Judd Apatow And Ben Stiller Tried To Make A Rolling Stones Concert Comedy
Posted on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 by Germain Lussier
The Rolling Stones have never shied away from the camera. With films like Gimme Shelter and Shine a Light, they’ve frequently let their on-stage performance be documented for all to see. But they’re also smart enough to know concert documentaries have a limited commercial appeal. So back in the early nineties, they came up with the idea of making a concert movie with a scripted story between the songs.
A script was written, the band approved it, but eventually the studio pulled the plug. And while that’s sad on its own, the saddest part is that the script was written by Ben Stiller and Judd Apatow, two men who’d go on to conquer the world of comedy in Hollywood.
On the recent press tour for his new film This is 40, Apatow talked about the experience. Read his quotes below. Read More »
