tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post7100407701469703138..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: the working titlejoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-18356234898342976632018-12-15T21:17:47.915-05:002018-12-15T21:17:47.915-05:00Mike, Nick & James- Many thanks for sharing! ...Mike, Nick & James- Many thanks for sharing! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-46827935219730288492018-12-13T23:16:08.756-05:002018-12-13T23:16:08.756-05:00Robert Wise's STAR! bombed and was cut severel...Robert Wise's STAR! bombed and was cut severely and reissued by Fox as THOSE WERE THE HAPPY TIMES.<br /><br />Karel Reisz's ISADORA was cut and renamed LOVES OF ISADORA (which led one critic to suggest readers see the film before it was cut again and named I LOVE IZZIE.).<br /><br />David Selznick produced many films for his wife Jennifer Jones and was notorious for fiddling with them. Robert Powell's GONE TO EARTH was cut and partially re-shot and released in the U.S. as THE WILD HEART. He hired Italian neo-realist director Vittorio De Sica for Jones to co-star with Montgomery Clift in TERMINAL STATION. But he partially re-shot and cut the film and in the U.S. it began INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE. <br /><br />bufffilmbuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454063008795323255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-2410952789690896692018-12-11T22:39:41.641-05:002018-12-11T22:39:41.641-05:00The 1982(or was it 81?)film Cutter and Bone with J...The 1982(or was it 81?)film Cutter and Bone with Jeff Bridges and the magnificent John Heard was changed to Cutter's Way. Worth a view for the performances alone, an over-looked gem.Nick Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555378788567081907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-15707961767088963352018-12-10T22:33:17.346-05:002018-12-10T22:33:17.346-05:00I'd always thought it was "Mobile," ...I'd always thought it was "Mobile," as in mobility, until I saw the film and realized it referred to the town in Alabama!<br /><br />Here's mine: Many years ago, I was plowing through a box of half-sheets, and came across one for LATIGO. The dealer had never heard of the film, so he let me have it for four bucks. I eventually got it signed by James Garner and Burt Kennedy, making it an even rarer rarity, for it became one of my favorite films under its last-minute title change: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GUNFIGHTER!mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-59030277302086606772018-12-10T09:39:11.854-05:002018-12-10T09:39:11.854-05:00Glad you included "Citizens' Band"/&...Glad you included "Citizens' Band"/"Handle With Care." One of the great 1970s movies that benefited from neither title! j. novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680106961182375292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63062406324134454982018-12-10T08:47:02.242-05:002018-12-10T08:47:02.242-05:00Yes, Kevin, "The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots...Yes, Kevin, "The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots"! Awful title. joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-48189001997411242122018-12-10T08:33:36.452-05:002018-12-10T08:33:36.452-05:00Great article, Joe... Another Tennessee Williams t...Great article, Joe... Another Tennessee Williams title change is The Seven Descents of Myrtle, a play that starred Estelle Parsons on Broadway. When Sidney Lumet filmed it the title was changed to Blood Kin, then finally to The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots. The original title of the play was best, I think, and pure Williams!Kevin Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951372389921640120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-12132099083310914702018-12-09T20:27:37.063-05:002018-12-09T20:27:37.063-05:00Not good? You're talking about the title, righ...Not good? You're talking about the title, right, Peter? The movie itself is great, even if the makers opted to name it after the Creedence Clearwater Revival song. BTW, Stone worked on the screenplay himself.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-68556002081215606472018-12-09T20:21:10.310-05:002018-12-09T20:21:10.310-05:00Robert Stone's great book, "Dog Soldiers,...Robert Stone's great book, "Dog Soldiers," was changed to "Who'll Stop the Rain" for the Nick Nolte movie. Not good.Peter L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-22243552496264358402018-12-09T19:03:38.724-05:002018-12-09T19:03:38.724-05:00Thanks, Lawrence. Once again, I don't like eit...Thanks, Lawrence. Once again, I don't like either title! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-25057556706904343622018-12-09T15:24:54.769-05:002018-12-09T15:24:54.769-05:00In 1971, the George Segal-Ivan Passer drug addict ...In 1971, the George Segal-Ivan Passer drug addict drama, "Scraping Bottom," was retitled "Born to Win," in a futile attempt at positive thinkingLawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-60533044688856105602016-12-09T07:08:48.522-05:002016-12-09T07:08:48.522-05:00Thanks, Sheila. Once again, I prefer the original...Thanks, Sheila. Once again, I prefer the original title. "Eight Arms to Hold You" is wonderfully cleverjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-23715425673113035332016-12-09T07:03:30.738-05:002016-12-09T07:03:30.738-05:00FYI. The Beatles film "Help!" was once t...FYI. The Beatles film "Help!" was once titled "Eight Arms to Hold You," until John Lennon wrote the song, "Help." Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-89131235466762378852016-12-08T20:27:18.980-05:002016-12-08T20:27:18.980-05:00"Baby, The Rain Must Fall" may be a good..."Baby, The Rain Must Fall" may be a good song title, but it's awful for a movie. I wish Mulligan and Pakula had kept "The Traveling Lady," but perhaps they had no say in the matter.Brian Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-48887466231662615632016-12-08T15:43:20.523-05:002016-12-08T15:43:20.523-05:00One of my favorites is MURDER, MY SWEET, an adapta...One of my favorites is MURDER, MY SWEET, an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's FAREWELL, MY LOVELY. But since Dick Powell, cast as Phillip Marlowe, had up until then been known to audiences as a singer and light comedian, RKO probably feared audiences would think a movie titled FAREWELL, MY LOVELY must be a musical. Hence the change. Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-69269132536849091532016-12-08T15:36:29.015-05:002016-12-08T15:36:29.015-05:00Tom! I know what you mean, but I love the titled &...Tom! I know what you mean, but I love the titled "Born Jaundiced," absolutely uncommon. "My Girl" is kinda blah and I doubt if that generic title helped attract more peoplejoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-20430280937457841602016-12-08T14:54:02.709-05:002016-12-08T14:54:02.709-05:00Glad they changed it to "My Girl". No on...Glad they changed it to "My Girl". No one would know what "jaundiced" is.Tomnoreply@blogger.com