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Michael Ovitz: Peter, I know Dave's circumstances, and so I know why you're here. Dave is a star of such compelling stature that frankly it makes me personally angry he finds himself this abused. We pride ourselves here at CAA in developing a career plan for our clients that protects them as much as it enriches them. David has set such an incredibly high professional standard and yet he is going disturbingly unrewarded. That just doesn't make any sense; it's simply bad business practice. Obviously, we have an interest in establishing a business relationship with you Dave, and you Peter. Frankly, we have worked out a career plan for David, and it includes securing everything for Dave that he wants. EVERYTHING. Of course that means an 11:30 television show. Dave will be offered an 11:30 show, and he will be offered it by every network. The geometry of the deal will be far larger, the studios will be in, the syndicators, the full range of the entertainment industry. We shall frame a deal that will make you one of the giants. And if you give us the privilege of working with you, CAA will take care of everything your talents deserve, and our spirit desires
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David Peter
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Mike Ovitz
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Please come in it's wonderful to have you here
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Thank you Please
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David I don't know if you remember this
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but years ago when you were with William Morris
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and I was still an agent there
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we actually met very briefly
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Geez I can't believe you remembered that
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What I remember is
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you were the funniest guy in the room
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In fact I don't think we got much accomplished that day
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Michael maybe we should tell you a little about David's circumstances
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Peter I know Dave's circumstances
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And so I know why you're here
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Dave is a star of such compelling stature that frankly
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it makes me personally angry he finds himself this abused
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We pride ourselves here at CAA
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in developing a career plan for our clients
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that protects them as much as it enriches them
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David has set such an incredibly high professional standard
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and yet he is going disturbingly unrewarded
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That just doesn't make sense
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It's simply bad business practice
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Obviously we have an intense interest
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in establishing a business relationship with you Dave
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And with you Peter
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Frankly we have worked out a career plan for David
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and it includes securing everything for Dave that he wants
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Everything
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Of course that means an 11 30 television show
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Dave will be offered an 11 30 show
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and he will be offered it by every network
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The geometry of the deal will be far larger
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The studios will be in the syndicators
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the full range of the entertainment industry
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We shall frame a deal that will make you one of the giants
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And if you give us the privilege
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of working with you
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CAA will take care of everything your talents deserve
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and your spirit desires
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Movie Summary
A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".
