The director of the film, Jeannot Szwarc, had just finished filming "Jaws 2", which was well-received at the box office. When he planned to film "Somewhere in Time", he was unanimously opposed by the company. In the end, he used his Jaws for the company's profit and The reason to bring the company out of the trough is to persuade the boss to invest in "returning the favor" to shoot this film. But the condition is that only half of the previous budget can be invested. Therefore, many staff members of the crew at that time, including actors, were low-paid or even volunteered to participate in filming.
Due to limited funds, the post-production costs can only be reduced as much as possible. The heroine Jane Seymour accidentally chatted with the director once, and recommended her friend John Barry for the soundtrack of the film. The director said that he could not afford it. My parents had just passed away, and they agreed immediately after reading the script. From this was born one of the most beautiful soundtracks of all time.
Christopher Reeve was in the hot period of "Superman" back then. Many scripts invited him to play, but he was very tempted by this script and chose this role with great contrast. Although his performance in this film was criticized by many film critics in the trial screening of the film that year, time has proved that this film is another of his classic masterpieces and moved countless people.
After Richard went back to the past, he scratched his face with the shaving tool he was not used to at that time. The old man (that is, the old man who said "weird") in the scene was the author of the original book "Bid Time Return". Richard Matheson.
During the performance, Elise temporarily changed her words and confessed to Richard who was offstage. During the actual shooting, there was no one in the audience, only the original author who arrived temporarily. Elise's confession moved him so much that he had to hurry up and give himself to himself. His wife called to calm herself down.
Reeve had just learned that he was a father while filming the scene where the hero and heroine ML had a picnic indoors.
In the end, when Richard traveled back to modern times through the coin, Elise quickly retreated into a black frame. The shot was taken before the invention of computer 3D animation and could only be processed by hand. Jane said that she was sitting there performing, and the staff brought the camera. Rewinding quickly, the crew quickly adjusted the set... In short, the scene was very chaotic and messy...
The film failed the test screening, the response was very bad, and it was not released to the public. In the end, it was broadcast on TV and then made into a video tape before it could be widely circulated. So the director said that TV saved Somewhere in Time.
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