Rhiannon Movie

[jbrownsjr]

I'd love to see this. Seriously. I'm bringing it up so I can get all the information and/or quotes.

Example, I remember her talking about it with Jim Ladd (I think it was him) in the 80s. Viv says 70's.

What's the scoop from your memory and/or article?

[sleepless child]

I believe Rolling Stone mentioned that Stevie was working on a Rhiannon movie and the script was being written by the same person that did the David Bowie movie The Man Who Fell to Earth. That was 1978 I believe. She mentioned in one interview around 1981 about maybe doing a ballet to Rhiannon. Several years ago in a written interview she mentioned going to Europe with some friends and writing Rhiannon music, but we shall see if our Rhiannon project will ever see the light of day.

[Macfan4life]

In an interview about her Las Vegas shows 10 years ago or so, didn't she bring up that Rhiannon would be a great Broadway Show or play. I cant remember if she was asked about the movie and she pivoted to the show or how it came about.

She also said she was going to use a cordless mic and walk around the stage because it was so big. That never happened either :lol:

I think Stevie will play the soundtrack to Rhiannon on piano :eek:

[bombaysaffires]

I'm with Viv... she brought this up in the 70s. She's been saying this easily for 40-45 years.

[sleepless child]

In an interview about her Las Vegas shows 10 years ago or so, didn't she bring up that Rhiannon would be a great Broadway Show or play. I cant remember if she was asked about the movie and she pivoted to the show or how it came about.

She also said she was going to use a cordless mic and walk around the stage because it was so big. That never happened either :lol:

I think Stevie will play the soundtrack to Rhiannon on piano :eek:

I always thought it would make a good Broadway show, but Stevie told Tim McGraw on his podcast that the only "musical" she liked was Wicked. I'm very surprised. I know she often went to New York to see shows. The one about Carole King and School of Rock, which she praised so much. So I don't see Rhiannon making it to Broadway I guess.

[Macfan4life]

I always thought it would make a good Broadway show, but Stevie told Tim McGraw on his podcast that the only "musical" she liked was Wicked. I'm very surprised. I know she often went to New York to see shows. The one about Carole King and School of Rock, which she praised so much. So I don't see Rhiannon making it to Broadway I guess.
Billy Joel's music had a very successful Broadway show "Movin Out" Abba's music also had success. There definitely is a fantastic script there with the Mac's songs or Stevie's songs.

Its a story about a girl named Rhiannon who was born in the desert. She meets a guitarist and sings with him and poses naked on the album cover. When they run out of money, she becomes a cleaning lady. One day she joins the army aka Fleetwood Mac and falls in love with the drummer. Eventually she becomes a superstar but things start to fall apart and she starts eating chocolate mousse pies backstage while she tours with her love Joe Walsh. Suddenly people start to pelt her with pineapple chunks on stage. Devastated by her life, she sits down and writes Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You. In her devastation, she wanted so to change. Disaster was the only thing that she could depend on. She eventually gets locked away in a prison cell in Berlin. She escapes and starts to make music again. She starts to sing about the Seven Wonders and rejoins the army to make music again. Eventually she works with her former lover guitarist again. But he throws her against a car and runs away. Down but not out, she continues to make music and tell stories to her fans. ***Everyone sings Gypsy***

******maybe I should be copywriting this ******

[HomerMcvie]

Billy Joel's music had a very successful Broadway show "Movin Out" Abba's music also had success. There definitely is a fantastic script there with the Mac's songs or Stevie's songs.

Its a story about a girl named Rhiannon who was born in the desert. She meets a guitarist and sings with him and poses naked on the album cover. When they run out of money, she becomes a cleaning lady. One day she joins the army aka Fleetwood Mac and falls in love with the drummer. Eventually she becomes a superstar but things start to fall apart and she starts eating chocolate moose pies backstage while she tours with her love Joe Walsh. Suddenly people start to pelt her with pineapple chunks on stage. Devastated by her life, she sits down and writes Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You. In her devastation, she wanted so to change. Disaster was the only thing that she could depend on. She eventually gets locked away in a prison cell in Berlin. She escapes and starts to make music again. She starts to sing about the Seven Wonders and rejoins the army to make music again. Eventually she works with her former lover guitarist again. But he throws her against a car and runs away. Down but not out, she continues to make music and tell stories to her fans. ***Everyone sings Gypsy***

******maybe I should be copywriting this ******

You probably should copyright it, because that certainly sounds like a "true" story she'd tell.

[aleuzzi]

It’s a pointless project at this point. The “Rhiannon” mystique has long since faded. Young hippie mothers are no longer naming their daughters after the white witch, and most of the new generation of Stevie fans focus far more on “Dreams,” “Gypsy,” and the hits from Bella Donna. Stevie can no longer sing the song the way it deserves to be sung, and visually she can’t conjure the seductive, mystical allure of her past self. So what would be the point?

The documentary for In Your Dreams has charm and interest because it dealt with the artist in current time. We got to see her third act play out with a sympathetic producer who let her revel in being the parody of her former self. And from that parody came new sounds and new approaches. That’s the only way forward. A Rhiannon movie would be sadly dated and irrelevant. The window has closed.

[BLY]

It’s a pointless project at this point. The “Rhiannon” mystique has long since faded. Young hippie mothers are no longer naming their daughters after the white witch, and most of the new generation of Stevie fans focus far more on “Dreams,” “Gypsy,” and the hits from Bella Donna. Stevie can no longer sing the song the way it deserves to be sung, and visually she can’t conjure the seductive, mystical allure of her past self. So what would be the point?

The documentary for In Your Dreams has charm and interest because it dealt with the artist in current time. We got to see her third act play out with a sympathetic producer who let her revel in being the parody of her former self. And from that parody came new sounds and new approaches. That’s the only way forward. A Rhiannon movie would be sadly dated and irrelevant. The window has closed.


I agree. The only way this project would be of any interest would be all the footage and recordings to be from the 70s with Stevie doing the narrating today.

[David]

Eventually she works with her former lover guitarist again. But he throws her against a car and runs away.

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

This world needs more laughter. Thank you!

[UnwindedDreams]

She also said she was going to use a cordless mic and walk around the stage because it was so big. That never happened either :lol:

The lies she told about that Vegas show to get people to buy tickets...
"I'm going to open with Talk to Me" "The dyed-in-the-wool fans will love this show":rolleyes:

[jbrownsjr]

The lies she told about that Vegas show to get people to buy tickets...
"I'm going to open with Talk to Me" "The dyed-in-the-wool fans will love this show":rolleyes:

That would actually be a cool song to open with.

[Villavic]

It’s a pointless project at this point. The “Rhiannon” mystique has long since faded. Young hippie mothers are no longer naming their daughters after the white witch, and most of the new generation of Stevie fans focus far more on “Dreams,” “Gypsy,” and the hits from Bella Donna.

I agree, I don't see a Rhiannon story being a succesful movie. And let's face it. No one would get the money to invest in a movie that doesn't sound profitable. It would probably be a low budget, B movie. And that would be a shame.

More interesting would be the Fleetwood Mac story in a movie or a mini serie. But even so, I think it is turning less interesting every year. I don't see my nieces interested in going to the cinema to watch a movie about Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac? Who?

[jbrownsjr]

I agree, I don't see a Rhiannon story being a succesful movie. And let's face it. No one would get the money to invest in a movie that doesn't sound profitable. It would probably be a low budget, B movie. And that would be a shame.

More interesting would be the Fleetwood Mac story in a movie or a mini serie. But even so, I think it is turning less interesting every year. I don't see my nieces interested in going to the cinema to watch a movie about Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac? Who?

They would have to market the FM film in a way like Elton John's or Queen's.
I think if it focused on 75-87, they could have a big hit with it. Have to be marketed properly with fantastic actors.

[BLY]

I think if it focused on 75-87, they could have a big hit with it. Have to be marketed properly with fantastic actors.[/QUOTE]


Yes not like the “actors” on Reelz Breaking up the Band.

[jbrownsjr]

I think if it focused on 75-87, they could have a big hit with it. Have to be marketed properly with fantastic actors.


Yes not like the “actors” on Reelz Breaking up the Band.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. If they go cheap, it's a HUGE EMBARASSING FLOP.

[HomerMcvie]

Yes not like the “actors” on Reelz Breaking up the Band.

Agreed. If they go cheap, it's a HUGE EMBARASSING FLOP.[/QUOTE]

Then they should definitely put Mick in charge.

[aleuzzi]

I’m one of those people who think a FM movie, particularly one focusing on the band from 1975-87, 1998-2021 would be pretty bad. None of the band wants a real portrayal of what they were (and/or are) actually like. Instead, it would be a dramatization that supported their own selective memories, their own revisionist narratives.

If a movie tackled what the band was actually like recording Rumours and Tusk, for example, it would be a pretty ugly movie, one worth seeing but unflattering and uncomfortable nonetheless. We’d get a window into the worst behavior typified by California pop stardom.

Now what I would love to see is a sensitive, thoughtful movie about Danny Kirwan, a movie that traces his fatherless upbringing through the blues boom and then into Fleetwood Mac, his subsequent deterioration, obscurity, and then homelessness. I think his story is a remarkable one, and it says a lot about the predicament of the artist whose very powers make them sensitive and vulnerable, whose uncanny abilities do not match the skills needed for survival in the commerce-stricken world.

[Macfan4life]

I loved the Breaking Up The Band movie. It was hysterical. I have to laugh at some comments about serious actors playing Fleetwood Mac members. The Mac has insane members and the best way to portray them is with comedy. The French and Saunders skit is dead on.
Don't blame the actors for the silliness of the band members. I would much rather watch Stevie's Mexican Fajita shack and French and Saunders over some melodramatic rewriting of history. They were/are rich, spoiled egomaniacs that lived their prime in the excess of the mid to late 70s. Still fighting and still jealous of each other still to this day. Seriously. No serious drama acting is going to make them look anything other than out of control funny. Go with it.

Its not that actors. Its the people. How would you portray Stevie's insane behavior through the 80s without laughing out loud. How silly it would be even real time to have the Lindsey actor dance behind Stevie and then get fired. Its all a comical soap opera. You could be the best dramatic actor that existed and people would still laugh at your performance at the absurdity of the act.

That's what makes the Ho Ho's so brilliant. Its truth yet hysterical.

[jbrownsjr]

Well there ya go. French and Saunders are amazing talents.

And that's why it's spot on. :rolleyes:

[aleuzzi]

I loved the Breaking Up The Band movie. It was hysterical. I have to laugh at some comments about serious actors playing Fleetwood Mac members. The Mac has insane members and the best way to portray them is with comedy. The French and Saunders skit is dead on.
Don't blame the actors for the silliness of the band members. I would much rather watch Stevie's Mexican Fajita shack and French and Saunders over some melodramatic rewriting of history. They were/are rich, spoiled egomaniacs that lived their prime in the excess of the mid to late 70s. Still fighting and still jealous of each other still to this day. Seriously. No serious drama acting is going to make them look anything other than out of control funny. Go with it.

Its not that actors. Its the people. How would you portray Stevie's insane behavior through the 80s without laughing out loud. How silly it would be even real time to have the Lindsey actor dance behind Stevie and then get fired. Its all a comical soap opera. You could be the best dramatic actor that existed and people would still laugh at your performance at the absurdity of the act.

That's what makes the Ho Ho's so brilliant. Its truth yet hysterical.

Yeah—spoof and humor are the way to go.

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah—spoof and humor are the way to go.

$tevie would never allow it. $he'd have Irving up their asses in seconds.

[bombaysaffires]

$tevie would never allow it. $he'd have Irving up their asses in seconds.

She mentioned in an interview not that long ago that she was on some social media thing or other and that she started getting pinged by people who were upset about the Lindsey thing, and she claims she was simply HORRIFIED that people were saying things to her other than flattery and ass-kissing and she vowed never, ever to expose herself to that ever again. "How DARE they speak to me like that!! Don't they know that I'm STEVIE NICKS, LEGEND??" She lives on her own planet and has for a very, very long time. She likes to portray herself as oh-so-strong but totally melts with the least criticism.

[jbrownsjr]

She mentioned in an interview not that long ago that she was on some social media thing or other and that she started getting pinged by people who were upset about the Lindsey thing, and she claims she was simply HORRIFIED that people were saying things to her other than flattery and ass-kissing and she vowed never, ever to expose herself to that ever again. "How DARE they speak to me like that!! Don't they know that I'm STEVIE NICKS, LEGEND??" She lives on her own planet and has for a very, very long time. She likes to portray herself as oh-so-strong but totally melts with the least criticism.

Of course she melts. (And I saw the article you were talking about.). She's dominant insecure.

It's funny Christine gets the least amount of run and is very secure in her own shoes. I've seen Christine own criticisms about her music and life style. $tevie is a fake character and she has mastered being fake into a cash machine,. And her followers are sisters of the loon!

[Macfan4life]

$tevie would never allow it. $he'd have Irving up their asses in seconds.
True but the reality is spoof like whether you realize it or not. For example even if you tried to make a spoof movie about the Eagles, it would never work. Even with their own drama it would be really hard to make it funny even if you tried. With Fleetwood Mac, the drama and absurdity of their story is almost impossible to not make it spoof like. Also because women are involved there is a bit of sexism that may not be with other bands. When a guy acts drugged out and crazy its ok but when a woman does it it's not supposed to happen or has a comedy aspect. Bottom line if you tell the truth and not spin the story, you cant help but to laugh out loud. Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Just imagine the material from Stevie alone. The crazy Prince stories. She marries her dead best friend's husband and Don Henley hangs up the phone on her when she calls to tell him about the marriage. She names a hit song about her abortion. She is so high she falls off the stage several times during a tour. She has a physical altercation with Lindsey. She is so out of control they have to reshoot live footage with different hair styles, etc. Its so crazy and I only scratched the surface

[HomerMcvie]

And I don't recall Saturday Night Live ever mocking any members of the Eagles, as they have with both $tevie and Lindsey.

[jmn3]

And I don't recall Saturday Night Live ever mocking any members of the Eagles, as they have with both $tevie and Lindsey.

Now there you go again, you say you want burritos..

[HomerMcvie]

Now there you go again, you say you want burritos..

https://youtu.be/-z_Xzc7U2tY

[jmn3]

https://youtu.be/-z_Xzc7U2tY

Ugh I wish the whole thing was still up on the tube!

[aleuzzi]

Ugh I wish the whole thing was still up on the tube!

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc2hjy

The whole thing can be seen on Daily Motion.

[michelej1]

True but the reality is spoof like whether you realize it or not. For example even if you tried to make a spoof movie about the Eagles, it would never work. Even with their own drama it would be really hard to make it funny even if you tried. With Fleetwood Mac, the drama and absurdity of their story is almost impossible to not make it spoof like. Also because women are involved there is a bit of sexism that may not be with other bands. When a guy acts drugged out and crazy its ok but when a woman does it it's not supposed to happen or has a comedy aspect. Bottom line if you tell the truth and not spin the story, you cant help but to laugh out loud. Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Just imagine the material from Stevie alone. The crazy Prince stories. She marries her dead best friend's husband and Don Henley hangs up the phone on her when she calls to tell him about the marriage.

And she thought Robin was rocking the baby's cradle. I'm the type of person who wants to think Robin was doing that, so ... maybe that's why I was a Stevie fan for so long, before the demonic possession of her body and soul was complete. But I liked her quirky talk and wanted to believe some of it could be possible.

[jbrownsjr]

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7px9bs

This is how I've seen $tevie for quite a long time.

[lovethemac1]

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7px9bs

This is how I've seen $tevie for quite a long time.

HAHAHAHA, I haven't seen that before, thank you!
"Christine" wins the award for funniest!!

[aleuzzi]

HAHAHAHA, I haven't seen that before, thank you!
"Christine" wins the award for funniest!!

For me, the best part is John asleep mid-way through….

[jbrownsjr]

For me, the best part is John asleep mid-way through….

But the lyrics!!!

Dreams unwind, and a star will be her lover

She flies through the sky in the velvet of the morning

He gave her a warning!!

OMG, I'm dying. :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[snroxman]

I remember seeing this mashup of Rhiannon and Dreams. It's actually pretty good!

It looks like the original link is gone, but here's another.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT4AOj6lLu0

[jbrownsjr]

HAHAHAHA, I haven't seen that before, thank you!
"Christine" wins the award for funniest!!

Jennifer Saunders nails it.

[aleuzzi]

But the lyrics!!!

Dreams unwind, and a star will be her lover

She flies through the sky in the velvet of the morning

He gave her a warning!!

OMG, I'm dying. :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

The whole thing is smart. I could quibble and complain that they dramatized a Christine-Stevie rivalry that never was, but it’s still mostly spot on. The way “Christine” plays with her hair, falls over drunk, the white “communion” blouse; and “Mick’s” face! I’ve always wondered why “Lindsey” gets off scot-free without any spoof other than his kimono.

[jbrownsjr]

The whole thing is smart. I could quibble and complain that they dramatized a Christine-Stevie rivalry that never was, but it’s still mostly spot on. The way “Christine” plays with her hair, falls over drunk, the white “communion” blouse; and “Mick’s” face! I’ve always wondered why “Lindsey” gets off scot-free without any spoof other than his kimono.

French (Stevie) and Saunders (Christine) come as a couple you know.

I did think they could have given Lindsey a little more spoof, too. And yes, the rivalry of Christine vs Stevie was made up.

But I love the outfit that Stevie is in. It's so spot on. It's a mess!

[sue]

French and Saunders also do spoofs on:
Titanic.
Madonna.
Thelma and Louise.
Monroe and Russell.
Harry Potter
to name just a few.
They aren’t on TV at the moment but have a pod cast…..”Titting about”

[jbrownsjr]

French and Saunders also do spoofs on:
Titanic.
Madonna.
Thelma and Louise.
Monroe and Russell.
Harry Potter
to name just a few.
They aren’t on TV at the moment but have a pod cast…..”Titting about”

Don't forget the choral version of I Should Be So Lucky!!! (Lucky Lucky Lucky)

[sue]

Don't forget the choral version of I Should Be So Lucky!!! (Lucky Lucky Lucky)

I ve just watched it….so funny..

[jbrownsjr]

I ve just watched it….so funny..

That's one my of favorites. Besides someone the way they dressed Stevie. :lol: I almost died from that. :lol: