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Kevin Smith Responds to the Hapless F*cks
Posted: February 9th, 2010 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
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 We recently wrote an article titled "Kevin Smith is Begging for Money on the Internet" about the director's attempt to raise cash from fans for his "Red State" movie. Kevin ended up reading it and has now posted a reply on his site defending his position. Yes, I believe we are the "hapless f*cks" and "knee-jerk retards" that he refers to.
On his site he explains that it wasn't his idea to ask fans for donations; it was a fan suggestion that he has been investigating. He goes on to say that he is not planning to keep any potential profits. Instead, any money earned would go into a fund to help struggling filmmakers. He will also double whatever amount he can raise.
I think I covered pretty much every point that Kevin has made and the last thing we at WP want is to have a director that we are fans of to be calling us every name in the book. We also understand that what he is doing is not coming from a bad place. He would never abuse his relationship with fans... At least not on purpose.
Our main argument is that just like most other celebrities in Hollywood, Kevin forgets that people don't have money to throw around. Especially during these times.
I see celebrities everyday out there singing and dancing to have us donate money to their charities, while they give the minimum, if anything at all. It seems that only Leonardo DiCaprio has consistently written a check to disaster victims without asking anyone else to contribute.
Most people don't have money to donate to rich filmmakers, especially when Haiti is desperately in need of help. The twenty bucks that Kevin says people have offered is a lot of money to some. It means groceries, it means diapers, and many other necessities. And while it seems that people would love to hand over that money, the only reason they are doing it is because they are fans of Kevin and his movies. He even mentions on his site that he's shocked that people would donate without even reading the script. Of course, they are simply handing over the cash because you asked.
I can guarantee that if someone like Brad Pitt asked for fans to send him some money, he would be able to raise millions, but it doesn't mean that it's ok to do that.
Kevin mentions that if he goes through with collecting money from fans, profits would go to fund other filmmakers' projects. Sounds great for the filmmakers, but it seems that fans once again get cut out of the deal.
He has spent thousands of dollars on lawyers just to find out if there are any legal problems with taking money from fans. I hate to sound obvious, but why not use that money to make the movie? Or use that money to have one of these struggling filmmakers finally have his/her project made? Oren Peli only spent $10,000 to make "Paranormal Activity."
I know Kevin is just trying to make a movie and is just looking into an option that was proposed. But we can think of several ways that he can make this happen and leave fans with more than just an empty wallet. For example: let fans invest money in exchange for part of the film's potential profits.
I'm not sure if Kevin will get a chance to read this article. But if he does, we'll be more than happy to discuss the topic with him and post any solution he comes up with. Just like everyone else, we want to see "Red State" made and are willing to allocate our resources to help make that happen.
Question: Should Kevin create a way for fans to donate money to "Red State" or let them invest in the movie?
Source: SilentBobSpeaks
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