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EricJ
Know why we got Secret Life of Walter Mitty in the first place?:
Because Samuel Goldwyn studios was trying to produce its way out of bankruptcy by remaking/rebooting its classic 40’s-50’s films, and wanted Jim Carrey to play the Danny Kaye role.
And, after Jim turned it down, they did what all studios do after Jim turns down a studio comedy: They tossed it to Ben Stiller, who wanted to direct, and he went miles off compass and turned it into another one of his pretentious Commentaries On Contemporary Society and Culture.
If you were one of the Suckered Generation who thinks Stiller gave us “genius” on a silver platter, try watching the original Danny Kaye movie, on Amazon.
Kaye doesn’t go to Iceland, but it’s still a funny movie.
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EricJ
Know why we got Secret Life of Walter Mitty in the first place?:
Because Samuel Goldwyn studios was trying to produce its way out of bankruptcy by remaking/rebooting its classic 40’s-50’s films, and wanted Jim Carrey to play the Danny Kaye role.
And, after Jim turned it down, they did what all studios do after Jim turns down a studio comedy: They tossed it to Ben Stiller, who wanted to direct, and he went miles off compass and turned it into another one of his pretentious Commentaries On Contemporary Society and Culture.
If you were one of the Suckered Generation who thinks Stiller gave us “genius” on a silver platter, try watching the original Danny Kaye movie, on Amazon.
Kaye doesn’t go to Iceland, but it’s still a funny movie.
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