How I Got $32 Million For My Movie After Everyone In Hollywood Said "No" by Gary W. Goldstein
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Gary W. Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood's biggest box-office hits (Pretty Woman, Under Siege, The Mothman Prophecies and more), generating well over One Billion Dollars in worldwide revenue, receiving multiple Academy Award nominations, People's Choice Awards, a Golden Globe and other honors. Before moving to Los Angeles, Gary practiced as an attorney in San Francisco. He later served as president of two divisions of IAM.com, an internet entertainment company successfully funded at $50MM. Gary's passion as a storyteller goes beyond producing the work of gifted screenwriters. He's committed to sharing with everyone who desires real success and enduring careers as a creative professional his smart, simple strategies that magically transform talent into business success more rapidly and with greater ease. Gary's spoken at TEDx La Jolla, been published by the Huffington Post, and was a contributing author for the Napoleon Hill Foundation's newest publication "Stickability". Gary also regularly speaks to creative audiences and has given talks at American Film Institute, UCLA, Emerson College, De Anza College, the Dallas Screenwriters Association, the Great American Pitchfest and beyond. Gary's latest endeavor includes CreativeEdge.com where he helps creative professionals have their voices heard, their stories told, and to turn their talents into a career.
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$32 millions is the budget he got as producer to produce the movie. Most people here think he got $32 millions as revenue.
How much you think he got for the script?
$20000 ?
Must have been more....that's not even WGA minimum.
That's some cheap click bait trick.
can't imagine WHY anyone would think that, since NO ONE gets that money for a script. Absolutely NO ONE ever
Closed mouth won't get feed as they say. No guts no glory. Great vid!
That was a description of spectacular people skills, I'm in awe.
"I respectfully pass on your pass", it turns out, is not trivial at all but a portion of a half-hour of conversation that got the interviewee a $32 Million budget.
I wish there was somewhere that teaches how to win in board meeting type scenarios like this, I think it's essential for all higher level success.
Never take NO for answer. And tell the Truth.
Thank you.
Very interesting story. This man speaks wonderfully too. But honestly I can't stop thinking that he is really Steve Martin.
Chris C 😂😂😂
I think the producer thought it was Steve Martin too, and just kind of went with it once he realized to avoid any embarrassment
Gary is one of the nicest people I've ever spoken to in the industry. :)
He has a great way of looking at things. Great interview set with him.
Hi Kelly, thanks and thanks! We love what Gary had to share with us. Glad you discovered this one.
I think this information provided in the brief video is enlightening and came across as sincere - honest advice -
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Mothman Prophecies is such an underrated film that has perfect writing. I wish more horror writers would write more like this. Building solid characters backed by the creepy history of the Mothman without ever showing him, leaving your Imagination to Interact with the story & characters in such a way that CGI or visuals just can’t do.
Perfect writing, perfect acting & perfect execution.
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excellent story, thanks for sharing.
John Frisbie We're lucky to have this one.
The Mothman Prophecies. You may have missed it. Gary says it around the 36 second mark.
This would be a great mentor.
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Sincere and real. Refreshing.
Excellent video and well needed advise! Thank you filmcourage! p.s. LOVE your name!
Great story, very inspiring.
Ion from the town that the mothman is know for, my uncle was instrumental in inventing the mothman story when a writer from Kansas stopped at a campground along route 62 asking for directions, my uncle and his buddy gave this whole story to the writer who went back to Kansas and wrote the mothman in a magazine article without ever having stepped a foot in point pleasant, WV. On a side note, my dad was sitting at the foot of the bridge in a car when it fell. The real mothman was fictional made up by a writer in kansas, it was just local folk lore that a bunch of high school kids on acid used as an excuse to go in the woods and do more drugs! That's the truth u can print!
Sounds about right. I thought the film was OK. Average critic and audience reviews.
Who is his literary agent? I want him.
is he talking about the movie Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
What I get out of this is you have to yourself or someone go to bat for your script. Obviously 99% of don’t get a chance to verbally stick up for they’re script. In fact I’m sending my script about a guy who thinks yesterday is tomorrow in to see if someone will actually read it.
You just know your goose is gonna get cooked when they butter you up with platitudes beforehand.
Always validation with this great channel
Currently in the process of writing a script an entire universe made up of several character's that just keep giving however I could really use donors to make it happen
Yikes, every Hollywood person ever interviewed and seen on UA-cam just fukcing talks like we're experiencing one of the most wonderful authentic moments of wonderful deep authentic moments about a dozen of the most wonderful people you can ever deeply care about caring in the most wonderful deep meaning of ways. imagine having to live in that world every day ughhhhhh
What are you talking about exactly???
@@misssoso5859 It's beyond cringe-inducing. If you watch any interview like this, with any sort of Hollywood world people, they praise every single person into sainthood and genius levels.
If they mention any other person (say, they refer to a costar) they have to stop and add: "by the way, simply one of the most beautiful human beings anyone could dream of working with and a genius too".
If they mention a director by name, they must stop and add:
"and let me just say he wasn't just a joy to work with but I was so honored to be able to witness his genius behind the lens".
If they tell us about a writing partner they need to add "oh I can't tell you what a miracle of life they were and taught me so much in addition to just being one of the most beautiful human beings to grace this earth".
You almost dread them getting asked about anyone.
"Did you work with Tim Stevens on that movie?"
"Tim is not only one of the most brilliant creative minds I have ever had the glorious honor of meeting but seriously, he's a genius in his own right, our world would be poorer if not for the salvation and shining ingenious light he puts on paper".
The way these people talk, even in regular conversation, you can barely behold the circle of glorious geniuses who are also the most beautiful, empathetic, loving special souls to ever live on earth.
Its gross.
@@jonathandewberry289 You might have a point here.... Never paid that much attention. But yes. This is so.
Should make it into an act. Go on the road. Make some paper.
Great story!!!!
What film? Thanks for this!
Useful video with some inspiring words on the essence of why tell the truth @filmcourage
"It's a pass"
"Brady throws! Cooke catches!!! Touchdown! How does it feel to win the Superbowl?"
"Get out of our office."
So the executives were right to reject at first.
The movie lost money.
Lesson : "Don't mix emotions and business together". They were very well manipulated.
The movie made $55 million dollars worldwide at the box office. Not sure how much they spent on advertising, but also not sure how much they made in the DVD / rental and TV markets. Our sense would be that the movie made money.
Film Courage true we don’t know advert costs, but I’d stick with the rule that a film generally needs twice its budget to cut even. This may have done so after dvd sales but it’s highly debatable.
ofcourse it helps in Hollywood when your last name is Goldstein
I actually looked at his last name:-$
Exactly. That's why Whoopi Goldberg's mom suggested a name change when she left for Hollywood. I saw a video on here about changing your last name to a Jewish name and selling a screenplay.
Zat is veri intressing zat you should say that "OMAR"!
I find your comment repulsive
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The budget of movie was 32mil so the title is inaccurate but good video.
Mothman Prophecies was great
I don't understand what this guy has to do with Mothman Prophecies.
What film did you get $32M for?
Mothman Prophesies is mediocre at best. This story goes to show that ultimately whether your work gets produced has everything to do with whom you know, and very little to do with how good the work is.
Funny, 12 publishers turned down Joanne Rowling and her first Harry Potter book. They were all cursing their short sighted decisions when Harry Potter took off and became hugely popular.
How do you trust they won't just take your idea and tweak it to there own I have at least two good movie ideas never been done and one great one might even be great noval idea just I'm not very good at writing but I'm great with plots story and conclusion to them just I'm not even hinting till I can make sure noone can take my idea unless they buy it from me
Copyright it. Can't touch it until purchased
@@Daniel-bm5gf you can't copyright a general idea. You can only copyright actual text written out.
Otherwise it would be like trying to copyright "a really funky song with a shuffle beat, jazz inspired chords, and a soulful melody" without actually writing the song. Doesn't work that way.
and the name of this movies iiiiiis???...
At the 35 second mark, before Gary tells the story he says the name of the movie... The Mothman Prophecies.
@@filmcourage I know it's been five years, but I just got here. Seems to be a lot of people not paying attention.
Great title.
Glad to see it still holds up : )
If "I respectfully pass on your pass" worked routinely in Hollywood, the industry would be in flames. I'm pretty sure if you try that one without a production credit on Pretty Woman under your hat, you'll get laughed out of the room...
I think you missed the part where he said he had a relationship with these people already...
Wow
Weird, Hollywood said 'no' to Goldstein?
Mothman Prophecies made him 32 million dollars? Calling bullshit.
He got 32M to make the movie.
He got 32 mill for the films budget, and then grossed 55 mill worldwide.
Ok that is a click bait title, disappointing coming from you guys, thumbs down from me.
How can these videos be helpful if the majority of the folks interviewed are white males? It would be so much more beneficial to see people of color share their stories on overcoming the many struggles that they face in Hollywood which is predominantly a white space.
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Sharon Perera, if you can't learn from anyone, regardless of their race, maybe you should reconsider your industry and why you feel that way. I take advice from elderly black women, does that mean their advice is irrelevant because I am a white male? Absolutely not. it means I need to do some work to apply their lessons to my life - you can learn anything from anyone. Absolutely him being a white male helped his career but this is not a video on "how being a white dude got me money for a movie" - it is a video on how to approach everyone saying no to you when you need a yes to make your film. I'm not trying to start a fight with you, quite the opposite, I want everyone to stop poking at each other because their skin color and gender. Thank you and have a great day.
Sharon Perera Your attitude is symbolic of everything bad that is infecting this country.
Sharon Perera what’s that saying, judge a man by the content of his character not the color of his skin? Nah nah fuck that white=nazi
Don't say white space... Hollywood is about entertainment. It is not necessarily political.