Bankable

Movies made from his books -- including "" The Last Picture Show '' and "" Terms of Endearment '' -- have made his name bankable in Los Angeles, despite a few duds like "" Texasville, '' and his screenplays are always in demand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Lindsay Lohan was axed from a movie because she's not "bankable" -- this according a source connected with the production of the flick. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Okay, Downey isn't what we would call a bankable star for the general public, but is a movie about Edgar Allen Poe going to be?? ❋ Unknown (2006)

MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes. com) - The trend of making movies without so-called bankable stars and having several sub plots seems to have caught on with Bollywood filmmakers after the runaway success of 'Life In A Metro'. ❋ Shantanu (2010)

I'm more confident in him taking it that someone who may be considered more 'bankable' but isn't really 'better'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nostalgia aside, you've been dropped from The Other Side, a film that was slated as your major comeback from trainwreck territory, because you're not "bankable," according to a TMZ source. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, he has more projects lined up for his future than most actors and there are jittery parts of Hollywood where he is still said to be "bankable". ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, still, liberal arts majors, as opposed to "bankable" engineering or accounting degrees, will always be second tier. ❋ Tom Doctoroff (2010)

He now solely represents "bankable" chief executives interested in buying a business. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems forgotten that Streisand was the first "bankable" female figure in Hollywood to produce, direct, co-write, and act (not to mention sing) in a major motion picture. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For RNRL, it was crucial that the resulting agreements be "bankable,", which in essence would allow it to source funds for its downstream Dadri project from banks on a project recourse basis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main aim of this Bill is to facilitate the development of "bankable" water resources infrastructure for socio-economic development and to address the operations and maintenance of existing infrastructure projects. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though Tennison's role hasn't been cast, one thing is clear: Mirren must give way to a more "bankable" American star. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Particularly in the more "bankable" positions from a speaker point of view C-suite, Strategy, Bus Dev, Sales... ❋ Helen Keegan (2008)

Although in the grander scheme of things, the EPP was a minor issue, for him to break his one "bankable" promise – made to secure his leadership victory – proves that his word is valueless. ❋ Richard (2006)

Dude 1: "Dude, [check that] chick out over there...[whaddaya] think?" Dude 2: "Yeah, she's [bankable]." ❋ Paul Doyle (2006)

❋ T-Bone (2003)

Bro #1: Man, the ass on that chick is [pretty damn] fine. I'd pay her 10 bucks just to [touch it]. Bro #2: Yeah man, [that ass] is spankable and bankable. ❋ Riley400 (2011)

Even though all the women at my [new job] [I are] in their [40's] they are all spank bankable. ❋ Rnw124 (2007)