The Last Sunset
18th February 2007
I am reading Kirk Douglas’s autobiography ‘The Ragman’s Son’ at the moment, and very good it is too.
I quote from the book -
…I went to Mexico to film ‘The Last Sunset’, a film about incest…The Last Sunset is another example of how a studio operates. Universal insisted on controlling the production. The publicity department sent pages and pages of suggestions for alternative titles for the film, most of them atrocious:
The Magnificent Two
The Majestic Brutes
The Tragic Brutes
Seething Guns
The Fuel and the Fire
Thunderblast
Two to Make Hate
Lion in My Path
Back Against the Wall
Trigger Talk
Death Is My Middle Name
Appointment with a Dead Sun
A Commotion at Sunset
Shoe the Wild Sea-Mare
Long Day, Short Sunset
All Girls Wear Yellow Dresses
A Primrose from O’Malley
My Gun, My Life!
My favourites from this list are The Majestic Brutes, Back Against the Wall and the quite wonderful Shoe the Wild Sea-Mare. Naturally I started making up more titles myself. The best I came up with – the film is about incest remember – were, ‘A Game the Whole Family Can Play’, ‘Move Over, It’s Only Daddy’ and ‘Fuck Me O’Malley’. I’m sure there must be better titles than this though and I therefore invite further suggestions. The first prize for the best received via my Comments facility by Friday the 23rd Feb will be a copy of my book Dear Air 2000. The second prize will of course be two copies of my book Dear Air 2000.
Ignore this if you have already read it. My books Dear Air 2000 and Football Crazy are now in print. They are priced at £8.99 each and are available from Amazon, but readers of my blog can buy them direct from me for £7.50 including p & p. Just send me a cheque and I will send the book/books by return.
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Good job they didn’t use The Magnificent Two. I’d have looked ay Morcambe and Wise in a whole new light.
Comment by Four Dinners — February 19, 2007 @ 3:44 am
Brothers in Arms?
Sons and Lovers?
One flew up your sister’s nest?
Comment by Canute — February 19, 2007 @ 10:04 am
One Flew Up Your Sister’s Nest looks promising.
Comment by Razzamatazz — February 19, 2007 @ 11:02 am
the family way
daddy knows best
mothers pride
olivers twisted
Comment by cappy — February 20, 2007 @ 2:36 am
my family and other animals.
Comment by cappy — February 20, 2007 @ 2:38 am
I’m still favouring ‘One flew up your Sister’s Nest’ as the front runner although more properly it shoud be’One flew up my Sister’s Nest’
Comment by Razzamatazz — February 20, 2007 @ 11:07 am
looks like i’ll just have to dig the wallet out instead then!
(i reckon canute is your alter ego! no linky thing? hmmm)
Comment by cappy — February 21, 2007 @ 4:22 am
Given you a linky thing Captain. My apologies, I thought I already had.
Comment by Razzamatazz — February 21, 2007 @ 11:30 am
I’m still favouring ‘One flew up your Sister’s Nest’ as the front runner although more properly it shoud be’One flew up my Sister’s Nest’
I think that you are splitting hairs (as it were)
Comment by Canute — February 22, 2007 @ 3:51 am
As long as I’m not spitting hairs, Canute
Comment by Razzamatazz — February 22, 2007 @ 11:06 am