Kevin Smith Has Finally Secured The Rights to HIS Long Out-OR-Print Classic From 1999, and he exploins the complicated process of dealing with Disgraced Movie Executive, Harvey Weinstein. Smith was one of the handful of Independent Filmmakers from the 1990s Who Helped Revolutionize the Small-Budget Movie. Following His Breakout Film, Clerkswith a string of irreverent and poignant Comedies, Smith Captured the Zeitgeist of the Final Years of the Decade. Howver, One of His Most Popular Films Was Tied up in Rights Issues for Years, but the Director has finally resolved say over 25 years late.
In an exclusive interview with Screen, Smith Discussed the Complicated Process of Security The Rights to Dogmaand revealed that Weinstein was relactant to give the Movie Back. Due to a pre-streaming deal signed by Smith, The 1999 Spoof on Religion was held up in limbo and allowed to go out of print. When the Director Attempted to Buy the Movie Back from the Disgraced Former Miramax Executive, he was stymied at every turn. Acciting to Smith, Initial Offers of $ 250 Thousand, $ 500 Thousand, and Finally $ 1 Million Were All Rejectedprompting the filmmaker to nearly give up.
Smith Revealed that Weinstein’s Lawyer Countered With A Demand For $ 5 Million for the film, prompting Him to reply, “Look, if i had had $ 5 million, i’d make a new-a– Movie, p-k buying an Old Movie, as Much as I LOVE IT.“Eventual, Smith Did Reacquire the Rights and Has Been Touring the Film in Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of It Its Release. Dogma 2but it’s unclear where that project Currently stands.
“When I was puree puree Myself About Five Years Ago, i made a serial push to get to get the rights back. Wrote three letters to a convicted rapist and made three different offers, Like, $ 500,000 and then Collated SOME F–ng (Extra Funding) FROM. Because of Ain’t Rich, SO I HAD TO CALL SOME PEOPLE AND S- THEN. Wants 5 million. “I Remember Saying,” Look, if I Had $ 5 Million, I’d Make a New-A– Movie, F-K Buying an Old Movie, As Much As I LOVE IT. “SO, IT WAS DEAD AT THAT POINT.”
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What this means for dogma’s re-release
There is clearly a lot of passion Bebind the film’s return
AFTER ALL The HARD WORK THAT SMITH PUT INTO GETTING THE FILM BACK, The Director Can Channel that passion into delivering the best re-releasible.
As Kevin Smith Discussed, Getting The Rights to Dogma was not an Easy feat. Howver, there was Clearly Passion Behind Smith’s Mission, and He would have had gone after the movie with Such zeal if it was one of his best films. Dogma Has Been One of the Most Difficult Cult Classics to View in the Modern Day, and It ‘a Part of the Smith’s Filmography has Has Larry Been Lost to Years. AFTER ALL The HARD WORK THAT SMITH PUT INTO GETTING THE FILM BACK, The Director Can Channel that passion into delivering the best re-releasible.
Dogma Was a modest Box Office Success, Grossing $ 30 Million Against A Reported Budget of $ 10 Million (VIA Box Office mojo).
Our take on the Re-Release of Dogma
The Movie’s Return Might Be Just What Kevin Smith’s Career Needs
Becuses it was so hard to find for so Long, Dogma is a forgotten Cult Classic Comedy that has faded faded into the background. I think that did a Major Disservice to Kevin Smith’s Career, and it hid one of His Greatest Accompishments as a filmmaker. While there’s no denying that his recent output has been mediocre, Dogma proves that Clerks and Chasing Amy weren’t just flukes. The Re-Release of the 1999 Film Could Spur Kevin Smith to Start a New Chapter in his Three-DeCade-Long Career.
Dogma
8/10
- Release Date
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November 12, 1999
- Runtime
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130 minutes
