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MOVIE MOGUL
Written by: Anthony Chiang
Converted to the C-64 by: Alan Gardner
MOVIE MOGUL sets you up as a big
cheese producer. The resources of
Hollywood are at your disposal. Name
stars are clamoring to do your
pictures. Scripts are flooding in.
What will you do? Which script will
benefit from your magic touch? Which
stars will you employ? How much money
will you spend?
What will be the result? Will you
make money or lose it? Will your pic
have legs or be n.s.g. (not so good,
as they say in Daily Variety). Was
your casting astute enough to capture
some Academy Awards? Will you get
rich or go to the poor farm?
Here's your big chance to find out
the answer to these compelling
questions. As they say in the biz,
break a leg.
SCRIPT
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At the beginning of the game, you
will be handed the scripts to three
different movies. Read the
descriptions of the scripts carefully
and decide which of the three you
want to produce.
CASTING
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After selecting a script, you must
hire actors to star in your film. A
list of twelve available actors and
actresses and their salary demands
will appear on the screen. You may
hire only three of the twelve stars
listed. Enter the number next to
his name to cast an actor in a
specified part.
When casting, consider how well an
actor/actress is suited for the part.
The amount of talent an actor
possesses is very important,
especially during Oscar time. Also
important is the popularity of the
stars you hire. A big star will
demand a big salary, but he will
will attract a big audience.
Some parts are restricted by sex
while others aren't. Experiment to see
which roles can be portrayed by either
an actor or an actress.
Age should be taken into
consideration when casting an actor.
However, the make-up men in Hollywood
can work their magic to make the old
look young and the young look old.
PRODUCTION COST
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The next step is to decide how much
you want to spend making your movie.
The amount of money you allot for a
film directly reflects its quality.
A picture with high production
quality will normally outperform a
cheap, low-budget movie. However,
there are times when a small movie
makes a huge profit and a big film
turns into an expensive failure.
The total cost of your film will
include the amount you spend on
production, the salaries you paid your
three stars plus any cost overruns.
REVIEWS
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After your film is shot and before
it is released to the public, there
will be a special screening for the
critics.
What the critics say about your film
may affect its popularity at the box
office. Unfortunately, you have no
control over them, so just read 'em
and weep.
BOX OFFICE
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Your picture is now ready for wide
release. You will see a weekly total
and a running grand total of revenues.
Some films will have 'legs' and
their weekly take will drop very
slowly. Other movies may have a big
opening week, but then fade away
quickly. The smallest amount of
revenue a film can generate is
$200,000. If that is all your film
has made, then you have what we in
the Biz call a 'bomb'. Better luck
next time.
OSCARS
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No matter how poorly your film did,
it will have a chance to win an
Academy Award.
Taking home an Oscar means an
opportunity to re-release your movie.
The revenue generated from a
re-release could be the difference
between making and losing money.
HIGH SCORES
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At the end of the game you will be
told how much you made or lost. If
you did exceptionally well, you and
your film will enter the high score
list.
A really poor performance will give
you the dishonorable distinction of
making the low score list. Please be
honest and enter your own initials
instead of somebody else's.
When identical movie titles appear
on the high score list along with the
same initials, a marker will be added
to your name to distinguish between
the two different films.
HIGH SCORE UTILITY
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If you'd like to restart with a new
high score file, there is a program on
the disk that will let you do just
that. Simply run the program called
'RESET MM.SCORES'.
Good luck! And remember, you're only
as good as your last movie!
M O V I E M O G U L
Copyright 1985
Chiang Brothers Software
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