Posted by elektros (other posts) on May 30, 2017 at 22:18:55 Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Long and Short Hair history and question posted by Long Hair In Albany on May 28, 2017 at 07:29:17:
: : That's all very well, but I think the total lack of any vague resemblance of the main character to the real person is a major reason why it bombed. I think every scene I would have been having to remind myself who he was supposed to be portraying.
: No it bombed because it as in one theater, probably had no
: advertising, had no distributor, and was a low budget film.
: So the film makers did what they could on a limited budget.
: But the overall message of the film is more important than
: how long his hair is.
The message maybe, but the presentation stank. The nearest thing I can say to an American is it would be like having a movie about the life of Lucille Ball and having her played by someone with black hair in a bob.