A Modest Proposal to Turn Lady Gaga's Fame Monster Into a Movie
Since news broke that a Lady Gaga biopic may be in the works, I've fretted. The 25-year-old superstar is ripe for a big-screen toasting, but she's only been a phenomenon since the latter half of 2008. Would you want to watch a Madonna biopic that stopped after the release of True Blue? Of course not. Lady Gaga has a gnarly, couture-bedecked arc ahead of her, and I say if she's destined to be a cineplex draw, why not adapt her eight-track mini-album The Fame Monster into a full-fledged film?
Even the title of the biopic's source material, Maureen Callahan's 2010 biography Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga, indicates that the singer hasn't existed long enough for plot complications. Her life story isn't engrossing: Moving from NYU to clubland to the pop charts is not a revelatory trajectory. Meanwhile, Gaga herself has produced a captivating visual feast with the imagery-laden EP (which is long enough to be considered a sophomore album) The Fame Monster. From "Bad Romance" to "Alejandro" to "Telephone" to "Teeth," it's a jarring, danceably Gothic medley of sideshows. If the rock opera ever went out of style, surely The Fame Monster is the best incentive to revive the genre's unholy grandeur.
Picture if you will a Spike Jonze-directed musical blitz of monster schlock, Laurieann Gibson choreography, and the torrid throes of clubland romance. It's Queen of the Damned meets 54 (!), with the spirits of Mamma Mia and Dr. Frankenfurter added liberally. A leotard-loving ingenue (Gaga) falls into a bad romance with a hulking, primitive, mythological beast (muffled voice of Ron Perlman and/or Madonna) who happens to spin records in Manhattan. They engage in a hokey, but haunting freestyle dance that ensures their destiny together. But wait: Gaga's hot, blue-collar ex-paramour Alejandro nags her by telephone and woos her to her old life of comfortable domesticity. He leaves her speechless! She's so happy she could die. Ultimately, she chooses between the two by forcing them to dance in the dark and show their teeth -- which is a Rocky Horror tribute all its own. Already this is better than a by-the-books biopic. And it's a logical extension of Gaga's intrigue as opposed to a stilted, elementary retelling of her life.
Would you see a Fame Monster movie? More importantly: Can you envision schlock lovers and "little monsters" seeing a Fame Monster movie? I'm in, teeth bared.
Comments
the best
I know of a perfect person to play the role.
Her Name Is Lauren Francesca.
Check her out on Youtube, or find her on facebook.
She's the perfect Girl for the job!
Use lauren Francesca, she is the best GAGA out there
Lauren Francesca seems to be the perfect fit for this role. She just looks like Gaga. in fact, her Telephone parody (with Barely Political's Key of Awesome) was voted the Best Web Parody by Entertainment Weekly!!!!
Lauren Francesca is, by far, the best fitted for this role. She has done lots of amazing shorts as Lady Gaga. She deserves to win... and I believe she will win 😛
I’m here again, not enough people get the hint. Lauren Francesca IS the best girl for the job! She is an amazing actress, who can look and act exactly like Lady Gaga for the big screen. Just check her out on Facebook or on Youtube! After you see her, you won’t have a doubt in your mind, She IS the perfect person to cast for this role. So please comment for her.
Give Lauren Francesca the role! she's the best Gaga and she loves being Gaga, she deserves it!
Hey,
Lauren Francesca would be make the best Lady Gaga!!! Check her out on the hit youtube channel Key of Awesome which has over 500 million hits! She would do Gaga proud!
Lauren Francesca is the one and only option for that role, we all love her Gaga impersonations! I love you Lauren 🙂
yeah, give to Lauren Francesca the role. She deserves it. Her youtube views on Lady Gaga parodies just speaks how perfect she is for the role. 🙂
Hmmm... Well, Gaga could do it... but Lauren Francesca would be better.
Lauren Francesca is perfect for this role. Her awesome Lady Gaga parodies has gotten millions of views in Youtube. In fact, her Telephone parody (with Barely Political's Key of Awesome) was voted the Best Web Parody by Entertainment Weekly!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOucvTpKrE
Lauren, you deserve the role!!!
Lauren Francesca is perfect for this role. Her awesome Lady Gaga parodies has gotten millions of views in Youtube. In fact, Her Telephone parody (with Barely Political's Key of Awesome) was voted the Best Web Parody by Entertainment Weekly!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOucvTpKrE
Lauren, you deserve the role!!!
I'd say Lauren Francesca should play Gaga! Gaga always to me comes off very warm and sweet, and Lauren has that personality that really does shine. Plus they are both very talented, so it'd be something really wig flippin!
Lauren Francesca for the role 🙂
I'd Say Lauren Francesca, She is the only one perfect for the Role.
Only Lauren Francesca Deserves the Role..
Lauren Francesca is the best for the role.
Go Lauren Francesca..You are the Best!
LaurenF Nothing Else.
Vote for Lauren Francesca for the Role of Lady Gaga...
Lauren Francesca would be my pick for Lady Gaga.
Lauren shows a great deal of determination and versatility in the long list of internet videos that she has appeared in. She shows a great deal of drive and a passion for acting in her work, and needless to say, she is absolutely gorgeous. It would be a wise move to cast this rising star in your film as Lady Gaga.
Lauren has done fantastic work in internet song parodies with The Key of Awesome youtube.com/barlypolitical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs9GPlQ1ynM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWxTGJ3TK1U
And some other work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFT-pctu-w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl-hgzCXOXQ
Vote for Lauren Francesca..
LaurenF for the Role..Vote for Her..
I was more than happy to discover this page. I need to to thank you for your time just for this wonderful read!! I definitely enjoyed every little bit of it and I have you book marked to see new stuff on your blog.