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Full Throttle – fan film script by Duncan Jones [pdf]
- ratww 6y agoWow. This is by the Duncan Jones of Moon, Mute, Source Code and Warcraft. [1] I would love to see it being made. [1] https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/1348748164208021504 https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon/status/1348748164208021504
- mprovost 6y agoAKA Zowie Bowie, David Bowie's son.
- moralestapia 6y agoThat's correct, but ... there's a reason why he chose to use a different last name :)
- ratww 6y agoAlso, "Bowie" was just a fake name, so Duncan didn't inherit it. AFAIK Bowie himself was still David Robert Jones and never change it legally like most other stars.
- moralestapia 6y agoOh I didn't know that actually. Thanks. Also, for anyone who is not familiar with Duncan's work, Moon is an amazing movie!
- ratww 6y agoMoon is amazing indeed! He's certainly among my favourite modern directors. Crazy that a son of a rockstar not only turned out to be a pretty normal guy, but also got lots of recognition purely out of talent.
- moomin 6y agoWell, “fake” isn’t exactly fair. It was his stage/equity name. He couldn’t go with his actual name because... someone was already using it.
- BerislavLopac 6y agoThe "someone" was Davy Jones of the Monkees, who were kind of a big deal in the sixties. It's not that he couldn't use it, but he was unhappy as the name caused confusion.
- dinero_rojo 6y agoHe actually very briefly went by Tom Jones, to the point of doing a photoshoot under that name, before It's Not Unusual came out and forced him to change it again.
- ratww 6y agoWow that's some bad luck! At least "Bowie" stuck after that, it's a cool name.
- ratww 6y agoFair point! Stage name is indeed a much better way to put it.
- ourcat 6y agoI'd forgotten he did Source Code. Moon was great. And particularly when you think about Space Oddity's "Major Tom" (and "The Man Who Fell To Earth").
- rado 6y agoGreat. Now about “Grim Fandango”...
- ratww 6y agoNot Lucas Arts, but I'm still adamant that the Gabriel Knight series would be a great trilogy in the screens without changing much! [1] [1] Other than the infamous puzzle like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_hair_mustache_puzzle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_hair_mustache_puzzle
- unixhero 6y agoNow about "LA Noire" !!!
- WorldMaker 6y agoI was joking at the time Disney bought LucasArts they did it in part to clear Pixar to sell Coco because of similarity to Grim Fandango. The flipside is probably accurate now though, at this point Disney would probably be unlikely to greenlight a Grim Fandango film because they already have Coco.
- fallingmeat 6y agoThis works with the opening song, or not at all!!!
- Toenex 6y agoLast I heard Duncan Jones was circling The Black Hole remake which I would be much more interested in.
- vanderZwan 6y agoRemakes of movies with cool ideas and poor execution make much more sense artistically, although I also understand why they're not popular commercially
- joshghent 6y agoCompletely agree. I wish they'd do a remake of In Time - interesting concept that was poorly executed.
- fb03 6y agoI'll just put this here to spruce up your day [Full Throttle OST - The Gone Jackals - Born Bad] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmCWmijKz0&ab_channel=MaxBlade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmCWmijKz0&ab_channel=MaxBl...
- m12k 6y ago"You know what might look better on your nose? The bar!"
- jl6 6y agoWhat are the reasons why Hollywood hasn’t yet mined the old Lucasarts games for movie ideas? They seem such natural source material. Are there IP ownership complications? Are the games themselves too derivative of movies (e.g. Monkey Island being inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and thus reverse-retrospectively derivative of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies)? Would it be too hard to adapt them as comedies, or would they be too boring as non-comedies? Is the built-in audience actually not as large as I imagine it would be? Are there some gaming-ignorant egos involved? i.e. what lead to the 4th Indiana Jones using the lame Crystal Skull story instead of the great Fate of Atlantis story? Is the world simply not ready for Day of the Tentacle on Disney+?
- wodow 6y ago> i.e. what lead to the 4th Indiana Jones using the lame Crystal Skull story instead of the great Fate of Atlantis story? This is a great example. I would love to know if this, specifically, has even been discussed.
- keepshoutingsir 6y agoDidn’t Spielberg work on The Dig with Lucasarts? Now that you mention it, it does seem weird they’ve never made that into a movie.
- harel 6y agoThe story at the time (true or not, who knows) was that the dig was meant to be a film but was too expensive to make so it became a game instead.
- gmueckl 6y agoThe Dig was derived from a story idea for a TV episode that Spielberg was involved in (supposedly Amazing Stories). But that wasn't filmed, so the idea got finally handed down to Lucas Arts.
- yk 6y agoApparently Lucas Arts was part of the sale of Lucas Film to Disney. https://screenrant.com/lucasfilm-movie-plan-lucasarts-adventure-adaptations/ https://screenrant.com/lucasfilm-movie-plan-lucasarts-advent...
- hgs3 6y agoI recall playing the Full Throttle demo over and over again when I was a kid. I finally played the full game for the first time a few years ago when I discovered it was available on steam. It was great, but I was surprised how easy it was compared to some other titles in my memory, like Day of the Tentacle, then again my problem solving skills have improved since I was a child.
- aidenn0 6y agoFT was definitely easier than the first 2 monkey islands, DoTT or Sam & Max. All of them are worth playing (as is Loom, which is perhaps similar in difficulty to FT).
- khimaros 6y ago"Put my head in a basket 'cause I'd had a tank full. When she blowed my gasket I surely was thankful. 'Til I head for the skies up above, it's a woman with wheels that I love."
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- pwillia7 6y agoThe population is greatly decreased, And now the odds are grealy increased, That I may someday get a chance to kiss your lips. I thank the Lord each day for the apocalypse. Folks are mostly disfigured or dead, But sugar, I won't let it go to my head. My Mamma's face has dripped down into the dirt, But I'm still chasing Chitlins, Whiskey and Skirt
- BatFastard 6y agoThat could have come from The Stand miniseries. All but the chitlins part.
- ratww 6y agoFor those interested in hearing the song, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnD82Xh3cts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnD82Xh3cts
- dirkk0 6y ago"This view defines true beauty." :)
- gfo 6y agoOne of my favorite games growing up, and somehow always kept going back to it despite already knowing how to solve all the puzzles. Seemed like a natural pivot to become a movie someday as well, though I could never see it being a smash hit at the box office.
- wodenokoto 6y agoIf you browse around YouTube you might be able to still find an edited version of all cut scenes from full throttle + some dialogue parts. It plays pretty much like a 1 hour short film and is really good on its own.