TheMadLurker17

TheMadLurker17 t1_iye8nm9 wrote

Alas Used Cars bombed initially. No studio wanted to greenlight Back to the Future at the time because of the poor box-office office showings of his films up to that point. Romancing the Stone's strong box-office is what got Back to the Future greenlit.

'The Movies that Made Us' episode on Back to the Future details this.

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