Initially he said, "Listen, I'm- I've just been brought in. I don't know what's going on....
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Fairuza Balk:
They said I had to come to dinner and that our director, our new director, was here. And this older gentleman in, you know, "director gear" with this jungle hat on came into the restaurant. Marco Hofschneider:
And at one point, during the dinner, I actually ask him, "What's your take on this story? Certain vision?" And he's like "Ah, Marco! Vision! That's an overused word, I'm telling you. It's not about a vision. I'm trying to tell a story here, okay?" "I mean, yeah, but what... is... you gonna tell this story?" "Ah, we're gonna see! I brought in my own writer!" So, I'm like, "Okay, it's gonna be a different movie, I guess now." Fairuza Balk:
Initially he said, "Listen, I'm- I've just been brought in. I don't know what's going on. I'm just a director. I'm here to try to do a job. I need all the help I can get from you. You know, just be on my side, and we'll get through this type of thing." Um... within three or four days, that had changed to name-calling, and it changed to being screamed at. This man hated my guts
They said I had to come to dinner and that our director, our new director, was here. And this older gentleman in, you know, "director gear" with this jungle hat on came into the restaurant. Marco Hofschneider:
And at one point, during the dinner, I actually ask him, "What's your take on this story? Certain vision?" And he's like "Ah, Marco! Vision! That's an overused word, I'm telling you. It's not about a vision. I'm trying to tell a story here, okay?" "I mean, yeah, but what... is... you gonna tell this story?" "Ah, we're gonna see! I brought in my own writer!" So, I'm like, "Okay, it's gonna be a different movie, I guess now." Fairuza Balk:
Initially he said, "Listen, I'm- I've just been brought in. I don't know what's going on. I'm just a director. I'm here to try to do a job. I need all the help I can get from you. You know, just be on my side, and we'll get through this type of thing." Um... within three or four days, that had changed to name-calling, and it changed to being screamed at. This man hated my guts
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They said I had to come to dinner
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and that our director our new director was here
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And this older gentleman in director gear
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with this jungle hat on came into the restaurant
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And at one point during the dinner
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I actually asked him
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So what's your take on this this story
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Is there a certain vision
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and he's like Marco vision that's an overused word
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I'm telling you it's not about a vision
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It's about I'm trying to tell a story here okay
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I mean yeah how are you going to tell this story
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Oh we're going to see I brought in my own writer
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Movie Summary
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).
