The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World Movie Updates

Tue., Jan. 29, 2013

from Deadline

Ken Kwapis Plans Screen Version of 'The Shaggs'

Ken Kwapis and his In Cahoots shingle has teamed with writer/producer Joy Gregory to develop a feature adaptation of the off-Broadway musical The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World.

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• In the late 1960s, three teenage sisters from rural New Hampshire form a band at the insistence of their overbearing father, who is convinced their talent will make them stars. The trio polarizes critics. They are dubbed visionary by some, while othe... show all rs called them the worst band in rock history, whose sound is reminiscent of cats being strangled.

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• added Alexandra Beattie as Producer to the credits
• added Ken Kwapis as Producer to the credits
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• added Joy Gregory as Producer to the credits
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• added dark comedy as genre
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