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What Happened to The Patriot? Mel Gibson’s Underrated Revolutionary War Epic

Posted 2 weeks ago

Mel Gibson's The Patriot had a huge cast, a $110 million budget and massive battle scenes. So what happened at the box office?

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What Happened to Kickboxer? Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Most Underrated Action Classic

Posted 4 months ago

Learn how Kickboxer was made, why it stood apart from Bloodsport, and how Jean-Claude Van Damme became an action icon

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WTF Happened to Sorcerer (1977)?

Posted 4 months ago

William Friedkin's 1977 masterpiece, Sorcerer, is one of the great unseen movies. But why haven't more people seen it?

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Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) — How a Dark Comedy Became a Cult Classic

Posted 5 months ago

Of all the movies that came out in the 80s, Weekend at Bernie's may be the most unlikely hit.

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The Chaotic Making of Heathers: Casting Drama, Studio Panic, and a Cult Classic

Posted 7 months ago

A deep dive into Heathers, from casting drama and on-set controversies to studio interference and its rise as a cult classic

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Blow Out: The Thriller Audiences Rejected and History Redeemed

Posted 8 months ago

Blow Out bombed in 1981 but is now considered a masterpiece. Here’s how politics, disco, and a brutal ending doomed it.

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WTF Happened to Face/Off?

Posted 11 months ago

We take a look at the making of John Woo's classic Face/Off, with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.

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WTF Happened to Killing Zoe?

Posted 11 months ago

We take a look at the making of Roger Avary's cult classic crime caper, Killing Zoe, starring Eric Stoltz and Julie Delphy.

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WTF Happened to The Big Lebowski?

Posted 11 months ago

We take a look behind the scenes of The Coen Bros' The Big Lebowski, one of the all-time biggest cult classics, and Jeff Bridges' defining role.

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