Aug 22 2007I'm Not There Teaser Trailer
Maybe I hadn't been paying enough attention, but I hadn't realized until this trailer that Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan biopic was a mix of exaggerated fact and imagined fiction. Foolishly, I thought the turbulent life of one the most amazing performers ever would stand on its own ground without making shit up and casting six actors to play him. Luckily, Haynes seems to have made it pretty easy for us to guess which are the "imagined" parts. Now I'm not a Dylan historian, but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the part where he's literally floating from a tether on his ankle, where he's riding through the woods on a horse, and the part with the arbitrary giraffe didn't happen, whereas the parts where he's riding around in a car or singing did happen. Please correct me if there was an instance where he did, in fact, float.
With that said, it looks kind of good.
Some of the YouTube links are being taken down, so the original IGN link is here if needed.
Reader Comments
1. martygras9 - August 22, 2007 11:05 AM
Little known fact about Bob Dylan: When he was younger, he was a black kid.
2. papa bear - August 22, 2007 6:03 PM
#1 I did not know that. I'm gonna go request that to be added to his IMDB and Allmusic profile. :p
Todd Haynes is SOO overrated.
3. jim - August 23, 2007 8:14 AM
little known fact about bob dylan: he spent his life making music so he could get played by the biggest hack hype actors around. and consequently that people who didn't like his music before can base their knowledge of him off of a movie, and so pretentious hipsters have something to dislike based purely on principal.
4. jim - August 23, 2007 8:17 AM
and i really dont buy a women as bob dylan. what the shit, seriously.
there are enough big haired jews running around who look EXACTLY like bob dylan during this period that i think a dude could have been procured.
5. Alice - August 28, 2007 5:25 PM
I think we have a few big babies who are missing the point on our hands.
6. Erin - September 5, 2007 7:31 PM
Oh my god, this made me laugh so hard.
7. Amy - September 7, 2007 5:10 AM
I've been against the idea of this film on principle from as soon as I heeard about it, and I'm still dubious about it, but I have to say Cate Blanchett looks to be absolutely amazing. I thought that was a terrible piece of stunt casting to start with, but know I'm really looking forward to seeing her in it - not like some of the others in the cast.