Writing Movies For Fun And Profit! (36 page)

“& or AND” in,
127
–28

examples of,
33
,
124
–27

glossary of,
295
–311

official,
194

order of names in,
128
–29

pseudonyms in,
129

royalties in,
61
,
124
,
193
–94,
196

studio’s suggested,
194

see also
arbitration

critics,
114
–15,
192

Cross, David,
22
–23

Crystal, Billy,
93
n
,
107

deadlines,
169

Delgo
,
77

Del Toro, Guillermo,
85
,
87

Diaz, Cameron,
80
–81

Die Hard
,
12
,
99
,
167

characters of,
162

structure of,
148
–50

Diesel, Vin,
ix–x
,
99
,
121
–22

directors,
33
,
50
,
62
,
82
–88,
89
,
91
,
92
,
186
,
208
,
295

of action scenes,
173

earnings of,
82
–83,
86

first assistant,
297

helpful attitude toward,
87

movie star approval of,
190

patience needed by,
84
–86

production rewrites and,
184
,
185

types of,
86
–87

Disney,
22
–23,
67
,
92
–100,
198
–99

parking at,
55

Don Cucos restaurant,
133

DreamWorks, parking at,
57

drinking,
22
–23,
61
,
174
,
176
,
204
–7

earnings,
6
,
31
–33,
38
,
52
,
117
,
125

commencement payments in,
31
,
50

creative spending of,
200
,
208
n
–9
n

of directors,
82
–83,
86

of movie stars,
189
,
190

from notes,
71

passive, on sequels,
34
,
199

percentages paid from,
24
,
32
–33

residuals,
24
,
25
,
124
,
125
,
196

for rewrites,
183
,
185
,
186

royalties,
61
,
124
,
193
–94,
196

economic crisis, current,
30
,
36

editors,
5
,
88
,
296
,
297
,
299

Eisenberg, Jesse,
159
,
277

El Cholo restaurant,
133

Empire
,
167

entertainment lawyers,
6
,
7
,
35
,
196
,
202

percentage paid to,
33

Eraserhead
,
13
,
167

E.T
.,
109

Fallon, Jimmy,
x
,
116
–19

Faulkner, William,
19
,
206
–7

federal income tax,
33

Ferguson, Craig,
191

film festivals,
161

Final Draft computer program,
4
–5,
45
–46,
48
–49,
153
,
166
,
178
–79

firing,
59
–61,
73
,
89
,
92
,
95
,
180
,
183
,
191
,
293
–94

rehiring after,
34
,
60
–61,
72
,
74

of studio executives,
4
,
67
,
90
,
106

first-dollar gross,
189

Fitzcarraldo
,
84

Focus Features,
67

formatting,
4
–5,
38
,
40
–46

individual studio requirements of,
43
–46

Forrest Gump
,
109

Fox,
see
20
th Century Fox

Fox Searchlight,
67

France,
116
–18,
169

“fresh eyes,”
59
–60,
87
,
180
n
,
293
–94

Frolic Room,
105

Funny or Die videos,
111

Galifianakis, Zach,
156
–57,
164

Ganz, Lowell,
60
,
99
,
126
,
128

Garden of Eden, The
(Hemingway),
206

Gerard Lounge,
134

Giamatti, Paul,
159

Gigli
,
19
,
77
,
191

Golden Apple Comics,
134

Golden Globe Awards,
141
,
188

gracious behavior,
60
,
104
,
194

notes and,
71
,
72
,
73
,
73
,
96
–97

pitching and,
20
–21

Grant, Hugh,
13

Greenberg, Scott,
33

Grove,
135

Halekulani hotel,
136

Hamburg, John,
ix–x
,
60

Hangover, The
,
53
,
54

Helms, Ed,
278

Hemingway, Ernest,
171
,
205
,
206
,
207

Herbie: Fully Loaded
,
ix
,
66
,
92
–100,
170
,
183
,
198
–99

incompetent executive’s effect on,
92
–93,
95
–97

Herzog, Werner,
84

“high concept” idea,
127

Hollywood Canteen restaurant,
120
–22

I Love You, Man
,
ix

Incredible Shrinking Man, The
,
77
–79

Inn on Mount Ada,
136

In-N-Out Burgers,
15
,
137
–40

secret menu of,
139
–40

Instant Monsters
outline,
211
,
275
–92

internet,
111
,
179

critics on,
114
–15,
192

funny cat videos on,
166
,
167
,
168

Island Express Helicopters,
136

Ivy Restaurant,
70
,
98

Jackson, Samuel,
278

Jacobson, Nina,
94
–95,
198

Jade Mountain resort,
200
,
200

James, Kevin,
80
–81,
100

Jobs, Steve,
165

Johnson, Dwayne “The Rock,”
157
,
158

Jules Verne Restaurant,
169

Knowles, Beyoncé,
142
–43

Lady in the Water
,
94
n

La Serenata de Garibaldi restaurant,
133

Las Fuentes Mexican Restaurant,
133

last-writer bonus,
34

Lawrence, Martin,
77
n
,
185
,
188

lawyers, entertainment,
6
,
7
,
35
,
196
,
202

lead role,
see
main characters

Liar, Liar
,
19

Lionsgate,
67

Lohan, Lindsay,
70
,
92
,
92
,
94
–95,
98
,
170
,
198
,
199

Lopez, Jennifer,
191

Lord of the Rings
,
98
–99

Los Angeles, Calif.,
15
,
130
–43,
130

bars in,
22
–23,
105
,
132
,
134
–35

Beverly Park,
105

“car hobbies” needed in,
130
–31,
133

comic book store in,
134

getaway destinations from,
135
–37

Grove make-believe neighborhood,
135

In-N-Out Burger locations in,
137
–40

residing in,
3
–4,
24

restaurants in,
70
,
98
,
120
–22,
132
–35

Robertson Boulevard roller-skater in,
69
–70

Upright Citizens Brigade in,
5

writing in public in,
131
–32

McBride, Danny,
164
–65

McDuck, Scrooge (char.),
199

McKee, Robert,
xi
–xii,
147

main characters,
53
,
54
,
72
,
94
,
154
–56,
161

of
Die Hard
,
162

heroic quality of,
155

likability of,
66
,
154
–55,
162
,
163

maximum ten-page explanation of,
148
,
156

movie star’s desire for role of,
18
–19,
154
–55

in structure,
148
–52

managers,
see
agents and managers

Mandel, Babaloo,
60
,
99
,
126
,
128

marketing,
30
,
53
,
54
,
105
–6,
203

methods of,
110
–13

marketing department,
105
–6,
111
–13