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Did Sam Lombardo deserve to die?
Christy could have made it
Why didn’t they let the crowd out of the room during Del’s execution?
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Inappropriate things to say during love - Anaconda style.
Why didn’t the anaconda wipe out the Shirishamas?
Why didn’t they wear goggles?
RIP Louis Gosset Jr
What good qualities did Daniel and Miyagi have?
Whose death did you mourn and why?
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“One day, Sheinberg arrived at the location from L.A. He had dinner at Steven’s house, and afterward, the director excused himself and went off into a corner with Gottlieb, who was sharing the house with him, to work on the script for the next day’s shoot. Sheinberg thought to himself, My God! This is the way this is being done? We may have footage that we will never be able to assemble into a movie.
The next day, Sheinberg went to the location, watched Spielberg shoot. During a break, they sat down on the wooden steps of the Kelly House, the cast and crew hotel where the executive was staying. Sheinberg said, “You know, this would be a lot faster and cheaper to shoot in a tank.”
“Well, I want to shoot this in the ocean for reality,” replied Spielberg.
“Your ‘reality’ is costing us a lot of money.”
“I understand that, but I really believe in this movie.”
“Well, I believe in you. I will back you in [either of] two decisions. If you want to quit now, we will find a way to make our money back. If you want to stay and finish the movie, you can do that.”
“I want to stay and finish the movie.”
“Fine.”
But the real hero of this episode was Bill Gilmore, Zanuck and Brown’s line producer who was in charge of the numbers. According to Gottlieb, “The week before [Sheinberg’s visit], Gilmore had calculated the cost-to-date and cost-to-complete, and the picture was over, but not horrendously so. In the intervening week, apparently some stuff came to light, and it was obvious the picture was deeply in trouble. Probably with Steven’s connivance, Bill locked the new budget in his desk, wouldn’t give it to anybody, didn’t let on that it existed. He could have been fired for that. The following week when that budget came out, the brass had already been there and approved, so they couldn’t very well say no, so the picture went on.”
Excerpt From
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Peter Biskind
Probably why it did less business.
Yes
Cobra Kai never dies.
They were hot though.
“This guy’s dead. Hey, you’re dead, man!”
Whinielle had a long history of anger management problems, snapping on innocent people without provocation (Bobby on the soccer field, the hospital receptionist and even Mr Miyagi). The high school should have recognized the warning signs back in ‘84 and had him institutionalized. Poor Nicole and Ron might still be alive.
That pushy little bastard Miyagi.
Can imagine the spectacle of Whinielle trying to fit into his denim cut offs.
Darden and Clarke would’ve bumbled the case while his lawyers would’ve played up the anti Italian discrimination angle. If Silver had lent his advice to DA William Cole over some Tuesday evening poached salmon, it might’ve made a difference.
The public got bamboozled by their big budget ad campaigns while missing out on the real gem of the ‘89 summer season. The passage of time has proven KKIII to be the superior, more influential film.
Whinielle framed the Juice and tarnished his legacy while Miyagi fled California to distance himself from the circus (“Daniel-san. This not tournament.”). It’s a shame Cochraine and the team couldn’t connect the dots as a good man’s reputation lay in tatters.
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