'Mandy Lane' Yanked From Schedule One Week Before Release?
Filed under: Horror, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Distribution, The Weinstein Co.
We knew something was just a tad off when the only poster for the soon-to-be-released indie horror flick All the Boys Love Mandy Lane hit streets only two weeks before the flick was supposed to land in theaters. Not to mention the marketing campaign was non-existent (Cinematical has spent more time hyping up this film than The Weinstein Co. or Dimension Films). And so I'm not surprised to hear (via Shock Till You Drop) that rumor has it Weinstein/Dimension has officially dropped Mandy Lane from its July 20 slot. Keep in mind this hasn't been confirmed, and there's no information on whether the film will be released at a later date instead, but all signs are pointing to ... Mandy Lane getting screwed, but not loved.
The film, which first premiered at last year's Toronto Film Festival (to rave reviews from our own James Rocchi), focuses on a pretty girl (Amber Heard) who's invited to a weekend party at a secluded ranch. However, once there, partygoers begin mysteriously disappearing one by one -- and, well, so it goes. Could this hesitation on Dimension's part have something to do with the negative attention horror films have been receiving lately, and/or the box office failure that was Grindhouse? And what does this mean for the other fantastic horror-related films The Weinstein Co. picked up from various festivals throughout the year -- like, say, Teeth (which is a film I absolutely loved and haven't heard a peep about since seeing it in Berlin back in February)? Chalk this one up as rumor for now; we'll let you know when more info is revealed.
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7-13-2007 @ 12:27AM
L.G. said...
It seems like the Weinsteins just can't catch a break. At least one of their genuinely quality flicks, "1408", is finally enjoying some deserved measure of box office success.
I saw "Grindhouse" twice in theaters and it broke my heart seeing it crash and burn so horrendously upon release. Some critic recently, and perhaps inaccurately, praised "Transformers" as being so much entertainment packed into a single movie that one would be tempted to leave the theater and pay for an additional admission. I found this to be uncannily true for the "Grindhouse" experience.
Unfortunately, it may have caused a creative rift between Tarantino/Rodriguez and the Weinsteins which will likely just end up with compromised cinematic visions from those filmmakers in the near future.
As proud and contentious as the Weinsteins may be, they've always seemed to be more than willing to go out on a limb with risky, fresh movies and it'd be a shame to see them undone so soon after going solo.
Hopefully, they'll somehow manage to crank out enough solid earners to keep safely afloat. Even if they're just mediocre or obvious movies like Derailed or the latest Scary Movie ATM withdrawal.
Anyways, the release date musical chairs being played with a potential little sleeper like "Mandy Lane" is just frustrating and disappointing.
Especially to a teenage guy like me who wants to see a legitimately well-done scarefest as opposed to the stream of crap dumped upon horror fans like myself by Lionsgate. A company who apparently has no qualms killing a genre's bankability for everyone else just to squeeze out a few bucks.
I mean, "Captivity", "Skinwalkers", and "Hostel: Part II"? All in the same summer? And, what? Yet another "Saw"? Jigsaw died in the last one. Gimme a break.
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7-13-2007 @ 12:34PM
HiggyHackford said...
It's more than just a rumor. Here's the email I got from a Paramount rep:
"ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE opening on July 20 has been CANCELED!!!!!!
"A new opening date will be sent as soon as it has been determined!!!!"
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7-14-2007 @ 7:49AM
Henke said...
That's sad. I was really looking forward to this movie. The trailer rocks!
Henke
http://www.horror-scripts.com
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7-13-2007 @ 10:41PM
Scott Weinberg said...
According to Jeffrey Wells, the Weinsteins just handed (sold, whatev) theatrical dist. rights to newcomer Senator Entertainment. Dimension will still release the flick on DVD.
DAMN good slasher throwback. I dug it a lot.
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7-27-2007 @ 11:22AM
cowdresser said...
Could have been a legal thing as well. The whole production was managed backwards. Lots of folks worked hard on this one who haven't recieved credit in the listings so far. I just have one question.. did those darn dead cows make it into the movie?
Thx...
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