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RUNTIME
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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993 0h 8m EN
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7.2
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★7.2TMDB · 5
Music
Synopsis
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A take on "Beauty and The Beast" and "Phantom of the Opera" in which Meatloaf pursues a beautiful woman as he's chased by the cops.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Meat Loaf
The Beast
Dana Patrick
The Beauty
Jim Fitzpatrick
The Detective
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Bay
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Bay directs. Daniel Pearl behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Michael Bay, shot by Daniel Pearl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Meat Loaf and Dana Patrick and Jim Fitzpatrick carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt7019730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daniel Pearl
- Makeup / hair
- Bob Keane
- Runtime
- 8 min · 0h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Michael Bay
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- Makeup ArtistBob Keane
- MusicJim Steinman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- music video
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1993-09-11
