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TexasBushwhacker

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3. She fought for him to be cast

Reply to ratchiweenie (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 11:45 AM

Dec 2022

The studio wanted someone else. She even held up the first day of shooting! The studio gave in and thought it wasn't going to make any money anyway. Once it was done and they screened the final film, they knew they had a gem. They gave it a limited release in December to qualify for the Oscars, and a wide release in January. It ended up making $122M on a budget of $15M. 6 Oscar nominations and 3 wins!

Snap out of it!

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Love that movie. Nt spooky3 Dec 2022 #1

One of my all time favorites. Cher won best actress for her performance and she was great. ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #2

She fought for him to be cast TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #3

Yes, I loved both of them. So sweet and funny. ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #4

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