> A blacksploitation film called Hit Man is a remake of Get Carter that was
> not even released when Hit Man was started. Roger Corman owned the rights
> to G.C. and produced Hit Man
>
> -- Ethan Goldstine
This reminds me of a story about Martin Scorsese being asked by a
prospective producer if he could make "Mean Streets" as an all-black film
(and thus, presumably, get funding). He writes that he actually thought
about it for a while, then confessed he couldn't imagine it.....
Shawn Levy | "I used to have such sweet, sweet dreams,
[log in to unmask] | But now it's more like an air raid."