Word: overbudgeted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Apocalypse Now went so far overbudget that Francis Ford Coppola had to mortgage his house. Titanic's tab was so big two studios had to go dutch. And don't get me started on Waterworld. But no story factory in recent memory has gotten less bang for its buck (no pun intended, of course) than the White House, in this, its ongoing remake...
...Louis Farrakhan, an early associate of Malcolm's who has vexed many with his antiwhite, anti-Jewish harangues. Lee also hired a Black Muslim security force as bodyguards on the set. He fought publicly with his distributor (Warner Bros.) and insurer (the Completion Bond Co.) when work on the overbudget film was suspended. Then he solicited and received gifts from black entertainers (Bill Cosby, Oprah Winfrey) to help him complete postproduction. He urged kids to skip school and see Malcolm X on its opening day. He discouraged white reporters from interviewing him about the film. Whatever rancorous agenda this served...