Owen Wilson strikes back
Whether he is playing one of his suspiciously similar comedic roles on celluloid, or acting the Butterscotch Stallion in real life, Owen Wilson is a man with a sense of humor. So when the legendary rock group Steely Dan accused him of plagiarizing their song "Cousin Dupree," with his recent movie "You, Me and Dupree," Wilson responded with his tongue firmly in cheek, releasing this statement:
I have never heard the song 'Cousin Dupree' and I don't even know who this gentleman, Mr. Steely Dan, is. I hope this helps to clear things up and I can get back to concentrating on my new movie, Hey Nineteen.
Good Stuff, but I see Hey Nineteen as more of a Woody Allen/Scarlett Johansson collaboration.
I would suggest Wilson's devil-may-care-attitude would be a perfect fit for Steely Dan's end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-I-feel-fine epic Black Friday. Or, if Wilson wanted to expand upon his well-established stoner-sensibility, he could do a lot worse than Steely Dan's lazy ode to heroin and love triangles, Dr. Wu.
3 comments:
Owen misdirection is obvious. His comic troupes next SD inspired romp is ‘Glamour Profession’ with Vince slimming down to Swingers levels to play former schoolyard superman ‘Hoop McCann’, Owen as his fun loving hanger-on, and a mustached Stiller as Jive Miguel. Possible roles for Luke (exacerbated coach), Snoop (hip to the scene teammate), and Tim Robbins (God fearing former bench warmer turned assistant coach who is determined to hold it together) are under discussion. It’s sure to make people forget all about Entourage.
'Kid Charlemagne' also begs for a movie adaptation, but Wilson is hardly the man for the job. It's a classic "rags to riches to rags" story. [Strangely enough, Steve Martin's 'The Jerk' is a good (albeit corny) example in this genre.] As much as I often dislike him, Topher Grace would fit the bill nicely as the 'Kid'. The major challenge would be re-establishing the cultural relevance of 'A-frames' and 'technicolor motorhomes'. It might have to be a period piece (similar to 'Glamour Profession', as noted by the commenter above).
If it wasn't written so long a go, one would think "Show Biz Kids" was actually based on the life and times of Owen Wilson his brothers and his frat pack buddies.
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