Barry Sonnenfeld
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Podcast Appearances
I don't have a lot of time.
Sorry, Scott, I'm still in the fort, and I can't hear you screaming.
Did you say something?"
Eventually, Scott would give in, apologize.
I would leave the fortress.
But here's the thing.
Never once over two movies did he invade the sanctity of the fort.
Never once did he lift up a pillow and say, schmuck, there is no fort.
So really, go for the juvenile.
Okay, we're almost done, I promise.
Number eight is be willing to kill your darlings.
I was the director of Get Shorty, and the budget for Get Shorty was $30,250,000.
The head of the studio, Mike Marker, said,
$30 million, not a penny more.
I said, OK, we'll lose the night scene with Gene Hackman.
It takes place over two nights.
It costs $250,000, and it doesn't move the plot forward.
So it's easy to get rid of.
Mike said, you can't lose that scene.
It's my favorite scene in the movie.