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zombieinferno t1_ixxfztw wrote

I wish people would pay me thousands of dollars to NOT do stuff.

That sounds like a dream job.

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WR810 t1_ixxj028 wrote

To be fair Hoskin wasn't paid for "not doing stuff".

He was paid for being a marketable, talented actor and for potentially having unwanted downtime. Less marketable and talented than De Niro but enough so that he was worth paying to have as a second choice.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_ixxm2x9 wrote

I wouldn't say less talented than DeNiro.

Less marketable for sure.

I know that's a high bar, but Hoskins could act.

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WR810 t1_ixynnmi wrote

I'd say something like that is hard to quantify. But what we can quantify is De Niro was wanted more than Hoskins.

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Azudekai t1_iy0r9q4 wrote

Which is covered by "less marketable"

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WR810 t1_iy0umrf wrote

Which is what I said in my first comment.

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No_Pen9448 t1_ixyhw72 wrote

It still seems like a stupid decision and I hope the money came out of De Palma’s OWN WALLET and not counted as production costs. You pay people to do a job, not pay them IN CASE something happens. That’s why Hollywood is so hated because they pull this kind of shit .

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inflatablefish t1_ixyjr95 wrote

>You pay people to do a job, not pay them IN CASE something happens.

I'm gonna guess you've never heard of insurance?

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No_Pen9448 t1_ixyl5p4 wrote

I’m gonna guess that you’re an idiot.

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KappuccinoBoi t1_ixymrpr wrote

Tell me you lost an argument on reddit without saying you lost an argument on reddit. Gg champ, better luck next time.

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alexkidd_in_world t1_ixymcj3 wrote

The role of Capone was pretty critical to the movie. De Palma couldn't risk having some idiot who didn't have any work come time to shoot so he took $200k of the production cost to ensure that no matter what, the shoot could go ahead. It's not that wild.

A delay in shooting would have cost considerably more money. Seems like a smart move to have a contingency plan.

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WR810 t1_ixyni33 wrote

You're going to lose your head when you find out play or pay contracts are pretty standard in Hollywood.

The whole main cast of Westworld just got paid for a fifth season that will never happen for instance. Billy Dee Williams famously had one for Harvey Dent / Two Face in the early '90s.

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overlord7517 t1_ixywgrh wrote

They kinda did pay him to not pursue other projects while De Niro was up in the air. No one hates Hollywood for this.

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critch t1_ixz0g2g wrote

He was paid to be 'on call' in case he was needed. That happens millions of times every day.

Nobody in the world besides you cares about someone getting paid for a pay-or-play contract. Hell, it's a part of the Animaniacs opening.

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Solidsnakeerection t1_ixz8btd wrote

Its basically a retainer. They werent sure if they could get De Niro and wanted a guranteed back up that was acceptable. And actor isnt going to turn down work with out compensation.

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Alternative_Effort t1_ixxhpvb wrote

Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. He was a long-limbed farmer, a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism. He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Major Major's father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. On long winter evenings he remained indoors and did not mend harness, and he sprang out of bed at the crack of noon every day just to make certain that the chores would not be done. He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county. Neighbors sought him out for advice on all subjects, for he had made much money and was therefore wise. “As ye sow, so shall ye reap,” he counseled one and all, and everyone said, “Amen.”

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o0joshua0o t1_ixycfkn wrote

It's kind of like paying a firefighter or a soldier to be ready to go at a moment's notice.

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