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<text id=91TT1693>
<title>
July 29, 1991: . . . And Two Natives Who Got Away
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
July 29, 1991 The World's Sleaziest Bank
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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TELEVISION, Page 57...And Two Natives Who Got Away
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<p> The segment of Naked Hollywood that U.S. viewers will not see
features producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who
created such blockbusters as Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun.
Paramount Pictures, where the duo worked until last fall,
refused to grant permission to air clips from their movies--clips that constitute a hefty portion of the episode. The studio
claims it was acceding to Simpson and Bruckheimer's demand; they
deny it. Producer Nicolas Kent says he is "mystified" at why the
pair would be unhappy with the show and is appalled at
Paramount's position. Says he of the studio: "What they're
defending is censorship."
</p>
<p> The profile of Simpson and Bruckheimer is not flattering,
but hardly devastating. Although portrayed as busybodies on the
set (Top Gun director Tony Scott recounts how they pressured him
to make co-star Kelly McGillis look less "whorish"), their main
sin is fuzzy-minded self-importance. After calling themselves a
"right brain-left brain" team, they trade sappy compliments.
Simpson on Bruckheimer: "He is uncommonly smart [and has] the
ability to hold the entire equation of moviemaking in his mind
at one time." Bruckheimer on Simpson: "Don is very intelligent...He's a real big-picture guy." Uh-huh. Which one was the
right brain again?
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