DAN MAZURScript Analyst, Lawrence Gordon Productions (1986–1988)Director of Creative Affairs, Lawrence Gordon Productions (1988–1989)Vice President of Creative Affairs, Largo Productions (1989–1991)
Larry [Gordon] really had a studio system approach where you get the script ready to go, you get the green light on the movie, you hire the director, and then you cast it. It keeps too many competing power centers from coming in… Once the director was in place, the star roles would only then be offered to actors. Larry did not want a star dictating the choice of his director, which he felt was the producer's prerogative… I was present for some of the casting meetings, and as I remember the part was offered to Al Pacino and Richard Gere.
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