points in the film

English translation: percentage of the film's profits

02:42 Sep 20, 2007

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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

English term or phrase: points in the film

Bud has secured the help of the mob to shoot an excerise video with his sister Kelly and some guy Rafael. Kelly and Rafael both want to be the spotlight of the video and thus cannot get along. However, Bud has until 5 PM to shoot the video, so he must get the two "divas" to reconcile their differences and start shooting. Otherwise, the gangsters will collect their due by "recycling" his body parts.

And so, this dialog ensues:

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BUD
Gino, good news.

GINO
I can kill you now?

BUD
I meant good news for me. I patched things up between Kelly and Rafael.

GINO
How?

BUD
I did what any respectable director would do. I lied to them and offered them points in the film.

GINO
Net?

BUD
Of course.

(GINO, BUD AND THE DANCERS LAUGH)
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Again, I would appreciate your help. I can't seem to get what they mean by "points in the film."

TIA.

Mikhail Kropotov KudoZ activity Questions: 408 (none open) Answers: 5215 Germany
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Selected answer:percentage of the film's profits

Explanation:
Having "points in" something is often slang for being given a certain percentage of its earnings (instead of a flat salary). The next line, "Net," makes me think Bud offered them a share in the net profits (as opposed to gross earnings).

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-20 03:43:55 GMT)
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This slang is derived, incidentally, from shortening the phrase "percentage points."

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