Posted on 11/07/2004 8:06:00 PM PST by joedownthestreet
Paramount's "Alfie," a remake of a romantic comedy about a roguish womanizer starring Jude Law, opened to a dismal $6.5 million in more than 2,000 theaters, far below expectations. The tepid response was the latest blow to Sherry Lansing, the chairwoman of Paramount who last week announced her plans to leave the job when her contract expires in 2005, and whose movies have performed poorly this summer and fall.
Wayne Llewellyn, the president of distribution at Paramount, said that the conservative ethos reflected in last week's election results might have hurt the film.
"It could be the mood of the country right now," he said. "It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around."
Perhaps they wanted to see an original film.
Shouldn't that read, "...Sherry Lansing, charwoman..."?
or maybe they wanted to see a good movie.
mmmm.... maybe the film just sucks??????
As I pointed out on the Drudge-sourced thread on this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1273974/posts
Sarandon was in this turkey?
Well, this advice may be a bit late, but what the heck ...
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Rules for celebrities planning to trade on their celebrity
by taking a public position on a political issue:
1. Make sure you really have some celebrity status.
2. Plan to lose half of it.
3. Don't be surprised if you have no measurable influence.
4. Don't complain later about #2 and #3.
(1) You may discover, as Rosie and Cher did during the
Kerry campaign, that you are have fewer fans than you
imagined. If you have so few, you don't want to
discover it the hard way (#2).
(2) A silent film star was known for saying
"when a politician enters the room, I leave".
No matter what position you take, and no matter what
the outcome, if some issue is close enough that you
could make a difference, that means you are going to
annoy half your fan base, if not half of the general
population.
(3) Make sure that your fans are the kind of people
who actually make a difference in the world. Just
because they show up for you doesn't mean they vote.
(4) By "taking a stand", you are saying "this is so
important, I'm willing to bet my career on it". More
precisely, it's "I'm willing to blow half my audience".
Gambler's remorse is unbecoming for an esteemed figure
such as yourself. And if your horror is the discovery
that you had inflated celebrity and inept fans to
begin with, then we really don't want to hear about it.
They saw that Susan Sarandon was in it and they just froze over.
Let's see; a movie about a self-centered abuser ... hmmm, not interested. The movie plot simply doesn't appeal to me, and it has nothing to do with how I voted.
Now, throw in some aliens, psychotic killers, and car chases ....
Given the competition (The Incredables - which truly lives and exceeds the hype!!) that is in movies right now; this movie is a garanteed box office bomb. I'm not even interested in the $1 rental.
wrong! chairPERSON... lol
Is this a duplicate?
because I noted that "the INcredibles" did 70 million..
Very good post. Kudos on a well thought out, and painfully true essay.
...no, charwoman, as in cleaning woman. She seems to be taking the investors to the cleaners.
Would have been a smash during the Clinton years.
So if Kerry had won, 59 million Bush supporters WOULD have felt like seeing a movie about a womanizer?
Well, good point! I'm so bummed that Barbara Streisand is in Meet the Parents II. Just ruined it for me, and I won't go see it.
Who needs to see a MOVIE about a womanizer,
One was elected twice to the highest office in the land.
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