Creating Rem Lezar
Creating Rem Lezar /ˈrɛm ləˈzɑːr/ is a 1989 American children's musical film directed written and produced by Scott Zakarin and released direct-to-video.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Scott Zakarin |
Produced by | Scott Zakarin Phil Meyerowitz |
Written by | Scott Zakarin |
Starring | Jack Mulcahy Courtney Kernaghan Jonathan Goch Kathleen Gati Scott Zakarin Stewart H. Bruck |
Music by | James E. Graseck Bernie Maloney Mark Mulé Peter Spirer |
Cinematography | Richard E. Brooks |
Production company | Rem Lezar Corporation |
Distributed by | Valley Studios |
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Running time | 48 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Production
Creating Rem Lezar was filmed in a variety of locations in New York state: The Bellmores, New York City, Roslyn and Spring Glen.[4]
Plot
Two children have the same dream about the same imaginary friend, a superhero named Rem Lezar. They paint a mannequin like their dream hero, which comes to life. The children try and find a Quixotic Medallion which will allow him to live longer than a day.
Reception
Zakarin described the film as "a critical success but a commercial failure."[5]
In 2007, the film came to prominence on the website eBaum's World, with the musical number "Day and Night" (featuring a late-1980s doo-wop group, hip-hop MC and violinist) becoming a viral hit.[6]
Creating Rem Lezar (described as "creepy/fascinating" and "very strange") appeared in a 2014 BuzzFeed listicle of 26 films that Scarecrow Video were trying to keep available to the public, as a reminder of "how many rare titles are still only available as physical media thanks to market forces, rights issues, corporate wrangling, and other reasons." [7]
Creating Rem Lezar was featured on a 2019 episode of RedLetterMedia's "Best of the Worst" series.[8] The crew voted the film the best video they had watched that night, and have since made it part of their Best of the Worst Hall of Fame.
References
- "Creating Rem Lezar (1989)" – via letterboxd.com.
- Scumbalina (1 April 2012). "Atomic Caravan: Creating Rem Lezar (1989)".
- ""Creating Rem Lezar" review". 9 November 2010.
- "Creating Rem Lezar (Video 1989) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- Geirland, John; Kedar, Eva Sonesh (25 March 1999). Digital Babylon: How the Geeks, the Suits, and the Ponytails Fought to Bring Hollywood to the Internet. Arcade Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9781559704830 – via Internet Archive.
Creating Rem Lezar.
- mondo270. "Rem Lezar sings... poorly". www.ebaumsworld.com.
- Willmore, Alison. "26 Hard-To-Find Movies That Remind Us Why VHS, DVD, And LaserDisc Still Matter". BuzzFeed.
- RedLetterMedia (21 February 2019). "Best of the Worst: Wheel of the Worst #18" – via YouTube.
External links
- Creating Rem Lezar on IMDb
- Creating Rem Lezar at Rotten Tomatoes
- Creating Rem Lezar Full Movie HQ on YouTube