'I was really hoping I can get Bruce to come to Luton at some point, I want to show him my home town' Bruce Springsteen movie writer wants The Boss to visit Luton
The writer of a film inspired by his teenage love of Bruce Springsteen is hoping to bring his idol to the town where it is set.
Blinded By The Light is based on Greetings from Bury Park, Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir about his life in Luton in the 1980s.Springsteen knew about Luton's Arndale Centre and Vauxhall factory after reading the book, Manzoor said.Javed, the main character in the film, feels like Bruce is speaking directly to him through his music, producers said
At a chance meeting at a film premiere in 2010 Springsteen personally gave Manzoor and the film's director, writer and producer, Gurinder Chadha, his backing to have the book made into a film.The film could"appeal to anyone who grew up in a town where they wanted to have bigger dreams", he said."It will be nice to put Luton on the map for different reasons than we usually hear about.
"I was really hoping I can get Bruce to come to Luton at some point, I want to show him my home town. "He's read the book, which is kind of crazy, so he knows all about The Arndale Centre and the Vauxhall car factory and about me growing up in this town."
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