Guest Lee_The_Pea Report post Posted October 28, 2007 http://vimeo.com/360033 This is a link that was on wo, its a trailer to the Andre movie. The movie looks horrible, as the guy playing Andre is just tall and does not really look pysichally scary. The other suff in the trailer looks bush league. I hope I'm wrong and that the movie is great because Andre has always been one of my faviorites. What do you guys think?? Any stories or thoughts of Andre anyone would like to share.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2007 This movie just looks awful in every aspect, from technical on down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 "Coming to Theaters Everywhere 2008" Yeah, right. This looks like a fan produced piece, not a serious motion picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Buzz 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Wasn't that Billy Crystal movie a few years back with the Giant supposed to be loosely based on Andre? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Wasn't that Billy Crystal movie a few years back with the Giant supposed to be loosely based on Andre? Yes, it had a couple of scenes such as the character becoming a pro wrestler. Fairly good movie IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonddust 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 http://vimeo.com/360033 This is a link that was on wo, its a trailer to the Andre movie. The movie looks horrible, as the guy playing Andre is just tall and does not really look pysichally scary. The other suff in the trailer looks bush league. I hope I'm wrong and that the movie is great because Andre has always been one of my faviorites. What do you guys think?? Any stories or thoughts of Andre anyone would like to share.. I remember the WWE 24/7 Legends Roundtable episode where they talked about Iron Sheik and Andre (Easily the most entertaining of those episodes). The funniest Andre story was the one Dusty told where they were in a bordello in New Orleans, the power went out, Dusty felt something wet on his leg, thought it was rain, heard Andre laughing, and then realized he had Giant piss on his leg. Dusty's line "Andre the Giant peed on the American Dream in a bordello in New Orleans" was absolutely hilarious. Bobby Heenan's book also has some funny Andre stories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boxer 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Terrible, just terrible. That trailer CAN'T be real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyHendricks 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Unfortunately, it IS real. I've been reading up on it for the last 2 years or so, via various news bits from Meltzer and such. It was supposed to come out back in 2005 I think, but got delayed and was supposed to come out this year. Now it's next year. I can't imagine what could be slowing down such a high scale production. Absolutely awful in every possible way. Even worse is they are trying to put this over as a serious work of art, much like Macho Man's rap CD. I hope it somehow never comes out. It's obvious they don't have a distributor, and I can't imagine any studio backing this shit. Of course, it's Hollywood, so go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brocklock 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Holy shit, this looks awful. The guy playing Andre has a wig on for some reason or at least it looks like a wig. Also, is that fat black guy with the chain supposed to be JYD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 The casting does look terrible. Andre is too tall JYD is too old Vince hadn't started on the juice yet. Phillip Seymour Hoffman would be my choice to play Bobby Heenan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 I'm surprised there is no lawsuit stemming from this. Then again, I guess someone would have to know about it, but I say no way McMahon lets his name get used in something like this. Here is the IMDb page:http://imdb.com/title/tt0475218/ I was curious as to why there were two Andres listed and according this the giant from Big Fish and the Devil's Rejects was supposed to play Andre until he died in 2005 so he was replaced by the guy in the trailer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbondrage99 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 This looks like it might just be one of the worst movies that will ever exist. Its a real shame with all of the bio pics coming out right now Andre seems like he could have a fantastic one, instead we are forced to have this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 Also of note is that the guy playing Vince is the director...yeah, that's not small time at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luke-o 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2007 I read everyones views on the trailer before I watched the trailer, so I expected the worse. But I never expected something THAT bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2007 Jesus fucking christ. I've seen MadTV sketches where the actors more closely resembled who they're supposed to be playing. As for getting someone to play Andre, hello, isn't the obvious solution to just stick a wig on Paul Wight? (Not the godawful ball of yarn passing for a hairpiece in this movie, but still.) Clearly these moviemakers couldn't afford Wight, as it's all shot micro-budget stylez. It's stupid to even try to make a movie about Andre without any money, considering he spent the majority of his life playing to sold-out crowds in the largest arenas on the planet. When a movie has such a low budget and is so badly produced that you can't even make a decent two-minute trailer out of it, jesus christ, just kill yourself and save us the pain of living in the same world with your "art". The worst part: the pathetic comments on that webpage from some of the people trying to defend this obvious steaming pile of shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2007 i HAVE to see this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted October 31, 2007 That's not Andre, that's Carlito on stilts. I'm actually hoping this does get a national release. I want to see just how awful it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted October 31, 2007 The worst part: the pathetic comments on that webpage from some of the people trying to defend this obvious steaming pile of shit. Captain Canoe your facts are very wrong, this is a real movie, and production began with Matthew McGrory (Big Fish) in 2005. Matthew past away during the production and they recast actor Daniel Gilchrist for the lead. The film was shot in Los Angeles and covers a lot of Andre's personal life. They make it very clear in the film that he was 6' 11" and not seven foot four. Look at the trailer again you'll see the apple box / red crate. The film is independent so don’t expect X Men. I am friends with the director and the film screened at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood earlier in the year. It is definitely a real film. If you are a true fan of this legend Andre quit putting the filmmakers down for making a movie about a portion of the mans life its wrong. At least watch the film in theaters first before you put it down based off the trailer which I love. I have seen a lot of the same garbage out there. I'm an agent in Hollywood and believe me I see everything. This is a well done film and very original. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2007 This obviously won't sniff theaters and I even doubt that it'll get a DVD release. It's that bad and that low budget looking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cran Da Maniac 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 This movie will rank right up there with the Jesse the Body movie. And I loved how it looks like it was basically shot in people's backyards and on the street. Kind of a "well we can't actually shoot anywhere that you need to ask permission, so lets just shoot on the sidewalk and act like we were in there" kind of thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted November 1, 2007 That's fucking terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 I also thought it was funny how they announce the people associated with the film in the trailer, as if any of them have done crap in their lives. "Rocki James Hollywood"...LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 I'm not expecting multi-million dollar budgeting, but I would think a serious Andre biopic is a bit too lofty for a shoestring budget style of filmmaking. A director's vision can only go so far without adequate resources. That's my nice way of saying it looks like the drizzling shits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2007 <a href="http://vimeo.com/360033" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/360033</a> This is a link that was on wo, its a trailer to the Andre movie. The movie looks horrible, as the guy playing Andre is just tall and does not really look pysichally scary. The other suff in the trailer looks bush league. I hope I'm wrong and that the movie is great because Andre has always been one of my faviorites. What do you guys think?? Any stories or thoughts of Andre anyone would like to share.. I remember the WWE 24/7 Legends Roundtable episode where they talked about Iron Sheik and Andre (Easily the most entertaining of those episodes). The funniest Andre story was the one Dusty told where they were in a bordello in New Orleans, the power went out, Dusty felt something wet on his leg, thought it was rain, heard Andre laughing, and then realized he had Giant piss on his leg. Dusty's line "Andre the Giant peed on the American Dream in a bordello in New Orleans" was absolutely hilarious. Bobby Heenan's book also has some funny Andre stories. I don't know what's more messed up. Andre pissing on someone or Dusty AND Andre in a bordello. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RyechnaiaSobaka Report post Posted November 3, 2007 Wrestling fans have a long memory and tend to have a lot of respect for legends in the business. If these hacks thought they were going to be able to cash in on people wanting to see a movie about Andre the Giant, they couldn't be more wrong. Their movie will go down as being a horrific shit-on-fire failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AntiLeaf33 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2007 There is no way that this is a legit movie that will get a wide release in theatres. Looks like a crappy, peice of shit movie that was slapped together in film school or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
