Studio: Unknown.
Production Company: Muse Productions.
Project Phase: In the Can.
Who's In It: Billy Zane; Christina Ricci; Rosanna Arquette; John Ritter; Amanda Plummer; Sandra Bernhard;
Bud Cort; Eartha Kitt; Andrew McCarthy; Will Patton; Ron Perlman; Rain Phoenix; Summer Phoenix; Rick Schroeder;
Nicolette Sheridan; Steven Weber.
Who's Making It: Aris Iliopulos (Director); Ed Wood (Screenwriter); Jennifer Peckham, Dan Sales
(Executive Producers); Chris Hanley, Billy Zane (Producers); Jordan Gertner, Mary Vernieu
(Co-Producers); Michael Barrows (Director of Photography); Billy Zane (Editor); Cecil Gentry (Art Direction).
Premise: A lunatic escapes from an asylum and goes on a crime spree, involving murder and robbery, only to run into problems in an ancient cemetery.
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments:
Penned in 1974 by the late great Angora Lord of Cinema Ed Wood, the film was originally supposed to star Aldo Ray in Zane's role as the madman, John Carradine as the undertaker, and John Agar and David Ward as policemen. It was also to be devoid of dialogue, with only screams, laughter, music and incidental sounds. Y'know, Zane's a cool enough guy to do this. He's got it safe just sticking to the leading men/cruel-but-swarthy-looking-rich fiancee roles, but he's taking this project on also as a producer. Ya gotta admire him for his originality. CA columnist "Widgett" hopes Bud Cort plays the undertaker, because that "would be priceless." Rumors: Unknown. Scoop Feedback: [Page draft submitted by 'Widgett' while wearing an angora sweater.] |
March 15, 1998... Will Patton of The Postman and Armageddon joins the cast of I Woke Up Early The Day I Died. He'll play the role of a preacher. [Submitted by 'Rep Detec BR61-661'.]
April 10, 1998... The film's shoot lasted from August 1, 1997 to August 29 in Los Angeles. In addition to serving as the film's exec producer and starring in it, Billy Zane also will edit the film. [Thanks to 'time@traveller'.]