Carlito's Way, a film it took ten attempts to make
About this episode
This episode explores the challenges faced in the production of Brian De Palma's film Carlito's Way, including its box office performance and critical reception.
Brian De Palma's 1993 movie Carlito's Way was not a box office success. De Palma managed to predict the critical reaction to the film, reacted to studio notes saying it was too long by making it longer, and had to retool the finale action sequence very late in the day. Even getting it to filming was a challenge - and the option to the source books would be taken out ten different times before Carlito's Way finally made it to production....! The story is told in this episode. Please subscribe, leave nice reviews, and don't annoy Benny Blanco from the Bronx... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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