10 Insane Movies That Were Almost Made
1. Ronnie Rocket
The Movie: From renowned WTF filmmaker David Lynch, Ronnie Rocket would have followed a detective (who, according to the script, wielded the powerful ability to... stand on one leg) looking for a mysterious second dimension.
Lynch once described the movie as being about "a three-foot tall guy with red hair and physical problems, and about 60-cycle alternating current electricity." A group known as "The Donut Men", who could use electricity as a weapon, would've been involved. Ronnie also needed to be plugged in at regular intervals, to give him a supply of energy. To say that this movie would've been mad is quite the understatement.
Why It Wasn't Made: Ronnie Rocket was intended to be Lynch's next project after the successful Eraserhead, but it was simply a case of him being unable to find funding. The wacky nature of the premise turned a lot of prospective financiers off, and other backers (like Evil Dead II producer De Laurentiis Entertainment Group) went bankrupt before work on the film could begin.
Lynch kept returning to Ronnie Rocket every couple of years, but it wasn't meant to be. And considering that, in the 1980s, he wasn't half the respected name he is today, it's not surprising that he struggled to get this bizarre movie off the ground.
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