Word: ls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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BANKERS They love likely Glass-Steagall repeal. But remember when feds deregulated S&Ls...
...LS&2SB, as we'll call it, did get made and became a big Brit hit: $22 million so far, which puts it in the blockbuster class in the U.K. The movie may not go stratospheric here, if only because its East London accents are thicker than its hail of artillery. ("Americans will get used to the language," says Jason Flemyng, one of the film's flotilla of engaging young actors, "like we had to get used to Boyz N the Hood.") But LS&2SB has all the early signs of success. Tom Cruise's early enthusiasm for the film...
Before directing TV spots and music videos, he traveled through Africa ("I discovered that if it moves, you can eat it") and dug trenches at sewer sites in Greece ("That gave me an appreciation for money that's invaluable now"). Ritchie shot LS&2SB, with its dozens of speaking roles and locations, for just $1.6 million. "When it comes to film budgets, I'm lethal...
That's just the sort of killer instinct Hollywood loves: an unerring commercial sense at the price of a street vendor's Rolex. Time will tell if Ritchie is the real goods. But as LS&2SB proves, he can blast out 107 minutes of hard, dark...