Whilst it is true that this film was not a box office success, it may be unfair to blame the public completely for it. Paramount studios had agreed to bankroll this medium budget project, which was being filmed thousands of miles away in New Zealand. When the studio were presented with the final cut of it in the summer of 1983 they were concerned at some of the stylistic similarities with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (which had proven to be a huge hit for Paramount two years previously). During the summer of 1983 Steven Spielberg was already in pre-production with the Raiders sequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) with a view to it being Paramount's tent-pole release for the summer of 1984. Not wanting to have two old fashioned swashbuckling adventure films released within a year of each other for fear of effecting the advertising, publicity and box office potential of the Spielberg film (and remember Harrison Ford was a hugely popular star by this point whereas Tommy Lee Jones was practically unknown), Paramount Pictures decided to cut their losses and give this film only a small, relatively publicity free release, to meet contractual obligations. It was released in the fall of 1983 where it would go unnoticed, sandwiched between the likes of James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983) and the Clint Eastwood thriller Sudden Impact (1983). The Indiana Jones film was subsequently released just over half a year later where it was, unsurprisingly, a huge hit, earning back more than ten times its budget.
From Dusk Till Dawn - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Howard Berger: The trucker vampire that bites Sex Machine (Tom Savini) is the make-up supervisor.
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The franchise is titled "A Drink in Hell" in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Quentin Tarantino wrote the script as a way to showcase the talents of a special effects company called KNB. In return, KNB agreed to provide the special effects for the "ear scene" in Reservoir Dogs (1992) free of charge.
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