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* Tom Laughlin, the director/star of ''[[Billy Jack]]'', was able to win distribution rights back from the original company when he realized they were doing this. He then started one of the first examples of saturation advertising and made it a hit. |
* Tom Laughlin, the director/star of ''[[Billy Jack]]'', was able to win distribution rights back from the original company when he realized they were doing this. He then started one of the first examples of saturation advertising and made it a hit. |
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* [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' had only 117 prints made for the ''entire'' US distribution. Gilliam sourly noted at the time that minor arthouse films got 400 prints; the culprit was a regime change at [[Columbia Pictures]]. |
* [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' had only 117 prints made for the ''entire'' US distribution. Gilliam sourly noted at the time that minor arthouse films got 400 prints; the culprit was a regime change at [[Columbia Pictures]]. |
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* ''[[13|Thirteen]]'' is the theatrical example of this. It didn't have any television commercials, instead relying on a few print ads and internet videos. |
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* ''[[Delgo]]''. |
* ''[[Delgo]]''. |
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* ''[[Slither]]''. Universal hardly promoted the film despite its critical acclaim and later tried to blame the film's failure on the director for not making it more accessible. |
* ''[[Slither]]''. Universal hardly promoted the film despite its critical acclaim and later tried to blame the film's failure on the director for not making it more accessible. |
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