The new remake of Fame didn’t only disappoint fans, but it disappointed the flick’s original director, Sir Alan Parker.
The current film’s director, Kevin Tancharoen, claimed in a recent interview that Parker had approved the film, stating that the producers “called him to tell him that they were going to remake his movie, and he was happy about it. He gave us all his blessings and just let us do it.”
Well, Kevie be lietelling!
They remade the movie without Parker’s consent – as that call never took place.
Says the director:
“I have never had a single phone call from anyone – the studio, the producers – about this remake. No-one spoke to me about it. To say so is absolute nonsense. …
I feel very much that Fame is mine. I spent months with the kids at the school then spent a year making the movie. You do the work and make it as good as it can be, and you try to protect it. …
Then, because the copyright is owned by the studio, as with almost all American feature films, they can do a remake like this. It’s extremely galling. There is no other area of the arts where you can do that. …
It’s a bit like being mugged. Such are the realities of Hollywood manners and American copyright law.”
Ouch! Think it’s safe to say someone’s upset.
He also calls the shitty remake an insult to the memory of all those involved in making the movie, some of which have passed away due to Aids.
Sir Alan is even considering legal action over MGM’s use of the Fame logo in the remake! That’s one of the few things the studio doesn’t own the rights to.
Some movies are better left untouched!
[Image via WENN.]
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