Randy Quaid

[sandgk]

Hey, not my original line - but good enough to reuse as a thread title.
Randy claims he wasn't told the truth about the little art picture that became a big hit at the box office. Wants major dollars reflecting his value to the film.

(ASIDE -- Shouldn't he be taking up this argument with the producers of Independence Day?)

LINK

Quaid launches lawsuit for a Mountain of money


<!-- Summary --> <!-- dateline -->Los Angeles<!-- /dateline --> -- Randy Quaid, who plays a tough sheep rancher in Brokeback Mountain, claims he was fleeced for his work in the movie.
Quaid filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging producers got him to work cheap by presenting it as "a low-budget, art-house film, with no prospect of making any money."
<!-- /Summary --> "Yet from day one, defendants fully intended that the film would not be made on a low budget, would be given a worldwide release, and would be supported as the studio picture it always was secretly intended to be," the lawsuit says. Quaid agreed to waive his usual seven-figure fee and share of profits in favour of a much smaller payment, the lawsuit claims.
The 55-year-old actor was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1973's The Last Detail.
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The lawsuit seeks at least $10-million (U.S.) in damages. It names Focus Features LLC and producers David Linde and James Schamus.
According to the lawsuit, industry guilds define a low-budget film as having a budget of $500,000 to $7-million, but the budget for Brokeback was about $15-million. A Focus spokesperson said the budget was $13.9-million. Brokeback Mountain, which won Oscars for best director, original score and adapted screenplay, has grossed more than $82-million in North America. AP

 

[gregorylee]

Hey, not my original line - but good enough to reuse as a thread title.
Randy claims he wasn't told the truth about the little art picture that became a big hit at the box office. Wants major dollars reflecting his value to the film.

(ASIDE -- Shouldn't he be taking up this argument with the producers of Independence Day?)

LINK

You'd think he would've thought about his backside after reading the script...


:SHAKE:

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Shitter was full!

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Man sounds like he's really takin it up the ass from them.

 

[Saw31]

They really bent him over...

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

Shouldn't he be taking up this argument with the producers of Independence Day?

ID4 was always going to be a big budget, big money holiday film..... I'm sure he got paid nicely for that one. That was also 10 years ago... I'm sure his earning power wasn't as much as it is now.

 

[osugrad21]

TMZ

Randy & Evi Quaid -- They Made Themselves at Home

9/19/2010 10:05 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Sources tell TMZ ... Randy and Evi Quaid made themselves so comfortable in the home they are accused of squatting in ... they actually hung their picture over the fireplace.

The Quaids were busted Saturday afternoon on charges of felony burglary -- after they were found to be living in a home they once owned.

A source close to the situation tells TMZ the owner of the home sent a realtor to the house after an alarm went off Saturday morning. We're told the realtor found the gate codes had been changed, security cameras had all been moved to face up, and Randy had carved his initials in the mailbox.

When the realtor went inside, we're told he found the place trashed -- dirty dishes in the sink, footprints everywhere and clothes that didn't belong to the owner were hanging in the closet.

The kicker -- the Quaids allegedly broke a $7,000 mirror that had been over the fireplace and, according to our source, replaced it with a photo of themselves.

The Quaids were arrested and charged with felony residential burglary and entering a noncommercial building without consent, a misdemeanor. Evi was also charged with resisting arrest.

A rep for the Quaids could not be located.

 

[calibuck]

Not too bright....but if the movie was 'artsy', he could have said, pay me the salary and I'll take a 5% royalty if the movie grosses over $x (whatever the breakeven would be). I guess he negotiated this deal himself, an agent worth their 10% wouldn't have let that one go. Heck, if it was big budget, they would have gotten a 'Name' to play the part, not a Quaid.....Oh, yeah, squatting in a house they had 'owned' isn't real bright either.

:gobucks3::gobucks4:

 

[kinch]

Not too bright....but if the movie was 'artsy', he could have said, pay me the salary and I'll take a 5% royalty if the movie grosses over (whatever the breakeven would be). I guess he negotiated this deal himself, an agent worth their 10% wouldn't have let that one go. Heck, if it was big budget, they would have gotten a 'Name' to play the part, not a Quaid.....Oh, yeah, squatting in a house they had 'owned' isn't real bright either.

So I think that. . . Well.

Really I have nothing to add. THIS.

 

[BB73]

When the realtor went inside, we're told he found the place trashed

SHITTER's FULL!!

 

[Jake]

SHITTER's FULL!!

You read my mind.

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