Heaven's Gate did not merely fail; it sank a studio. Michael Cimino's epic Western became a generic term for disaster, for ego run rampant, for massive mis-calculation, mismanagement and extravagence. Here is a picture budgeted for $7.5 million. Here is a director whose previous film, The Deer Hunter, had won five Academy Awards, following up with a film which was almost universally panned. Less than a month after its second release, United Artists effectively ceased to exist. After Heaven's Gate movies were never made the same way again. Steven Bach had been head Head of Production at United Artists. Final Cut records his experience working on this film. It is a rare, definitive and sometimes breathtaking inside look at modern movie-making, at Hollywood and its people.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780712662727
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94965958
Product Key Features
Author
Steven Bach
Publication Name
Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven's Gate
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Business
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
538g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Steven Bach
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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