It is quite a daunting task to turn a well loved book character from a Judy Blume novel into a flesh and blood character on screen. Will she meet the author’s expectations? Will she meet the readers’ expectations? In this case, the character is a young teenager who must carry the whole film. Finding an actress still in her youth… (more…)
Thanks to all who joined Larry and Judy on #scriptchat last weekend. It was a lively discussion on what it was like to turn Tiger Eyes from a book into a film. For those who missed it, the archive of the discussion may be found HERE. As the discussion occurred on the night of the series finale of Breaking Bad,… (more…)
Did you know that the Tiger Eyes novel is still on the banned books list, even 32 years after its publication? It currently sits at #89 on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 due to the story’s inclusion of teen drinking, death, and depression. Although the film has received a family seal of… (more…)