Film Studies: Auteur Project #Dealin'

History:  I have taken the two most popular things from the 70's and put them into one movie:  Drugs and Mobsters (genre).  This movie is going to appeal to everyone because even even if the people going to see it aren't a mobster or a druggy (which very few weren't ;)) they will still come to see the big names of the 70's this movie has to offer.  There would also be a conformity factor.  People would flock to see this movie because of the popularity and glamorous image that these two elements have in the 70's.

The Story:  This is a tale of two Italian families in a power struggle in Seattle.  There is one family that lives in Seattle and has for a long time so they are in tight with everyone in the city.  This includes politicians, police, business owners.... and yes.. drug dealers.... who are dealin'... But when a new family comes to town with competitive deals and persuasive negotiating, this family challenges the authority the original family has in Seattle.  We see the struggle from the top ( between the two families) and we also see the story from the bottom between two drug dealers who are best friends.  But one of the friends ends up going with the new family, and the other ends up going with the old one.  This leaves their friendship torn, and their allegiances gray.  By the end of it all, the new family wins.  This is a political message to the people saying that if our federal government doesn't take our foreign affairs seriously, then other countries may bully us out of the equation, just as the new family did.

The Studio:  I am going to choose Paramount pictures to produce my movie.  They made some fantastic decisions in choosing Francis Ford Copola and the cast within the greatest mob movie of all time.  I cannot find a better pick for this.  American International Pictures will be my distribution company because they were the first to market towards teen age groups and we believe they will continue to develop their marketing skills.

The Cast/Crew:  The director for my film will be Francis Ford Copola because of his experience with Mob films.  The main actors of my film will be Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson.  The reason for this is because they all have proven that they can play hard ball.  They will be ready for the rough life of Dealin'.  For my Cinematographer I choose Freddie Young.  We are bringing Freddie in from Britain because of his success in the 70's.  He has 3 Academy Awards!  As Cinematography can sometimes be hard to standout, those three awards really say something.

The Industry:  This movie will be rated R.  I do not believe children should be allowed to view the mature elements of this film.  Not only would it be morally wrong, but to show them the film would be confusing because they would not be able to comprehend the adults themes expressed in the picture.  There will be plenty of money to go around because adults 17 and older will find Dealin' very entertaining.

The Message:  As I mentioned before, this movie will be making a political statement towards our government and how we should be handling our foreign affairs.  I love the dynamic of this because we are getting the average Joe perspectives (the dealers) from the ground level, and we are also getting the perspective that comes from the seat of power, which in this movie is the head of the mob families.  This is not only entertain, but also teach.