What studio owns "The Girl Can't Help It"?

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by reechie, Feb 28, 2004.

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  1. reechie

    reechie Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Anyone know who owns the movie The Girl Can't Help It? It's one of the main entries on my DVD Want List, and I'd love to fire off a request to the studio to put it out.
     
    reechie, Feb 28, 2004
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  2. Steve Hoffman

    Steve Hoffman Your host Your Host

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    20th Century Fox..
     
    Steve Hoffman, Feb 28, 2004
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  3. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff

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    ...but the reason it never even made it to laserdisc was that FOX has the widescreen **video** elements, but didn't want to release a disc without the original magnetic **MULTITRACK** soundtrack, which they couldn't locate.

    They posted a request for those materials on the 'Net, but evidently no film collectors stepped forward to even offer up a vintage magnetic print, so the whole thing just languished. As far I know, that's where it stands today.

    -Kevin
     
    Joel Cairo, Feb 28, 2004
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  4. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Sad but true. The visual elements are in decent enough shape, but I wish they'd just put out a Dolby Surround version and have done with it. Too many fine rock acts in Technicolor not to! If they can't get the 5.1, no biggie to me...or most of us, I would guess....


    ED :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Feb 28, 2004
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  5. Steve Hoffman

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    More to it than that. Several mag 35's floating around; one was even offered. Some legal snag that no one wants to talk about....
     
    Steve Hoffman, Feb 29, 2004
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  6. reechie

    reechie Senior Member Thread Starter

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    So, does that mean this thing won't ever make it to DVD?
     
    reechie, Feb 29, 2004
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  7. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam

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    I get to see this film occasionally on cable. As presented, in letterbox, the soundtrack sounds pretty good as is...

    Bob :)
     
    Bob Lovely, Feb 29, 2004
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  8. indy mike

    indy mike Forum Pest

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    Is the music on the soundtrack in stereo? I'd dig Rock Around the Rockpile in twin guns a blazin' glory!
     
    indy mike, Feb 29, 2004
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  9. Bob Lovely

    Bob Lovely Super Gort In Memoriam

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    Mike,

    With TV sound on cable, I can rarely tell - too processed!

    Bob :eek:
     
    Bob Lovely, Feb 29, 2004
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  10. reechie

    reechie Senior Member Thread Starter

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    I doubt it. At least some of the songs in the film never had a stereo mix, "Cry Me A River" for example.
     
    reechie, Mar 1, 2004
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  11. reechie

    reechie Senior Member Thread Starter

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    I understand this is running on the Fox Movie Channel this Saturday night (March 6) at 8pm for anyone who gets that channel.

    Unfortunately, I don't... :sigh:
     
    reechie, Mar 1, 2004
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