There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD
In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in
@Variety
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Went for a haircut and asked that a little be taken off the top just to clean it up a bit. Feels it's a personal attack on my hair for the past 6 months that they "cleaned it up" by taking 80% of my hair off...
On my break in the mess and see a consultant go up to the person fixing the hot chocolate machine. "Will you be long?" "Maybe 10 or 15 minutes" "...I'll be back."
A glimpse into my future?