Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
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- 1h 20min
- Documentary
- Movie
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
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Award:
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Pierce Brosnan | ... |
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David Brown | ... |
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Charles Chaplin | ... |
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George Clooney | ... |
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Francis Ford Coppola | ... |
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Bill Couturié | ... |
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Danny DeVito | ... |
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Richard Dreyfuss | ... |
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Robert Evans | ... |
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Jodie Foster | ... |
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Morgan Freeman | ... |
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Brian Grazer | ... |
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Peter Guber | ... |
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Daryl Hannah | ... |
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Oliver Hardy | ... |
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Willard Huyck | ... |
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Gloria Katz | ... |
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Buster Keaton | ... |
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Sherry Lansing | ... |
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Stan Laurel | ... |
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Simone Mareuil | ... |
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Penny Marshall | ... |
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Steve McQueen | ... |
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Sydney Pollack | ... |
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Robert Redford | ... |
Johnny Hooker / Roy Hobbs / Denys (archiveFootage)
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Leo Rossi | ... |
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect (archiveFootage)
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Tom Rothman | ... |
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John Singleton | ... |
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Steven Spielberg | ... |
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David Strathairn | ... |
Edward R. Murrow (archiveFootage)
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Charlize Theron | ... |
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Rudolph Valentino | ... |
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Nia Vardalos | ... |
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Richard D. Zanuck | ... |
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J.J. Abrams | ... |
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Julie Andrews | ... |
Maria (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rosanna Arquette | ... |
Jody (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kevin Bacon | ... |
Jack Swigert (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ingrid Bergman | ... |
Alicia Huberman / Ilsa Lund (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Halle Berry | ... |
Jinx (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Humphrey Bogart | ... |
Rick Blaine (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ray Bolger | ... |
'Hunk' (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Timothy Bottoms | ... |
Sonny Crawford (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Marlon Brando | ... |
Don Vito Corleone (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jim Broadbent | ... |
Harold Zidler (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Clancy Brown | ... |
Captain Byron T. Hadley (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kate Capshaw | ... |
Willie Scott (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Glenn Close | ... |
Alex Forrest (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jennifer Connelly | ... |
Alicia Nash (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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John Corbett | ... |
Ian Miller (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kevin Costner | ... |
Lieutenant Dunbar / Robin of Locksley (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Russell Crowe | ... |
Capt. Jack Aubrey / John Nash (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Tom Cruise | ... |
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Geena Davis | ... |
C Dottie Hinson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Leonardo DiCaprio | ... |
Jack Dawson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Michael Douglas | ... |
Dan Gallagher (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Michael Clarke Duncan | ... |
John Coffey (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Clint Eastwood | ... |
Self / Bill Munny (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Joseph Fiennes | ... |
Will Shakespeare (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Laurence Fishburne | ... |
Jason 'Furious' Styles (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Harrison Ford | ... |
Indiana Jones (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Matthew Fox | ... |
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Judy Garland | ... |
Dorothy (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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George Gaynes | ... |
John Van Horne (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... |
Tré Styles (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ruth Gordon | ... |
Maude (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Cary Grant | ... |
Devlin / Roger Thornhill (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Melanie Griffith | ... |
Maria Ruskin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Alec Guinness | ... |
Col. Nicholson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bob Gunton | ... |
Warden Samuel Norton (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jack Haley | ... |
'Hickory' (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mark Hamill | ... |
Luke Skywalker (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Tom Hanks | ... |
Self / Sherman McCoy / Jimmy Dugan / Forrest Gump / Jim Lovell / Paul Edgecomb / Chuck Noland (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ethan Hawke | ... |
Jake (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Charlton Heston | ... |
Moses (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Dustin Hoffman | ... |
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Anthony Hopkins | ... |
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Tom Hulce | ... |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Samuel L. Jackson | ... |
Jules Winnfield (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ben Johnson | ... |
Sam the Lion (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gene Kelly | ... |
Don Lockwood (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Nicole Kidman | ... |
Satine (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bert Lahr | ... |
'Zeke' (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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John Leguizamo | ... |
Toulouse-Latrec (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Christopher Lloyd | ... |
Taber (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Loggia | ... |
MacMillan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Baz Luhrmann | ... |
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Madonna | ... |
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Andrea Martin | ... |
Aunt Vola (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Marsha Mason | ... |
Paula McFadden (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ewan McGregor | ... |
Christian (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kylie Minogue | ... |
The Green Fairy (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Frank Morgan | ... |
Professor Marvel (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Carrie-Anne Moss | ... |
Trinity (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Chris O'Donnell | ... |
Robin / Dick Grayson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rosie O'Donnell | ... |
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Peter O'Toole | ... |
Lawrence (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Haley Joel Osment | ... |
Cole Sear (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Al Pacino | ... |
Michael Corleone (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gwyneth Paltrow | ... |
Viola De Lesseps (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bill Paxton | ... |
Fred Haise (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rhea Perlman | ... |
Zinnia Wormwood (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Brad Pitt | ... |
Rusty Ryan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Randy Quaid | ... |
Lester Marlow (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ke Huy Quan | ... |
Short Round (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kathleen Quinlan | ... |
Marilyn Lovell (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Daniel Radcliffe | ... |
Harry Potter (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Christina Ricci | ... |
Selby (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Tim Robbins | ... |
Andy Dufresne (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Richard Roxburgh | ... |
The Duke (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Will Sampson | ... |
Chief Bromden (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Roy Scheider | ... |
Brody (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... |
Julius Benedict (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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George C. Scott | ... |
General George S. Patton Jr. (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Peter Sellers | ... |
Chance the Gardener / Dr. Strangelove (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Shaw | ... |
Quint (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Cybill Shepherd | ... |
Jacy Farrow (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Eric Stoltz | ... |
Lance (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Meryl Streep | ... |
Karen (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gloria Stuart | ... |
Old Rose (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mena Suvari | ... |
Angela Hayes (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jessica Tandy | ... |
Daisy Werthan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Audrey Tautou | ... |
Amélie Poulain (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Uma Thurman | ... |
Mia Wallace (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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John Travolta | ... |
Vincent Vega (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mark Wahlberg | ... |
Bobby Shatford (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Denzel Washington | ... |
Alonzo (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Orson Welles | ... |
Charles Foster Kane (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Frank Whaley | ... |
Brett (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bruce Willis | ... |
Dr. Malcolm Crowe (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kate Winslet | ... |
Rose DeWitt Bukater (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robin Wright | ... |
Jenny Curran (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Zemeckis | ... |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... |
Marylin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Bill Couturié |
Written by
Peter Bart | ... | (book "Boffo!: How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb") |
Peter Bart | ... | (screenplay) |
Bill Couturié | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Peter Bart | ... | executive producer |
Bill Couturié | ... | producer |
Alexis Ercoli | ... | associate producer |
Timothy M. Gray | ... | co-producer |
John Hoffman | ... | supervising producer |
Charlie Koones | ... | executive producer |
Sheila Nevins | ... | executive producer |
Anne Sandkuhler | ... | producer |
Music by
Todd Boekelheide |
Cinematography by
Stephen Lighthill |
Editing by
Mark Brewer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Pichler | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
James Jack | ... | sound recordist |
Jack Norflus | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Condiotti | ... | gaffer |
Kyle Klutz | ... | electrician |
Jacob Sauerbrey | ... | best boy electric |
Music Department
Leslie Ann Jones | ... | scoring |
Alex Lu | ... | score preparation |
Dann Thompson | ... | scoring engineer |
Deddy Tzur | ... | composer: additional music |
Additional Crew
Kevin Goddard | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- HBO Films (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2006) (United States) (tv)
- The Movie Network (TMN) (2006) (Canada) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Skywalker Sound (scoring)
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