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Featured Blu-ray Review: Dances with Wolves. February 17th, 2011. Dances with Wolves is the third Blu-ray review for an Oscar winning movie I've done in a row, following Raging Bull and Thelma and Louise. This film earned the most Oscars, at seven, and was the biggest hit at the box office of the three.
Jun 8, 2020 · 23 Facts About 'Dances with Wolves'. Here's a look back at some of the facts, figures and stories behind the 1990 Oscar-winning film. In 1903, an outlaw bandit aimed his pistol at movie audiences ...
Before “Waterworld,” Kevin Costner’s biggest gamble was “Dances with Wolves.” That the film — which was released 25 years ago today — went on to win seven of the 12 Academy Awards it was nominated for, including best picture and best director for Costner, grossed more than $400 million worldwide and helped revitalize the Western on the big screen, is something of a Hollywood miracle.
- IT STARTED AS A NOVEL THAT NOBODY WANTED TO PUBLISH. Inspired by books he’d read about the Plains Indians, screenwriter Michael Blake (who died earlier this year) pitched Costner on the idea for Dances with Wolves.
- IT BECAME THE FILM THAT NO STUDIO WANTED TO FINANCE. Turned down by American studios, Costner looked abroad for help, eventually securing startup funds from a handful of foreign investors.
- COSTNER AND HIS SCREENWRITER HAD A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP. Before Blake began working on Dances with Wolves, Costner tried to get work for his friend by arranging numerous interviews with studio representatives.
- COSTNER TRIED TO FIND ANOTHER DIRECTOR BEFORE TAKING THE JOB HIMSELF. After deciding to go ahead with the project, Costner gave the script to three prominent directors (he won’t name names, unfortunately), hoping that one of them would be a good fit.
- IT STARTED AS A NOVEL THAT NOBODY WANTED TO PUBLISH. Inspired by books he’d read about the Plains Indians, screenwriter Michael Blake pitched Costner on the idea for Dances with Wolves.
- IT BECAME THE FILM THAT NO STUDIO WANTED TO FINANCE. Turned down by American studios, Costner looked abroad for help, eventually securing startup funds from a handful of foreign investors.
- COSTNER TRIED TO FIND ANOTHER DIRECTOR BEFORE TAKING THE JOB HIMSELF. After deciding to go ahead with the project, Costner gave the script to three prominent directors, hoping that one of them would be a good fit.
- A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER SERVED AS THE FILM’S DIALOGUE COACH. More than a quarter of Blake’s script had to be translated into the Sioux Lakota dialect.
Nov 21, 2015 · The Production. There's an old adage in Hollywood: never work with kids or animals. A novice director, Costner did both. He oversaw a production that included 3,500 buffalo, 300 horses, two wolves ...
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Domestic Opening $598,257. Budget $22,000,000. Earliest Release Date November 9, 1990 (Domestic) Running Time 3 hr 1 min. Genres Adventure Drama Western. IMDbPro See more details at IMDbPro.
