According to John Travolta (who was originally cast and probably wasn’t just making it up–as it was pre–Battlefield Earth and he was still somewhat legitimate), when ABC wouldn’t let him out of his “Welcome Back, Kotter” contract, Malick was forced to cast Richard Gere and shredded the majority of Days of Heaven’s screenplay, instead going […]
Entries Tagged as 'Sam Shepard'
Days of Heaven (1978, Terrence Malick)
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: Paramount Pictures· Sam Shepard· Terrence Malick· ★½
Blind Horizon (2003, Michael Haussman)
December 15th, 2005 · No Comments
Okay, here’s a hint: if your choice of titles are Blind Horizon and Black Point, go with Black Point. Black Point isn’t a good title for Blind Horizon, which might be an impossible-to-title film, actually, but Blind Horizon has nothing to do with the film. There are no poignant horizon shots and Val Kilmer isn’t […]
Tagged: Amy Smart· F. Paul Benz· Faye Dunaway· Lions Gate Films· Michael Haussman· Neve Campbell· Noble Willingham· Sam Shepard· Steve Tomlin· Val Kilmer· ★★½



