Celebrity Death: Michael Cimino

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RIP Fugu
Jun 24, 2007
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The Hollywood Director who's rise to stardom was just as quick as his fall to gutter

First two films he directed were hits

- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
- The Deer Hunter (1978 , Won Best Director Academy Award)

Then he made Heaven's Gate one of the biggest box office disasters in history (Some say biggest box office disaster) and his career fell apart. Films was such a disaster it essentially killed careers of manyof United Artists executive board and lead to company's demise and sale

Three more box office bombs followed. Year of the Dragon (1985) , The Sicilian (1987) and Desperate Hours (1990)

Cimino would make only one more movie , Sunchaser (1996) which ended up a direct to video release

Many of his film projects after Heaven's gate never got past development stage
 

Jumptheshark

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he could have been great--but he went nuts

during heaven's gate

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later in life

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Do not now know who was crazier-this guy or Don Simpson
 
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Ol' Jase

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Deer Hunter is an all time great.

Year of the Dragon is very unheralded. A fantastic movie.

RIP.
 

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