Question about the movie "Simon Birch"
bif
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:49 PM
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Question about the movie "Simon Birch" |
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Edited on Mon Jan-08-07 01:52 PM by bif
I turned on the tv late the other night and there was this movie on called "Simon Birch". It actually was "Prayer for Owen Meany". Why the heck did they change the name?
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:16 PM
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they changed the plot too. Both are good, but the book is so much better.
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Mon Jan-08-07 02:29 PM
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2. As you might have guessed, script and legal reasons |
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Irving had some kind of hassle with the way the script was turning out so he pulled legal strings and had the movie title changed. I do believe his name does not appear in the credits (but could easily be incorrect there...)
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:07 PM
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I saw the movie on television over the weekend, and the movie credits include a statement that the movie is based on "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving.
The book is one of my all-time favorite books. Iving w/ his quirky characters--this one is one of his best works.
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:18 PM
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Then I'm thinking the agreement must have been the title change... must go look up back issues of Publisher's Weekly to find the details...
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:06 PM
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3. Because it sucked and Irving wouldn't have anything to do with it. |
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I'm just guessing.
I was appalled at how they changed the story. I read that Irving was embarassed.
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:29 PM
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He wanted nothing to do with it when they changed it from the excellent nihilism vs. determinism theme the book had to the feel good movie it became.
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Mon Jan-08-07 03:22 PM
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4. Irving actually would only sell the novel for film on the condition that they change the name |
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He didn't think it could be made into a good movie. He suggested the new name himself, I believe, and the credit for the film reads that it was *suggested by* Irving's novel.
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Mon Jan-08-07 05:05 PM
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6. I had no idea, the title was changed |
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our dvd of Simon Birch, says Simon Birch...:shrug: I had no idea the title was changed...
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