Named after a duck's dork

Okay. Wow. Lots of current action. Now back to the the past: Our timeline of interviews.

We were bound to L.A for the 2nd time. First on our list was to speak with Gedde Watanabe. Long Duck Dong. The Donger.

Gedde was actually doing Shakespeare when the audition came around to be in Hughes' first film.

His interview was extremely funny and also very melancholic. You'll see what I mean.

U.S update

Hi guys,

We don't have DVD or iTunes info for the doc yet, but we do know that Encore/Starz is planning a Big '80s Weekend during Christmas, a three-day tribute to the decade and one of its most prolific filmmakers, John Hughes. Our flick will kick off the festivities.

Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016910419#ixzz0W0aUqkR7

Early Reviews

Well, it's only been two days since our Canadian release, and so far our doc has been warmly received. Here's a sample of what the critics are saying :

"Here are some early reviews!!!

"The directors sudden death in August makes the doc's release - and frank interviews - all more poignant."
National Post - We Can't Wait For....

"Don’t You Forget About Me has a nifty gimmick, following Sadowski and his three producers as they try to track down the reclusive Hughes ostensibly for an interview, but really just to tell him how much they miss him."
Varsity - Will Sloan

"Don't You Forget About Me is a fun walk down memory lane for anyone who grew up watching Hughes' work. You can feel the love that Matt and the people behind it have for Hughes, and the interview subjects (which include stars of Hughes' films like Judd Nelson and Alan Ruck, along with Roger Ebert, Kevin Smith and Jason Reitman) genuinely admire this man and his work."

****City News - Brian McKechnie

"The crew plants the cameras in front of some great talkers who have plenty of interesting ideas."
*** CanWest - Katherine Monk

"...builds a strong case for the reclusive director's substantial influence on the generation of filmmakers that followed. It's a well assembled retrospective."
*** Now Magazine - Norman Wilner

"...works as a sort of tribute (a very entertaining one) to a man who gave voice to a generation; a great companion piece to any of Hughes’ films."
*** Row Three - Marina Antunes"

A week away from our Canadian release

The anticipation is killing us !!!

Articles and reviews will be posted in the next two weeks and then we'll be back to our regularly scheduled production notes and cutting room floor scenes.

Until then, here's an article from Eye Magazine that we like :)

Official Trailer!!!

Pre-Order your DVD (Canada only...for now)

HMV is the first to offer pre-orders of the DVD.

Here's the link!!!

http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/541675.aspx

This just in - mark November 3rd off in your calendar.

For our Canadian friends, we're very excited to announce that you can pick up our film on Nov 3rd at Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, HMV, Rogers and Best Buy, to name a few stores that will carry it.

The film will be up on i-tunes on November 3rd as well, for sale and for rent!!!

If you're reading this, you're most likely a DYFAM blog subscriber, and as such, if you've followed some of the behind-the-scenes stories we've told already (and will continue to tell) you're on the "inside" and will enjoy our film that much more as you know some of the trials and tribulations we had previous to where our journey starts in the documentary. If you haven't read since our first posting, go back and read from the beginning :) It will make the documentary a much different experience and answers questions about us you might be asking.

Can't wait for you to see it!

Team DYFAM