Even the biggest flops in film history can become cult in retrospect. And when a directing legend warms up to the fiasco, the first step towards late fame has already been taken. This is what could happen to Lone Ranger, which failed tremendously at the box office. but still adored by Quentin Tarantino. The western is available to stream on Disney+.
On Disney+: A Western flop whose failure Quentin Tarantino can hardly believe
Lone Ranger revolves around the lawyer John Reid (Armie Hammer), who is the only one Survived an ambush by the brutal desperado Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner). After he is nursed back to health by the Comanche Tonto (Johnny Depp), they both plan their revenge.
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Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in Lone Ranger
The production of the western action film was plagued by problems. As Screen Rant describes, the film was At $225-250 million, it is far too expensive and was even postponed to reduce the budget. There was also criticism of Depp’s casting in an indigenous role. The death of a crew member marred filming (via The Hollywood Reporter).
When the film finally appeared in cinemas, it was panned by many critics who, among other things, were bothered by the script (via Metacritic). In the end, according to Screen Rant, the film made a loss of $240 million and is therefore considered Probably the biggest western flop in film history. Which doesn’t bother master director Quentin Tarantino one bit.
“The first 45 minutes are excellent“explained the filmmaker in conversation with Les Inrockuptibles, quoted from the Slashfilm. “The next 45 are a bit tiring. Then comes the train scene. Incomprehensible. Then I thought to myself: “Does everyone think the film is shit? Seriously?“
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