Brian De Palma and Al Pacino reunited for 1993’s Carlito’s Way – but it’d be a long journey to getting the film made. The story’s told in this episode. Brian De Palma’s 1993 movie Carlito’s Way was not a box office success. De Palma managed to predict the critical reaction to the film, reacted to ... Podcast | Carlito’s Way (1993), the film it took ten attempts to make
Brian De Palma and Al Pacino reunited for 1993’s Carlito’s Way – but it’d be a long journey to getting the film made. The story’s told in this episode.
Brian De Palma’s 1993 movie Carlito’s Way was not a box office success. De Palma managed to predict the critical reaction to the film, reacted to studio notes saying it was too long by making it longer, and had to retool the finale action sequence very late in the day.
Even getting it to filming was a challenge – and the option to the source books would be taken out ten different times before Carlito’s Way finally made it to production….!
The story is told in this episode. Please subscribe, leave nice reviews, and don’t annoy Benny Blanco from the Bronx…
