To show up to an important event or job ridiculously unprepared and with little respect to those more deeply involved with the event or job, despite recieving a large
compensation for your services. Doing this act may compound to other problems related to the event or place of employment.
Based on the film shoot of "
Apocalypse Now," when actor Marlon Brando showed up on set overweight, without having learned his lines, and without having read the source material, despite being a pivotal character in the film.
Also
inspired by "Superman: The Movie," when Brando demanded a large sum of money for his small part of Jor-El, which took only a week of shooting.