Movie Studios Output Question. Pop. Culture. History

From EG – About how many movies are made per year? Compare that with a point in time?

Mr. Pop History – My guess is around 150 movies are released to theaters each year. Compare that with 500 during the late 1940′s.

Start Your Own Week-By-Diary…. With Our Pop Culture History Weeks.

From Steve J – Mr. Pop – TV movies have or are written for 7 acts. Theater movies are written for only three acts. Why?

Mr. Pop History – TV is that way in order to accommodate commercials and station breaks.
And, TV movies on commercial networks are exactly 96 minutes. And remember – each act has to have its sort-of cliffhanger – especially the top-of-the-hour. Now – movies on HBO and other pay nets – they’re written as three acts. The second act is always the hardest to write.

“Jaws” by author Peter Benchley became big during the 1970’s….?

Blue-Hunter-White-Death-posterFrom Catherine B – Mr. Pop Culture – Hello. “Jaws” by author Peter Benchley became big during the 1970’s. IMDB says three “Jaws” movies were made during the 1970’s. Wasn’t Benchley impressed by yet, an early 1970’s movie on sharks? Thank you.

Mr. Pop History – Yes and it was called “Blue Water, White Death” – the hunt for the Great White Shark” which ran in movie theaters back in May of 1971.

Shock Jock Howard Stern was supposed to star in another movie – just before his “Private Parts” I believe…?

Early-Melanie-GriffithFrom Joe P – Mr. Pop – Shock Jock Howard Stern was supposed to star in another movie – just before his “Private Parts” I believe. This was a mainstream-type movie with some well-known actress.

Mr. Pop History – Back in 1997. It was supposed to be something called “Jane” and Howard was to co-star with Melanie Griffith. It wasn’t meant to be, but Stern had to sue. The movie was never made and I don’t know if he got anything from it.