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| | WEARING MICKEY'S MANTLE | Joe Roth | The Biz | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly |
 | | In fact, when Roth-the first director (Coupe de Ville) ever to chair a studio-took over Katzenberg's office in September, he replaced the posters for such Disney features as Aladdin with distinctly un- Disney art: They Drive by Night, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. And the differences aren't merely decorative. |
 | | So far, Eisner seems to be accommodating Roth's desire to loosen the Disney purse strings, a marked departure from the '80s mode of signing talent on the cheap (Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss), then trying to rebuild their careers through several movies. |
 | | Roth's record at Fox, which included the box office flops Shining Through, Barton Fink, and Enemies: A Love Story as well as the hits White Men Can't Jump, The Last of the Mohicans, Die Hard 2, and Sleeping With the Enemy-taught him, he says, that ''if it's not fun, it'd better be great. |
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