Elijah Sullivan
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2004
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The "lost reel" from Death Proof definitely exists. I've seen it traded around on message boards amongst fans but haven't watched it myself. Stills from the scene also exist. If you dig around on the internet a bit, you might find pics or video.
So far as I know, Planet Terror's missing reel was never shot.
And if you ask me, Grindhouse was a big flop, but not quite "one of the biggest disasters in the history of cinema". Try Waterworld, or Battlefield Earth -- both lost money in 9-digit sums. And stuff like Superman Returns and Jackson's King Kong might have easily lost as much, but reliable budget information is widely suppressed these days.
By releasing the two Grindhouse films as full-length features on DVD with a more focused marketing campaign, it won't be hard for the Weinsteins to turn a profit. Both of these movies could easily gross $20mil in rentals alone, and there are millions of film geeks who will complete their Rodriguez or Tarantino collections with these flicks. Gore-hounds will also be all over these on video. It's a very different market from theatrical.
So far as I know, Planet Terror's missing reel was never shot.
And if you ask me, Grindhouse was a big flop, but not quite "one of the biggest disasters in the history of cinema". Try Waterworld, or Battlefield Earth -- both lost money in 9-digit sums. And stuff like Superman Returns and Jackson's King Kong might have easily lost as much, but reliable budget information is widely suppressed these days.
By releasing the two Grindhouse films as full-length features on DVD with a more focused marketing campaign, it won't be hard for the Weinsteins to turn a profit. Both of these movies could easily gross $20mil in rentals alone, and there are millions of film geeks who will complete their Rodriguez or Tarantino collections with these flicks. Gore-hounds will also be all over these on video. It's a very different market from theatrical.