The troubled production of Winter Kills (1979) is covered here in this documentary with interviews with a few cast and crew members. The film was shut down 3 times, and to save the production they had to make The American Success Company (1980) get themselves out of debt. They also talk about the first time director and the "old crew" that was used.
Production
Three shutdowns, debt-financing schemes, pure Hollywood madness.
Direction
Perry Martin captures vintage chaos with zero budget but maximum curiosity.
Director
Perry Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Winter Kills (1979) was financed by marijuana smugglers who were later murdered, which may explain the shutdowns.
The documentary's existence proves that even forgotten failures become sacred texts for film obsessives decades later.
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