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Not to be confused with Pay to Play.

In filmmaking, a guarantee, or informally a "pay-or-play" contract, is a term in a contract of an actor, director, or other participant that guarantees pay if the participant is released from the contract with various exceptions.[1]

Studios are reluctant to agree to guarantees but accept them as part of the deal for signing major talent. They also have the advantage of enabling a studio to remove a participant under such a contract, with few legal complications.[2]

References

  1. ^ Appleton, Dina (12 June 2008). "What Does 'Pay or Play' Really Mean?". www.backstage.com. Backstage. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ Navigating The "Pay Or Play" Minefield Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Business Of Film October 1997.
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