m128a3aw@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Sean "Yoda" Rouse) (03/06/86)
Last week Kathy Li posted an article asking about Jittlov's project on turning
the classic short "The Wizard of Speed" into a full length feature. Well, yes
he is still working on the movie.
He mentioned that he originally wanted to make a two hour $10M feature but
that the major studios wouldn't back him. So, he's settled to make a 93 minute
35mm dolby film. Most of it has been shot and it should be out this fall, if
he can find $250K so he can do music, more effects, and dolby mixing.
He also mentioned that the movie will not be like the short. The basic story
(which is all he would tell me) is the adventures of a man who can move real
fast. He made the short to show that you could realistically have the effect
that this guy can move real fast.
We finally talked about how Pyramid Films (the former distributors of the short)
were screwing him over by selling 10 coppies for the price of 9 and not paying
him for the 10th copy. He now handles his own distribution and sells prints
of the short for $110 a copy (he doesnt have any prints right now though).
By the way, the next time you see "Back to the Future", notice that "Wizard"
is written in graffiti on the steps of the school.
-Sean "Yoda" Rouse
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