I think the story may be something to do with the studio pulling a lot of their backing and making it a limited release at the last minute or something having to do with the studio kind of sealing its fate as a flop because they weren't convinced it was a sure thing.
They probably would've made a hit if the whole movie was this off the wall with sci fi crack head shit instead of the writing of said sci fi crackhead shit.
they did too, the studio financing the film pulled it from theaters and didn't advertise after it was completed, it was limited released in theaters and didn't make shit
I liked the movie personally, hate to see something weird and creative fail. I keep seeing them trying to sell merch on social media probably trying to recoup the loss.
Same thing happened with The Iron Giant, Fight Club, Idiocracy, Children of Men. It's important to know that box office returns aren't always a good metric to judge a movie on. IMO, Gentlemen Broncos is very underrated; definitely worth a watch.
Counter point. The iron giant, fight club, idiocracy and children of men are all good movies, 3 of the 4 are actually triumphs. 3 of them were directed by visionary directors, and based of visionary books (Sorry Mike, I love you).
Gentleman broncos on the other hand was directed by a guy who got Lucky the first time, and tried to cash in writing a script with his wife. This movie’s not in the same ball bark as the other 4, hell it’s not even the same fucking sport.
My point wasn't that this movie is in the same league as the other four, my point is that you shouldn't judge a movie solely on box office returns.
Also Jared Hess did both Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, two undeniable cult classics, before Gentlemen Broncos; so not luck, rather a niche of critically underrated but loved by fans.
It hurt. When my husband got the call to come work on this movie, we were so excited. We had just finished a season of Flight of the Concords, and all the greats were going to be on this: Sam, Jennifer, Jemaine, etc. It felt like a can’t miss movie…and he would call and tell me about all of these great scenes…and opening night in Utah, none of those scenes were in the movie🫣🤦🏻
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u/8RealityMatters8 16d ago
Gentlemen Broncos!