Performed poorly at the box office. Film historians cite the transition into more visceral and psychological horror over the so-called "creature features" as an important reason for it's failure. Moviegoers wanted a new brand of terror, "and it was 38-year old William Friedkin that gave it to them with The Exorcist (1973), and not 70-year old Terence Fisher".
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The role of Branch Rickey was originally intended for Robert Redford.
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Kelley Jakle: the babysitter. Jakle is Branch Rickey's great-granddaughter.
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Howard Baldwin and wife Karen Elise Baldwin developed this project after Ray (2004). They commented on how hard it was to get an African-American bio pic made.
42 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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42 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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