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Did this movie really only make $117K?


That's what IMDB shows. Was it only in limited release? Just at a film festival? Is the $117k a mistake?

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It looks like the $177,463 number is legit. Boxofficemojo has the same number.

Released Sep. 15th, 1989
Closed Oct. 19th, 1989,
only played in 8 theaters.

The wiki notes mentions that the guy who greenlit the production was fired 2 weeks into filming. SInce all the rest of the 'suits' weren't happy about the films general satire of Hollywood, it was a minor miracle it was released to theaters instead of straight to video.

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I love this film. It's rarely on TV though.

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I just rented it on Amazon video (streaming) for $2.99 :)

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If my memory is correct it played one week at one theater in Atlanta, it did run on Comedy Central a lot in the 90's.

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