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George Zaloom was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for Encino Man (1992), Psycho II (1983) and Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991).
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George Zaloom was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for Encino Man (1992), Psycho II (1983) and Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991).
May 25, 2022 · George Zaloom: We happened to be working on a TV special on the making of Indiana Jones [and the Last Crusade]. It can’t just be an overt promotional thing for the movie.
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- 6 The Conflicting Origins of Encino Man
- 5 Why Disney Made Encino Man
- 4 Casting Pauly Shore in Encino Man
- 3 Brendan Fraser Didn't Want to Be in Encino Man
- 2 How Brendan Fraser Was Convinced to Be in Encino Man
- 1 Brendan Fraser Is Why The Movie Works So Well
Les Mayfield and George Zaloom were the masterminds behind Encino Man. They had met in film school and quickly found their way into directing behind-the-scenes documentaries of the making of various films, namely Steven Speilberg's projects. In fact, Steven was basically responsible for giving the two filmmakers a shot. And they definitely didn't m...
George and Les lucked out when they found out their former agent, Dan Halsted, was hired by Walt Disney Studios. While Dan hadn't exactly found them a lot of work, he was willing to take their idea to his new bosses, namely Jeffrey Katzenberg. Due to the project having a relatively low budget, Jeffrey decided to buy the pitch right there in the mee...
After hiring Shawn Schwepps to write the script, Disney pushed them to cast Pauly Shore in one of the leading roles. Mostly because he was huge on MTV at the time and could bring in an audience. "Some of these execs at Disney were like, 'What about this guy Pauly Shore?' We were like, 'Oh, that guy? No way.' They were like, 'No, no, no. He’s super ...
Casting Sean Astin alongside Pauly Shore was easy for Les and George due to his success in The Goonies. But casting Encino Man himself proved extremely difficult. Eventually, none other than Ben Stiller was attached. But a conflicting schedule got in the way so Ben simply couldn't do it. Fortunately, up-and-coming 22-year-old actor Brendan Fraser c...
Everyone including screenwriter Shawn Schwepps and Pauly Shore were blown away by Brendan's audition. But he simply didn't want to be in the movie. "It was hard to convince Brendan Fraser," George explained. "Les was relentless about staying after him: 'Come on. You’ve got to do this! We’ll come up with a way to do it so you won't feel stupid and g...
While Pauly Shore and Sean Astin breathed life into George, Les, and Shawn's story, many of the cast and crew attribute the success of the film to Brendan's performance. He walked onto the set and became the character. "You would never know that he turned down the role to begin with," George stated. "Once he committed, he totally embraced it." Next...
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Zaloom, George. PERSONAL: Born in Brooklyn, NY. Education: University of Southern California, graduated from School of Cinema-Television. ADDRESSES: Agent—Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048; fax: 323-655-7470. CAREER: Cofounder of ZM Productions.
May 25, 2022 · In a new oral history of the comedy over at Inverse, Mayfield and Zaloom recalled that they met as incoming college students during a placement test on their way to the University of Southern California film school, where they eventually became roommates.
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George Zaloom is the founder and CEO of Playgistics, Inc. a Los Angeles-based new media company. Playgistics develops and operates online consumer Internet products.
