Paying Pulp
The movie’s legacy lives on, and all based on an $8 million dollar budget. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson probably contributed to the high grossing. It won an Oscar for best original screenplay.
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Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
The More You Know
- Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.
- ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
- Tom Hanks helped pay for ‘Forrest Gump’
- While Titanic holds the record for consecutive weeks at the top spot (15), E.T. beats it by one in total weeks at Number One.