One of the more dryly funny lines of the year – or at least the week – appears on Drudge today in response to the removal by Paramount Studios of Al Gore’s name from the poster and credits of the global warming doc An Inconveninent Truth:
“A rival studio executive claims marketing research showed little audience interest in a movie starring Al Gore.”
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6 Comments
1. Trudger:In point of fact, his name was not “removed” from the film’s credits; it was never in the final ends (and there are no mains – only the title card “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.”
Jun 7, 2006 - 7:55 pm 2. Bill M:“A rival studio executive claims marketing research showed little audience interest in a movie starring Al Gore.”
Or a White House starring algore either apparently.
Jun 7, 2006 - 7:59 pm 3. Parker:Al Gore’s little movie has made $2.2 million as of Tues, June 6. How much has your little Pajamas Media venture made?
Jun 8, 2006 - 6:49 am 4. Bostonian:Parker, that’s cute, but grownups realize that you’re comparing apples to oranges.
Jun 8, 2006 - 7:13 am 5. Retread:Check your own link, Parker. Al Gore’s little movie has receipts of $2.2 million, that’s a very different thing from making $2.2 mil.
Jun 9, 2006 - 11:03 am 6. JoshNarins:It was the highest grossing film, on a per-screen basis, for its debut weekend.
But that’s not the point.
The real point is whether that rival studio executive would claim marketing research showed massive audience interest in a movie starring Roger L. Simon.
is that Jealousy I smell?
Jun 12, 2006 - 7:47 am