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[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

John Carpenter on how the studio, audience and critics reacted after watching "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) & the reason for movie's failure:

"Carpenter: I thought about writing a book about my experiences in Hollywood being a director, mainly because I was burned out on making movies. But | didn't do it because | thought, “I’m not ready yet. | don't have enough to say yet. I need to make more films and | don’t want to quit yet.”

Interviewer: How did Fox executives react when they saw the movie for the first time?

Carpenter: Needless to say, they had a few problems with the movie. They sat down with me and we went through the film. They didn’t like that the white hero was such a buffoon, and that he was being shown up by the Asians. They were afraid the audience wouldn't think this guy was brave, so they asked me to cut out the humor and emphasize his bravery, which was impossible to do. Then we got to the preview stage. The audience that saw it really loved it and laughed, so they wanted me to put the humor back in and go back to what it was—they still hated the movie, though. They didn't want Kurt to play it plenty. They wanted him to be an action hero, a real live action hero, not Jack Burton. They wanted him to be more like Rambo or Stallone. They wanted him to play it straight and it wasn't straight.

Interviewer: How was the movie perceived by the audience and the critics?

Carpenter: Nobody got it. Like I said earlier, timing was never my thing in terms of when my movies come out. This movie was completely and totally misunderstood. The critics and the public thought it was just bad, and there is nothing | can do about that."

("John Carpenter - The Prince of Darkness", Gilles Boulenger, 2001)

P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) was released in the USA.

[TIFF @TIFF_NET]

“Kurt Russell in BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is the greatest.”

Celebrating 40 years of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA with a look back on Taika Waititi’s TIFF ‘18 Master Class where he shared why Jack Burton is the ultimate hero.

[Trevor WB @Walsh1969]

@mikemovies

[Mike David @mikemovies]

EYES WIDE SHUT [1999]
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Name a better opening shot. I'll wait.

[Trevor WB @Walsh1969]

@filmfae Big Night. (1996)
Stanley Tucci.
Tony Shaloub.
Magic.

[Chuck D @MrChuckD]

@scorindorin There’s books full of it

[Mike David @mikemovies]

CARY

[The Rolling Stones @RollingStones]

“There's no room for any chords that aren't already there. It's supposed to be a rock'n'roll song. Simple.” - Keith Richards
Listen to Divine Intervention on all streaming platforms now..

[Trevor WB @Walsh1969]

@mikemovies Django, which I still like very much.

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@METAVERZUZ Yes

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Brian May

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@luiscalleo Rush
🇨🇦

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@allrockmusic

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@historyrock_ No.

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@METAVERZUZ Good lord.
Bye Zep.

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@TheCinesthetic

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@luiscalleo Roger Taylor

[Mike David @mikemovies]

CITIZEN KANE [1941]
Directed by Orson Welles

[Trevor WB @Walsh1969]

@JVMonte2 Stripped down and kicks hard.

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

JOHN FORD in “fuck you” mode whilst being interviewed by Peter Bogdanovich in 1971.

Rude or funny? For me, both.