Some musicians, of course, cannot act, but sometimes by the time a movie reaches theaters the group's popularity may have faded.
Beauty Shop was pushed back from a late summer 2004 release, and finally reached theaters in February 2005.
"Rosemary's Baby" reached theaters on the eve of the women's liberation movement.
Studios began putting in extra suggestive material which they knew would never reach theaters.
About 500 hours of high-definition digital videotape was cut into the 90 minutes that will reach theaters.
They are expected to reach theaters in 2007 or 2008.
However, nearly a year after its Toronto debut, the movie had not reached theaters.
Independent films that would never have reached theaters outside the big cities a few years ago are being played in middle-sized towns.
None of these projects is likely to reach theaters until 2008.
Pacific Rim was initially expected to reach theaters in July 2012.