Jerry Weintraub's $20 Joke With Julia Roberts

Jerry Weintraub convinced Julia Roberts to drop her going rate of $20 million (£12.5 million)-a-movie to star in Ocean's Eleven by sending her a cheeky note poking fun at her high salary.
 
The Pretty Woman actress starred as the wife of George Clooney's character Danny Ocean in the 2001 heist film and agreed to appear for a fraction of her usual fee.
 
And it was a funny letter containing a $20 (£12.50) bill from Weintraub, Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh that won her over.
 
In his upcoming memoir, Weintraub reveals the note read: "We know you get 20 (million dollars) for a movie, but you will have to work for a little less on this one."

The 2001 movie brought together an impressive cast of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon and Roberts in a remake of the 1960's rat pack movie.

The movie went on to gross over $450 million at the global box office, and two sequels followed.

While Roberts returned to the role of Tessa Ocean of Ocean's twelve she didn't return for the third movie Ocean's Thirteen.