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In article <1992Sep29.180836.10282@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ren@Turing.ORG (Karen Prestemon) writes:

>In article <22491@venera.isi.edu> jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep25.221406.25801@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ren@Turing.ORG (Karen Prestemon) writes:
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>A pathetic attempt at being humerous...
>
>>>This is the stuff Oscar dreams are made of.
>>>
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>>Ouch!  Heh.  A little bitter, eh?
>>
>>jas
>
>Bitter, no. Realistic, yes.  Take Ghost for example.  In Bruce Joel Rubin's
>first drafts, Demi Moore's character was a sculptor, but one of the producer's
>reworked it so that she ended up a potter.  Sure, it made for a sexy
>scene, but it was done BECAUSE THE PRODUCER'S WIFE WAS INTO POTTERY-MAKING.

I fail to see this as a signififcant change.  The rationale behind it
may have been foolish, but the change was minimal.

>Or take Pretty Woman, which ended up looking nothing like Three Thousand,
>the original script the movie was loosely based on, where the Julia
>Roberts' character grows up, gets a brain, and leaves Richard Gere, and 
>where the Laura San Giacomo character overdoses.  I would have prefered
>to see that movie  over the drivel that was eventually made.  Of course,
>the role probably demanded a little too much of Julia Roberts (like she
>plays a strong, intelligent young woman).

Frankly, I agree with you here.  This is an example of Hollywood at
its worst(?), but the movie DID make a boatload of dough, and *that's*
what the Producer's job is -- to make the movie a success.

Now, why a producer would buy "3000" and then turn it into "Pretty
Woman," I have no idea...

>I lament the death of artistic integrity.  If that makes me appear bitter,
>then I am a bitter woman!  *sob*

I have to chuckle at the thought of the phrase "artistic integrity"
mentioned in the context of Hollywood.  It is truly show business, not
show art.

jas
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