Mel Gibson
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And he says, I have to change my life. So it was pretty funny.
And he says, I have to change my life. So it was pretty funny.
And it was a very strange experience, that one. Because I put the money in and I thought, well, maybe I'll break even. And it was, then I got these messages back. All the majors wouldn't distribute it. So I was like, nobody will distribute it. Okay, I guess I've lost, you know, the money, but it was worth the experience. And so one guy was left in the room at the end when the dust settled.
And it was a very strange experience, that one. Because I put the money in and I thought, well, maybe I'll break even. And it was, then I got these messages back. All the majors wouldn't distribute it. So I was like, nobody will distribute it. Okay, I guess I've lost, you know, the money, but it was worth the experience. And so one guy was left in the room at the end when the dust settled.
And it was a very strange experience, that one. Because I put the money in and I thought, well, maybe I'll break even. And it was, then I got these messages back. All the majors wouldn't distribute it. So I was like, nobody will distribute it. Okay, I guess I've lost, you know, the money, but it was worth the experience. And so one guy was left in the room at the end when the dust settled.
It was some guy. He said, I'll distribute. And he had a little company called New Market, and they distributed like one or two films before. And I think it was a Charlize Theron movie called A Monster about that horrible serial killer. Oh, yeah, yeah. And... He said, I'll do it. And, you know, it was just really basics. I went and I met the exhibitors.
It was some guy. He said, I'll distribute. And he had a little company called New Market, and they distributed like one or two films before. And I think it was a Charlize Theron movie called A Monster about that horrible serial killer. Oh, yeah, yeah. And... He said, I'll do it. And, you know, it was just really basics. I went and I met the exhibitors.
It was some guy. He said, I'll distribute. And he had a little company called New Market, and they distributed like one or two films before. And I think it was a Charlize Theron movie called A Monster about that horrible serial killer. Oh, yeah, yeah. And... He said, I'll do it. And, you know, it was just really basics. I went and I met the exhibitors.
And, you know, and this guy was like the distributor. This little company was just him and a toothless dog and a fax and an assistant. And it was like, okay, what's all the smoke and mirrors about this between the distribution and exhibition? I made handshake deals with all the exhibitors. Yeah, we'll show this. Okay. And then we put it out there.
And, you know, and this guy was like the distributor. This little company was just him and a toothless dog and a fax and an assistant. And it was like, okay, what's all the smoke and mirrors about this between the distribution and exhibition? I made handshake deals with all the exhibitors. Yeah, we'll show this. Okay. And then we put it out there.
And, you know, and this guy was like the distributor. This little company was just him and a toothless dog and a fax and an assistant. And it was like, okay, what's all the smoke and mirrors about this between the distribution and exhibition? I made handshake deals with all the exhibitors. Yeah, we'll show this. Okay. And then we put it out there.
And it went out, nobody expected it to do much, but it did phenomenally well. And there was this kind of thing in town, in the town, they said, did anyone just see that? Did anyone just see what that guy did?
And it went out, nobody expected it to do much, but it did phenomenally well. And there was this kind of thing in town, in the town, they said, did anyone just see that? Did anyone just see what that guy did?
And it went out, nobody expected it to do much, but it did phenomenally well. And there was this kind of thing in town, in the town, they said, did anyone just see that? Did anyone just see what that guy did?