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Prog_head
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Topic: Lamb Lies down on Broadway Movie Posted: March 06 2005 at 15:07 |
Does anyone know if they are still planning a movie of the album . I am sure Gabriel was in talks with someone a few years ago and that a script had been written.
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maani
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 15:09 |
I have been hearing this for almost 20 years. I seriously doubt anything will come of it. And perhaps that's for the best, since, given the unbelievable expectations that would surely ensue, it is highly unlikely that any film - even one "steered" by Gabriel - could live up to its own hype.
Peace.
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Prog_head
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 15:12 |
I was right then! i think i heard about mid 80's?
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Hangedman
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 15:19 |
If there was id say it would be best we all run and hide
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Prog_Bassist
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 16:15 |
I'd be wikid pumped for this if it came out.
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 16:43 |
All I've ever heard about a movie for the Lamb, was that Gabriel's
request to make it into a movie split them up during the making of the
album. It would certainly be interesting though.
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Reed Lover
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 17:54 |
Unfortunately a good movie needs plot,characterisation and dialogue.
The Lamb has none of these. The most overrated Prog Album ever and I for one would run a mile from a film version.
How about a cartoon or animated film? Or a sequel to Babe:Pig In The City? "Rael:Sheep Up sh*t Creek"?
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 21:33 |
Reed Lover wrote:
Unfortunately a good movie needs plot,characterisation and dialogue.
The Lamb has none of these. The most overrated Prog Album ever and I for one would run a mile from a film version.
How about a cartoon or animated film? Or a sequel to Babe:Pig In The City? "Rael:Sheep Up sh*t Creek"?
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Well Reed you are entitled to your opinion, even if it is wrong.
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 21:56 |
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Have you seen the WALL???
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Posted: March 06 2005 at 22:19 |
All I've ever heard about a movie for the Lamb, was that Gabriel's request to make it into a movie split them up during the making of the album. |
I heard somethin different, Gabriel was the one who was against any movie made from Genesis material, they were asked by a movie producer for the rights of the short story printed in the cover of Live album, and Peter and Tony were against the project..
BTW, do you imagine Phil Collins refusing $$$$$$ for the rights of The Lamb?
Iván
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Paco Fox
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 03:44 |
I read that the movie was a project of William Friedkin just after completing 'The Exorcist' and he was THE top hollywood director who could do whatever we liked. But he decided to do 'Sorcerer', wich was a complete failure both artistically and financially. After that, I suppose he couldn't have raised the support for such a movie as 'The Lamb'.
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Blacksword
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 03:54 |
Paco Fox wrote:
I read that the movie was a project of William Friedkin just after completing 'The Exorcist' and he was THE top hollywood director who could do whatever we liked. But he decided to do 'Sorcerer', wich was a complete failure both artistically and financially. After that, I suppose he couldn't have raised the support for such a movie as 'The Lamb'.
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Reading the interviews in Hugh Fielders book I gathered that Friedkin had read the short story on the back of the Live album - about the woman 'un-zipping' herself on the tube train, and wanted Gabriel to write for him. It was during the reheasal sessions for the Lamb. Gabriel kept running out to the phone box to call the US. He wanted to put everything on hold while he went to work with Friedkin, but the band refused to delay the recording of the Lamb.
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penguindf12
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 12:41 |
Only way a "Lamb" movie could happen now is if someone like Green Day does a cover of it...(eew!) or if suddenly for no reason a large number of people suddenly gain an interest in old 70s prog music and "The Lamb" in particular.
So, in other words, I don't think there's going to be a movie.
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 12:52 |
As well as the Friedkin connection - I think Alejandro Jodorwosky, famous South American director of EL TOPO & The Holy mountain (cult 70s pseudo-surrealist cinema) was also involved with The Lamb project for a while in the seventies. Gabriel appears on the Jodorwosky documetary (apparently he's a big fan of the film maker). I'm not sure if Jodorowsky was in on the Friedkin project or one of his own.
On a interesting side note before David Lynch ruined the Dune project (even by his own admission) Jodorowsky was attached to the project and had cult French cartoonist Moebius in on the deal as well as PINK FLOYD & MAGMA lined up to do the music. Imagine the potential?? The Floyd & The High Priests of Kobia!!!!!
And who do we end up with........... ****ing TOTO!!!
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 13:22 |
With the advent of Computer generated Graphics - The Lamb with a new - improved soundtrack would be a film I'd love to see.......Marvellous stuff, can't see it myself though - would enough people go to watch it to be commercially viable ??
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Prog_head
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 13:26 |
That is the problem, the story is rather complex.
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 13:33 |
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 13:57 |
If the Lamb film project ever gets a produtcion green light I will eat my European prog Collection!!!
I doubt even a completely obscure, artistic, Franco-Italian film production company with no distribution power whatsoever, but no commercial pressures either, would even go near it.
Shame though - I'd like to see it done also - and despite his large-scale cock-up of DUNE - I think David Lynch (in the right frame of mind & no Hollywood execs on his case) could be the man for the job. Certainly more so than Mr Friedkin anyway. Lynch is certainly the only person (now that Kubrick is sadly no longer with us) who Hollywood would give a load of money too to make such a non-commercial project. Maybe Tim Burton???
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Posted: March 07 2005 at 15:09 |
It seems to me anything that was, or is popular is either made into a crappy video game, or movie. They shouldn't take a chance, before they disfigure (or even worse, makes kids hate) Genesis, nevertheless prog.
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