Every few years, the internet remembers the existence of Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, a brazen attempt to loosely remake Star Wars after a military coup d’état in Turkey led to the Turkish film board clamping down on Western blockbusters entering the country.
Turkish Star Wars first joined the compelling world of low-budget blockbuster rip-offs back in 1982, when the film’s director, Çetin Inanç, who had previously been churning out erotica, decided it was an ideal time to start making propaganda and action films instead. Thus, Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (aka The Man Who Saved the World) was born, and became a homegrown hit.
Swirling science-fiction, fantasy, martial arts, adventure and superhero genres together, the beloved movie starred Cüneyt Arkın and utilized footage, music and sound effects not just from Star Wars, but from Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica and Raiders of the Lost Ark, too – all completely unauthorized. The result was a...
Turkish Star Wars first joined the compelling world of low-budget blockbuster rip-offs back in 1982, when the film’s director, Çetin Inanç, who had previously been churning out erotica, decided it was an ideal time to start making propaganda and action films instead. Thus, Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (aka The Man Who Saved the World) was born, and became a homegrown hit.
Swirling science-fiction, fantasy, martial arts, adventure and superhero genres together, the beloved movie starred Cüneyt Arkın and utilized footage, music and sound effects not just from Star Wars, but from Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica and Raiders of the Lost Ark, too – all completely unauthorized. The result was a...
- 8/25/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
If we’re to believe documentarian Cem Kaya, 70% of today’s Hollywood output is either a remake, sequel, or reboot. We live in a culture where “original” ideas aren’t getting big studio budgets, because smart money is made by playing off of people’s nostalgic love. Why gamble on uncertainty when you can just reconfigure old stories for a new audience? It’s a simple business practice, and while most American film journalists have only been complaining about this phenomenon for the last decade or so, Remake, Remix, Rip-Off proves that this business model has been around far longer than we knew, in the distant, movie-obsessed land of Turkey.
During the 70s and 80s, Turkey’s film industry (Yeşilçam) was alive and thriving, but their methods were not of today’s Hollywood standards. Given an absolute lack of Turkish copyright laws, filmmakers would rip-off American movies with absolutely no repercussions.
During the 70s and 80s, Turkey’s film industry (Yeşilçam) was alive and thriving, but their methods were not of today’s Hollywood standards. Given an absolute lack of Turkish copyright laws, filmmakers would rip-off American movies with absolutely no repercussions.
- 9/28/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
As genre cinema has found more fans around the world, their place in film festivals have also grown, with genre getting its dedicated sections in acclaimed festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. The demand, however, has grown now to allow for festivals dedicated to genre cinema, and one of the more notable stops in the latter group is Fantastic Fest. Running for a decade now, the 2015 incarnation of Fantastic Fest will be held once again in Austin, Texas, running from September 24th to October 1st. The first wave of films that will play at the festival have now been announced.
The Festival’s closing night film will be S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, which will be making its World Premiere. Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox, who star in the feature, will also be in attendance at the festival. The 2015 Festival will also have...
The Festival’s closing night film will be S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, which will be making its World Premiere. Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox, who star in the feature, will also be in attendance at the festival. The 2015 Festival will also have...
- 7/30/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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