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=== 1960s ===

* ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]''. ''Casino Royale'' was the only [[Ian Fleming]] novel EON Productions failed to secure the rights to due to a bunch of legal issues, and it ended up with Charles Feldman. Unable to get EON onboard and do a straight movie, he turned it into an insane, psychedelic parody of spy films with an [[All-Star Cast]]. There were multiple directors, none of them working with a finished script but all working independently, and there were also [[Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup|numerous screenwriters]]. [[Peter Sellers]] argued with [[Orson Welles]], and the former was eventually fired ''despite playing the lead character''. Many of the other actors were brought in to make up for this, many of whom assume the 007 moniker at some point. The editor seemed to be instructed to put the film together in the most disjointed, nonsensical fashion possible. And [[The Agony Booth]] has recapped it [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Casino_Royale_1967.aspx here].

* ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]''. ''Casino Royale'' was the only [[Ian Fleming]] novel EON Productions failed to secure the rights to due to a bunch of legal issues, and it ended up with Charles Feldman. Unable to get EON onboard and do a straight movie, he turned it into an insane, psychedelic parody of spy films with an [[All-Star Cast]]. There were multiple directors, none of them working with a finished script but all working independently, and there were also [[Too Many Cooks Spoil the Soup|numerous screenwriters]]. [[Peter Sellers]] argued with [[Orson Welles]], and the former was eventually fired ''despite playing the lead character''. Many of the other actors were brought in to make up for this, many of whom assume the 007 moniker at some point. The editor seemed to be instructed to put the film together in the most disjointed, nonsensical fashion possible. And [[The Agony Booth]] has recapped it [https://web.archive.org/web/20160324010608/http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Casino_Royale_1967.aspx here].

* A few movies in the [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] series had minor cases of it: ''[[From Russia with Love]]'' had to undergo a [[Ridiculously-Fast Construction]] because the producers had already set a release date, and they had to face problems such a boat of cameras sinking into the Bosphorus and a helicopter falling into a lake (with the director inside!) while location scouting; and ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' had a few stuntmen accidents, and leading man George Lazenby had conflicts with the director and the producers.

* [[Jacques Tati]] envisioned ''Playtime'' as his [[Magnum Opus]], and for that [[Epic Movie|the film had to be somewhat more than ordinary]]. This grand social satire and ode to classic slapstick could not be done on any ordinary set. Rather, it required a set for which ''two full-size modernistic buildings'' had to be constructed on the outskirts of Paris, along with several smaller models, a full-size road, and its own working electrical system powered by a small plant. The development of the film would then necessitate numerous script rewrites and continuous maintenance of the set. Filming in itself lasted '''three years''', during which Tati had to take out numerous loans in order to continue production. In order to further accommodate his immense vision, the film was shot on 70mm film and edited for a stereophonic sound setup. These decisions would eventually cause difficulties in finding theatres that could properly screen the film. When the project was finally completed and released in 1967, it flopped pitifully. The official budget has gone unreported, but the failure of ''Playtime'' led Tati to file for bankruptcy and pay off the film's debts for the rest of his life. [[Vindicated by History|Fortunately the film's reputation has improved since its release and is now considered Tati's masterpiece.]]