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The Merry Gentlemen

My dad worked in advertising, so I became very awareat a very young age how cynicalthe...

My dad worked in advertising, so I became very aware
at a very young age how cynical
the advertising business is

Full Transcript

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My dad worked in advertising,
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so I became very aware at a very young age
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how cynical the advertising business is.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:57
Uploaded
Feb 17, 2025
Genres
comedy, musical, romance
Production
Hybrid,Gentlemen Media Group

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Movie Summary

To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
I wanted to write something, a dark satire about - The Merry Gentlemen 00:11
I wanted to write something, a dark satire about
-♪ I want to be a Toys "R" Us kid ♪ - The Merry Gentlemen 00:12
-♪ I want to be a Toys "R" Us kid ♪
[chuckling continues] - The Merry Gentlemen 00:15
[chuckling continues]
But the notion that these dolls, these goofy dolls, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:10
But the notion that these dolls, these goofy dolls,
[People shouting] - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
[People shouting]
-Being a life-long horror fan, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:20
-Being a life-long horror fan,
-Don wanted Madison Avenue to be the bad guy here. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:05
-Don wanted Madison Avenue to be the bad guy here.
-When I was a kid, I remember my sisters had, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:08
-When I was a kid, I remember my sisters had,
And I just thought, well, for a horror movie, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
And I just thought, well, for a horror movie,
It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit
-In my original script, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
-In my original script,
In my script, the doll was not possessed by a serial killer. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:08
In my script, the doll was not possessed by a serial killer.
The doll was sort of a manifestation - The Merry Gentlemen 00:17
The doll was sort of a manifestation
-Trying to figure out who's responsible for these murders, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:12
-Trying to figure out who's responsible for these murde...
-The original title was "Batteries Not Included," - The Merry Gentlemen 00:12
-The original title was "Batteries Not Included,"
I wrote that script, and it landed on David Kirschner's desk - The Merry Gentlemen 00:09
I wrote that script, and it landed on David Kirschner's...
-The other projects that I had worked - The Merry Gentlemen 00:05
-The other projects that I had worked
"Rose Petal Place," "An American Tail." - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
"Rose Petal Place," "An American Tail."
So my wife and I were in London - The Merry Gentlemen 00:15
So my wife and I were in London
-The idea of a doll coming to life was something that I -- - The Merry Gentlemen 00:11
-The idea of a doll coming to life was something that I --