Trailer: Seven Psychopaths
Will this be the most beloved film to come out of Toronto this year? CBS Films picked up this Film Four movie for release in October.
May 18, 2024
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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
That cast is just delightful. Can’t wait to see it. Hope it’s as good as In Bruges.
Looks fun, even if it is giving me flashbacks to the mid 90s, when it seemed every other film was trying to ape Quentin Tarantino.
What KrazyEyes said but I think it looks awful. And I frigging loooove IN BRUGES.
That whole Toronto schedule is so killer, man, I can’t remember being mad about missing a film fest due to awesome programming in at least 10-15 years.
Don – did In Bruges look as good to you from the trailers as it ended up being?
Let’s party like it’s 1995.
I’ve always been a huge proponent of In Bruges, and I’m very anxious to see this one, though the trailer does give me the Guy Ritchie heeby-jeebies. Of course, I never saw the original In Bruges trailer, and it likely might have had a similar effect on me. Hopefully this one will be even 75% as good as In Bruges. Unlike most of today’s avid cineastes, I’ll wait until seeing the film itself before placing real judgment. Here’s hoping for the best…
nice to hear colin farrell talking in his natural irish brogue, this looks like my cup of tea.
I don’t recall seeing an IN BRUGES trailer so I can’t say. The short McDonough did before IN BRUGES is also fantastic. I’m excited to see SEVEL PSYCHOPATHS, I just think that trailer looks lame.
Yeah, it has some 2 Days in the Valley / A Life Less Ordinary vibes going with it, but because it’s from the guy who did In Bruges, I have hope.
It’s Martin McDonagh. That’s all you need to know to guarantee it’ll be wonderful.
Also, what’s wrong with showing funny parts in the trailer?
Also also, A Life Less Ordinary rules!
didn’t mcDonagh also do ‘the guard’? or was that a different mcdonagh
leahnz, his brother John Michael McDonagh wrote & directed “The Guard” (which, like “In Bruges” was brilliant).
Clearly Cadavra didn’t see ‘A Behanding In Spokane.’
thanks Philip, damn, talented family – they have a similar ‘low-key-character-dramedy-crime-caper’ sensibility quite rooted in location so brothers makes sense, John michael like the ‘lower budget’ version of Martin (i also really enjoyed ‘the Guard’, charming yet bleak, and good chemistry between gleeson and cheadle)
I saw Behanding in Spokane. It’s really good. Not as much heft as In Bruges — some of it did feel like Walken and Rockwell were having a weird-off contest — but a lot of fun.
cant wait. dont think it will come anywhere near a market as small as mine. Maybe it will get a V.O.D. release same time as it hits theatrical.
Breedlove: My first full day in NY for a week, I stepped in a pothole and sprained my ankle. The ONLY time during the rest of the trip I was able to forget about the pain was the 90″ I spent laughing my ass off at BEHANDING. Not only were Walken, Rockwell and Anthony Mackie superb, but that was the night I realized Zoe Kazan was the real deal. I really hope McDonagh films it one day with those same four actors.
At the risk of pushing myself off of this love-boat: it’s Martin McDonagh and that’s all I need to not see it. The only good thing I can say about him is that his brother is worse.
Glad you guys enjoyed ‘Behanding”. To me it felt like McDonagh had become a parody of himself. Boring and unfunny. The Pillowman, on the other hand, is one of the best plays I’ve ever seen. He is a talented guy.
Totally agree about “Pillowman.”
I’m surprised there hasn’t been a film version yet.
It definitely sounded more like a (possible) R/Polanski vehicle than, say, “God of Carnage.”
Of course, McDonagh could probably make a damn good “Pillowman” movie himself.
(And there are great roles for both of his “Bruges” costars, too.)
I saw The Pillowman in NYC with Billy Crudup and Jeff Goldblum. It was incredible.