{"id":99175,"date":"2022-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleksawn.bget.ru\/10-pechalno-izvestnyx-filmov-kotorye-tak-i-ne-vyshli-na-ekrany\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T11:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:23:04","slug":"10-infamous-films-that-never-made-it-to-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukvaved.top\/en\/10-pechalno-izvestnyx-filmov-kotorye-tak-i-ne-vyshli-na-ekrany\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Infamous Movies That Never Made It To Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To this day \u00abPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\u00bb<\/span><\/i> 2011<\/span> still considered the most expensive film ever made, with a truly baffling<\/span> with a budget of $379 million<\/span> . An average studio film.<\/span> is worth 65 million dollars,<\/span> not counting marketing. Even an average bare bones, no frills, indie film straight out of film school will cost from<\/span> $10,000 to $25,000<\/span> . So, filmmaking isn't a cheap hobby or career. That's why something really has to go wrong for a film to be made and then never released.<\/span><\/p>\n

What could have driven a studio or director to spend all that money, not to mention time, and never see the light of day? Well, rarely is anything good. Let's take a look at ten of the most remarkable, yet unseen, films ever made.<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Empires of the Deep<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

This potential blockbuster began filming back in 2010 in China and was advertised as<\/span> China's answer to Avatar\u00ab<\/span> . The release was expected next year. With a budget exceeding $140 million, it was sure to be a massive spectacle with special effects. But "spectacular" doesn't always mean good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Official<\/span> trailer<\/span> was released in 2012, a year late, and it was something else. First of all, it promised a 2013 release. That never happened. Dozens of talent fled the film like a sinking ship. Initially, Sharon Stone and Monica Bellucci were attached to play some mermaid queen. Several directors signed on and then dropped out as the production became increasingly mired in delays and bad decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director Pitof was supposed to make the film under<\/span> under the leadership of Ivan Kershner from \u00ab"The Empire Strikes Back"<\/span><\/i> \u00bb" . Both men quit. Second director Jonathan Lawrence wasted five or six months and then reportedly also quit due to<\/span> poor planning and unsafe conditions<\/span> for the actors and crew. After that, two more directors took over.<\/span><\/p>\n

The script went through several revisions<\/span> 40 drafts<\/span> Ten screenwriters were involved. The end result was still considered laughable. It was all the work of the film's backer, John Jiang, who wrote the original script and story. He had no filmmaking experience whatsoever, being a real estate billionaire instead, though he claimed to have seen 4,000 films and wanted to make his own.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0412<\/span> blog post<\/span> The film's mermaid detailed dangerous conditions, including falling rocks in an abandoned quarry, suits that were literally glued to human skin with glue not intended for human use, and dangerous animal handling on set.<\/span><\/p>\n

By 2016, the film had grossed $140 million and as of 2022, it still hasn't seen the light of day, although there are rumors that<\/span> one day<\/span> he still may appear<\/span> .<\/p>\n

9. Big Bug Man<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Few actors will ever have the same legacy as Marlon Brando. He is considered one of Hollywood's greatest actors, and also one of its most enigmatic. Many of his later performances were overshadowed by his bizarre, destructive, or simply baffling off-screen behavior, such as:,<\/span> he did his own makeup<\/span> on the set of "\u00ab<\/span> The Islands of Doctor Moreau\u00bb<\/span><\/i> or didn't wear pants, so it had to be taken off from the waist up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brando's final performance was as a voice actor in the animated film "\u00ab<\/span> "Big Beetle"\u00bb<\/span><\/i> starring Brendan Fraser.<\/span> with a budget of 20 million dollars<\/span> The 2004 film received talent from both<\/span> The Simpsons<\/span><\/i> , and<\/span> from Family Guy<\/span><\/i> , and it was supposed to be a big release, but it never saw the light of day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brando was cast as Nicholas Dunderbeck. But after reading the script, he wanted to play Mrs. Suhr, the elderly woman who founded the company. As part of his voiceover, Brando<\/span> wore a dress, a wig and makeup,<\/span> to get into character, despite dubbing in his own home. The director noted that Brando, who was on oxygen at the time, seemed to be genuinely enjoying himself, calling it the most fun he'd had since "Julius Caesar.".<\/span><\/p>\n

The film was supposed to be released in 2006, then 2007, and even 2008. The exact reason for its delay and subsequent cancellation was never clear, and there is no word on whether the film was ever fully completed.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. All-American Massacre<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

If you want to watch<\/span> franchise \u00abThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u00bb<\/span><\/i> from start to finish, you'll have to watch<\/span> 9 different films<\/span> . But technically 10. The franchise, which began in 1974 and saw its latest release on Netflix in 2022, also includes one infamous no-show called<\/span> All American Massacre<\/span><\/i> from 2000. It was never released. Although it is still possible<\/span> watch the trailer<\/span> .<\/p>\n

It still exists web<\/span> -film website<\/span> , where the trailer debuted several decades ago. It was directed by William Hooper, son of the original director, Tobe Hooper, and is based on a short film he created that he decided to turn into a feature film.<\/span><\/p>\n

The quality is somewhat reminiscent of cable access, which is oddly appropriate for the franchise. It features the character Chop Top from<\/span> \u00abThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2\u00bb<\/span><\/i> , played by the same actor Bill Moseley. But in<\/span> \u00abAll-American Massacre\u00bb<\/span><\/i> he wasn't called Chop Top because it was believed Hooper didn't have the rights to make a film using the Chop Top or Leatherface characters. Possibly<\/span> , That's why<\/span> it was never released.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another problem was funding. Hooper launched a crowdfunding campaign to try to raise money to complete the project, but it was unsuccessful. As a result, the film never existed as anything more than a trailer.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Shiny<\/span> <\/h2>\n

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In 2002, Roger Avary released<\/span> \u00abRules of Attraction\u00bb<\/span><\/i> based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Few people knew that at the same time, Avary was filming<\/span> second film<\/span> , which became known as<\/span> Glitterati.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Glitterati<\/span><\/i> was made from additional footage from the first film and included the character<\/span> Victor Ward, traveling in Europe<\/span> , except that none of the people he met knew he was an actor playing a character in a movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avery finished the film but notes that his<\/span> will never see,<\/span> except at private screenings he hosts himself. This is partly due to the fact that in the film, actor Kip Pardue, as Ward, seduces European women without informing them that he is an actor. As you can imagine, people have criticized this for being ethically questionable.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Humor Risk<\/span> <\/h2>\n

\"Groucho<\/p>\n

The Marx Brothers were pioneers of the comedy genre, and although they are credited with<\/span> 13 films<\/span> , it was their very first film, which none of us ever saw, partly because of how much Groucho Marx himself hated it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Humor Risk<\/span><\/i> was<\/span> filmed in 1921<\/span> , several years before most of their best-known films were made. It was also quiet, which undoubtedly dampened some of the humor the brothers could or would have liked to provide, and all four appear in it. Rumor has it they even financed it.<\/span> friends' money<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two stories explaining why the film is lost and remains unseen. One claims that someone accidentally sabotaged the film. The second is that Groucho simply hated it. After a single screening in the Bronx, before a child audience who hated it, rumors circulated that Groucho burned the only copy.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Uncle Tom's Tales<\/span> <\/h2>\n

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Richard Pryor remains one of the biggest names in comedy years after his death. His work from the '70s and '80s is still revered, and he is considered a maverick and a genius. But his early career took some time to establish itself, and in 1968, just as he was making a name for himself, he starred in a film called\u00ab<\/span> Uncle Tom Tales: A Film for Gays<\/span><\/i> \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plot "\u00ab<\/span> Uncle Tom's Tales\u00bb<\/span><\/i> includes<\/span> a rich white man kidnapped by Black Panther-type militants,<\/span> to stand trial for racial crimes throughout U.S. history. Even today, that would push a lot of buttons. Who knows how people in 1969 would have reacted to that?<\/span><\/p>\n

It was believed that Pryor himself destroyed<\/span> movie<\/span> After a disagreement with his wife, she disliked the time he spent working on the film, so in a rage, he tore it apart. The director pieced together about 40 minutes of it, but for years it was assumed that Pryor had taken it and ruined it until 2005, when footage provided by director Penelope Spheeris was shown at an awards ceremony.<\/span> As a result<\/span> Pryor's widow filed a lawsuit<\/span> on Spheeris and Prior's own daughter, Rain.<\/p>\n

4. 100 years<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

To change the subject, the film \u00ab100 years\u00bb<\/em> It was directed by Robert Rodriguez and starred John Malkovich, and no one has seen it because you're not supposed to see it. At least not in our lifetimes. The point of 100 years is that it has to wait 100 years before it's released. That means the 2015 film will hit theaters, if theaters still exist in 2115. It will most likely be streamed.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film was<\/span> shown in Cannes<\/span> in the sense that people could watch the film reel, but not the film itself. It's kept in a safe with a time lock that opens after a century. The film's full official title is "\u00ab<\/span> 100 Years - A Film You'll Never See"\u00bb<\/span><\/i> .<\/span><\/p>\n

The film must be<\/span> vision of the world<\/span> in 100 years, so when that safe actually opens, viewers will be able to compare how Malkovich and Rodriguez imagined things and how they actually are.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Dau<\/span> <\/h2>\n

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The stories about Dau read like fiction. In a film shot in Ukraine, the seemingly insane director paid people.<\/span> with Soviet money<\/span> And forced them to eat Soviet canned food, despite it being 2006. Unless everyone worked for free because they were all in a cult. Or they were all in prison and it was an experiment. This is from extras and production assistants who quit to avoid this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky couldn't be called a director. Signs on the set (called the Institute) indicated he should be called<\/span> head of the institute<\/span> Or the boss. The institute was built to scale, a massive replica of a Soviet city, where people remained in character 24\/7, even when no one was taking them off. People were fined for breaking character.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film was supposed to be about Russian physicist Lev Landau. The director demanded that the role be played by a true genius, not an actor. He also demanded real people, not extras, so the film crew recruited 210,000 ordinary citizens, dressing and photographing 50 of them daily.<\/span><\/p>\n

After filming, the director spent at least six years editing the film. In 2019, it was released in 12 parts in Paris. Currently, only two parts are available for streaming, although there are plans to show them all at some point.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Andy Warhol's "Batman vs. Dracula"<\/span> <\/h2>\n

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Idea<\/span> filmAndy Warhol on Batman<\/span> , of course, unexpected, but it exists. Unfortunately for fans of The Dark Knight or modern art, Warhol never asked anyone's permission to make his film, and you can't just make a Batman movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

This mute<\/span> black and white film<\/span> , filmed in 1964 , lasted an hour. DC Comics never credited it, and although Warhol showed it at some art exhibitions, it seems to have almost disappeared. Clips can still be found, but the entire film may have been lost.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The Day the Clown Cried<\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Jerry Lewis, known for his comedy films such as "\u00ab<\/span> The Nutty Professor\u00bb<\/span><\/i> in the 60s, directed and starred in one of the most infamous "lost" films in 1972.\u00ab<\/span> The Day the Clown Cried\u00bb<\/span><\/i> tells the story of a clown in a Nazi concentration camp who entertains children even as they enter the gas chambers. It was to be his first dramatic role.<\/span><\/p>\n

Copies of the film exist, but they are generally known to have been shown only in exclusive and rare screenings. Harry Shearer, who saw the film in 1979, called it "\u00ab<\/span> "completely wrong.".<\/span> Others reacted<\/span> in the opposite way,<\/span> arguing that the film was indeed brilliant and dealt with a gruesome subject in a wonderful way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lewis himself had long wanted this film hidden, but before his death he gave a copy to the Library.<\/span> Congress<\/span> with a request not to show it until 2027. So maybe we'll see it one day. Just not yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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