THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991) | Black Christmas, Part II

<p>After the success of LETHAL WEAPON, Shane Black became one of the most sought after screenwriters in Hollywood, while still in his mid-20s.</p> <p>He'd immediately be hired as the screenwriter for that film's sequel, but left the project before it came to completion, resulting in Black taking a two year sabbatical from screenwriting.</p> <p>When he did get back to writing, his next screenplay resulted in a bidding war, which ending with Black being paid a record-breaking $1.75 million for his script.</p> <p>The resulting film, Tony Scott's THE LAST BOY SCOUT, was a tumultuous shoot with star Bruce Willis and producer Joel Silver essentially hijacking the shoot. And it was followed by an even more tumultuous post-production process where no less than seven editors were brought in to try to salvage the miles and miles of footage shot.</p> <p>In this episode, we tell the story of how all of this came together. </p> <p>We're joined this week by our friend Myles Griffin of <a href='https://themoreyounerd.com/'>The More You Nerd</a> podcast!</p> <p>Support Charles Kibby on GoFundMe: <a href='https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/DfZ1C9rjrYFm3RVP0coGF5S?domain=gf.me'>https://gf.me/u/zadv9u</a></p> <p>BUY OUR NEW MERCH: <a href='http://cinemashock.threadless.com/'>http://cinemashock.threadless.com</a></p> <p>Coming Up:</p> <ul><li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-long-kiss-goodnight'>THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT</a> (1996)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/kiss-kiss-bang-bang'>KISS KISS BANG BANG</a> (2005)</p> </li> </ul> <p>Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.</p> <p>This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Hor