Conference bookie::movies

    The two biggest ones off of the top of my head are Arnold
    Schwarzenegger and Jim Carey!
    
    Jim gets $20million a flick and as a trade off we get a really good
    abdominal work-out. If he keeps up with his brand of humor I think
    he'll always be worth that price!
    
    Arnie is a god! With out him I'd a grown up with Jean-Claude Van Damme
    as an icon...NOT!!! Even with his supposed flop of a movie "The Last
    Action Hero" he can still pack'em in with True Lies (most recent) and
    his upcoming "Erasure" which will hold his typical one liners and
    average of 500 kills a film!  Anyone who wants to protest...go to Arnie
    and tell it to his face!!! 8*)
    
    	H.A.G.O.,
    		 J

    The list is endless, like the list of highly paid rock stars. 
    
    I wonder, as a philantropic thing, Hollywood could have it's own
    version of "Live Aid" where all the best stars do a movie for
    zilch and the proceeds go to some charity or other.  
    
    -dave
    

    I personally could care less about how much a movie makes. If you look
    at the top 10 list, often mediocre movies are right up there. 
    
    I mean, when they publish that list each week, am I supposed to
    get all excited and see a movie because it made 10 million bucks last
    weekend? Does that make Diabolique worth seeing?
    
    I'm not suggesting that this is the intent of your note. Just seemed
    like a good place to get this off my chest. It always bothers me to
    see that top 10 grossing movies list each week, like that is the
    barometer of greatness.
    
    - Bob
    

    Off topic but.....
    
    I find the top ten movie grosses very interesting to watch. If I'm
    wondering if a movie is real good or not, often  the position of the
    film in the top ten, say about week #4 will tell me if it is catching
    on or bombing. Word of mouth has usually gotten around by then.

    
    According to Entertainment Tonight the only actor who is
    worth what he's paid is.........
    
    Tom Hanks at 20 million a film.
    
    Sly Stallone overpaid at 20 mil.
    Arnie overpaid at ?????
    Jim Carrey overpaid at 20 mil.
    Demi Moore at 12 mil.
    
    Lawrence Fishburne underpaid at ?????
    Susan Sarandon underpaid at 3 mil.
    
    
    That's all I can remember off the top o' my head.
    
    ?????=can't recall exact figures.
    
    Rick

    
    Well, Entertainment Magazine did an analysis and Morgan Freeman is one
    of the most underpaid actors.

    Supply and demand rules I guess.  It all comes down to the consumer.
    Would you prefer to pay $8 to see Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks, or $7 with
    an unknown taking the part?  Maybe $5 with all unknowns?  Does their
    acting ability make THAT much difference?  Subjective thing I guess.
    
    -dave

    ARNIE      overpaid at $20 mil     worth $13.4
    J.CARREY       "    "    "           "   $13.6
    H.FORD         "    "    "           "   $12.4
    T.CRUISE       "    "    "           "   $12.8
    M.GOBSON       "    "    "           "   $12.8
    M.DOUGLAS      "    "  $18           "   $11.4
    W.SNIPES       "    "  $10           "   $ 6.0
    
    M.FREEMAN underpaid at $5.5 mil      "   $11.4
    S.JACKSON underpaid at $4.5  "       "   $ 8.4
    D.GLOVER      "     at $2.0  "       "   $ 4.8
    
    and many more interesting comparisons, I have the "mag." if your
    curious.
    -bill
    
    
    

    > M.GOBSON 
    
    I'm sure everyone knows who you mean but this gave me a chuckle :-)
    
    Royston

    yup. jest checkin to see who's payin' attention !
    %^)
    
    b.

    Actually, Jim carrey just started getting paid big bucks after the 
    success of the first Ace Ventura and The Mask. But if he keeps making 
    movies like Ace Ventura:When nature calls then his flame will burn out
    fast. i think he has a few years at the top unless he can be a little 
    more diverse in his roles. Everybody remembers Eddie Murphy, right? 

    Eddie Murphy is still getting paid big money!
    
    
    						Ian

    re: .-1

    Why?

    -- Sam

I agree. Why?  His latest vampire movie was only
so-so.

    
    He's counting on his remake of "The Nutty Professor" to take off. If it
    doesn't, I think this may finally effect his asking price.

    
    	We're talking about Jim Carrey again, and not Eddie Murphy, yes?
    
    	Just checking.  8^)
    

   My comment was about Murphy.  The last thing I saw from him that was even
   remotely funny was the African prince story from many years ago, and at that
   there were only a few good scenes.  ("Bark like a dog.  A *big* dog."  :-))
   I can't imagine why anyone would pay him "big bucks", since he hasn't been
   in a watchable movie for over a decade, at least one that I know about...

   I saw a clip from "The Nutty Professor" over the weekend, and it looks like
   they're really reaching.  Lots of badly done slaptick and "fall down" gags. 
   I think Dick Van Dyke (?) did it better 30 years ago or so...

   -- Sam

    
    	Yes, but who's doing "The Nutty Professor"?
    
    	Eddie or Jim??
    

    Eddie, I believe.  I think I saw an ad for it.  He's under quite a bit
    of latex, to make him look rather chubby.
    
    
    
    kim

   Yes, Eddie.  Sorry about that.  (BTW, based on what I saw, "quite a bit of
   latex" is a severe understatement.  Yet again, it's so over-the-top it's no
   longer funny.  And I *like* o-t-t stuff...)

   -- Sam

    
    	I figure that Jim Carrey would be a natural for that role.
    	Why Eddie?
    

Jerry Lewis, not Dick Van Dyke.  

Jim Carrey doesn't have the talent to do Jerry Lewis.


E

    
    >Jim Carrey doesn't have the talent to do Jerry Lewis
    
    
    And Eddie Murphy does????
    
    
    
    I.

    
    
    I disagree
    
    Jim Carrey is incredibly talented!! His Ace Ventura 2 movie was
    unfortunately a badly done clone of all his gags from the first movie.
    The Mask was excellent and Dumb and Dumber was hilarious too!
    
    The Rhino scene from Ace Ventura 2 still gets me going!! :))
    
    Chris
    :)

    RE: .22
    
    	What are you from France?
    
    Lewis Vs. Carrey
    
    	No comp!  
    
    		Jim rules, if you think Jerry is a better comedian your
    sense of humor is clearly very different from what the rest of the
    planet considers funny!  This is of course just my opinion but I'm 
    sure the other billion people on the planet have a point too!
    
    H.A.G.O. 

    I don't think so.  
    
    
    E

    
    re: .25
    
    Jason, 
    Jerry Lewis in his time was a much better comedian than Jim Carrey will
    ever be. 
    It was Jerry that perfected, if not started, the facial quirks that Jim
    Carrey is known for.
    So there!! =)
    
    Dave
    

>   Jerry Lewis in his time was a much better comedian than Jim Carrey will
>   ever be. 
    
    I was around back then but don't recall Jerry Lewis doing anything funny.
    Pathetic, yes. Funny, no. 
    
      John

    Well it seems we might have a competition on our hands... Jim or Jerry!
    
    	Anyone wanting to add their 2 cents worth...feel free!
    
    		JIM				JERRY
    		---				_____
    	      TYSICK			       NOONAN
     	      HALLYB				LYLE
    
    ALLRIGHTY THEN!                            HELLO PRETTY LADY! 

    I think Jim Carrey would be way better as "The Nutty Professor" then
    Eddie Murphy too.  In fact, I think Eddie Murphy would be just about
    the absolute worst choice for the part.  (of the comedy actors).
    
    I'm totally dumbfounded as to why he was cast.
    
    Ken

    Oh, I just saw that poll on Jerry Lewis vs Jim Carry.  IMO, Jim Carry
    is WAY funnier than Jerry Lewis.  I saw Jerry Lewis Movies when I was a
    kid, and to me, he's just plain annoying.
    
    So, put me down for Jim Carrey!
    
    BTW, some of the stuff he did on "In Living Color", like Firemarshal
    Bill, had me in tears I was laughing so hard!
    
    Ken
    

>>    It was Jerry that perfected, if not started, the facial quirks that Jim
>>    Carrey is known for.
    
    Actually, it was Shemp Howard that did them, and better than both

    I think seeing Jerry Lewis as a kid, and seeing Jim Carrey as an adult
    are two different things.  Seeing Jerry Lewis as an adult is the only
    way to compare the two.
    
    Jim Carrey is just plain annoying.
    
    
    E

    
    
    
    saw trailers for the Nutty Professor. It looks hilarious but I don't
    know how it relates to the old Jerry Lewis flicks other than in name.
    
    Chris
    :)

    "....seeing J.Lewis (as an adult) versus J.Carrey..." ? 
    
    My vote: Carrey !
    
    Jerry may have started the face and body contortion stuff, But Carrey
    takes it to a new level. (Steve Martin has done some of this well,
    also.)
    
    bill 

    Dave, I'm gonna hafta disagree with ya, I like Jim Carrey better.
    First off (Although for a good cause) I think that I'd care
    that some good shows were being cancelled because of Jim Carreys Labour
    Day Weekend M.S Telethon was on.  I never watched it with Jerry.