The news I’m sure you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seat for ever since we first caught wind in Tech of the Week of a wacky idea for a crowdfunded feature comedy film about a cyclist who never takes off his helmet… I know, how has nobody thought of this before? Well, there’s good and bad news, it’s up to you which way round you assign those particular reactions, as the project fell well short of its crowdfunding goal… but they’re going to make the film anyway.
In an update on the project’s Indiegogo page — where 61 backers put up £3,692 towards the film, £20,514 short of its target — the director Tony Mouleart said shooting will begin in the next couple of months but that ‘Bike Hat Harry’ may take longer than expected.
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“We finished our crowdfunding campaign, he wrote. “We raised $4500 with over 60 contributors. We appreciate your support. We didn’t hit our ultimate goal however, we still plan to make the film (it just may take longer than expected).”
Yep, that’s right, the live action comedy feature film about a guy who never takes off his bike helmet, that’s set in an underground disco dance world, may be coming to a screen near you.
We’re going to defer responsibility to the campaign’s own words for the more in-depth explanation of what that means. It says: “A quirky bike courier (who never removes his helmet) teams up with a charismatic con man to win a disco dance contest and win the heart of a dance teacher.
“It’s like Saturday Night Fever meets There’s Something About Mary.”
And if you aren’t already sold, apparently the audience, at a live script reading at the Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood, “loved it”.
Perhaps preempting the inevitable, the Indiegogo page has a lengthy ‘Why make this film?’ section, where “passion for dance, bike helmet safety awareness, and positivity” get a mention.
“As a former triathlete, I spent a lot of time cycling,” directory Tony says. “I was hit by a car [driver] while training. Thankfully, I was wearing a bike helmet to protect me. Cycling is the number one cause of head injuries among recreational sports. Bike helmets save lives and serious head injuries by 60 per cent.”
The director links a couple of studies during that particular quote if anyone fancies banging their head against the helmet debate wall. Or just watch the crowdfunding video instead…
9 thoughts on “Comedy film about cyclist who never removes helmet falls well short of crowdfunding goal… but they’re going to make it anyway”
I knew it was too much to
I knew it was too much to hope that this was going to be a scathing satire that questioned why it’s normalised to wear a helmet for cycling but not for other everyday activities such as driving, walking or disco dancing.
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OnYerBike wrote:
I think a comedy skit of someone who wears a bicycle helmet for everything has comedy potential, it may also trigger the helmet zealots.
Man falls off ladder, breaks leg in horrible contorted fashion “It’s all fine, I was wearing a helmet”.
Pedestrian gets hit by car, comedy ragdoll flip in the air slo-mo, lands perfectly on feet with no injuries. “Helmet saved my life!”
Two drunks having a fight in the street on a Friday night…
ChrisB200SX wrote:
Have Indiana Jones climbing out of the nuked fridge when he spots a bloke crouched down beside him holding a bike helmet to his head, but clearly still alive
I notice that the sports
I notice that the sports related head injury rates for children has a different order of dangerous activities, “playground equipment”, football (presumably not soccer) and basketball result in more head injuries. Assuming that helmets are effective, that means that there should be a campaign to get all kids to wear helmets when around playground equipment and also whilst playing basketball.
Is there any chance this film
Is there any chance this film will sink without trace?
(the trouble is, helmets float)
I knew it was too much to
(double post)
If ever there was a case for
If ever there was a case for using scare-quotes around the word “comedy”, this is it.
This is the way
This is the way
This is the way
This is the way