It's quirky and fun, the kind of movie I want to keep making in the future.When young Billy Johnson ( Neil Patrick Harris) plays the novelty song, a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple alien from outer space appears. "It's about one lovable purple alien who comes to Earth to join a rock band. It's a happy, upbeat picture for the whole family. "Now we have a real kid movie with no sex, no nudity and no drugs. "It was energizing because when you believe in something as strongly as I did in this film, you do everything to make it possible. And then on Sundays I'd scout the next week's locations. During principal photography I worked 16 hours a day, six days a week. But I'm blessed with a high energy level. "Right now I'm exhausted because I've been working for six straight months without a break. "I love being in on everything because I enjoy being an autuer, which gives me the freedom to create and then see my original thoughts and dreams come true on the screen. "But I came as close as I could by working in a lot of departments in pre-production and post-production. "Moviemaking is so specialized that it's impossible for one person to do everything," she said.
While Shayne's credits on "Purple People Eater" would make it appear she did it all alone, she is quick to say she is indebted to a great many people, including producers Brad Krevoy and Steve Stabler. As I used to tell my mother, I can't take no for an answer." If someone doesn't return my call, I call again and again until I reach the person. "I'm not hindered by the male ego problem about not returning telephone calls. I believe in creative arguments and I'm a joy to negotiate with because I never lose my temper. "I must admit I was surprised by some agents and bankers who expect women to defer to them because they are men, but I'm persistent. "I'm still getting quarterly profit checks from some of the pictures I did with Roger Corman. Bankers and financiers listen to anyone who can discuss profits. I know about movie financing and my track record has been good. "When I talk business and money, people listen. When it came time for a couple of bit parts in the picture, one playing a nurse in a scene with Shelley Winters and the other dancing with Chubby Checker, Shayne cast herself just for the fun of it. "And it was funny, my childhood experiences rushed back to me." All my experiences were at my fingertips. I liked directing the film because it utilized all my intellect and emotions. She gained more experience as a second unit director in "Big Bad Mama II" and served as executive producer on "Screwballs."Īfter putting the finishing touches to "Purple People Eater," Shayne said, "It's really a dream come true.
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She also developed two TV series, neither of which made prime time, and has acted in a dozen films and TV shows. She has written and produced movies for low-budget whiz Roger Corman and worked as a writer and associate producer at Disney. She earned a degree from the University of California and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, hoping to become an actress. She had been preparing for just such a project all her life. Shayne's accomplishment is no stroke of luck. Her budget was modest and her stars are not exactly marquee attractions - Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Chubby Checker and Peggy Lipton. Whether "Purple People Eater," based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 song sensation, will be a box-office hit is moot. Only the likes of Woody Allen, Clint Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone so completely dominate the creative elements of their movies. Shayne wrote, produced, directed and acted in "Purple People Eater." She also found the financing, assisted in the editing and put together the sound track. She is a one-woman band, an auteur, an energetic filmmaker and the first of her sex to put together a movie almost single handedly. Her voice is upbeat and her eyes quick and intelligent.But Linda Shayne, 32, is more than the sum of her 5-foot-3, 103 pounds of parts.
She looks like a college football cheerleader 10 years after graduation, diminutive and bubbly.
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