April, 1981. Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate was re-released into theaters off the initial disastrous release back in November, 1980. For the last two years, Cimino's western epic had been in the crosshairs of critics and Hollywood executives alike. Seemingly everyone wanted Cimino's head on a pike after Heaven's Gate fell flat upon it's initial November release. In due time, not only will Cimino's career be in free fall but with Heaven's Gate's failure also came another column tumbling down from the 'New Hollywood' era.
On the conclusion of our two part deep dive into Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate, host Liam Wolfe and the Matts get into the post-production process, Cimino's 5 hour original cut, "We Don't Do This Here!?", John Hurt being wasted, Heaven's Gate's original release, the dreadful critical reception and a brief analysis into the fall of "New Hollywood".
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