Of course the character in Shampoo was changed. Robert Towne (the screenwriter) said so. How else were they going to get Warren Beattie? But the original character was more like Peters in earlier drafts.
Trust me, Jon Peters was the worst asshole I met in this business, and that's saying something, considering the competition. He and Pete…
Of course the character in Shampoo was changed. Robert Towne (the screenwriter) said so. How else were they going to get Warren Beattie? But the original character was more like Peters in earlier drafts.
Trust me, Jon Peters was the worst asshole I met in this business, and that's saying something, considering the competition. He and Peter Guber were the two fuckheads who sold Hollywood to the intergalactic widgetmakers.
THAT much I do know. I tried once to read one of their books and it was too self-serving for me to get past the get past the first chapter.
it IS interesting speculate about what the movie would have been like with a nasty guy at the center. but you're right--nobody would have made THAT movie.
Of course the character in Shampoo was changed. Robert Towne (the screenwriter) said so. How else were they going to get Warren Beattie? But the original character was more like Peters in earlier drafts.
Trust me, Jon Peters was the worst asshole I met in this business, and that's saying something, considering the competition. He and Peter Guber were the two fuckheads who sold Hollywood to the intergalactic widgetmakers.
THAT much I do know. I tried once to read one of their books and it was too self-serving for me to get past the get past the first chapter.
it IS interesting speculate about what the movie would have been like with a nasty guy at the center. but you're right--nobody would have made THAT movie.