Studio:
Miramax Films.
Production Company:
Intermedia Films.
Project Phase: In The Can.
Who's In It:
Sean Connery; Gena Rowlands; Ryan Phillippe; Angelina Jolie; Ellen Burstyn; Gillian Anderson; Dylan McDermott;
Dennis Quaid; Jay Mohr; Anthony Edwards; Madeline Stowe; Jon Stewart.
Who's Making It:
Willard Carroll (Director, Screenwriter); Meg Liberman, Tom Wilhite, Willard Carroll (Producers);
Paul Feldsher (Executive Producer); April Ferry (Costume Designer); Missy Stewart
(Production Designer); Pietro Scalia (Editor); John Barry (Musical Score).
Premise: A group of people who live in L.A. discuss the most important thing in their lives: their emotions.
Release Date: December 18, 1998 (N.Y., L.A.)
Comments: Most of the supporting cast are TV actors and actresses: The X-Files' Gillan Anderson, The Practice's Dylan McDermott, ER's Anthony Edwards and future E! Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Didn't a TV actress win an Oscar last year?
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by 'Deadpool'.]
November 16, 1998... We goofed when we launched this film's page last week by calling the picture "Dancing Around Architecture". Numerous scoopers were quick to point out to us that the film was indeed titled Dancing About Architecture, which originated from the famous quote "Trying to write about music is like trying to dance about architecture," (so famous that we don't recall who the famous person was.) Anyway, it's all moot at this point because they changed the title. The film is now known as If They Only Knew -- no, wait! -- we mean Playing By Heart. Yeah, that's it!
!We were told that the story behind the film's first name change lay with the Motion Picture Association of America. "It was changed because the MPAA ruled it too closely resembled Dancing at Lusghana (SP). It was then changed to If They Only Knew. But, then apparently the studio figured out how much that title sucked. It has most recently been changed to Playing By Heart."
"I don't know which title is worse," wrote another one of our scoopers, "but it's probably the new one." [Ever vigiliant are James Southall, 'Widgett', Pat Smouse, 'MJB', 'amylaw', Ryan 'Duluoz' Swift, 'C', 'Gollum' and anonymous.]
Also, 'Clops' would like it known that John Barry will be scoring the picture, apparently returning to his smaller jazz ensemble roots. Oh, and what we said earlier in our 'Comments' section about Jon Stewart hosting E!? He's going to be the host of Comedy Central's Daily Show. Just keep striking out on this one, don't we? [Thanks to 'Clops' for making sure we get something right at least, with an assist from 'C'.]