Oh, Matthew McConaughey, we know your mom was a "free spirited" hippie and all, but surely she told you that nobody will buy the cow if it goes shirtless for free?
If you've read any celebrity news about McConaughey in the past few months, you've probably heard about the new movie starring Hollywood's No. 1 bro, (the excessively punctuated) Surfer, Dude -- if only because McConaughey lets his rippling pecs do the talking for the bulk of that flick, much as he does in his real life.
But had you heard that the movie already premiered -- two weeks ago! -- and is being swept away with the straight-to-DVD tide?
According to Entertainment Weekly, the movie, which also stars McConaughey's fellow surfer dude, Woody Harrelson, opened on a limited 69 screens this past weekend (after premiering at a Texas theatre the week prior), going on to scrape up a mere $36,497 U.S. (which will probably only cover the bong budget on the $6 million flick).
Pecs, pot, bros and waves have been a winning combo for the real-life McConaughey, how could things go wrong in the movies? All the people who were duped into seeing Fool's Gold weren't there for Malcolm-Jamal Warner, I can tell you. Has McConaughey's one-man crusade against shirts ended in shame -- and a slight chill?
Entertainment Weekly is saying that McConaughey failed to find a studio willing to release his pet project (currently sitting at a perfect 0 per cent on RottenTomatoes.com). Straight-to-DVD company Anchor Bay, however, will put the thing out in December (they were also responsible for Surfer, Dude's blip of a theatre release).
Who knows whether they have a no-shirts/no-service policy in effect at the Razzies?
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