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...Bush. On the other flank, Sununu exuberantly baits environmentalists and others into blaming him, rather than the President, when the Administration backslides from Bush's gauzy promises. Though he possesses no more "vision" than Bush does, Sununu has substituted a quiet and canny strategy to attain the President's paramount goal: re-election...
...lineup is once again heavy with sequels and action flicks. Among them: Universal's $40 million Back to the Future III; Disney's $30 million Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty and Madonna; Warner Bros.' $32 million Gremlins 2; and Paramount's $45 million Another 48 Hrs. "This is the summer of the blockbuster," says Sidney Ganis, president of the Paramount Motion Picture Group. "If one or more of them fail, next summer there won't be nearly as many rolling...
...cost of such movies largely reflects the price that studios pay for the handful of megastars whose presence is expected to guarantee a hit. The top guns include Tom Cruise, who reportedly will earn some $9 million for playing a race-car driver and co-producing Paramount's Days of Thunder. For reprising his role as Nick Nolte's streetwise sidekick in Another 48 Hrs., Eddie Murphy will take home at least $8 million, plus a share of the film's revenues. Arnold Schwarzenegger can count on $10 million for starring in Total Recall, a $50 million-plus...
...million over budget on Dick Tracy, in part because the studio decided, five months after the film had been shot, to upgrade the 57 matte-painting backdrops that were used to help create a comic-book appearance. The improved matte work includes twinkling lights and moving boats and cars. Paramount had to frantically accelerate the editing of Days of Thunder to get the film ready for its summer release. The speedup meant that crews had to work around the clock, piling up mountains of overtime. Die Hard 2 had the same deadline problem. Says Birnbaum: "The prints will still...
While filming on location, major stars seem to feel entitled to almost anything they want. When humorist Art Buchwald won a suit against Paramount for using his idea as the basis for the 1988 blockbuster Coming to America, court documents showed that the studio had treated America star Eddie Murphy very well indeed. Among other things, Murphy enjoyed the services of a valet, a physical trainer and a $2,000-a-week chauffeur...