Jeanette Lee to Star in the 9-ball Movie

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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The story is on AZ home page...and the plot thickens. This movie just won't die a fast death. Well, she is the most reconizable name in pool. I still believe they need a major brand name actor/actress in it. And a good writer.Johnnyt
 
The only people who would risk cash for another stab at a pool movie and have Lee in it, are just bad business minds with no taste. And btw, Jeanettes Q factor ain't worth squat in any arena other than sports(and more specifically, pool).
 
LAlouie said:
The only people who would risk cash for another stab at a pool movie and have Lee in it, are just bad business minds with no taste. And btw, Jeanettes Q factor ain't worth squat in any arena other than sports(and more specifically, pool).
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UUUMMMM it's a pool movie. Johnnyt
 
Well lets hope it does do well and having the "Black Widow" will help promotions especially after seing/hearing Yvonne Roen -I think the roles should have been reversed , Jeanette is a natural .
 
Why are some people so quick to be negative about Jeanette Lee. Is it jealously because of her marketing success?

As for 9-ball the Movie, I'll reserve judgement when it comes out. I read somewhere that it took Mars Callahan ten years to get Pool Hall Junkies off the ground.

Here is a little gem from PHJ, the movie some people love to hate, but secretly watch over and over again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty3SArUjgvQ
 
jason said:
Gotta say, I hope the movie is a lot better than the trailer. Some how I don't think so. I will reserve my judgement for now.

Here is the link: http://mainstreetproductions.com/9ball.htm judge for yourself.
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I agree. Probably the whole thing needs to be rewitten. Pool can't afford another bomb of a movie. Hollywood won't take a chance on making a movie about pool now, if a few more of the smaller film companies bomb with them...no one will even think to try and make one anymore, and that could be a big loss for pool. Johnnyt
 
Synopsis:


Gail had her tenth birthday party tonight, but her Dad was not there. She loves her dad, and he loves her. He had told her he was bringing her a special present, so why was he so late? Gail thought she knew what the present was; it must be that special custom pool cue she had wanted. Dad must have stopped to pick it up on his way home from work; maybe he stopped at Vicky's billiards to shoot a few games of 9-ball and lost track of time? Gail looks at the posters of the great women pool champions on her wall, Dorothy Wise and Jean Balukas and smiles. A screech of tires outside shakes Gail's attention to the street. As Gail quickly opens her window, she sees a car speed up and stop next to her Dad, as he staggers up the street holding a long package under his arm. Gail waves to her Dad, he smiles, waves back, and blows her a kiss. A man jumps out of the car, runs up to Gail's Dad and stabs him in the chest and yells in his face "Dirty dogs must die!" Gail races to her Dad's side. As he lies dying, he says "Gail. Have faith, you will be a champion."

 
It's too bad that JL wants any part of that D-E-F to Z rated movie. I'm not sure that bad publicity is good in the movies...

Any movie about POOL, needs input from 2-3 directions. Drama, atmosphere & realism. Too much of the first two ingredients, ruins the outcome.
 
jason said:

Gail had her tenth birthday party tonight, but her Dad was not there. She loves her dad, and he loves her. He had told her he was bringing her a special present, so why was he so late? Gail thought she knew what the present was; it must be that special custom pool cue she had wanted. Dad must have stopped to pick it up on his way home from work; maybe he stopped at Vicky's billiards to shoot a few games of 9-ball and lost track of time? Gail looks at the posters of the great women pool champions on her wall, Dorothy Wise and Jean Balukas and smiles. A screech of tires outside shakes Gail's attention to the street. As Gail quickly opens her window, she sees a car speed up and stop next to her Dad, as he staggers up the street holding a long package under his arm. Gail waves to her Dad, he smiles, waves back, and blows her a kiss. A man jumps out of the car, runs up to Gail's Dad and stabs him in the chest and yells in his face "Dirty dogs must die!" Gail races to her Dad's side. As he lies dying, he says "Gail. Have faith, you will be a champion."
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That sounds like it has promise, though I also reserve judgment until after seeing the movie.
 
The article is slightly misguided. Jeanette isn't to star in the movie, she's to assume a secondary roll as the mentor of the lead character.

This would imply that the movie will not be re-written, re-made, or re-cast.

This is a questionable move by Jeanette, seeing as the movie is already pending a shameful demise.
 
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Damn Haters! You know J-Thug's got to get paid yo!

In all seriousness though, does it really matter? The movie's never going to see the light of day and if it does, no one's ever going to actually watch it. In the meantime, Jeanette gets some dough (because you know she told 'em she gets paid up front and in full). Maybe the director guy just took the checks he got from Aramith and Lucasi and signed them over to Jeanette. Either that, or the guy actually convinced 10 people to become "Platinum Members" with his pledge drive at $1,000 a pop.

http://www.mainstreetproductions.com/pledge.htm

Either way, someone's gotta foot the bill for Jeanette and based on her speaker's bureau rate card ($10,000+), J-Thug's time ain't cheap.

http://www.brooksinternational.com/Jeanette_Lee_669.htm
 
Was happy to see that both actresses in the trailer were obviously classmates at the Acme School of Thespianism.
 
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