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80. Fun facts about that movie

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:24 PM

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Some of the movie was shot in Wallace, Idaho. A lot of small towns that have movies shot in them will brag about this. Wallace has completely disowned the movie. There's no "Heaven's Gate Museum" up there, but there sure is a brothel museum.

John Hurt, who has an important role in Heaven's Gate, got so tired of Cimino's screwing around he flew to London, starred in The Elephant Man and flew back to finish Heaven's Gate without anyone noticing.

When he finally showed his 5 hour 25 minute workprint to United Artists' executives he told them the workprint was about 15 minutes longer than the release print would be. They told him it was at least two hours longer than the release print would be.

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