There are lots of films in cinemas past that were completed, but never saw the light of day.
It happens an awful lot with low budget cinema of course too.
But every now and then, a relatively high profile project also gets caught up in non-release hell.
That said, Peli tinkered withParanormal Activityfor a long, long time before arriving at a final cut.
And that worked out quite well.
However, its release has constantly been delayed by legal issues.
Specifically, the film has had to overcome two lawsuits.
Pomerance subsequently argued that Emma Thompsons script had elements that were in hers.
A judge eventually threw out the case.
The other challenge came from playwright Gregory Murphy.
He argued that Thompson took elements from his play,The Countess.
He had previously invited Thompson and Wise to star in a film version of Ruskins life.
Thompson prevailed in that legal battle back in March 2013, again with the judge finding no wrongdoing.
IMDB lists its release as now in September 2014, but its unclear what its source is.
That was back in January, and little has been heard since.
Were guessing that no other studio has picked the project up.
Its listed for cinema release in Belgium and France still, although not until June.
As for elsewhere,Stretchremains in limbo.
No release is planned, in spite of a completed version of the film being screened previously.
The film was abandoned shortly afterwards.
However, Sluizer kept hold of the footage, something that only came to light back in 2011.
Spring Break 83
Starring John Goodman and Jamie Kennedy,Spring Break 83was shot and completed in 2009.
As it stands though,Spring Break 83has neither seen a DVD or a cinema release.
Its a comedy following four friends who were bullied at high school and decide to seek revenge.
The official website leads to a 404 error, and its not even clear who owns the negative now.
As such, theres no known release planned that were aware of, four years on.
You might expect that of a $1m movie.
Its very rare for an $18m production.
So why has it never been released?
Avary told Premiere magazine that it was an ethically questionable film, and one he wasnt planning to release.
Meanwhile,The Rules Of AttractionauthorBret Easton Ellis told The A.V.
Clubback in 2009 that for many legal reasons, it will never see the light of day.
You cant really showGlitteratiin public, its not possible.
There are a lot of people who would be very upset.
Unless youre a good friend of Roger Avary, you wont be seeingGlitterati.
More than likely ever.
The film focuses on an office worker whos trapped in a building whilst a killer runs rampant.
Instead, as withStretch, the preferred option looks like it’s a video on demand release.
At the time of writing, however, theres no sign of that happening either.
Well keep you posted on the fate of all the films weve mentioned…
