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Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion Harvey is a 6-foot-3-inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead - and it's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the mess. Based on Mary Chase's .. Read more

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  Spielberg dumps Harvey

  • 05 Dec 2009

  Steven Spielberg has walked away from his planned remake of classic James Stewart movie Harvey amid rumours he could not find a major star willing to take on the lead role. The legendary director has spent the last six months developing the project, reportedly asking Tom Hanks to take on the part of Elwood P. Dowd, the character made famous by Stewart in the original 1950 film. Hanks is said to have turned the project down, along with second choice actor Robert Downey Jr., according to Variety. Read more

  

  Moore refuses to settle Weinstein suit

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 04 Apr 2011

  Filmmaker Michael Moore is refusing to settle his lawsuit against Harvey and Bob Weinstein over £1.6 million in profits from his hit movie Fahrenheit 9/11. The director filed suit against the movie moguls in February (11), accusing them of using "financial deception" and "bogus accounting methods" to hide his shares - but he's determined to see the matter resolved in court. He tells the New York Post, "No settlement. No interest in one. Discovery and depositions will reveal how the... Read more

  

  Lawyer: 'Weinsteins could owe Moore $27 million'

  • 10 Feb 2011

  Michael Moore's lawyer has slammed Harvey and Bob Weinstein's business tactics, insisting the movie moguls could end up owing the filmmaker £18 million when a lawsuit over Fahrenheit 9/11 goes to court. The 2004 picture was released by Moore's Westside Productions via a deal with the Weinsteins' The Fellowship Adventure Group. It became the highest-grossing documentary of all time with worldwide profits of £148 million. Moore claims the brothers reneged on a profit-share deal and... Read more

  

  Moore suing Weinstein brothers over Fahrenheit 9/11 profits

  • 08 Feb 2011

  Filmmaker Michael Moore is taking movie moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein to court over allegations the brothers cheated him out of profits from his hit documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The 2004 picture was released by Moore's Westside Productions via a deal with the Weinsteins' The Fellowship Adventure Group. It became the highest-grossing documentary of all time with worldwide profits of £148 million. But Moore claims the Weinsteins reneged on their agreement to share the profits equally... Read more

  

  Smith financed Red State after Weinsteins refused

  • 07 Jan 2011

  Filmmaker Kevin Smith is so confident fans will enjoy his first foray into horror, he financed the movie independently after studio bosses passed on the project. The Clerks director searched for executives to back his horror debut, Red State, for nearly three years, with his regular sponsors Harvey and Bob Weinstein turning down the dark script. Smith eventually decided to make the movie independently and took a pay cut to produce it with just a £3.3 million budget. But he is certain he... Read more

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    Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion Harvey is a 6-foot-3-inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead - and it's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the ...

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  • Harvey
    Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion Harvey is a 6-foot-3-inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta (Josephine Hull) tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead - and it's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the ...

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