A notorious box office bomb, Ishtar became the butt of countless jokes centered on Hollywood excess and failure. Made for $55 million (around $110 million today) Ishtar took in only $14.3 million in North American box office receipts. Despite three…
Created by Max Shulman, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ran from 1959 to 1963, and ushered in significant changes to the television landscape. Teens on television had generally been portrayed as doltish and irresponsible. Prior to The Many Loves…
Scripted by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. and directed by Warren Beatty, Dick Tracy got a lot of press prior to its 1990 release for its dynamic approach to filmmaking. The special effects were mind-boggling for the time and…