Friday, June 13, 2008

10 reasons why Speed Racer sputtered

Anne Thompson offers insightful analysis. Money quote: “'We made an effort to do something real distinct and different,' says one Warners exec. 'It was so different no one wanted to see it.'”

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think another reason was that when it was released, a lot of students were traveling home, etc. after school for the Summer.

Joe Leydon said...

That might explain the first weekend b.o. It might even explain the second weekend. But after that...