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The Extra

El Extra

1962 · Film · 110 min

Part of Cantinflas Collection

Directed by Miguel M. Delgado

Comedy

Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.

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  1. NeutralcolmmaccMar 23, 2014

    That's one sort of "fairly" - that employees should participate in profit sharing and that their compensation should be tied directly to the value they create (though should employees also share in the losses?).

    Another kind of "fairly" is that Labour is its own market, and employees should be paid commensurate to their replacement cost.

    Both are valid models, though the latter is much more common. The difference between which model is followed can often come down to the negotiation abilities of the individual employee (or their agents) and their relative scarcity. E.g. an extra for a hollywood blockbuster movie is paid the same daily rate as an extra on an independent art-house film - because it's easy to hire extras and they are interchangeable. The movie stars on the other hand are more scarce (at least those with marketable reputations are) and so can negotiate points on the gross.