Coppola never learns.

[Feyrhausen]

In 1982 he made One From The Heart. An expensive passion project that bombed. He spent a decade working to pay off the debt.

Now he sold his winery to sink a 120 million dollars into another passion project. And its not going well.

www.avclub.com/megalopolis-production-crew-quitting-budgets-explodin-1849968441

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

He's one of those film names I'm always having to be reminded is still alive. Just feels like he belongs to another era.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Is a Francis Ford Coppola production truly a Francis Ford Coppola production if it's not in absolute chaos?

[Citizen Snips]

One From the Heart at least had a great soundtrack by Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle that got an Oscar nomination.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

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It is a thrill to work with these actors and the photography is everything I could hope for. The dailies are great. So if we’re on schedule, and I love the actors and the look is great, I don’t know what anyone’s talking about here.”

[Mozenrath]

Between this and Nicholas Cage's money problems he had for ages, someone should check to make sure Sofia didn't bet her retirement on Beanie Babies.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Crazy to me that after not having a hit film in close to 25 years he was still able to come up with $120 million to invest in the first place.

[BorneAgain]

Jan 10, 2023 18:25:38 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

Crazy to me that after not having a hit film in close to 25 years he was still able to come up with $120 million to invest in the first place.

Coppola pretty much spent decades doing a lot of films just to pay off his debts. Weren't necessarily all blockbusters, but do enough and have some smart investments (and connections to friends like George Lucas) and him eventually getting his fortune back does make some sense.

[Feyrhausen]

Jan 10, 2023 18:25:38 GMT -5 Natural Born Farmer said:

Crazy to me that after not having a hit film in close to 25 years he was still able to come up with $120 million to invest in the first place.

He sold his winery.

[chazraps]

Hang on, the 'Jack' guy?