THE LAST BOY SCOUT: Bruce Willis, Studio Chaos, and Shane Black’s $1.75M Script | Black Christmas

2020-12-10

After the success of LETHAL WEAPON, Shane Black became the hottest screenwriter in Hollywood. But with great hype comes even greater chaos. In this episode, we’re joined by Myles Griffin of The More You Nerd podcast to unpack the wild story behind THE LAST BOY SCOUT. From a record-setting spec sale to a production hijacked by Bruce Willis and Joel Silver, to a post-production process that saw seven editors try to wrestle the film into shape—it’s a miracle this movie made it to theaters at all. We trace the film’s troubled path from page to screen and explore how it became a cult classic in spite of itself. BUY OUR NEW MERCH: http://cinemashock.threadless.com

After the success of LETHAL WEAPON, Shane Black became the hottest screenwriter in Hollywood. But with great hype comes even greater chaos.

In this episode, we’re joined by Myles Griffin of The More You Nerd podcast to unpack the wild story behind THE LAST BOY SCOUT. From a record-setting spec sale to a production hijacked by Bruce Willis and Joel Silver, to a post-production process that saw seven editors try to wrestle the film into shape—it’s a miracle this movie made it to theaters at all.

We trace the film’s troubled path from page to screen and explore how it became a cult classic in spite of itself.

BUY OUR NEW MERCH: http://cinemashock.threadless.com

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