11-11-2022, 08:16 AM
More Tangential PotP information. I'm reading the autobiography of film editor Paul Hirsh. He edited nine of Brian De Palma's film including PotP. When they were done with the film, there lawsuits were filed against it. Universal filed. The owners of the book Phantom of the Opera. And Led Zeppelin. The first two were easily solved a name change and a production credit did the trick. But Led Zeppelins record company was called Swan Song Records. In PotP, the record company is called Swan Records. The logo is all over the film as well as the company name. Because of the lawsuit, the entire film had to be recut in order to excise any mention or depiction of Swan Records. It changed the entire depiction of the film. In the autobiography, Hirsch still mourns the loss of the film that might have been.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm