Low Tide Budget
The film was made with only a $150,000 budget, $50,000 less than they had anticipated. Lionsgate paid $2.5 million for the movie rights and another $8 million in marketing the film. Looks like it worked out!
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Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
The More You Know
- "Psycho" was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen.
- They designed E.T.'s face by combining Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg and a pug dog.
- Robert Ludlum, the creator of the Jason Bourne series, died while the first Bourne film was in post-production.
- Brad Pitt and Edward Norton actually learned how to make soap in Fight Club.