I don't know much about the movie business. I'm not giving specific details, and I hesitated to even ask this question, for fear of looking like an entitled whiner.
Is it normal for an actor with a speaking role in a movie to have to buy a ticket to see his own movie, or even be locked out of it entirely due to not owning compatible proprietary viewer hardware or software or living in a country where it is not available? Does it change if the movie is a work of fiction or a documentary? Or if the role is paid or unpaid? Or union or non-union?
"Jared Leto, Julianne Moore & More Celebs Who Say They Can't Watch Themselves on Screen" by Diana Pearl lists a bunch of actors, most of whom choose not to watch their own works. But the first on the list, Full House star Jodie Sweetin, has never had a chance to see an episode of Full House because she doesn't own a TV. Is a situation like that common or uncommon?
Is it normal for an actor with a speaking role in a movie to have to buy a ticket to see his own movie, or even be locked out of it entirely due to not owning compatible proprietary viewer hardware or software or living in a country where it is not available? Does it change if the movie is a work of fiction or a documentary? Or if the role is paid or unpaid? Or union or non-union?
"Jared Leto, Julianne Moore & More Celebs Who Say They Can't Watch Themselves on Screen" by Diana Pearl lists a bunch of actors, most of whom choose not to watch their own works. But the first on the list, Full House star Jodie Sweetin, has never had a chance to see an episode of Full House because she doesn't own a TV. Is a situation like that common or uncommon?