tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929956.post2923508156983365555..comments2019-07-09T11:55:43.035-07:00Comments on Commitment Films: Etymology and John McClane--mcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836755230207895814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929956.post-3157358285358699542013-02-21T19:24:45.201-08:002013-02-21T19:24:45.201-08:00Veeeeeery interesting!Veeeeeery interesting!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506168142895896371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929956.post-71361899236055542862013-02-20T10:40:35.348-08:002013-02-20T10:40:35.348-08:00Cleanshave: And maybe they changed it just enough...Cleanshave: And maybe they changed it just enough so that they wouldn't have to pay royalties to the Roy Rogers or Bing Crosby estates! Oh, man... "On the set...? On the... sceeeene?" Classic!<br /><br />millionsuns: Thanks, dude! I often wonder what my response to Bruce would've been if he were to ask me that. I think I'd say something like "No, man. You're one of my heroes. I just want the scene to be as good as it can be." Or just cartoonishly start yelling so that everyone can hear me, "DO I WANNA TAKE A SWING AT YOU? WHY? WHATDYA MEAN, BRUCE?" See if he can be embarrassed. <br /><br />Oh yeah, I've seen DARK DAYS. I've been meaning to pick up the Anniversary DVD with the extra scenes and the "where are they now" bonus stuff. That's a crazy story. Hope he's doing well. Also: have a look on YouTube for these great NYC docs...<br /><br />1. NY77: THE COOLEST YEAR IN HELL<br />2. 80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S<br />3. BEAT THIS! A HIP HOP HISTORY<br />--mcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836755230207895814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929956.post-84241761011332377242013-02-20T10:11:29.762-08:002013-02-20T10:11:29.762-08:00This is good stuff. I doubt anyone's gone int...This is good stuff. I doubt anyone's gone into this kind of depth. <br /><br />I personally think Bruce Willis changed the line himself because he thought it sounded better. And it does, but he's the kind of guy who would do it over the objections of the writer. Then he'd probably clear the set and ask him if he wanted to take a swing at him.<br /><br />On another note, I see you checked out Dark Days. Got a story about that - I'm sitting on a curb at the playground at Brooklyn Bridge Park a while ago watching the kids and this guy sits down next to me and watches his kid, and we get into a conversation about kids and what we were like before we had them. Turns out he's this british guy who moved to Florida to make his way in the USA, but things went a different way and he ended up in the tunnels under the upper west side, where he lived for awhile. <br /><br />I say, "There's a great documentary about that, called Dark Days. Seen it?" He says, "Yeah, that's my movie." Turns out this dude is Marc Singer, the director. He now owns a company that sells high end barware to Manhattan night spots.millionsunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306396435455054654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31929956.post-22136962966229258802013-02-20T09:35:51.544-08:002013-02-20T09:35:51.544-08:00Maybe it's as simple as "yippee-i-oh-ki-y...Maybe it's as simple as "yippee-i-oh-ki-yay mutherf@(&er." doesn't sound as good as "Yippy Ky Yay MF'er."<br /><br />Maybe that's just because we have lived with the line for so long that saying it any other way sounds awkward.<br /><br />And maybe that was the original line and bruce just didn't say it right on the set, on the scene... ah hell, y'know what I mean.Cleanshavehttp://www.thingsgoingsmootly.comnoreply@blogger.com