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Offline sparkle_motion

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Re: Randy Quaid Drops Lawsuit
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2006, 05:06:13 pm »
Quote from: slayers_creek_oth on May 03, 2006, 05:04:11 pm
Because starting May 1 threads are going to be moved to the places they belong....so Phillip moved it to the Movie Resources board...so its now over there....

Don't like it at all.  :-\
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Quaid case takes queer turn....
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2006, 06:22:54 pm »
From Contact music today:
QUAID BROKEBACK LAWSUIT TAKES CURIOUS TURN
   
LATEST: Actor RANDY QUAID has dropped his $10 million (GBP5.8 million) lawsuit against the producers of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, insisting they have reached an agreement to pay him a bonus. The star filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court in March (06), claiming he was underpaid for his supporting role in the film as rancher JOE AGUIRRE. Quaid alleged Focus Features duped him into deferring his normal payment for the film by touting the production as an independent art-house film that couldn't afford to pay actors their normal rate. However, a Focus Features spokesperson is adamant no settlement has been agreed with the actor. According to Quaid's representatives, the agreement was unofficial and the actor has requested the bonus be split among the cast members. The Focus Features spokesperson says, "The circumstances of him dropping the suit are as mysterious as the circumstances under which he filed his claim. "Focus Features never negotiated, offered or agreed to any settlement agreement with Mr Quaid or his attorneys, but we're happy to put this behind us, and do wish Mr Quaid the best." The Oscar-nominated film, starring HEATH LEDGER and JAKE GYLLENHAAL, has grossed nearly $160 million (GBP91 million) worldwide.
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Re: Quaid case takes queer turn....
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2006, 06:46:05 pm »
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Quaid case takes queer turn.

interesting choice of words, Becky :D

I still do not know what really transpired - especially since Focus said there would be no payout - so is Quaid lying ???
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Re: Randy Quaid Drops Lawsuit
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2006, 07:22:40 pm »
Quote from: vkm91941 on May 03, 2006, 05:03:11 pm
NO reason not to have it in two places LOL, we still have a few tremblians who are too shy to venture out yet..LOL

Well they better get over it because May 1st is here and I am going to start moving posts that are especially relevant to Movie Resources over there.

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Re: Randy Quaid Drops Lawsuit
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2006, 07:26:13 pm »
Quote from: sparkle_motion on May 03, 2006, 05:06:13 pm
Don't like it at all.  :-\

I'm sorry, but with more than 20,000 posts on here and new people arriving all the time, I consider it a very high priority to maintain a comprehensive Movie Resources section with news about the film and issues related to it in that specific forum so people can find it.  We're more than just a discussion site....

I am not insistent on too many things, but this one is important to me and the overall mission of the site.  You can still discuss the issues surrounding it wherever, but I want to make sure the news is in the Movie Resources section.
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Re: Quaid case takes queer turn....
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2006, 07:52:55 pm »
If he's lying...I'm sure he did to "save face"!
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Re: Quaid case takes queer turn....
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2006, 07:55:33 pm »
Um, either Quaid is lying to save face or Focus is doing a spin on what they are offering him.  They didn't give him a 'payout' which they can deny with impunity, but what else might they have given him?  Stock options/additional contracts/percentage points on a future project, etc?
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Re: Randy Quaid Drops Lawsuit
« Reply #17 on: May 03, 2006, 08:18:36 pm »
Quote from: Phillip on May 03, 2006, 07:22:40 pm
Well they better get over it because May 1st is here and I am going to start moving posts that are especially relevant to Movie Resources over there.

The rest of the system will not bite, I promise...   ;D

Cute Phil  ;D real cute.  Actually we CT moderators DO keep encouraging others to venture out more but there are still a few who seem to be terminally shy LOL!  But I do agree that all threads do need to be kept current and whenever possible appropriate messages need to be posted in appropriate forums.

Thanks... :-*
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Re: Randy Quaid Drops Lawsuit
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2006, 08:22:38 pm »
Oh, ok, Phillip! I was worried that if I posted something personal on here, you might move it to Our Daily Thoughts or something like that. I'm glad to know it's just the movie resources. Sorry for being fussy.
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Re: Randy Quaid drops his lawsuit against Focus Features
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2006, 08:40:56 pm »
Quote from: vkm91941 on May 03, 2006, 05:01:36 pm
Link to defamer article as well...Too funny! He drops the suit saying they settled with Focus. He says Focus will pay him an "unspecified amount" in bonus pay. Then Focus responds by saying they never negotiated and are surprised at his comment...but obviously pleased with his decision to drop.

Ha ha, fantastic - this *is* too funny:

'In the interest of respecting the spirit of the film, we are happy to refrain from coughing "bullshit" into a balled fist, and instead look away as Quaid and Focus doff their shirts atop an idyllic hill, embrace in seeming anger, then tumble down its grassy slope in a tangle of giggles and stolen kisses."

I'm still chuckling...  :D
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