reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (08/08/85)
Since no one else has mentioned this little wonder yet, I figured I should.
"Captain Eo" is one of the most unlikely collaberations I have heard of
in years. Minute for minute, it may be the most expensive film ever made.
The unholy quartet involved in "Captain Eo" are 1). Disney Studios (studio),
2). George Lucas (producer), 3). Francis Coppola (director), and 4). Michael
Jackson (star). The film is sf/fantasy, is set to be fifteen minutes long,
and is rumored to be budgetted somewhere between $10 and $15 million. The
resulting special effects extravaganza will be shown only at special theaters
in Disney amusement parks.
The most interesting pairings are Disney and Jackson, and Lucas and Coppola.
This is apparently another example of the New Deal at Disney studios, which
is producing films with Bette Midler and Madonna, in addition to the fey
Mr. Jackson. Lucas and Coppola were originally good friends, with Coppola
giving Lucas several of his first breaks. They quarreled (or so it is
rumored) over "American Graffiti", and the word was that they more or less
weren't speaking to each other. Now they seem to be friendly again. Ironicly,
they've switched their old roles. It used to be Coppola who produced films
directed by Lucas.
I think "Captain Eo" will appear in Disney amusement parks some time next
year.
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Peter Reiher
reiher@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU
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