History Quotes / CreatorKiller

-> '''Charlie Rose:''' And what do you think happened?
-> '''Tarantino:''' Well, oddly enough, I actually kind of see what happens, all right. It usually has to do with ''one film''. ...I mean, like, you see them growing, or building, or whatever, and...they do one film, and usually it's a film that they're very personal about...that they care a lot about, and, one, not only does it not do well, it's not recognized. Okay, now maybe they did a bad job with it, or maybe they did a terrific job with it, all right, but...they get nothing for it. They get slapped in the face for it. ...And you could tell that the film had a real personal feeling to them.
-> '''Rose:'' Yeah. They really had put it out on the table.
-> '''Tarantino:''' They really put it out on the table. ...And then, from that point on...you can just see all of a sudden they started doing star vehicles.
-> '''Rose:''' Yeah.
-> '''Tarantino:''' All of a sudden they just started doing program films, and then, six, seven years down the line it's like, whatever originality, whatever special personality that they had, completely doesn't exist any more.

-->--'''[[http://dlisted.com/2014/12/22/natalie-portman-says-that-nobody-wanted-to-work-with-her-after-star-wars/ Michae K.]]''', "Creator/NataliePortman Says That Nobody Wanted To Work With Her After ''Star Wars''"

->Let's consider, first of all, Eric Saward's television experience prior to writing [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation}} The Visitation.]] Well. That was a short list. OK, let's move on to his television experience prior to becoming script editor then: The Visitation. If ever there was a case of [[PointyHairedBoss promoting someone too fast]], this is surely it. Even Creator/DouglasAdams had a few miscellaneous television credits stretching back a few years. If we look at The Visitation as what it is -- the first produced television script of a writer -- it's got considerable potential. Yes, it's a Creator/RobertHolmes knock-off, but it's mostly capable and he's ripping off the right stuff. It's just that nothing about it screamed 'this is the man who should be in charge of shaping the writing for ''Doctor Who' for the next five years.''[='=] It may have screamed 'take this writer under your wing and in three years you'll have a good writer,' but that's not what the program did...Unfortunately, between his meltdown criticizing [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] in the aftermath of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe}} Trial]] and his being at the helm for [[{{Cancellation}} the hiatus]], ''Doctor Who'' marked the end of his television career.

->You may not remember this movie, but this film effectively killed William Friedkin’s career (''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]'', ''[[Film/TheFrenchConnection French Connection]]''). This movie was never given a fair shot. This was a remake of the French classic ''Wages of Fear''...This drove many people away from the film because they believed it was sacrilege to remake a classic. Other people were confused by the title. ''Sorcerer'', what does it mean? Is it a supernatural movie like ''The Exorcist''? Is it a fantasy movie? Only people who have seen the movie ([[OverlyNarrowSuperlative me]]) know that is the name of one of the trucks hauling the dynamite. But to everyone else it’s damn confusing...Friedkin never really recovered. His next three big movies were ''Film/{{Jade}}'', ''Film/RulesOfEngagement'', and ''[[Film/TheHunted Hunted]]'' (with ''Hunted'' being the best of the lame three).

->And right here is where you can see Burt Reynolds take success and whiz it right down his leg. He turned down a role in ''Film/TermsOfEndearment'' (the same role [[ItWillNeverCatchon that Jack Nicholson won an Oscar for]]) to do this limp NASCAR comedy...Audiences stayed away in droves, and the film ended up earning five [[GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] nominations: Worst Picture (which it lost to ''Film/TheLonelyLady''), Worst Actress (Loni lost out to Pia Zadora, [[SoGoodWeMentionedItTwice no shock there]]), Worst Supporting Actor (Jim Nabors won, though I wouldn’t call what he does in the film “acting”), Worst Director, and Worst New Star for Loni.\\\

->Natalie confessed that after she appeared as Padme Amidala in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy, it almost killed her career because everyone thought she stunk up the screen with her crappy acting (which isn’t really fair, since everyone stunk up the screen in those awful, terrible movies)...Part of me feels bad for Natalie Portman, because even ''Star Wars'' [[FanonDiscontinuity fans refuse to acknowledge the existence]] of the ''Star Wars'' prequels (I myself like to pretend it was all just a terrible CGI dream I had once), so it’s too bad that Hollywood wouldn’t do the same and forgive her for such a crappy mess.

->Your days as a game developer are absolutely over."

-->--'''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''', [[http://www.agonybooth.com/movies/Tribute_to_Burt_Reynolds_Hal_Needham.aspx?Page=5 "Burt Puts it into the Wall: Stoker Ace (1983)"]]

->''"Your days as a game developer are absolutely over."''

->''"We know what happens when the publisher shits the bed, but what about when the ''developer'' earns the displeasure of the hotel chambermaid? When they are given ''too much'' development time as opposed to too little as the publisher comforts themselves with the knowledge that even Creator/StanleyKubrick once took 170 takes to the same scene, willfully ignoring the fact that while Stanley Kubrick was a flighty auteur genius the same behavior pattern could easily be displayed by an incompetent spod with no planning skills and [[SmallNameBigEgo an indirectly proportional ego?]]"''

->''"Natalie confessed that after she appeared as Padme Amidala in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy, it almost killed her career because everyone thought she stunk up the screen with her crappy acting (which isn’t really fair, since everyone stunk up the screen in those awful, terrible movies)...Part of me feels bad for Natalie Portman, because even ''Star Wars'' [[FanonDiscontinuity fans refuse to acknowledge the existence]] of the ''Star Wars'' prequels (I myself like to pretend it was all just a terrible CGI dream I had once), so it’s too bad that Hollywood wouldn’t do the same and forgive her for such a crappy mess."''

->'''Jay:''' He churns out movies in his garage over the weekend now, and they all look like crap. Have you seen ''[[TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl Sharkboy and Lavagirl]]''? That hit film?
->'''Mike:''' No, I saw ''Lavaboy and Sharkgirl'', though. It was the [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] version.
->'''Jay:''' Pretty soon I think Creator/RobertRodriguez is gonna be ''directing'' films for The Asylum.
->'''Mike:''' I think after so many failed films he's going to end up ''in'' an asylum.
-->--'''''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag''''', "2014 Movie Catch Up"

->''"You may not remember this movie, but this film effectively killed William Friedkin’s career (''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]'', ''[[Film/TheFrenchConnection French Connection]]''). This movie was never given a fair shot. This was a remake of the French classic ''Wages of Fear''...This drove many people away from the film because they believed it was sacrilege to remake a classic. Other people were confused by the title. ''Sorcerer'', what does it mean? Is it a supernatural movie like ''The Exorcist''? Is it a fantasy movie? Only people who have seen the movie ([[OverlyNarrowSuperlative me]]) know that is the name of one of the trucks hauling the dynamite. But to everyone else it’s damn confusing...Friedkin never really recovered. His next three big movies were ''Film/{{Jade}}'', ''Film/RulesOfEngagement'', and ''[[Film/TheHunted Hunted]]'' (with ''Hunted'' being the best of the lame three)."''

->''"Let's consider, first of all, Eric Saward's television experience prior to writing [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation}} The Visitation.]] Well. That was a short list. OK, let's move on to his television experience prior to becoming script editor then: The Visitation. If ever there was a case of [[PointyHairedBoss promoting someone too fast]], this is surely it. Even Creator/DouglasAdams had a few miscellaneous television credits stretching back a few years. If we look at The Visitation as what it is -- the first produced television script of a writer -- it's got considerable potential. Yes, it's a Creator/RobertHolmes knock-off, but it's mostly capable and he's ripping off the right stuff. It's just that nothing about it screamed 'this is the man who should be in charge of shaping the writing for ''Doctor Who' for the next five years.''[='=] It may have screamed 'take this writer under your wing and in three years you'll have a good writer,' but that's not what the program did...Unfortunately, between his meltdown criticizing [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] in the aftermath of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe}} Trial]] and his being at the helm for [[{{Cancellation}} the hiatus]], ''Doctor Who'' marked the end of his television career."''

-->--'''''[[http://dlisted.com/2014/12/22/natalie-portman-says-that-nobody-wanted-to-work-with-her-after-star-wars/ DListed]]''''', "Creator/NataliePortman Says That Nobody Wanted To Work With Her After ''Star Wars''"

->''"Your days as a game developer are absolutely over."''\\
-- Email found in Creator/JohnRomero's inbox during ''{{Daikatana}}''[='s=] development

->''"A near-consensus pick as the worst movie ever made, ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' improbably serves as the bookend of [Martin] Brest's directing career."''\\
-- '''Dirk Knemeyer''', "The Curious Career of Martin Brest"

->'''Jay:''' He churns out movies in his garage over the weekend now, and they all look like crap. Have you seen ''[[TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl Sharkboy and Lavagirl]]''? That hit film?\\
'''Mike:''' No, I saw ''Lavaboy and Sharkgirl'', though. It was the [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] version.\\
'''Jay:''' Pretty soon I think Creator/RobertRodriguez is gonna be ''directing'' films for The Asylum.\\
'''Mike:''' I think after so many failed films he's going to end up ''in'' an asylum.\\
--'''''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag''''', "2014 Movie Catch Up"

->''"You may not remember this movie, but this film effectively killed William Friedkin’s career (''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]'', ''[[Film/TheFrenchConnection French Connection]]''). This movie was never given a fair shot. This was a remake of the French classic ''Wages of Fear''...This drove many people away from the film because they believed it was sacrilege to remake a classic. Other people were confused by the title. ''Sorcerer'', what does it mean? Is it a supernatural movie like ''The Exorcist''? Is it a fantasy movie? Only people who have seen the movie ([[OverlyNarrowSuperlative me]]) know that is the name of one of the trucks hauling the dynamite. But to everyone else it’s damn confusing...Friedkin never really recovered. His next three big movies were ''Film/{{Jade}}'', ''Film/RulesOfEngagement'', and ''[[Film/TheHunted Hunted]]'' (with ''Hunted'' being the best of the lame three)."''\\
--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/sorcererwilliam-friedkin1977/ on]] ''Sorcerer'' (1977)

->''"Let's consider, first of all, Eric Saward's television experience prior to writing [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation}} The Visitation.]] Well. That was a short list. OK, let's move on to his television experience prior to becoming script editor then: The Visitation. If ever there was a case of [[PointyHairedBoss promoting someone too fast]], this is surely it. Even Creator/DouglasAdams had a few miscellaneous television credits stretching back a few years. If we look at The Visitation as what it is -- the first produced television script of a writer -- it's got considerable potential. Yes, it's a Creator/RobertHolmes knock-off, but it's mostly capable and he's ripping off the right stuff. It's just that nothing about it screamed 'this is the man who should be in charge of shaping the writing for ''Doctor Who' for the next five years.''[='=] It may have screamed 'take this writer under your wing and in three years you'll have a good writer,' but that's not what the program did...Unfortunately, between his meltdown criticizing [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] in the aftermath of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe}} Trial]] and his being at the helm for [[{{Cancellation}} the hiatus]], ''Doctor Who'' marked the end of his television career."''\\
--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/02/one-tiny-little-gap-in-universe-left.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''[[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Slipback]]''

'''Mike:''' No, I saw ''Lavaboy and & Sharkgirl'', though. It was the [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] version.\\

->'''Jay:''' He churns out movies in his garage over the weekend now, and they all look like crap. Have you seen ''[[TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl Sharkboy and Lavegirl]]''? That hit film?\\

'''Mike:''' No, I saw ''Lave Boy and & Sharkgirl'', though. It was the [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] version.\\

'''Mike:''' I think after so many failed films he's going to end up ''in'' an asylum.
-->--'''''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag''''', "2014 Movie Catch Up"

->''"You may not remember this movie, but this film effectively killed William Friedkin’s career (''[[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]]'', ''[[Film/TheFrenchConnection French Connection]]''). This movie was never given a fair shot. This was a remake of the French classic ''Wages of Fear''...This drove many people away from the film because they believed it was sacrilege to remake a classic. Other people were confused by the title. ''Sorcerer'', what does it mean? Is it a supernatural movie like ''The Exorcist''? Is it a fantasy movie? Only people who have seen the movie (me) know that is the name of one of the trucks hauling the dynamite. But to everyone else it’s damn confusing...Friedkin never really recovered. His next three big movies were ''Film/{{Jade}}'', ''Film/RulesOfEngagement'', and ''[[Film/TheHunted Hunted]]'' (with ''Hunted'' being the best of the lame three)."''\\

->''"Let's consider, first of all, Eric Saward's television experience prior to writing [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation}} The Visitation.]] Well. That was a short list. OK, let's move on to his television experience prior to becoming script editor then: The Visitation. If ever there was a case of [[PointyHairedBoss promoting someone too fast]], this is surely it. Even Creator/DouglasAdams had a few miscellaneous television credits stretching back a few years. If we look at The Visitation as what it is -- the first produced television script of a writer -- it's got considerable potential. Yes, it's a Creator/RobertHolmes knock-off, but it's mostly capable and he's ripping off the right stuff. It's just that nothing about it screamed 'this is the man who should be in charge of shaping the writing for ''Doctor Who' for the next five years.' It may have screamed 'take this writer under your wing and in three years you'll have a good writer,' but that's not what the program did...Unfortunately, between his meltdown criticizing [[Creator/JohnNathanTurner Nathan-Turner]] in the aftermath of [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe}} Trial]] and his being at the helm for [[{{Cancellation}} the hiatus]], ''Doctor Who'' marked the end of his television career."''\\

->''"This is a horrendous movie which highlights the express elevator to rock bottom in the career of Michael Cimino. With each passing movie his potential and talent just go down down down. There was a time when I only had seen ''[[Film/TheDeerHunter Deer Hunter]]'' and I pondered to myself how someone like this could never get another hit again. Well, I now know and it was [[SuckinessIsPainful a brutal lesson to learn]]."''\\
--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/desperate-hours-1990-michael-cimino/ on]] ''Desperate hours'' (1990)

->'''David:''' Did any DVD or Blu-Ray version of this movie have commentary?\\
'''Chris''': I don’t know, and I don’t want “Catwoman DVD” in my Amazon search history, so you’re on your own, bucko.\\
'''David''': It doesn’t, as far as I can tell. Which makes a lot of sense, since even the people who made this movie shouldn’t have any desire to watch it, and it seems to have completely killed Pitof’s career.\\
'''Chris''': Killed his career? Son, I hope it put a stake in its heart, sawed its head off and filled its mouth with garlic.
-->--'''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/catwoman-movie-review-2/ on]] ''{{Film/Catwoman}}''

->''"This is a horrendous movie which highlights the express elevator to rock bottom in the career of Michael Cimino. With each passing movie his potential and talent just go down down down. There was a time when I only had seen ''[[Film/TheDeerHunter Deer Hunter]]'' and I pondered to myself how someone like this could never get another hit again. Well, I now know and it was [[SuckinessIsPainful a brutal lesson to learn]]."''
-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/desperate-hours-1990-michael-cimino/ on]] ''Desperate hours'' (1990)

-- E-mail found in JohnRomero's inbox during ''{{Daikatana}}''[='s=] development

->''"''Film/TheWarriors'' opened a lot of doors for me, which ''{{Film/Xanadu}}'' then closed."''\\
--'''Michael Beck'''

->''"''Film/TheWarriors'' opened a ot of doors for me, which ''{{Film/Xanadu}}'' then closed."''
-->--'''Michael Beck'''