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(Guesses are always welcome)
I'll start it off with two questions about Clint Eastwood:
1) What was the first movie Clint Eastwood directed? (answered)
2) What Clint Eastwood movie exceeded its budget even before filming began?
BOSSHOG
(44,293 posts)What Movie? And what was she doing? Out in 1967
JoseBalow
(9,023 posts)in Cool Hand Luke
BOSSHOG
(44,293 posts)Heres another one somewhat similar
Who said Hes in the car? Who was in the car? Why? What movie?
Harker
(17,203 posts)2...Letters From Iwo Jima?
ProfessorGAC
(75,490 posts)But, I think the 2nd one is Paint Your Wagon. That movie was a financial disaster.
Not Eastwood's fault, though. He was in it but had nothing to do with the production.
Harker
(17,203 posts)I still recall "Wand'rin' Star" being a radio hit in Denver. I just looked into it, and was surprised to see it was released as a 45, b/w "I Talk to the Trees."
ProfessorGAC
(75,490 posts)It didn't lose money, but it grossed $30 million in a budget of $21 million.
But, distribution costs were high; the long running time eliminated 2nd views; it was a musical when younger audiences had little attraction to musicals; and that $30 million took nearly 4 years to accumulate.
After it's movie run, residuals were pitiful as TV stations didn't think enough of it to tie up 4 hours of airtime.
It made the studio about 3% after fully absorbed cost.
Not a turkey like Ishtar, but pretty bad.
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)For number 2, Nope.
(One out of two ain't bad)
Harker
(17,203 posts)red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)If not, I'll see if I can kick-start my brain.
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(21,078 posts)red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)what color is John Milner's (Paul LeMat) hotrod?
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)A cross between piss yellow and...
Mad_Dem_X
(10,084 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)well done Mad_Dem_X!
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)most nights and had conducted climbing expeditions to the top of the local Holiday Inn sign.
One actor set fire to George Lucas' motel room.
Another night, Le Mat threw Richard Dreyfuss into a swimming pool, gashing Dreyfuss' forehead on the day before he was due to have his close-ups filmed. (Wikipedia)
Harker
(17,203 posts)red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)Harker
(17,203 posts)Bonus points for coming up with both characters and actors.
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Doc_Technical
(3,719 posts)jmowreader
(52,817 posts)The title card reads "Reefer Madness, formerly 'Tell Your Children.'"
Emile
(39,642 posts)ms liberty
(10,857 posts)JoseBalow
(9,023 posts)I Got You Babe
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)(Martin Sheen ended up playing Capt. Willard)
Harker
(17,203 posts)Yes, a guess!
Besides Steve McQueen, who was Coppola's first choice, Al Pacino also turned down the role of Willard.
Harker
(17,203 posts)VGNonly
(8,292 posts)Steve McQueen was Coppola's first choice to play Willard, but he didn't want to leave America for three weeks, and Coppola was unwilling to pay his $3 million fee.
VGNonly
(8,292 posts)for casting. In Butch & Sundance he wanted to play Sundance and wanted the film credits as "The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy". The studio said no, McQueen walked. (supposedly)
Harker
(17,203 posts)JoseBalow
(9,023 posts)Before there was NC-17 rating
VGNonly
(8,292 posts)Goodfellas to eliminate some scenes to avoid a NC-17 rating.
VGNonly
(8,292 posts)Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer were all considered. The role ended up going to a relative newcomer, who was it?
Harker
(17,203 posts)VGNonly
(8,292 posts)I always wanted to be a gangster!
Harker
(17,203 posts)red dog 1
(32,240 posts)I think Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) uttered that line near the beginning of the movie.
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)VGNonly
(8,292 posts)What the real-life name of the actor killed in the office by Anton Chigurh?
red dog 1
(32,240 posts)Did you see my reply # 47?
Some trivia-In the film There Will Be Blood, it was being filmed at the same area and time as No Country For Old Men. The derrick fire scene caused some much black smoke that NCFOM had suspend some filming.
JoseBalow
(9,023 posts)Steven Root
He was the judge in Idiocracy, and the Swingline stapler guy in Office Space.
VGNonly
(8,292 posts)in Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
JoseBalow
(9,023 posts)