FILM 1673: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
TRIVIA: Buddy Ackerman's character
was inspired by real life movie mogul Joel Silver whom
Huang used to work for.
Director George Huang was
convinced to make this film by Robert Rodriguez. Huang used to work for Columbia Pictures, which
acquired the distribution rights for Rodriguez' film El Mariachi (1992)
in 1991. The two met and Huang shared some of his would-be movie stories with
Rodriguez, who - as documented in his memoir, "Rebel Without a Crew"
- told Huang that he should simply "go out and make a movie." As
such, Huang resigned from his position and set out to make this film.
'Michelle Forbes' said she got cast
in the film during a time when she was frustrated by the entertainment industry
and considering another career, feelings which fit perfectly with the nature of
the film.
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