Paul McDowell

Dope Opera was being made into a film. A DVD of what was completed was available on Amazon and a trailer can be found on YouTube.

From the Amazon.com blurb for the DVD

The film although unfinished is a novelty - it was directed by Monty Python editor Julian Doyle and features Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The finance came from millionaire Chris Dawes who, after starting the project had himself arrested for possesion of huge quantities of Crack Cocaine but on release pending trial, bought a Maclaren F1 car and driving at 200mph on a wet, night road in Essex, crashed killing himself and his passenger. The production stopped with just 30 minutes in the can. Julian and Bruce went on to make the controversial film 'Chemical Wedding.'