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01-03-2003, 04:46 PM
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IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration
It's been a while since we heard anything, has there been any change in the status of the restoration of "Mad World"? What about the Alamo, any news on that films restoation? Do we need to champion MGM for the cause?
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01-03-2003, 05:20 PM
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They're working on it (IAMMMMW). It takes time (and $$). Robert Harris can respond if he's around.
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01-03-2003, 06:15 PM
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Ronald Epstein
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I don't think it is being worked on, and I
welcome Robert Harris to correct me if I am wrong.
Last I heard MGM wasn't going to put up the
money for the restoration.
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01-03-2003, 08:12 PM
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Patrick J. McCart
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Is there anything we can do to help get MGM to put the money forward to get Mad World and The Alamo restored by Robert Harris?
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01-03-2003, 08:15 PM
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Rain
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Quote:
Last I heard MGM wasn't going to put up the
money for the restoration.
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Bad MGM, bad, bad, bad. 
"Imagine all the people, living life in peace..." - Imagine by John Lennon
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01-04-2003, 05:23 AM
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I completely agree with that. Absolutely wrong imo
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01-04-2003, 07:58 AM
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Ron's is right. I now remember RH saying the money wasn't there.
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01-04-2003, 11:56 AM
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Well, as Patrick said, isn't there anything we can do to try to get MGM to do it? They obviously have the money, if they can keep cranking out big-budget stuff like Windtalkers and Die Another Day...heck, why don't they just pay for the restoration with money that could have gone into another expensive flop?
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01-04-2003, 01:26 PM
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Rain
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I now remember RH saying the money wasn't there.
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The money is certainly "there" although MGM may not be willing to part with it.
Undoubtedly they feel that restoring the film would not be profitable.
Perhaps not. And I do recognize that they are running a business, but some consideration should be given to the preservation of art as well.
Certainly restoring a couple of films isn't going to bankrupt the studio (or probably even make much of a dent in profits).
It's truly a shame.
"Imagine all the people, living life in peace..." - Imagine by John Lennon
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01-04-2003, 03:35 PM
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You know, I think a good idea would be to send letters to MGM (not an online petition, but actually letters), and alert IAMMMMW fans (including people like major film critics, celebrities, or even surviving cast members) to our cause...maybe if enough fans speak (especially if some of them are people like Leonard Maltin or Roger Ebert, or cast members such as Jonathan Winters and Carl Reiner) MGM will listen...this could be done for The Alamo also...
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