Oh, come on, Michael, think about it for a second. Why do kids defy authority? Because...
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Bo Hodges:
You realize who goes to see movies. Eighty percent of them are between the ages of 12 and 22. And you know what the kids like? Michael Burgess:
What? Bo Hodges:
Well, this may sound silly to you, but kids go completely ape if you do three things in a picture: defy authority, destroy property, and take people's clothes off. Michael Burgess:
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What does that have to do with American history? Bo Hodges:
Oh, come on, Michael, think about it for a second. Why do kids defy authority? Because they're in rebellion. The American revolution, Michael, was the ultimate rebellion. *And* they destroyed property! So all we had to do with these lunatics' help was to get their clothes off
You realize who goes to see movies. Eighty percent of them are between the ages of 12 and 22. And you know what the kids like? Michael Burgess:
What? Bo Hodges:
Well, this may sound silly to you, but kids go completely ape if you do three things in a picture: defy authority, destroy property, and take people's clothes off. Michael Burgess:
[bollixed]
What does that have to do with American history? Bo Hodges:
Oh, come on, Michael, think about it for a second. Why do kids defy authority? Because they're in rebellion. The American revolution, Michael, was the ultimate rebellion. *And* they destroyed property! So all we had to do with these lunatics' help was to get their clothes off
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You're a good comedy writer
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That's good guys
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Set it up
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I was trying to make history readable not obliterate it
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I put 10 years into that book
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Michael I'm the one
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who saved this picture
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It was in turnaround
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What's that
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I was the only one who saw
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how to make this appealing to kids
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The movie audience is 80 kids
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You know what kids like
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What
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Kids go ape if you do 3 things
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defy authority
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destroy property
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and take people's clothes off
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What's that have to do with American history
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Why do kids defy authority
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Because they're in rebellion
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The American revolution
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was the ultimate rebellion
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and they destroyed property
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We just needed to get them naked
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Movie Summary
After selling the rights of his book to a movie production company, a writer finds himself fighting the many egos and varying views around him.
