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A week after the release of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", Universal Studios announced a new film, "Get Him to the Greek", reuniting Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with writer/director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow. "Variety" initially announced the project would focus on "fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek
completion in 1978, Barry sought a theatrical release, but failed to find a willing distributor. He did, however, get an offer for a UK VHS release from an LA distributor, which had seen Barry's answer print of the film. They offered to pay him $1000 for a VHS release if he could supply them with a print of the film complete with credits. Barry, unable to afford the $3,000 credits would have cost, declined, and the print was sent back to him. Despite this,