"Zack and Miri Make a Porno"

[bassrique]

Has anyone noticed that a couple of weeks ago TV ads featured the full name of the film while recently the movie's title has been shortened to "Zack and Miri"? This past weekend while I'm watching sports, I noticed the change. I suppose it's smart marketing.

Anyway, I just saw a story that says the director is Kevin Smith:

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...49R7UD20081028

I wonder why in the ads I've seen Smith is not mentioned?


Looks like it could be funny.

[hover]

Because America is not aware of the existence of pornos...and hell be it if Kevin Smith will get the glory.

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by hover

Because America is not aware of the existence of pornos...and hell be it if Kevin Smith will get the glory.

Lol!

[MatticusMania]

Marketing Techniques. Kevin Smith fans already know this movie is coming out, theyre trying to bank on the sell-ability of Seth Rogen & Elizabeth Banks, who are both pretty big right now with the whole Judd Apatow comedy scene. By not advertising it as a Kevin Smith movie theyre trying to bring in all of these Apatow fans who will see it, if not just for Seth Rogen. Im a big fan of Kevin Smith movies myself (Jersey Girl excluded) so I've known about this one for a while. Actually they removed the 'Make a Porno' part of the title in a lot of places for censorship reasons. I read that one city cites it as illegal to have the word Porno on a city advertisement (like a bus stop poster). Initially the posters had a clothed picture of Rogen & Banks, made to look like they were going down on each other, but the censors rejected it and they redid the posters with stick figures. A lot of interesting facts. Smith is a good director, I like Rogen, Banks is hot... should be a good flick.

[MakiSupaStar]

They should have called it Zack and Miri Make a Naughty Pron Pron.

[Pilgrim]

Yes, I noticed the title change, too. I suspect this film will be a major failure at the box office, but will become a "cult" movie. I just don't see it having any particular mass appeal.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Kevin Smith is at his best with no budget (Clerks, Chasing Amy), and Seth Rogen is becoming oversaturated. I'll still go see it, but I don't expect anything amazing.

[WickedPissah]

Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Kevin Smith is at his best with no budget (Clerks, Chasing Amy), and Seth Rogen is becoming oversaturated. I'll still go see it, but I don't expect anything amazing.

+37

[Visirale]

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Yes, I noticed the title change, too. I suspect this film will be a major failure at the box office, but will become a "cult" movie. I just don't see it having any particular mass appeal.

Are you in touch with the 18-24 demographic?

There could be a movie with Seth Rogen taking a dump and it would be huge...

These guys are what like Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Owen Wilson were 5-10 years ago...

I don't predict a blowout in the box-office, but it will at least pay for itself and make those involved some decent coin.

[RED5]

Originally Posted by bassrique

Has anyone noticed that a couple of weeks ago TV ads featured the full name of the film while recently the movie's title has been shortened to "Zack and Miri"? This past weekend while I'm watching sports, I noticed the change. I suppose it's smart marketing.

Anyway, I just saw a story that says the director is Kevin Smith:

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...49R7UD20081028

I wonder why in the ads I've seen Smith is not mentioned?


Looks like it could be funny.

It's gone PC is all.....we're doomed

[RED5]

Originally Posted by WickedPissah

+37

Kevin Smith? that'd be + exit 37

[Joey3313]

Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound

Kevin Smith is at his best with no budget (Clerks, Chasing Amy), and Seth Rogen is becoming oversaturated. I'll still go see it, but I don't expect anything amazing.

Yup.

[Deluge Of Sound]

There are roughly 37,000 movie theaters in the US, assuming most of them will be showing Z&M (and believe me, most of them will), the movie only has to make $675 in each theater to cover its budget of 25mil. That's roughly one hundred people going to see it, or less than a full room in a multiplex.

I would be very, very surprised if this movie didn't at least make back its money, what with the followings that Kevin Smith and Judd Apatow have (Not to mention Apatow's last seven films have all made at least three times their budgets in gross).

[Philbiker]

63% on Rotten Tomatoes so far...... Not bad.

[Pilgrim]

Originally Posted by Visirale

Are you in touch with the 18-24 demographic?

There could be a movie with Seth Rogen taking a dump and it would be huge...

These guys are what like Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Owen Wilson were 5-10 years ago...

I don't predict a blowout in the box-office, but it will at least pay for itself and make those involved some decent coin.

Nah, I'm not especially in touch with that group...but neither of my 19 and 20 year old daughters are the least bit interested in it. Maybe it will be a "guy" movie because of the (former) title.

I hope it does pay the bills. I don't recognize the director or anything about it myownself.

[jrthebassguy]

I wonder if they'll ever release a director's cut of the film - apparently a LOT of stuff had to be cut to get it down to a R rating.


I'd like to see it, because I love most Kevin Smith films and I think Seth Rogen is hilarious.

[crimson_basser]

ill go see it, i think itll be a fun time movie
probably better to go see it with a big group of friends

[jiant.]

Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

I wonder if they'll ever release a director's cut of the film - apparently a LOT of stuff had to be cut to get it down to a R rating.


I'd like to see it, because I love most Kevin Smith films and I think Seth Rogen is hilarious.

I heard in an interview with Kevin Smith that he didn't really cut much, but instead made a reel of other things that had been in R rated movies and that's how he got the rating down to R. That's is a pretty smart idea if you ask me.

[DudeistMonk]

I didn't know this was a Kevin Smith movie....damn I gotta see it now!

[Lazylion]

Originally Posted by RED5

It's gone PC is all.....we're doomed

+1 all those theater owners around the country are afraid to have the word "porno" on their marquees. Some right-wing God-fearin' hockey mom might get upset and write a letter to the local paper. Same with the TV ads.
That, or it's just too long...