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“I work for free.”
Daniel did show some signs of competence under Silver’s training and, over time, could’ve possibly developed into a useful human shield.
Perhaps if Silver had carried out his expansion, a Cobra Kai branch in Butler, Pennsylvania, could’ve steered young Thomas Crooks towards a path of discipline and self confidence. Unfortunately, Daniel thwarted his efforts, leading to last Sunday’s fiasco.
Think Silver would’ve acknowledged that Barnes was powerless against the corrupt officiating and worked out some kind of package, perhaps even kept him on staff. The CK writers’ having the Kai break up following the ‘85 All Valley was uncharacteristic of the unbreakable unit we saw in KKIII.
part of me still thinks he planted that story to throw us off. He’s wants us to let our guards down before taking a cheap shot, like Daniel on the beach.
Glad to have him back but feel like the writers didn’t understand the character. He wouldn’t betray Silver.
Hope Johnny and Barnes come to their senses, ditch that reject and create their own faction.
Percy Wetmore from The Green Mile. He suggested a cigar box for Mr Jingles.
They had no business doin that. None.
Mmes. Rodriguez and Emil might still be alive. The riot, which killed dozens of civilians, would have never happened.
Fraker was a uniter of men.
Can’t improve on this.
In Part V, little Reggie accuses Pam of having a white savior complex.
Sam Gerard sent him there after he bottomed out on the board.
It took me out of the movie.
“One day, Sheinberg arrived at the location from L.A. He had dinner at Steven’s house, and afterward, the director excused himself and went off into a corner with Gottlieb, who was sharing the house with him, to work on the script for the next day’s shoot. Sheinberg thought to himself, My God! This is the way this is being done? We may have footage that we will never be able to assemble into a movie.
The next day, Sheinberg went to the location, watched Spielberg shoot. During a break, they sat down on the wooden steps of the Kelly House, the cast and crew hotel where the executive was staying. Sheinberg said, “You know, this would be a lot faster and cheaper to shoot in a tank.”
“Well, I want to shoot this in the ocean for reality,” replied Spielberg.
“Your ‘reality’ is costing us a lot of money.”
“I understand that, but I really believe in this movie.”
“Well, I believe in you. I will back you in [either of] two decisions. If you want to quit now, we will find a way to make our money back. If you want to stay and finish the movie, you can do that.”
“I want to stay and finish the movie.”
“Fine.”
But the real hero of this episode was Bill Gilmore, Zanuck and Brown’s line producer who was in charge of the numbers. According to Gottlieb, “The week before [Sheinberg’s visit], Gilmore had calculated the cost-to-date and cost-to-complete, and the picture was over, but not horrendously so. In the intervening week, apparently some stuff came to light, and it was obvious the picture was deeply in trouble. Probably with Steven’s connivance, Bill locked the new budget in his desk, wouldn’t give it to anybody, didn’t let on that it existed. He could have been fired for that. The following week when that budget came out, the brass had already been there and approved, so they couldn’t very well say no, so the picture went on.”
Excerpt From
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
Peter Biskind
Probably why it did less business.
Yes
Cobra Kai never dies.
They were hot though.
“This guy’s dead. Hey, you’re dead, man!”
Whinielle had a long history of anger management problems, snapping on innocent people without provocation (Bobby on the soccer field, the hospital receptionist and even Mr Miyagi). The high school should have recognized the warning signs back in ‘84 and had him institutionalized. Poor Nicole and Ron might still be alive.
That pushy little bastard Miyagi.
Can imagine the spectacle of Whinielle trying to fit into his denim cut offs for the jury.
Darden and Clarke would’ve bumbled the case while his lawyers would’ve played up the anti Italian discrimination angle. If Silver had lent his advice to DA William Cole over some Tuesday evening poached salmon, it might’ve made a difference.