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Aug 15

APOCALYPSE NOW was released in the US 46 years ago today. Francis Ford Coppola’s magnum opus is considered by many to be the definitive Vietnam War film. The production of the film is one of the most unbelievable stories in Hollywood history.

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John Milius wrote the original script for Apocalypse Now in 1969. He was partly inspired to write about Vietnam from his frustration at never fighting in a war. He volunteered for the Marine Corps but was rejected because of his asthma.

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Instead, Milus went to USC film school where he met George Lucas. His professor at USC claimed that no-one had ever perfected a screen adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart Of Darkness. Milius combined these two elements to devastating effect with his screenplay.

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Aug 12

UNFORGIVEN was released 33 years ago. Acclaimed as one of the greatest ever westerns, and among Clint Eastwood’s best works, the making of story is as impressive as the film…

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In 1976, The Shootist was released. Film editor David Webb Peoples was writing screenplays in his spare time and the Johnn Wayne film inspired him to write an honest neo-western that dissected the genre whilst honouring its classic tropes.

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Webb Peoples sent his script round Hollywood. It was read by Clint Eastwood’s script reader Sonia Chernus (writer of The Outlaw Josey Wales). Chernus told Eastwood “[An] inferior piece of trash… I can’t think of one good thing to say about it. Except, get rid of it FAST.”

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Aug 8

COLLATERAL was released 21 years ago this week. Acclaimed as one of the great thrillers of the early 21st century and among Michael Mann’s best, the making of story will have you thinking twice before your next cab ride…

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When he was 17 years old, aspiring Australian writer Stuart Beattie took a cab from Sydney airport. That journey gave him the idea of a murderous maniac entering a normal drive’s taxi. He turned this into his first screenplay, called The Last Domino.

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A couple of years later, Beattie was waiting tables and ran into Julie Richardson, who he knew from a UCLA screenwriting course. Richardson was now a producer and looking for projects for Frank Darabont’s Edge City. Beattie pitched her The Last Domino.

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Aug 6

THE SIXTH SENSE was released 26 years ago today. One of the most popular ghost story movies ever made and the film that launched director M. Night Shyamalan into the spotlight, the story of how it came to be made will have you seeing dead people…

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In the late 1990s, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan had two titles under his belt. Drama Praying With Anger and comedy Wide Awake had been largely ignored by the box office. Shyamalan was looking for a hit, and started thinking about a film about a boy who can see ghosts.

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Casper had ben released in 1995, leading Shyamalan to think audiences wouldn’t be interested in another film about a ghost. He shelved the ghost story but, when he realised he couldn’t stop thinking about it, finished the script. He called it The Sixth Sense.

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Aug 5

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES was released 14 years ago today. The opening part of one of the most acclaimed trilogies this century, the making of story is worthy of the iconic franchise…

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After the success of Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes in 2001, there were plans to make a sequel that picked up where that film left off. Due to some unfavourable critic and audience feedback, and creative differences with Burton, the project was shelved.

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5 years later, screenwriter Rick Jaffa came across a new report about pet chimpanzees not adapting to human environments. He and writing partner Amanda Silver realised an idea of an ape revolution tapped into the Planet of the Apes mythos.

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Aug 4

THE FUGITIVE opened nationwide in the US 32 years ago this week. Starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, it was an unexpected box office smash and Oscar winner. The behind-the-scenes story shows that it was a miracle the film was even made…

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The Fugitive was based on the 60s TV show of the same name. Producer Arnold Kopelson loved the show, and had been trying to get an adaptation off the ground since the 80s. A number of screenwriters wrote unsuccessful drafts, including Walter Hill.

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One of the ideas had Kimble on a globe-trotting adventure to prove his innocence. Another had Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) hiring a one-armed man because of Kimble’s botched surgery on his wife.

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