Made in the USA got its first American screenings recently. It may
still be making the art house rounds.
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:12 PM, trentrey
<trent@violentworldofparker.com> wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>
>>Haven't seen [Made in USA] myself, mostly because Westlake hated it so much
>> he kept it from being released in the States.
>
> The actual reason he wouldn't let it be released in the States was because
> they didn't pay him for the rights. I mentioned in my previous post that
> it's currently making the art house circuit. Westlake came to an agreement
> with the current rights-holders a few months before his death.
>
> The filmmakers' big mistake, I think, was admitting that it was based on The
> Jugger. It has so little to do with the book that, had they kept their
> mouths shut, I'm not sure anyone would have noticed the similarities that
> are there.
>
>
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