One of the things I love about being a writer is the idea that you could create a line that lives on in the hearts and minds of the viewers forever. So many parts of our cultural lexicon come from great screenwriters who put lines into movies and TV, and excellent actors who help solidify them as parts of our human experience.But rarely do those instances actually change an entire profession.Yet that's what happened with the line spoken to Robert Redford in All the President's Men, where he listens to, "Follow the money" from Deep Throat.That was the perfect summation of the story and of journalism, and it is a line that changed what we think of the profession forever.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comHe Was the Producer Before He Was the StarAll the President’s Men is a Robert Redford film. Now the brilliant Alan J. Pakula directed it and William Goldman wrote it, but Redford willed it into existence. He was the producer. And he staked his stardom on getting it made. Redford bought the book rights for $450,000 and then hired Goldman to do the script. He was instrumental in putting the movie together and in bringing talented people to collaborate on the movie.And I'll be honest, I avoided this movie for a while because I thought it would be boring. It’s two guys on the phone. It’s two guys knocking on doors. It’s two guys getting yelled at by their editor.But this movie rocks.It's so thrilling and exciting,...
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