Bloom, worlds are turned on such thoughts!
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Leo Bloom:
Let's assume, just for the moment, that you are a dishonest man. Max Bialystock:
Assume away. Leo Bloom:
It's very easy. You raise more money than you need. Max Bialystock:
What do you mean? Leo Bloom:
Well, you did it yourself, only you did it on a very small scale. Max Bialystock:
What did I do? Leo Bloom:
You raised $2,000 more than you needed to produce your last play. Max Bialystock:
So? What did it get me? *I'm wearing a CARDBOARD BELT*! Leo Bloom:
Well, that's where you made your mistake: you didn't go all the way. You see, if you were a truly bold criminal, You could've raised a million. Max Bialystock:
But the play cost me only $60,000 to produce! Leo Bloom:
And how long did it run? Max Bialystock:
One night. Leo Bloom:
You see? You see what I'm trying to tell you? You could've raised a million dollars, put on your $60,000 flop, and kept the rest. Max Bialystock:
But what if the play was a hit? Leo Bloom:
Well, then you'd go to jail. See, once the play's a hit, you have to pay off all the backers, and with so many backers, there could never be enough profits to go around. Get it? Max Bialystock:
Uh-huh. A-ha! So, in order for this scheme to work, we'd have to find a sure-fire flop! Leo Bloom:
What scheme? Max Bialystock:
What scheme! YOUR scheme, you bloody little genius! Leo Bloom:
I meant no scheme. I merely posed a little academic accounting theory; it was just a thought. Max Bialystock:
Bloom, worlds are turned on such thoughts!
Let's assume, just for the moment, that you are a dishonest man. Max Bialystock:
Assume away. Leo Bloom:
It's very easy. You raise more money than you need. Max Bialystock:
What do you mean? Leo Bloom:
Well, you did it yourself, only you did it on a very small scale. Max Bialystock:
What did I do? Leo Bloom:
You raised $2,000 more than you needed to produce your last play. Max Bialystock:
So? What did it get me? *I'm wearing a CARDBOARD BELT*! Leo Bloom:
Well, that's where you made your mistake: you didn't go all the way. You see, if you were a truly bold criminal, You could've raised a million. Max Bialystock:
But the play cost me only $60,000 to produce! Leo Bloom:
And how long did it run? Max Bialystock:
One night. Leo Bloom:
You see? You see what I'm trying to tell you? You could've raised a million dollars, put on your $60,000 flop, and kept the rest. Max Bialystock:
But what if the play was a hit? Leo Bloom:
Well, then you'd go to jail. See, once the play's a hit, you have to pay off all the backers, and with so many backers, there could never be enough profits to go around. Get it? Max Bialystock:
Uh-huh. A-ha! So, in order for this scheme to work, we'd have to find a sure-fire flop! Leo Bloom:
What scheme? Max Bialystock:
What scheme! YOUR scheme, you bloody little genius! Leo Bloom:
I meant no scheme. I merely posed a little academic accounting theory; it was just a thought. Max Bialystock:
Bloom, worlds are turned on such thoughts!
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Let's assume just for the moment that you are a dishonest man
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Assume away It's very easy
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You raise more money than you need What do you mean
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Well you did it yourself only you did it on a very small scale
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What'd I do
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You raised 2 000 more than you needed to produce your last play
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So What did it get me I'm wearing a cardboard belt
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That's where you made your mistake You didn't go all the way
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You see if you were really a bold criminal you could have raised 1 million
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But the play cost me only 60 000 to produce
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And how long did it run
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One night You see
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Do you see what I'm trying to tell you
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You could have raised 1 million put on a 60 000 flop and kept the rest
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But what if the play was a hit Well then you'd go to jail
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See once the play's a hit you have to pay off all the backers
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and with so many backers there could never be enough profits to go around Get it
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Uh huh uh huh
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Ah ha So in order for this scheme to work
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we'd have to find a sure fire flop
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What scheme What scheme
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Your scheme you bloody little genius
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I meant no scheme
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I merely posed a little academic accounting theory It was just a thought
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Bloom worlds are turned on such thoughts
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Movie Summary
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Actors
Leo Bloom
Max Bialystock
