"Nobody sets out to make a bad movie" (1965)

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Director peddles cliches with a smirk
'Running Scared' is as bad as it gets
February 24, 2006

Having thought hard, if not all that long, about the ugly mess that is
"Running Scared," I have arrived at an extremely cynical conclusion.
Though there is an adage that says "No one ever sets out to make a bad
movie," director Wayne Kramer has not only done exactly that, he's looking to  rub
somebody's face in it.
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CHARLES CHAMPLIN.  Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles,
Calif.: Nov 8, 1965. p. C19 (1 page)
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He adds that, "The only thing I really have to offer is my experience,
whatever learning I've gotten from past mistakes. I think by now I can judge if
the public will want to see a picture. No one starts to make a bad movie. If you
 do or not depends on your judgement."
(Jack L. Warner--ed.)
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Los Angeles Times  (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Nov 17, 1965. p.
C15 (1 page)
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No one, says a Hollywood tag, sets out to make a bad movie; they just
happen.
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CHARLES CHAMPLIN. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.:
 Jul 9, 1967. p. C11 (1 page)
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The standard line is that nobody ever sets out to make a bad movie. And
that's always true, particularly if you go by a front office definition which
says a bad picture is one which doesn't make money and a good picture is one
which does.
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It can also be said that nobody sets out to make a disappointing film. But,
at a guess, a film critic could use "disappointing" about as often as any word
 in his lexicon.

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