That's what I think must have to remember that one script that was offered as " the future success of cinema " or " the film that marked a before and after the film "and that once released he became a complete failure.
The Anglo-Saxons used the term "flop " to define those films that has invested a great deal of money, effort and later was a fiasco. Not to be confused with film series Z or performed with few pretensions. I doubt that Peter George await their recognition in the Sundance Film Festival for his "Surf Nazis Must Die " or George Clooney won the Oscar for best actor for his role in " Return of the Killer Tomatoes! ." The flops are usually super with a great director, a cast of renowned actors, and a great script, but somehow all these elements combine to produce a catastrophe. And as they say, the bigger they are, the more noise they fell.
The first actress who was thought to the role of the legendary queen of Egypt was Susan Hayward, but he said no. Then they offered it to Joan Collins, having starred in "Land of the Pharaohs" and even made an advertisement with your name. However it seems that finally decided that would not be pigeonholed into the role of Egypt. The second star in which they thought was the sweet Audrey Hepburn, but also said no. So the producer Walter Wanger offered the role to Elizabeth Taylor, who at that time was running "Suddenly, Last Summer." Who took the call from the producer was Eddie Fisher, Taylor's husband at the time. He told his wife Elizabeth to plan supply and jokingly said, "Sure, tell him a million dollars." Wanger agreed to wage and Taylor became the first star to have a salary of $ 1 million.
things were not clear for the male role. Marco Antonio is thought Marlon Brando, but this was already committed to " Mutiny on the Bounty ." Others who were so were Richard Johnson, Peter O'Toole, Laurence Harvey who took it but was Stephen Boyd. Julio Cesar is hired Peter Finch. But what happened is only the beginning of the shoot began to lag and Boyd and Finch were forced to quit. So as a replacement was hired Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.
Although now regarded with more lenient eyes, "Cleopatra" was one of the biggest business failures in the history of cinema. $ 44 million dollars of that time and raised only half. Taking into account inflation, the cost would amount to $ 295 million, making it the third film most expensive in history after "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 "And" Mir i Voina.
Other flops that are so disastrous that end with the race of those involved in its production. Among these is " The Heaven's Gate ", a film that ended the career of Michael Cimino's award-winning director of" Hunter "and the United Artist. The story is based on what is known as the Johnson County War, a land dispute in the American West. The first script was offered to John Wayne in 1970, but chose to let it go. It seems that he liked the stories Cimino West and decided to take out thanks to his newfound fame. At first it was thought as a typical low-budget westerns in which the United Artists plan to spend $ 7 million. But Cimino wanted players and top professionals so that the sum was raised to 11 and a half.
John Williams was hired to perform partirtura. For the female lead was thought Jane Fonda, but this did not like the script. Then she thought of Diane Keaton, who also refused. France's Isabelle Huppert finally accepted paper. The shooting was wrong from the beginning. Legend has it that half the budget was spent on cocaine. The truth is that Cimino was discovered as an extremely tetchy and retail director who does not care about destroying a whole set of sets if they were not to their liking. Began to accumulate delays and Williams left the project because he was committed to the realization of the score of " The Empire Strikes Back" and " Raiders of the Lost Ark ." The study sought to replace by Norman Jewison Cimino, but wisely declined. The final cost was $ 40 million and the film lasted 5 hours. Was cut to 3 hours, but was an absolute failure.
Sometimes the flop seems the product of a curse. The case of best-selling novelist Clive Cussler. For the adaptation of his novel "Raise the Titanic " to the screen was hired director Stanley Kramer. But this proved to have a sixth sense for sniffing the wrecks because two weeks left the project for "creative differences." Was hired to replace Jerry Jameson, who had directed " Airport 77" (on the plane that plunged into the sea.) He was offered the lead role of Steve McQueen, who rejected it by show the same intuition. After the failure of the screen, Cussler vowed never again to let him adapt his novel to film. Should have remained true to his promise.
Twenty years later, agreed to Cussler that adapts one of his best-sellers. It was " Sahara." Initially, Hugh Jackman would be the starting shooting star in October 2001. But then came the 11-S and had to be postponed. In 2003 he attempted to retake the shooting, but Jackman was heavily involved in "X-men 2 ." Then he thought of Tom Cruise, but it seems that absolutely refused (Would Pe to do with it?). Indeed, the female role was offered to her friend Salma Hayek at the insistence of Cussler himself, but he declined. In 2005 the film came to the screens and even made a box office of $ 202 million did not cover the 281 million that had cost.
And finally ....
And finally ....
have in common What Chow Yun-Fat, Wesley Snipes, Jet Li, Vin Diesel and Sylvester Stallone? Then they all could have been a character actor finally interpret the English-language famous after Bardem. If gentlemen, the evergreen Antoñito Banderas starred with Lucy Liu's film "Ballistics Ecks vs. Sever ." This production is considered by the website Rotten Tomatoes as the worst movie of all time. They spent $ 70 million and only grossed 20. Lucy Liu, head of the robot Bender favorite was not much competition for his job. Michelle Yeoh is thought (the star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), but as fellow Chow, declined.
Well that's all from me this year. I hope you have a happy holiday
See you in 2009
