Comments on: Read 20th Century Fox’s Rejection Memo For Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Boogie Nights’

By: Edward Shuttleworth

Edward Shuttleworth — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:09:35 +0000

This is only the first page. There would have been a full synopsis and a page of commentary. This is also studio coverage, not a memo, and would have been written by a union studio reader, not an intern. Based on the log line, it sounds like an earlier draft than the one used to shoot. 186pp is audacious, an almost unheard of length for a feature script. And to be fair major studios like 20th Century Fox were not in the business of making movies like this. Not a surprise that the reader was unimpressed, his boss would not have liked it either.

By: Goober Andronicus

Goober Andronicus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:08:07 +0000

This coverage, even if written by a lower level intern, reflects the mind set of top executives.

By: Goober Andronicus

Goober Andronicus — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:05:12 +0000

Major studios at that time were unadventurous and were only interested in making brain-dead dross for the massses. Luckily there was an independent film movement to support interesting films.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 22:26:00 +0000

The genius in casting Mark Wahlberg is not for his acting chops but for the fact he can\’t act which is perfect for the role.

By: D

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:17:15 +0000

Yea this is just coverage of the script that I\’m sure some intern wrote, something I did when I first got my start in this business (Wasn\’t a fan of the Sicario script when I wrote that coverage for my bosses… I was wrong). Definitely not something an executive or anyone like that would have written

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:24:33 +0000

In defense…
This is coverage. Its written by either an intern or someone else low on the totem pole – not the hypothetical "big shot exec who doesn\’t understand art" we all want to believe passed on this masterpiece.

By: doris

doris — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:03:29 +0000

absolute bloody idiots

By: Daniel O\'Raw

Daniel O\'Raw — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 18:47:50 +0000