do spray blood at the audience), but tix nonetheless. Can't wait to see it. I've seen some footage from the Toronto production, & they DO reference the Boomstick speech from AOD.
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Phoenixtorn
May 22nd 2009, 22:28
I saw the Evil Dead musical twice when it was here in Toronto (and saw the cast perform some of the songs at a convention). It was great and so much fun! An army of Darkness Sequel would be pretty spectacular. lol
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dgoodswen
May 23rd 2009, 1:40
It has become an unrelenting priority to get tix to the Evil Dead musical... in the splatter zone!
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MovieDearest
May 23rd 2009, 7:07
I'm pretty sure I just read recently that "Heathers" is being turned into a musical ... so one down, 10 more to go! And don't forget the odd rumor that "Fight Club" may be turned into a musical, as well as "Wet Hot American Summer".
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shovel
May 23rd 2009, 23:12
Heathers! the Musical. awesome. but it can't happen without "cornnuts," either a rock ballad or dancy number for heather's last words. ooh. perhaps the old jingle "bust a nut" can be used.
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magic8387
May 24th 2009, 23:37
"The Jerk". It's already got a couple of musical pieces in it, and room for so many more. Open with his black family singing on the porch, the big dance number where he finds his rythym, along with "I'm somebody now!", "He hates these cans", "I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit", A musical pitch of the Opti-grab, "I AM A n****r!" and of course "All I need is..." It'd be perfect.
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gwobblewopkins
Dec 10th 2009, 5:22
Get to the Chopper's already a song... Anyone else heard of Austrian Death Machine? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZYvPZhT1c
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vicdoe
Dec 30th 2010, 12:16
I don't know about you, but I don't think that movies with a certain success should be turned to musicals. Usually, when things like that happend the success rate is very low. look at books written after movies. usually, those books, are awfull! imagine how would it be if No Ordinary Family would be a musical. it's true that this is a TV show, but it is a great success and someone could try something with it... either a musical or a book. i really think that musicals should be thought as musicals from the begining and books as books. never mix up.
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