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Posted - 2005.05.22 16:55:00 - [1]

Originally by: Nuala Reece

Reminds me of a story I heard Malcolm Maclaren tell once - he'd written a script called 'Oscar Wilde in America' about, you guessed it, Oscar Wilde's travels in America. The film exec (from Spielberg's company, no less) really liked it, thought it was a great idea. But their research, he said, showed that Oscar wasn't a popular name for a hero with American audiences - "Can we just change the name to Billy Wilde?" he asked Rolling Eyes

Needless to say, Mr Maclaren kind of lost interest in the whole business about that point.


Another similar amusing story is when the Americans decided they wanted to remake Fawlty Towers... And write Basil Fawlty out altogether! Apparently, they thought Sybil was the funny character... Rolling Eyes


Cheers,

Judge Chuck
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Posted - 2005.05.22 16:55:00 - [2]

Originally by: Nuala Reece

Reminds me of a story I heard Malcolm Maclaren tell once - he'd written a script called 'Oscar Wilde in America' about, you guessed it, Oscar Wilde's travels in America. The film exec (from Spielberg's company, no less) really liked it, thought it was a great idea. But their research, he said, showed that Oscar wasn't a popular name for a hero with American audiences - "Can we just change the name to Billy Wilde?" he asked Rolling Eyes

Needless to say, Mr Maclaren kind of lost interest in the whole business about that point.


Another similar amusing story is when the Americans decided they wanted to remake Fawlty Towers... And write Basil Fawlty out altogether! Apparently, they thought Sybil was the funny character... Rolling Eyes


Cheers,

Judge Chuck

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