Danny DeVito is Bringing Crazy Eddie to the Big Screen!
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His prices are ... INSAAANE!
In a rather strange and intriguing bit of news, Variety reports that Danny DeVito is bringing Crazy Eddie's story to the big screen in a new project appropriately called: Crazy Eddie. Yes, this is Eddie Antar, the electronics king featured above, and a man any television viewer from the '80s should remember.
It might seem strange to focus a whole biopic on some guy who goes nuts in electronic commercials, but there's a whole backstory to the man. Apparently, the discount electronics guru took his company public, but then started skimming money and falsifying inventory to sweeten his stock's value. There was a hostile takeover, he lost his company, and went on the lam, fleeing to Israel. He was extradited, imprisoned, and is now actually going to cooperate on the story Peter Steinfeld (21) is penning.
Are you itching to see Eddie's story on the big screen like I am, or do you think DeVito is just INSAAANE?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-11-2009 @ 9:50PM
MadMax said...
The crazy eddie guy in the commercials was an actor, not the actual Eddie Antar.
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3-11-2009 @ 11:41PM
Philpott said...
A Crazy Eddie ad plays on a TV in 'Splash.'
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3-12-2009 @ 10:33AM
pAT said...
An original story made into a film? DeVito is crazy. I'll wait for the remake.
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3-12-2009 @ 11:19AM
Jim said...
No offense but name one good DeVito-directed movie past War of The Roses. That's right, you can't because they all were box-office poison. Weird, bizarre, detached films. Fun actor, horrible director.
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3-12-2009 @ 3:52PM
MCW said...
Reminds me of Beeper King.
I agree with Jim, I don't trust DeVito with anything, whether he's directing or not.
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3-26-2009 @ 1:23PM
dogger said...
Oh man, I grew up with the ads. I can't really tell if I find him more frightening or funny. He's still inspiring sales to this day, just saw this one today - http://www.headlineshirts.net/ (you have to click on the sale link I couldn't paste it for some reason). The guy is INSANE.
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3-31-2009 @ 10:51AM
hfhifi said...
I hope this never sees the light of day. Not because it might be bad but because money might end up going to Antar.
I worked at Eddie's and cannot express what a remorseless thief he was. He is still behind the scenes in the A/V business and continues his old ways. Its saddening that a convicted felon can make oodles of cash by selling their story.
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