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Is There a Business Plan? Is Imdb Ass? or Secrets of Financing and Producing from the Pickled Brain of an Elaborate Non-Pyramid Schemer*

* I still suck at chapter titles.

LINE PRODUCER: Produces “ I ines” for Robert Downey, Jr. and other strung-out talent.

Synonyms: Candy Man, Sugar Daddy, Lindsay Lohan’s dad

Example: “Wow, I am feeling rough today, Dogg.”

“Me, too. Let’s call the Line Producer.”

A NOTE FROM MY EDITRIX

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LINE PRODUCER: Manages the budget of the movie and sometimes even takes on roles similar to a Unit Production Manager (the person responsible for managing all costs of the movie and delivering ...

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