Este iba a ser el último capítulo de Los Simpson Espectáculos 25/06/2021 Actualizada
Guardando favorito.
La serie se volvió tan costosa de producir, que se consideró ponerle fin, pese a su éxito en ratings Los Simpson se convirtió en una de las series favoritas de varias generaciones. Esto le permitió mantenerse al aire en varios países del mundo desde hace 32 temporadas, algo impensado por los directores y la producción, quienes habían elegido un último capítulo para darle un cierre definitivo a la comedia animada. La decisión había sido tomada a raíz de los exorbitantes gastos que implicaban hacer el programa.
If you’re like me, you love a good 80’s flick.
But if you’re like
Fisher Stevens, you cringe at at
least one.
Hackers and TV’s
Many of you no doubt recall
Short Circuit, the 1986 gem about a woman and her robot pal.
The movie had all the necessary elements for box office gold: sci-fi tech, Ally Sheedy,
Police Academy’s Steve Guttenberg, and a fantastic song courtesy of El DeBarge.
Relive the magic:
The Chicago native’s character, Ben Jabituya, was
Indian.
Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, the self-described “white Jewish kid” expressed agony:
“It definitely haunts me.”
The co-creators announced earlier this year that they established a wholly owned entity to manage the licensing of the film and all rights related to it. Reiner, Shearer, Guest and McKean have been in sole control of the film s rights since January following a settlement reached in a long-running legal dispute with Vivendi and its StudioCanal movie division.
New licensing arrangements, now handled exclusively by Authorized Spinal Tap LLC, apply not only to the comedy and all of its featured characters, but also to trademarks and associated rights.
Reiner, who also directed and narrated Spinal Tap, said he and his colleagues were in the process of wrapping our arms around all aspects of a film that has maintained its stature and influence over nearly four decades.
By City News Service
May 10, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” today advised anyone with plans to produce public screenings of the mockumentary to apply for a licensing agreement before moving ahead with advertising.
Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean said public showings of the 1984 comedy not accompanied by licensing may be subject to a legal response.
“Simply put, please don t advertise a showing of the film without approaching us for a licensing agreement,” Shearer said in a jointly issued statement. “The mechanics and economics of we four creators managing the film s rights demand that we have full knowledge of, and give our approval to, all future showings of `This is Spinal Tap, no matter when they occur, or the size or location of the venue.
Don t show our film without permission - or we ll sue
The creators of This Is Spinal Tap have fired a warning shot against anyone planning to stage a drive-in or outdoor screening of the classic comedy.
Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean has warned entrepreneurs who don’t get the right licence ‘may be subject to a legal response’.
Last year the quartet won a long-running legal dispute to win back rights to the film and associated merchandise, now handled by a new company called Authorized Spinal Tap.
In a statement, the firm s representatives said: ‘The four co-creators of the film are pleased to see positive signs in the movie world as we all begin to emerge from the Covid crisis.