The Bruckheimer pitch meeting

Funny as what?

May 20, 2011 at 5:15PM

Don't be one of those twitchy types who can't sit through a video that's longer than 3 minutes. This is worth it. Professionally done, if nothing else.

Here's the origin, according to Deadline:

it is funny. The executive probably wishes she'd chosen words that make her look as if she has an education and a sense of public decorum. But now we know: the director of development at Walt Disney has critical capabilities best expressed as "That s*** is funny as f***" and calls people "Team Awesome." Explains "Mars Needs Moms," doesn't it.

Walt might have had a word with her, were he still around.

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