Why doesnt Chris Tucker do more movies?
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He obviously cares enough about Hollywood to suck its commercial dick for years.
He made Brett Ratner's career. Cause Money talks would have been a big pile of SHIT without Chris Tucker.
Chris Tucker wouldn't have come anywhere near Money Talks (or Rush Hour) if old buddy/homeboy Ratner hadn't hooked him up. No one in Hollywood had a clue who he was, let alone whether or not he could carry a film. They still don't know about the latter if Ratner and Chan aren't involved.
Ice Cube still hasn't paid him for Friday.
I don't know if he was paid any residuals but Tucker only made 10 stacks for Friday.
I honestly think he has developed a great sense of moral awareness over the years. Remember after he did Money Talks and he decided to stop cussing in his films? He would rather leave the game on his own terms before they have you shuckin' and jivin' to make a buck. God bless him and Dave Chappelle...
You're so damn extreme Blunt. Of course Hollywood knew who he was in 1997. He did 3 mainstream films in '97. Who do you think sold "Money Talks"? Charlie Sheen?
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Absolutely false. Chris Tucker is the one who helped Bret Ratner get the Money Talks gig.
yeah im bout to put him on ignore too.
he on that crack.
Based on what??? Tucker hadn't done anything of star quality yet, and Ratner was the hot VIDEO director breaking into movies (who had a connection to black talent). He knew Tucker and pushed for him to get a major co-starring role, even though he was unknown to the mainstream.
Blunt..PLEASE.STOP.
Why are you always such a Debbie Downer?
I wish he would come back. He's wonderful. His standup debut on "Def Comedy Jam" is classic stuff.
He could do standup and never make another movie again and we'd all love it. He's that good.
its only been 4 years(if u count when they shot the movie) since rush hour 3(move dropped in 2007). so he just takin a nice paid vacation.
Stop what?? Breaking it down correctly?
Where's the "downer" part??
This is a discussion about Chris Tucker's career and how it got to where it is now. Sorry if you're not interested in the subject. You shouldn't be here.
http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/09/16/directors-commentary-brett-ratners-music-video-classics/
“At the time, Russell was doing the Def Comedy Jam, and I saw Chris Tucker—him and this guy named Talent, who were the two guys in the Heavy D video, were the two funniest fucking guys I’d ever seen. So I went to Chris, and I said, ‘Chris, I want you to be in the Heavy D video.’ He’d never done anything before on film, he hadn’t even shot his Def Comedy Jam episode yet. He said, ‘How much you gon’ pay me?’ I said $500. He goes, ‘I want $1000.’ I could only afford $500, so he goes, ‘Can I keep the wardrobe?’
The video was the biggest hit on MTV, so three months later, I sent Chris Tucker the other $500 that he asked me for, and he never forgot me. When he was doing Money Talks, and they fired the director a week before they were supposed to start shooting, the studio called him, and he was like, ‘I remember this cool white boy, Brett Ratner.’ There were certain videos that were milestones for me, and that was definitely one of them.”
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So you're crediting Russell Simmons for both Brett Ratner's and Chris Tucker's movie careers?? Ratner's resume spoke for itself, and he obviously KNEW what to do with Tucker.
Reading comprehension obviously isn't your thing. I posted a quote from Ratner where he credits Chris Tucker for getting him the directing job for Money Talks -- which you falsely claimed was the other way around.
wow, true dat
Thank you! Like I was trying to tell Blunt...CHRIS TUCKER MADE BRETT RATNER'S CAREER! But facts mean nothing to Blunt, she's all about emotions
. Where's her evidence that Brett Ratner got Chris Tucker that job? Chris was an executive producer on that movie, Brett was a hired hand. But Blunt will inevitably find a way to say "Chris Tucker wasn't an Executive Producer" or "Brett Ratner had all the juice then and got his little black friend a job in Money Talks" or something else silly. Man, I swear BLUNT SAYS THE DARNDEST THINGS!You can't even comprehend your own quotes. Russell Simmons is the one who RECOMMENDED Ratner for the job (since he was familiar with his "urban" video work), not Chris Tucker (who had no clout and was still only known to Def Jam types).
Ratner used his knowledge of Chris Tucker's work to get the most out of him and to turn a B-movie into a surprise hit. Ratner has directed countless hits without Tucker, while Tucker has done nothing productive without Ratner. Chicken or the egg?
Why do folks continue to quote blunt? It's easy to expose the holes in ALL of her arguments. That has already been established many times over. Folks, like myself, put her on ignore for a reason. Too much time is spent scrolling past her nonsense if left unignored. But I'm forced to STILL do that because so many feel the need to quote her.
whats with that story about ghost burying and diggin up a bucket of fried chicken in the backyard, wtf is up with that?
Read your own quotes. Provide some proof that the highlighted text quoted from your own bitch assed mouth is wrong or sit the fuck down and consider yourself sonned yet again.
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Post them facts bitch.
No, Charlie Sheen did. He was the STAR of the film and his production company partnered with New Line to MAKE the film. Get it right.
I think you're the one "emotional" about Chris Tucker for some reason. His track record before and after Ratner is pretty clear.
You do realize that "executive producer" is a bullshit title they hand out to stars of films in order to make them feel importrant, right??? Where's the evidence that Tucker can be a success without Ratner???
In name only. He had nothing to do with the production. There were 5 or 6 "real" producers and executive producers. People who actually did things.
Ratner turned Tucker into a MAJOR star. He appreciated his humor better than any other white director would have, and made it work. There's no doubt about that. He kinda helped Jackie Chan too.
I know, reality confuses people like you.
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If he isnt comfortable doing the adult stuff he should br out their making family flicks. He could remake brewsters millions or Busting Lose something.
If he isnt comfortable doing the adult stuff he should br out their making family flicks. He could remake Brewsters millions or Busting Lose something.
That's why!
Russell Simmons made the recommendation, fool. Not Tucker.
No, Charlie Sheen did. he was the STAR of the film and his production company MADE it.
You do realize that "executive producer" is a bullshit title they hand out to stars of films in order to make them feel importrant, right??? Where's the evidence that Tucker can be a success without Ratner???
In name only. He had nothing to do with the production. There were 5 or 6 producers and executive producers. People who actually did things.
Blunt, you said that Brett Ratner got Chris this "HOMEBOY" the job in Money Talks, those were you words. Just admit that you were wrong. And yes, they do give STARS Exec Producer credits, but they don't give a Joe Neckbone ass 'Def Jam comedians who nobody in Hollywood knows' (as you called Chris Tucker) an EP credit.
I said Ratner was the "homeboy," which is why he was appropriate for Tucker.
Actually, they do, if he's the "star" of the (relatively low-budget) film and the other "star" has his own production company making the film (and getting a cut of the profits). Throwing Tucker the title as a bone is par for the course.
And shit, plenty of lesser known comics have gotten chances to star in films over the years, so just because Tucker wasn't a mainstream name doesn't mean he wasn't in line to get a shot at a typical, commercial, white/black buddy comedy. EVERY black comic gets a shot at that type of film eventually, and most certainly did in the '90s.
cause that nigga can't read...i was at a gala where he was one of the emcees...couldn't even introduce his own mother..shit was awkward and sad
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