Wendy & Lucy . . . er, Lisa!

So, apparently someone else had a few too many mis-returns of Wendy & Lucy (the movie) for Wendy & Lisa on the interwebs. Hilarity ensues . . .

From Freakytrigger (http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/03/what-if-it-were-wendy-lisa/):

I thought Wendy And Lucy was terrific, a really powerful piece of depression art, with plenty of resonance for previous recessions. But I recognise that it was never going to sell many cinema tickets. So here is my version:
WENDY AND LISA

Prince has taken the old band out again on tour, and Wendy And Lisa have their own tour bus. On the way to a gig in Alaska their tour bus breaks down. Wendy pops into a supermarket to get some M&M’s and accidentally gets busted for possession of a very small amount of drugs (and for still being involved in making the music for the excrable Heroes). When she gets out, Lisa is missing! Wendy searches everywhere, writing the odd plaintive ballad for her partner. Prince missing his crucial members of his live band returns to the small town and puts on a benefit show (note : this is ninety percent of the music, and is a greatest hit set). Lisa comes back. The end.

This version is clearly better, it maintains the structure of the original but where the Michelle Williams version has long stretches of moping, Wendy And Lisa has long stretches of Prince doing I Would Die 4 U. It would make a really good film EVEN BETTER!

 

3 Comments

madartista's picture madartista said:
March 17th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

never heard of Wendy & Lucy, but the plot above sounds great!

Lisa's picture Lisa said:
March 21st, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Hey... I like M&M's WAY MORE than wendy does!

 

 

love this idea.  Get me Bogdonovich!!!

Oliver Stone!

PeckinPAH!!!! POW POW POW!!

 

;)

 

munchkin's picture munchkin said:
January 15th, 2010 at 9:16 am

I bet you don't love almond M + M's as much as I do. LOL