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Re: Whofilms, Ltd.
^^I seem to remember hearing that either Pete or Roger (cant remember
^^which) was unhappy with losing control of Tommy to Ken Russell. He
^^is the reason Tommy is the way it is, I think. If you have seen
^^other films by Russell you will know that he just simply has an odd
^^take on film making.
I just finished reading a biography about Paddy Chayefsky called
"Mad As Hell." Chayefsky tried to wield total control of the films
made from his scripts. A really angry, alpha type, he was. Ken
Russell was brought in to film his last script "Altered States." As
the book details, within 2 weeks of the beginning of filming, Russell,
through a campaign of intimidation and bullying, drove Chayefsky off
the lot (Chayefsky eventually disowned the film). If Russell could do
this to someone like Chayefsky, imagine what he could do to a relative
film novice like Pete?