Jon Peters

[Catman]

These people must really hate Jon Peters. Did anyone else notice how Danny Elfman was like the only person to mention Jon Peters. Everyone else acted as if he didn't exist. So much hate...

[gnrbat]

Strangely enough he was not interviewed either or given a special thanks in the end credits(Keaton and others who did not do new interviews even got a credit) even though he was a huge part of the production and marketing of the movie. Maybe his recent split with WB caused him not to contribute.

[DocLathropBrown]

From what I've always heard, Peters gave Burton a hell of a hard time while making the movie. And there's a rumor going around that one day he gave Burton an exceptionally hard time and Keaton went and intimidated him, in the batsuit! After that he eased up on Burton considerably.

Seems a bit farfetched, but that would be kick ass if true.

[Furious Styles]

If that's true, the coolness factor on Keaton went up about ten times!

[Big Fat Pauly]

From what I've always heard, Peters and Guber gave Burton a hell of a hard time while making the movie. And there's a rumor going around that one day they gave Burton an exceptionally hard time and Keaton went and intimidated them, in the batsuit! After that they eased up on Burton considerably.

Seems a bit farfetched, but that would be kick ass if true.
Yeah, if Keaton in the original batsuit came up to me like that, I'd punch him. He'd fall down, and he wouldn't be able to get up.

[BatJeff7786]

Yeah, if Keaton in the original batsuit came up to me like that, I'd punch him. He'd fall down, and he wouldn't be able to get up.
LMAO

[Punisher RULES]

If anyone here ever saw An Evening With Kevin Smith , youd see what kind of person Jon Peters is, a very crazy man.
p.s That keaton/bat story was excellent,Batman stands up for the people!

[DarkKnightJRK]

From what I've always heard, Peters and Guber gave Burton a hell of a hard time while making the movie. And there's a rumor going around that one day they gave Burton an exceptionally hard time and Keaton went and intimidated them, in the batsuit! After that they eased up on Burton considerably.

Seems a bit farfetched, but that would be kick ass if true.

If that's true, then that's so f**king cool it would make even the Fonz look lame in comparison. :eek: :batman::up:

[Doctor Goblipus]

Jon Peters is a prick hairdresser.

[Bat Attack]

If micheal keaton came up to me in the batsuit I would cry. :(

[Catman]

That story of Keaton threatening Peters and Guber might be true because I've also heard that Jack Nicholson got into arguments with Peters and Guber. And, on the DVD Burton speaks about how positive Nicholson was to him and helpful, etc. Although I think Jon Peters might have been the real prick. At least Burton and company mention Peter Guber a couple of times on the DVD. They never mention Jon Peters. Danny Elfman, Robert Wuhl, and Mark Canton are the only people who speak of Jon Peters. Everyone else pretty much acknowledge Peter Guber. So, I guess, Jon Peters was the real prick and Peter might have been influenced a few times to be a prick.

[Catman]

BTW, did you guys know that Steven Spielberg banned Jon Peters and Peter Guber from the set of The Color Purple? true story!

[Doctor Goblipus]

That story of Keaton threatening Peters and Guber might be true because I've also heard that Jack Nicholson got into arguments with Peters and Guber. And, on the DVD Burton speaks about how positive Nicholson was to him and helpful, etc. Although I think Jon Peters might have been the real prick. At least Burton and company mention Peter Guber a couple of times on the DVD. They never mention Jon Peters. Danny Elfman, Robert Wuhl, and Mark Canton are the only people who speak of Jon Peters. Everyone else pretty much acknowledge Peter Guber. So, I guess, Jon Peters was the real prick and Peter might have been influenced a few times to be a prick.


I heard Nicholson got into a lot fights with Basinger as well

And a little off topic, did anyone else fight it sad and funny when Wuhl said he was so excited when his character didnt die at the end of Batman so he could be in the sequel, and then was bummed because he wasnt asked back for the sequel.

[ShaneHelms]

Anybody find it funny when keaton was like " Yeah people will say " Hey Batman! " and he was like " Couldnt they be a little more creative? " or somthing like that, I think it shows he definatly didnt want the typecast that Reeves got, but he got it anyway.

[Payle Gray]

Jon "Giant Spider" Peters needs to go back to hair dressing. BTW, the extras on the '89 DVD are a LOT better and more insightful than the Batman Begins' extras.

[Doctor Goblipus]

Jon Peters does live in Wayne Manor though. Just ask Kevin Smith

[gnrbat]

Those who are interested in hearing more about Peters/Guber should read the book Hit and Run- which is about the rise and fall of Peters and how they took over Sony Pictures for a short time. There is a lenthy chapter on Batman in there where they interview Burton and he said that basically Guber was very much involved in the preprod of the film, while Jon Peters was the one always on set and there was a time according to the book where they pressured Burton so much that he ran off set- there is a scene in Burton's Ed Wood that is exactly like this, so that incident probably inspired it. While Peters probably would have ruined Superman, he did have some good ideas for Bat 89 and was hugely involved in the marketing hype. Also yes Speilberg did ban them from Color Purple and they also were barely involved with Rain Man even though they were credited on it. In fact Peters was so clueless about the story of Rain Man , the one time he went to the set he asked Tom Cruise "Your playing the retarded one right?", according to the book.

[Brian Braddock]

The guys a grade A prick. Imagine what 'wild Wild West' couldve been if it wasnt for him and his giant spider fetish! :)

Seem to recall the British press in 89 ran a story that he was seeing Basinger at the time and he was insanely jealous of the kissing scenes between her and Keaton and was convinved that Jack was trying to get into her pants.

Wasnt he the guy who didnt want Superman to fly because he didnt think the audience would be able to relate to him?! WTF?!!!

That quote in the post above about what he asked Tom Cruise is hilarious.

Another story of a producer who's al ego and no knowledge of the source material.

[KenK]

Peters always comes off like a tool when I hear him in interviews.

[Doctor Goblipus]

He also didnt want Superman to wear the costume, saying he looked to "Faggy"

[Punisher RULES]

"You know why you and me are gonna do a good job on Superman? Because me and you, were from the streets"

-jon peters

[Super_Ludacris]

"You know why you and me are gonna do a good job on Superman? Because me and you, were from the streets"

-jon peters


lol........this is all from an evening with Kevin Smith?

[Punisher RULES]

lol........this is all from an evening with Kevin Smith?
yes,theres like 20 minutes of Kev talking about how f**ked up Jon Peters is.

[Doctor Goblipus]

He wanted Brainic to raze polar bears at the FoS and have a gay black robot sidekick. He also wanted Brainic to have a dog so they could sell toys of it, not to mention the thanagarian snar beast. Hes crazy and hes a prick. hes a crick, or prazy, which ever you prefer.

[Brian Braddock]

"You know why you and me are gonna do a good job on Superman? Because me and you, were from the streets"

-jon peters

Man, that is comedic gold. I can just see him saying that, with his perma-tan and bouffant hair.

I think no truer word has ever been said when I say "LOL"

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I heard Nicholson got into a lot fights with Basinger as well

I don't know about that but didn't Prince try to flirt with Basinger?

[Cain]

^ actually he ended up boning her.

I never liked Jon Peters. Any man who insisted on a Superman movie having talking polar bears, has to be one coke line away from a heart attack.

[DarkKnightJRK]

^ actually he ended up boning her.

It's f**king Prince, what do you expect?

[Doctor Goblipus]

^ actually he ended up boning her.

I never liked Jon Peters. Any man who insisted on a Superman movie having talking polar bears, has to be one coke line away from a heart attack.

He didnt want the Polar Bears to talk, he just wanted Brainic to raze them because there the fericest killers in the animal kingdom.

Damn Jon Peters is an idiot.

[Punisher RULES]

He didnt want the Polar Bears to talk, he just wanted Brainic to raze them because there the fericest killers in the animal kingdom.

and ya know why he wanted a giant spider??

because Spiders are the feirsest killers in the animal kingdom.

[Doctor Goblipus]

Im going to have to correct you. Spiders are the feirest killers in the INCECT kingdom. I learned that from Professer Peters.

:D

[LostSon88]

So let me get this straight:

Jon Peters:

-Didn't want Superman to wear the ICONIC suit.
-Didn't want Superman to fly and be more relatable to humans.
-Wanted Polar Bears to fight Superman
-Didn't know who the hell Kal-El was
-Apparently was more interested in selling merchandise than caring about the content of the films

How the hell did THIS guy become involved in OUR movies?

I don't even know him and I hate him. And for me that's rare. :mad:

He's no longer involved with Warner Bros. right? (PLEASE LORD I HOPE NOT!)

[DarkKnightJRK]

He also approved the choice of Nicolas Cage as Superman because, "he had eyes of a f**king killer."

[LostSon88]

He also approved the choice of Nicolas Cage as Superman because, "he had eyes of a f**king killer."

Serious?! C'mon now, you don't even need to be a fanboy to know that Superman is NO KILLER.

Jon Peters = Idiot

[Doctor Goblipus]

It wasnt Nic Cage who had the eyes of a ****ing killer, it was Sean Penn.

[Brian Braddock]

He also wanted sharks that fired laser beams from their heads.http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

Jon Peters is a tool.

(Hey - I just think i've found my new sig!!)

[Brian Braddock]

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif !!!

[Cain]

He didnt want the Polar Bears to talk, he just wanted Brainic to raze them because there the fericest killers in the animal kingdom.

Damn Jon Peters is an idiot.

I kid you not! he wanted the polar bears to talk. On top of that he wanted them to be voiced by Meryl Streep & Renee Zellweger (who had some popular movie out at the time). Don't know whether it was telepathically or literally talking. But he wanted spoken words to represent the thoughts of ****ing polar bears. Kevin Smith talked about this many years ago in a Wizard magazine in an article about Superman films.

[DarkKnightJRK]

It wasnt Nic Cage who had the eyes of a ****ing killer, it was Sean Penn.

Oh, my bad.

[The Only Woj]

I posted an article a long time ago about Jon Peters. Apparently, the only reason Bassinger got the part was due to the fact she was dating him. There was also an incident regarding the fact that they were given Batman jackets, or something, but they had to pay for them. Jack Nicholson alledgedly yelled something at Bassinger about how she should make Peters pick up the cost since she's "sucking his cock".

[The Only Woj]

Here: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260709&postcount=2 and http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260714&postcount=3

Another argument erupted over who was going to foot the bill for the crew's black leather Batman jackets: originally Peters's responsibility, he had shucked it, causing Nicholson to snap at Basinger, "Tell that guy whose c**k you've been sucking for the past six months that he's an ******* for not paying for the jackets!"

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Jack Nicholson alledgedly yelled something at Bassinger about how she should make Peters pick up the cost since she's "sucking his cock".
:eek: :eek: :eek: Did Alec Baldwin know about this? :p

[DocLathropBrown]

Alec and Kim weren't together at that time.

[Lazarus440]

the man is a JUNIOR High School drop out, a hair dresser, and he dated barbra strisand, and can't read.

[Brian Braddock]

the man is a JUNIOR High School drop out, a hair dresser, and he dated barbra strisand, and can't read.

But apart from that, he's okay.......http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif












.............actually, no, he's a dick.

[Brian Braddock]

Was about to say that Peters' ears must really be burning at the moment what with all this bashing but what with it all being in type on a message board, does it mean, technically, his eyes would be burning instead? (Does that make any sense?!! does anything make any sense?, for that matter.)

[Lazarus440]

Was about to say that Peters' ears must really be burning at the moment what with all this bashing but what with it all being in type on a message board, does it mean, technically, his eyes would be burning instead? (Does that make any sense?!! does anything make any sense?, for that matter.)
any burnning or jon peters would be ok with me.

[DarkKnightJRK]

Here: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260709&postcount=2 and http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260714&postcount=3

Another argument erupted over who was going to foot the bill for the crew's black leather Batman jackets: originally Peters's responsibility, he had shucked it, causing Nicholson to snap at Basinger, "Tell that guy whose c**k you've been sucking for the past six months that he's an ******* for not paying for the jackets!"

My God. :eek:

[Doctor Goblipus]

But apart from that, he's okay


FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!!!

[Tangled Web]

Hey a Jon Peter's thread!

[SeriousDuke]

Wow... Jon Peter's... wow...

[Catman]

I'm gonna be buying that Peters-Guber book. Sounds interesting.

[ZER0C00L]

this thread is entertaining:up:

[Catman]

Yes, it's always fun to express your hatred for Jon Peters.

[Dr. Fate]

Jon "Giant Spider" Peters needs to go back to hair dressing. BTW, the extras on the '89 DVD are a LOT better and more insightful than the Batman Begins' extras.
Retrospectives on older movies always seem more interesting when compared to current movies.

[ZER0C00L]

Retrospectives on older movies always seem more interesting when compared to current movies.

what is he doing now? is he back to cutting hair and hooked on phonics.

[Punisher RULES]

According to Kevin Smith-
Jon Peters wanted a Chewy(star wars) like character in Superman Lives and in Kevins words "What? Ya want me to f--king write Chewy in to the movie?" then Peters said"I want My F--king Chewy." Then Kevin said "I got youre f--king chewy right here(then Kev grabs his genetal area)"

[LostSon88]

According to Kevin Smith-
Jon Peters wanted a Chewy(star wars) like character in Superman Lives and in Kevins words "What? Ya want me to f--king write Chewy in to the movie?" then Peters said"I want My F--king Chewy." Then Kevin said "I got youre f--king chewy right here(then Kev grabs him genetal area)"

Nice. :cool:

Oh and in case I forget...Jon Peters is an idiot! :up:

:Whew: I feel so much better... :O

[DarkKnightJRK]

According to Kevin Smith-
Jon Peters wanted a Chewy(star wars) like character in Superman Lives and in Kevins words "What? Ya want me to f--king write Chewy in to the movie?" then Peters said"I want My F--king Chewy." Then Kevin said "I got youre f--king chewy right here(then Kev grabs him genetal area)"

*laughs maniacaly*

He may be a lazy bastard, but Smith speaks the truth. :D:up:

[Doctor Goblipus]

He didnt actually say that to Peters. Everytime he makes fun of him, he always tells the audience that he thought that but didnt say it because he wanted the job.

[Reevz666]

Those who are interested in hearing more about Peters/Guber should read the book Hit and Run- which is about the rise and fall of Peters and how they took over Sony Pictures for a short time. There is a lenthy chapter on Batman in there where they interview Burton and he said that basically Guber was very much involved in the preprod of the film, while Jon Peters was the one always on set and there was a time according to the book where they pressured Burton so much that he ran off set- there is a scene in Burton's Ed Wood that is exactly like this, so that incident probably inspired it. While Peters probably would have ruined Superman, he did have some good ideas for Bat 89 and was hugely involved in the marketing hype. Also yes Speilberg did ban them from Color Purple and they also were barely involved with Rain Man even though they were credited on it. In fact Peters was so clueless about the story of Rain Man , the one time he went to the set he asked Tom Cruise "Your playing the retarded one right?", according to the book.

I've read it and it's great!...I was FLOORED at some of the crap that went on ( Basinger and Peters affair!)..great stuff!

[GREEN =w= DAY]

Here: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260709&postcount=2 and http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4260714&postcount=3

Another argument erupted over who was going to foot the bill for the crew's black leather Batman jackets: originally Peters's responsibility, he had shucked it, causing Nicholson to snap at Basinger, "Tell that guy whose c**k you've been sucking for the past six months that he's an ******* for not paying for the jackets!"
Jack rules! :D :up:

[LostSon88]

Jack rules! :D :up:

Would you expect anything short of brilliant from Jack F*****! Nicholson? :up:

[Catman]

what is he doing now? is he back to cutting hair and hooked on phonics.

He's getting a producers credit on Superman Returns

[LostSon88]

He's getting a producers credit on Superman Returns

:down

[Catman]

:down

And NOW we all know how that turned out! :csad: :o

[LostSon88]

Damn this thread is old.

[Catman]

lol :D