meat loaf film

[escort]

anyone know if i can get hold of the meat loaf story,it was on tv a few years ago anyone heip

[RadioMaster]

You're talking about "To Hell and Back" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242956/) (2000). It's never been released on DVD, but there are quite a few copies of the rental VHS circulating. Check Ebay, it pops up there now and again. Here for example. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Out-of-print-Meat-Loaf-To-Hell-And-Back-MeatLoaf_W0QQitemZ140382102724QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?ha sh=item20af6ce4c4)


(moved to LCA)

[lisa01]

I have seen the meat loaf filim to hell and back i loved the filim. and i have read meat loafs book to hell and back as well

[Lord Kagan]

you should read the movie and watch the book, much more thrilling

[RadioMaster]

you find watching a book thrilling? Always knew you had a boring life :p

[meat_loaf2008]

Wish I could find a copy of the book, Id love to read it. Anyone know where I can find a copy?

[mszee]

Wish I could find a copy of the book, Id love to read it. Anyone know where I can find a copy?

Probably available on Amazon or in the library...it's not a rare book...

[meat_loaf2008]

Probably available on Amazon or in the library...it's not a rare book...

That it might not be, but it IS long out of print.

[daveake]

Well, if you bothered looking, you'd see it is available new on Amazon for £6.49, and used from 96p.

[meat_loaf2008]

Aye, but I dont feel like paying international shipping fees. haha. Ill have a look on US amazon and see what I can find.

[daveake]

Aye, but I dont feel like paying international shipping fees. haha. Ill have a look on US amazon and see what I can find.

$12.32 new / $2.99 used

[meat_loaf2008]

$12.32 new / $2.99 used

Thanks Dave!

[Netty]

i liked the book much better than the movie!! :-)

[melon]

I never saw the movie, but I do love the book.

[howlerformeatloaf]

Isn't that the movie that Meat said he would not even buy it himself. He thought it was crap and parts of it was not even correct. I think he was very mad about this movie.

[Sarge]

He thought it was crap and parts of it was not even correct.

As far as I remember, there were numerous chronological errors and I didn't like how whiny "Meat" appeared in certain parts of the movie. It's a rather short flick made for TV, so it focuses on a few things in his career that are presented in fast motion.
The actors do a good job and if you ignore the fact that the movie is supposed to be about Meat Loaf, you can regard it as an interesting drama - but if you are a fan or someone who expects to learn something about Meat Loaf you should rather avoid watching it.

[CarylB]

Isn't that the movie that Meat said he would not even buy it himself. He thought it was crap and parts of it was not even correct. I think he was very mad about this movie.

Yes he was very disappointed with the movie in its final form.

But the autobiography is imo an excellent read :-) David Dalton's brought a number of celebrity autoboigraphies into print, and does it extremely well I think .. In this one Meat's voice just leaps from the pages .. I thoroughly enjoyed it :-)

Caryl

[howlerformeatloaf]

I totally agree with you. I really enjoyed reading the book also. In fact I have probably read it about 15 times now. Each time I read it I get another view from it. I suggest reading the book. :D

[RadioMaster]

while the movie isnt a cinematical gem I think every Meat Loaf fan shouldve seen it at least once.

Regarding the accuracy, I was actually quite impressed with the amount of little details they put in the movie. (him singing peel out as an actual song recorded later, etc). If you keep in mind they were on a budget they actually did a pretty good job at research. Sure some things are changed and taken out of context, but you have to expect that from a biopic for tv.

[CarylB]

while the movie isnt a cinematical gem I think every Meat Loaf fan shouldve seen it at least once.



Oh I didn't suggest that someone not see the film. I saw it once and enjoyed it. I just said that Meat was pretty hacked off with the final version.

Now, were it an either or, I'd most certainly recommend the autobiography which has Meat leaping from every page.

Caryl

[Sue K]

... i liked the film ... i loved the book ...

[RadioMaster]

I was speaking in general, not necessarily as a reply to your statement!