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Ulf Dalquist <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Aug 1995 09:08:58 +0200
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AMB,FIENNES wrote:
>Forgive me if i've forgotten who requested how to obtain the information
>regarding what male actors are considered the elite in hollywood or some-
>thing to this effect(i've just returned from san diego)
>anyway, get a hold of a copy of variety for 8/7/95 and this information
>is given
>also the la times for 8/7/95 had a full cover story on this as well
>the top 5 who can open a film on the basis of their  of their name
>alone are in order of whose first:
>sean connery
>tom cruise
>micheal douglas
>harrison ford
>tom hanks
>note that connery is the eldest with cruise the youngest(this excludes the fact
> that many of their films NEVER pay for themselves)
>among female stars, its bullock( i wonder if she'll go the way of roberts)
>                        goldberg
>                        moore
>                        roberts on the comeback trail
>                        streisand
>in the next its the like of eastwood,gibson, redford, carrey and yes, costner
>note again the 65 year old eastwood in this category
>so who says hollywood caters to the pubscent crowd-demographics may suggest
>such but based on this information, its the likes of eastwood and connery
>that propel the marketplace
>note to that carrey is solely comedy and redford is primarily focusing
>on an directing career
>below this group depending on the film/genre etc are individuals like
>sarandon, newman,pacino, pitt,washington,ryan. foster etc
>hope this helps
>if not let me know
>annice
>
Excuse me, but whatever happened to Big Arnie, supposed to be the highest paid
crowd magnet of them all a couple of years back. Did The Last Action Hero and
True Lies actually bring him down below Michael Douglas level...?
 
Ulf
 
 
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