Darth Payer
With only $11 million in the budget (admittedly pretty high in comparison to the rest of this list) it’s very impressive that this film made as much as it did. Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012.
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Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
The More You Know
- The many parts turned down by Sean Connery include roles in The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Indy IV and Blade Runner.
- Jim Caviezel was struck by lightening while he was on the cross in, Passion of the Christ.
- Buzz Lightyear's original name is Lunar Larry.
- Robert Ludlum, the creator of the Jason Bourne series, died while the first Bourne film was in post-production.