Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

With only 1.35 million in the budget, it’s surprising that this film ended up making $30 million in total. The 1998 crime drama was directed by Guy Ritchie but hasn’t made much of a lasting impact.

Steven Spielberg pops up for a cameo in Vanilla Sky wearing a Pre-Crime baseball cap.
The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life, are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.
In 1982, Spileberg’s kids classic stayed in the US top ten for ten months.
Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.

Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

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