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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why I didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000[[note]]Adjusted for inflation, that would be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million today.[[/note]]. But [the films] were great."''

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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why I didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000[[note]]Adjusted $90,000.[[note]]Adjusted for inflation, that would be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million today.[[/note]]. [[/note]] But [the films] were great."''
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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why I didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000. But [the films] were great."''

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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why I didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000.$90,000[[note]]Adjusted for inflation, that would be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million today.[[/note]]. But [the films] were great."''
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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why i didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000. But [the films] were great."''

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->''"I didn't want to make Superman. Paramount wanted it. They called me over and asked why i I didn't want to make it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen: they varied. I couldn't figure how to make Superman look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one....They spent the $90,000. But [the films] were great."''

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