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bootorangutan t1_ixxd9bf wrote

Reply to comment by BigPapaChuck73 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

What’s the reference to Leaping Lanny?

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BigPapaChuck73 t1_ixxdqgs wrote

When Randy signed with WCW, he insisted they signed Lanny as well. Got checks for 6 years, never had to wrestle

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Polymemnetic t1_ixxuwa6 wrote

If there's one thing Turner was good at, it was paying guys who didn't deserve it way too much money. And in the end, it almost worked. They almost killed WWF. Macho finessed the shit out of him with that deal, though.

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rbhindepmo t1_ixy0hcm wrote

And the Macho Man WCW contract was subsided by Slim Jim, because Randy was in their commercials.

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rbhindepmo t1_ixy0fiu wrote

At one time they bought a trademark for the name Gorgeous George with the thought of having Lanny work under that name.

Instead they gave the name to Randy Savage’s midlife crisis stripper girlfriend and the wrestler who sold the name got a WCW gig as “The Maestro”

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