Thirty-five years ago, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit No. 1 on the charts. Now, it might be heading to the big screen.
Producer Warren Zide has picked up the rights to Jim Croce's classic pop song in the hope of turning it into an action-comedy franchise.
The song told the story of Leroy Brown, "the baddest man in the whole damn town ... badder than old King Kong ... and meaner than a junkyard dog." In the song, Brown makes a pass at girl in a bar, then gets beat up for his trouble by her jealous husband.
Croce died in an airplane crash in 1973, just as his career was beginning to take shape.
According to Zide, his uncle tried to secure the rights to the song 25 years ago. When he showed Zide documents of the attempt, Zide cold-called the Croce family, striking up a partnership.
"We've always wanted to do a movie with one of Jim's character songs," said Croce's widow, Ingrid.
Producer Warren Zide has picked up the rights to Jim Croce's classic pop song in the hope of turning it into an action-comedy franchise.
The song told the story of Leroy Brown, "the baddest man in the whole damn town ... badder than old King Kong ... and meaner than a junkyard dog." In the song, Brown makes a pass at girl in a bar, then gets beat up for his trouble by her jealous husband.
Croce died in an airplane crash in 1973, just as his career was beginning to take shape.
According to Zide, his uncle tried to secure the rights to the song 25 years ago. When he showed Zide documents of the attempt, Zide cold-called the Croce family, striking up a partnership.
"We've always wanted to do a movie with one of Jim's character songs," said Croce's widow, Ingrid.
- 4/24/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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