Welcome to movie Hell. I'm Rebecca Leib. I'm Jason Horton.

And this is Ghost Town. It has been called the most controversial motion picture of its time.

It is the most talked about and written about film of the decade.

Now, from the director of the Deer Hunter, United Artists

presents Michael Chiminos Heaven's Gate.

The story of Jim Avril.

He was born into the world of the rich and powerful, but his heart and dreams were with the people.

Heavens Gate. The story of a man's love for a woman,

for a people, for a land,

for a spirit that would never die.

Chris Christofferson in Michael Chiminos, Heavens Gate.

Michael Chiminos' 1980 movie Heaven's Gate forced United Artists into bankruptcy.

Wow, that good.

For context, United Artists has been around since 1919.

That's all.

Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford.

They just were like, you know,

Yeah, they were just like,

Yeah, they were just like, Yeah, they were just like, They're like, Heaven's Gate, bye.

Michael Chimano directed Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

with Clint Eastwood, Magnum Force, and the deer hunter, yeah, which is the thing that were like you can do whatever you want.

And that was something that was kind of happening in the 70s where it was like,

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