Bohemian Rhapsody: The Brian May Story.
That's A LOT of Brian-screentime and it also paints him in the most favourable light possible, glad they didn't go (completely) with that idea.
Om the other side, it's a pity to see that they kept some of the weaker scenes from this script and threw away some really strong ones (for example, the scene where Freddie visits the dying Joe Baston in the hospital).
It was more autobiographical - you could see Brian in 2016 talking about events in the past, it was narration at times. There's a bit of Hyde Park, but there's a lot more obscure songs referenced in the film too (but no Keep Yourself Alive). Here are all the songs I found but I may have missed out a couple.
We Will Rock You
It's A Beautiful Day
We Will Rock You (Referenced)
A Kind Of Magic (Referenced)
Radio Ga Ga (Referenced)
Doing All Right
Guitar Solo
Tutti Frutti (Played By Freddie)
Seven Seas Of Rhye
Doing All Right
Bohemian Rhapsody
Step On Me
My Fairy King (Mentioned)
White Queen (As It Began)
Now I'm Here
Killer Queen
I'm In Love With My Car (Referenced)
Sweet Lady (Referenced)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Love Of My Life
You're My Best Friend (Referenced)
Tie Your Mother Down
Day-Oh
Love Of My Life
Sweet Bitter Love (Played By Freddie)
Somebody To Love
We Are The Champions
Fat Bottomed Girls
Another One Bites The Dust
I Want To Break Free
Living On My Own
The Golden Boy
Barcelona
The Show Must Go On
Under Pressure
Hammer To Fall
Who Wants To Live Forever
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody/Radio Ga Ga (Live Aid)
Day-Oh (Live Aid)
We Will Rock You (Live Aid)
We Are The Champions (Live Aid)
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Don't Stop Me Now
gerbenletzer wrote:
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Brian May Story.
That's A LOT of Brian-screentime and it also paints him in the most favourable light possible, glad they didn't go (completely) with that idea.
Om the other side, it's a pity to see that they kept some of the weaker scenes from this script and threw away some really strong ones (for example, the scene where Freddie visits the dying Joe Baston in the hospital).
gerbenletzer wrote:
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Brian May Story.
That's A LOT of Brian-screentime and it also paints him in the most favourable light possible, glad they didn't go (completely) with that idea.
Om the other side, it's a pity to see that they kept some of the weaker scenes from this script and threw away some really strong ones (for example, the scene where Freddie visits the dying Joe Baston in the hospital).
EXT. ARGENTINA TOUR/ BUENOS AIRES/ 1981 - DAY
Police motorcycles lead a TANK down the CROWD-LINED street of BUENOS AIRES, with the motorcycles crisscrossing to keep civilians and cars away from the tank.
OLDER BRIAN (V.O.) Then came South America. No one
had ever played that part of the globe-- but Freddie...
Appearing out the TOP of the TANK, FREDDIE MERCURY, waving a ARGENTINIAN FLAG...
FREDDIE
(to his band-mates below)
Isn’t this fun, darlings?!
OLDER BRIAN (V.O.) ...Freddie realised that after the World Cup there might be some nice
little stadiums not being used by anyone.
_______
¿FREDDIE MERCURY, waving a ARGENTINIAN FLAG...?
That did not happen, but I would have liked them to include a scene in Argentina.
Interesting that the script confirms that Brian, John and Roger were all unfaithful to their wives in Munich. I wonder if the involvement of one of John's youngest sons in the film meant that bit was left out of the final film. I can't imagine Cameron deacon being as enthusiastic about reviewing it if it was left in.
I assume if they'd done this, actual Brian (and a great deal more briefly, Roger) would have been in the film as themselves doing those scenes?!
I don't think it would have gone down well myself done in this way, though I've only had the chnce to read the very start of the script and scan it very fleetingly.