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Kinks concept album to be made into film

Schoolboys in Disgrace to be adapted for the big screen by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, with Ray Davies as executive producerRaspy-voiced comedian Bobcat Goldthwait will direct a film based on the Kinks' Schoolboys in Disgrace, according toreports. The manic funny man, best known for appearing in the Police Academy films, has written a screenplay based on the 1976 album. Ray Davies will act as executive producer.The original Schoolboys in Disgrace is a musical about a young trouble-maker, whose h...

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12:18 on July 1 2010

Kinks concept album to be made into film

Guardian Music — Schoolboys in Disgrace to be adapted for the big screen by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, with Ray Davies as executive producerRaspy-voiced comedian Bobcat Goldthwait will d... more info

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11:27 on June 30 2010

The Kinks' 'Schoolboys...' to become film musical

NME — A film version of The Kinks' seminal 1976 album 'Schoolboys In Disgrace is to be made. more info

00:36 on June 30 2010

Police Academy - Goldthwait Goes Back To School For Kinks Movie Musical

ContactMusic — Former POLICE ACADEMY star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT is turning THE KINKS' SCHOOLBOYS IN DISGRACE album into a new movie.The madcap star, who directed Robin Williams' dark comedy... more info

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