LARRY HAGMAN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/03/1982 - HFSID 275342

HAGMAN, WHO IS STARRING AS J.R. EWING ON DALLAS, AGREES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR STARRING IN THE 1982 MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE, DEADLY ENCOUNTER
 
LARRY HAGMAN. Photocopied Typed DS: "Larry Hagman" in ink for Majlar Productions, Inc. under "Agreed and Accepted By" on page 5, 5p, 8½x11, separate sheets. No place, 1982 February 3. On letterhead of Fulop & Hardee, Lawyers, Beverly Hills, California to Mr. Philip R. Mengel, Mengel McCabe & Co., Inc., New York, New York. Headed: "Re: Majlar Productions, Inc. f-s-o/Larry Hagman and EMI Television/Programs, Inc./'Birds of Prey II'". In part: "This will confirm the full understanding and agreement made by and on behalf of Majlar Productions, Inc. ('Majlar') for the acting services of Larry Hagman ('Hagman') and EMI Television Programs, Inc. ('EMI TV') in the movie of the week tentatively entitled 'Birds of Prey II' ('MOW')...TERM: Thirty (30) work days commencing March 15, 1982...GUARANTEED COMPENSATION: $200,000 for thirty work days plus two (2) network telecasts of MOW plus for all work days in excess of thirty, that amount per rata...an additional $200,000 payable upon commencement of said theatrical release...EMI TV will reimburse per diem expenses of $2,000 per week in Mexico and $2,500 per week in the United States plus up to eight (8) round-trip airfares if actually used...EMI TV will hire, subject to availability...a hair stylist, make-up person, stand-in and dialogue coach as requested by Majlar...EMI TV will provide a motor home and a car and driver to and from the set...Majlar shall have consultation rights with subject to the female lead...Pending preparation and execution of a more formal contract...the foregoing deal memo shall constitute a valid and binding agreement between the parties...." Also signed: "Gunther H. Schiff". Not signed by a representative of EMI Television Programs, Inc. The film referenced in this contract was later titled Deadly Encounter (which was also known as American Eagle). The made-for-TV movie, which was filmed in Mexico and at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona, starred Hagman as Sam and Susan Anspach as Chris Butler. It was first aired on December 19, 1982. That year, Hagman was starring as J.R. Ewing on two TV series, Dallas and Knots Landing, and he also appeared as himself in the TV special, Night of 100 Stars. Stage, screen and television actor Larry Hagman (born in 1931), the son of actress Mary Martin, had received his most prominent acting assignment as eternally flustered astronaut Tony Nelson on the TV sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie, in 1965. After five years on Jeannie, he took a few film and TV-movie parts, co-starred with Donna Mills on the 1971 sitcom, The Good Life, co-starred with Lauren Bacall in the TV rendition of the Broadway musical, Applesauce, and acted in and directed the low-grade horror spoof, Beware! The Blob. In 1978, he first appeared in his best known role, John Ross "J.R." Ewing, on the nighttime serial, Dallas (1978-1990). During Dallas' run, Hagman was also seen in the role (1980-1982) on Knots Landing, a spin-off of the series, and he reprised the character in two made-for-TV films, Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998). Hagman also narrated Dallas: The Early Years in 1986. In 1997, Hagman had recovered from a liver transplant sufficiently to make a television comeback as the Honorable Judge Luther Charbonnet in the critically acclaimed CBS series, Orleans. Slightly creased. Staple holes at upper left blank corners. Fine condition.