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Worst Picture | 1990 | Brian De
Worst Picture | 1991 | Brian De
Worst Actress | 1991
Worst Supporting Actress | 1991
Worst Director | 1991
Worst Screenplay | 1991
Budget 47,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 15,691,192 USD
Steadicam operator Larry McConkey coordinated the complex, nearly 5-minute opening tracking sequence that included a cramped ride in a service elevator. It was the first of McConkey's collaborations with Brian De Palma.
Bruce Willis was added to the cast to provide box office clout, even though very few of his non-action movies had ever turned a profit. His fee was $5 million, same as top-billed Tom Hanks.
The 330-second Steadicam shot of Peter Fallow arriving at the Palm Court of the Winter Garden was a tour de force for operator Larry McConkey. He had to track backwards, get on a golf cart, ride it for 380 feet, get off of it, track backwards 234 feet, get into the elevator, get out, and track for another 250 feet.
The scene with Maria's Concorde landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport was filmed by second unit director Eric Schwab to impress his mentor Brian De Palma. De Palma discouraged him, and bet $100 that it would not make the final cut. The sun would line up with the runway and the Empire state building in the background on only one day, June 12th, with a 30-second window for the shot. They had to hire a Concorde from Air France, and ask them to land the aircraft at the exact time. They also had to coordinate with JFK Air Traffic Control to let the aircraft through and land at exactly the right moment, in one of the most congested air-spaces in the world. Schwab used five cameras to ensure the scene was captured. In the end, the shot cost $80,000 US and resulted in 10 seconds of screen time.
Morgan Freeman claims he knew during filming that the movie would be a commercial disaster. He likened it to a series of mishaps leading up to a plane crash.
"Judge Leonard White: [to court room] Racist? You dare call me racist? Well I say unto you, what does it matter the color of a man's skin if witnesses perjure themselves. If a prosecutor enlists the perjurers. When a district attorney throws a man to the mob for political gain, and men of the cloth, men of God, take the prime cuts? Is that justice? Judge Leonard White: I don't hear you... Judge Leonard White: Let me tell you what justice is. Justice is the law, and the law is man's feeble attempt to set down the principles of decency. Decency! And decency is not a deal. It isn't an angle, or a contract, or a hustle! Decency... decency is what your grandmother taught you. It's in your bones! Now you go home. Go home and be decent people. Be decent."
"Judy McCoy: I'm leaving you! [pause] Judy McCoy: After the party... and now, if you will excuse me, we have guests."
