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Luckiest Man in America release set (PYL movie)
Matt Ottinger:
This is going to have the same vibe as Jason Reitman's Saturday Night film from last year. The actual facts of what happened are just going to be a starting point for a work of fiction. Some of us are going to embrace that, and some of you are going to come back here complaining that the font on the contestant nametags was wrong.
bulldog_06:
--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 19, 2025, 10:32:32 AM ---This is going to have the same vibe as Jason Reitman's Saturday Night film from last year. The actual facts of what happened are just going to be a starting point for a work of fiction. Some of us are going to embrace that, and some of you are going to come back here complaining that the font on the contestant nametags was wrong.
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Or that Walton Goggins has no resemblance of Peter Tomarken. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it. I saw "Quiz Show" and I thought that was a great movie. I learned about the Quiz Show Scandals and did a historical paper about it in high school for my Modern American History class.
That Don Guy:
--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 19, 2025, 10:32:32 AM ---This is going to have the same vibe as Jason Reitman's Saturday Night film from last year. The actual facts of what happened are just going to be a starting point for a work of fiction. Some of us are going to embrace that, and some of you are going to come back here complaining that the font on the contestant nametags was wrong.
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Is it wrong? Also, is the Whammy the right shape?
Still, since this is "based on" a true story and, presumably, they keep all of the original names, the main facts of the real story should be kept intact.
Actually, I am reminded of MAD Magazine's takeoff on Quiz Show, which ends with the last panel pointing out some of the flaws in that movie - for example, how Van Doren's appearance in the Congressional hearings happened almost immediately after his appearance on the show, rather than two years later.
Spoiler: according to a review on IMDB, there's no "twist" at the end - but shouldn't there be one; namely, how he was robbed after converting most of his remaining money into $1 bills in an attempt to win a "lucky serial number" contest?
BrandonFG:
Well the movie is called "The Luckiest Man in America" for a reason. Besides, it's not the first movie to take creative liberties and leave out or change a few things. I could see Act I being about him being out of work, discovering a pattern and making his way to Cali. Act II is the audition/taping and the producers freaking out, then in Act III they try to take the money before relenting.
Let the get rich quick scheme be in the sequel about the Unluckiest Man in America.
ITSBRY:
--- Quote from: That Don Guy on February 19, 2025, 07:25:06 PM ---
Still, since this is "based on" a true story and, presumably, they keep all of the original names, the main facts of the real story should be kept intact.
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This might be a silly question, but I don’t know much about how IP rights work. I presume since they are making a decent attempt to replicate the actual show and not creating a parody show as a vehicle to tell the story, that Fremantle would have to approve the use of the name, logo and format, correct? Assuming they use the actual music and/or cues, those rights would need to be procured also (if they’re separate from the other stuff), but what about the actual story? Since many of the people portrayed in this have passed away, who owns the rights to their story, portrayal and likeness? If they were alive, would they get a say or do contestants basically hand over their rights when they agree to appear on a game show?
I would imagine telling true stories in movies would be very complicated if you have to get everyone’s permission to do it. If so, it’s kind of a miracle niche projects like this even get made.
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