Disney, along with producer Scott Rudin, are developing a comedy about male synchronized swimming called Synchronicity.
The project will be in the vein of previous two-male-leads comedies like Blades of Glory, which starred Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as competitive ice skating parters, and will also be similar to the Ben Stiller comedy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
Hmm… wonder where they got the idea to make a comedy about male synchronized swimming?
Could it be from the 1980’s Saturday Night Live skit with Martin Short and Harry Shearer as the swimming pairs and Christopher Guest as their choreographer?
Check out the video of that skit below and see for yourself.
Video
“I’m not that strong a swimmer.”
[Source: EW]
Disney, along with producer Scott Rudin, are developing a comedy about male synchronized swimming called Synchronicity.
Woah, great memory on the SNL skit! I remeber watchign this skit on some VHS tape back in the day. Well done!
Comment by Scott — July 10, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
oops, “remember watching”
Comment by Scott — July 10, 2008 @ 3:23 pm
Classic SNL skit.
Comment by Jerry — July 10, 2008 @ 8:57 pm
WHY THE HECK WOULD THEY DO THAT!!! maybe the producers should get in the water and do synchro see if they make a movie about it then! for all you who make fun of the sport should actually try it and see the intense training we go through to achieve the moves we do. try going upside support yourself with you arms do sharp percise moves with you legs and hold your breath! whoever came up with that ideas is retarded
Comment by Not happy — July 17, 2008 @ 12:35 pm