CAA (with Michael Ovitz)
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“Michael Crichton sent a draft of a book about dinosaurs after a discussion about an amusement park with prehistoric animals, which became 'Jurassic Park'.”
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Movies & Documentaries Mentioned
Jurassic Park
“Jurassic Park went on to gross a billion dollars. The creative team and CAA kept 50% of that billion plus.”
Winchester 73
“The famous story of the movie Winchester 73, where Lou suggested a lesser front money payment for a piece of the back end.”
Back to the Future
“I had a similar issue with Lou and Sid over Back to the Future.”
Back to the Future 2
“Our director, Bob Zemeckis, was going back for Back to the Future 2 and 3.”
Back to the Future 3
“Our director, Bob Zemeckis, was going back for Back to the Future 2 and 3.”
Ghostbusters
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Gandhi
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Twins
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Kindergarten Cop
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Tootsie
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Rain Man
“Mentioned as part of a list of films that were packaged for negotiation.”
Goodfellas
“The mention of Goodfellas comes in the context of a conversation about communication and recommendations between agents and clients.”
Heat
“De Niro and Pacino were packaged together with Michael Mann called it heat.”
Untouchables
“In Untouchables, they would have never gotten Costner and Connery in the same and Andy Garcia in the same movie.”