06-10-2006, 06:48 AM
Absolutely!!! :evil: :? evil: :!:
However...
Matt, you forgot the 2nd Law of Hollywood (with no apologies to Louie B Meyer):
"This is show business kid, business. You want to send a message? Call Western Union. You want art? Go to a museum. This is business."
Lucas shopped his script to every studio, and was turned down by them all, save one, because they just knew you couldn't make money with a B grade space opera. And Fox sold the sequel and toy/gack rights to Lucas because they just knew you couldn't make money with sequels or toys (their own experience with the Planet Of The Apes series not withstanding.)
Hollywood hates taking chances, particularly on something new, or something they do not understand. So they did not take the chance and thus an empire was born.
Star Wars sold $3 Billion in toys & stuff last year alone.
Ever since May 1977 all of Hollywood has been trying to duplicate the success of Star Wars. And Hollywood has never been the same.
Occasionally art does creep in: The Seven Samurai (which the Weinstiens have just announced they are going to remake. :? x ) or Brother Where Art Thou? or a few others (we all have our own lists of favorites) but one fact remains -- it is all about the Benjamins. The more the better.
That "art" emerges at all from Hollywood is nothing short of miraculous. It does happen, every now and again, and perhaps its very infrequency makes it all the more important and memorable.
But I wax over long.
My apologies.
Narukami
However...
Matt, you forgot the 2nd Law of Hollywood (with no apologies to Louie B Meyer):
"This is show business kid, business. You want to send a message? Call Western Union. You want art? Go to a museum. This is business."
Lucas shopped his script to every studio, and was turned down by them all, save one, because they just knew you couldn't make money with a B grade space opera. And Fox sold the sequel and toy/gack rights to Lucas because they just knew you couldn't make money with sequels or toys (their own experience with the Planet Of The Apes series not withstanding.)
Hollywood hates taking chances, particularly on something new, or something they do not understand. So they did not take the chance and thus an empire was born.
Star Wars sold $3 Billion in toys & stuff last year alone.
Ever since May 1977 all of Hollywood has been trying to duplicate the success of Star Wars. And Hollywood has never been the same.
Occasionally art does creep in: The Seven Samurai (which the Weinstiens have just announced they are going to remake. :? x ) or Brother Where Art Thou? or a few others (we all have our own lists of favorites) but one fact remains -- it is all about the Benjamins. The more the better.
That "art" emerges at all from Hollywood is nothing short of miraculous. It does happen, every now and again, and perhaps its very infrequency makes it all the more important and memorable.
But I wax over long.
My apologies.
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA
