Larry Flynt,” “ Man on the Moon,” and the series “The People v. Alexander and Karaszewski previously wrote such films as “Ed Wood,” “ The People vs. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have created another fascinating off-kilter biopic, “ Dolemite Is My Name,” starring Eddie Murphy as cult movie legend Rudy Ray Moore. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (‘Dolemite Is My Name’ writers) on making ‘anti-great man’ biopics So we’ll be touching on some behind-the-scenes morsels, too. Second, the actual protracted production of this picture, which was at one time to co-star Bela Lugosi and his fellow Universal monster luminaries Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr., is as compelling as the movie itself. I am fully aware of that reality, even though I will take pains to explore the many shortcomings of this notoriously flawed cheapie chiller. Completing a project, especially a low-budget indie like Bride of the Monster (1955) that culled resources together from disparate backers and was at one point shut down three days into production due to a lack of funds, is a feat to be applauded. First, any finished movie, as Tfh Fearless Leader Joe Dante often preaches, is a bit of a miracle. Man on the Flying Trapeze was released in 1935, a return to a “Fields comedy” after the actor took a sidetrack sojourn, courtesy of Paramount, into more high-brow fare.īefore we delve too deeply into the weeds, this viewer finds it imperative to make two big caveats. You’re Telling Me! preceded The Old Fashioned Way and the brilliant It’s a Gift (both previously reviewed here at Cinema Retro), all three of which appeared in 1934, while Fields (real name-William Claude Dukenfield) still had a working contract with Paramount Pictures.

Fields catalog in high definition, upgraded from previous releases on DVD, and two more have come to the fore-You’re Telling Me! and Man on the Flying Trapeze, two titles that don’t immediately come to mind when one thinks of top tier, classic Fields pictures, but never fear-they’re hilarious and worth a look. Fields” By Raymond Benson Kino Lorber has been releasing the W. Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none “Double W.

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