Neil
27-Mar-2014, 06:12 PM
...and contnues to make money to this day...
Quite an interesting little article - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-George-Lucas-Lost-Millions-Steven-Spielberg-Dumb-Star-Wars-Bet-42287.html
Spielberg recently laid out what happened. He was hanging out on the set of his beloved Close Encounters Of The Third Kind when his old buddy George Lucas stopped by to see the set and hang out for a few days. During the visit, the Star Wars director allegedly became convinced his movie would make way less money at the box office, and out of those conversations, an unusual bet arose. If Close Encounters Of The Third Kind made more money at the box office, Spielberg would give Lucas 2.5 points from his stake in the film. If Star Wars was more successful, Lucas would give the 2.5 points to Spielberg.
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Quite an interesting little article - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-George-Lucas-Lost-Millions-Steven-Spielberg-Dumb-Star-Wars-Bet-42287.html
Spielberg recently laid out what happened. He was hanging out on the set of his beloved Close Encounters Of The Third Kind when his old buddy George Lucas stopped by to see the set and hang out for a few days. During the visit, the Star Wars director allegedly became convinced his movie would make way less money at the box office, and out of those conversations, an unusual bet arose. If Close Encounters Of The Third Kind made more money at the box office, Spielberg would give Lucas 2.5 points from his stake in the film. If Star Wars was more successful, Lucas would give the 2.5 points to Spielberg.
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