The producer of what 1970s film wanted to call it The Sidewalk Vigilante as he felt the title (which stayed) was too morbid?
Vigilante film Vigilante film The vigilante film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists engage in vigilante behavior, taking the law into their own hands. Vigilante films are usually revenge films in which the legal system fails protagonists, leading them to become vigilantes. In United States cinema, vigilante films gained prominence during the 1970s with "touchstones" like "Death Wish" and "Dirty Harry", both of which had sequels. The "Los Angeles Times" reported, "Vigilante vengeance was the cinematic theme of the decade, flourishing in the more respectable precincts of the new American cinema even as it fueled numerous exploitation flicks,"
The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late is the imagined original ditty that is recorded in 'our time' as the simplified nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle". The supposed original was invented (by back formation) by J. R. R. Tolkien. The title of this version is given in "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". In the Inn at Bree ("At the Sign of the Prancing Pony", "The Fellowship of the Ring" Chapter 9) Frodo jumps on a table and recites "a ridiculous song" invented by Bilbo. "Here it is in full,"