Only a few days away from the beginning of principal photography, production company Filmways, Inc., who had promised to provide $15 million for the production, withdrew from the project, investing the money in Blow Out (1981) instead. In only a matter of a few days, producer Michael Deeley was able to broker a $22 million three-way deal with Tandem Pictures, the Ladd Company (through Warner Brothers) and Hong Kong producer Sir Run Run Shaw (Twentieth Century Fox, United Artists, and Universal Pictures all turned the project down). The Ladd Company provided $7.5 million and took domestic distribution rights. Sir Run Run Shaw also provided $7.5 million and took international distribution rights. Tandem Pictures provided $7 million and took ancillary distribution rights (television, home video, et cetera). Tandem also provided the completion guarantee on the proviso that if this movie went over its $22 million budget by 10% or more, they would pay for it, but they could assume complete artistic control of the project. Ultimately, this movie cost $28 million, and executive producers Jerry Perenchio and Bud Yorkin took over the project.
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