1999: The Podcast #066- 200 Cigarettes (A New Year’s Eve Special)
Opening CONFUSINGLY on February 26th on less than a thousand screens, 200 Cigarettes was the 143rd-highest grossing movie of the year, going on to make just shy of 7 million dollars on a 6 million dollar budget.
Directed by first-time director and accomplished casting director Risa Bramon Garcia, written by first-and-only time screenwriter Shana Larsen, and produced by first-time producer Betsy Beers, 200 Cigarettes was panned by critics shrugged off by audiences.
But over time, due in part to its compelling cast and 80s nostalgia, it developed a cult status of sorts.
And, well, it’s one of only a handful of New Year’s Eve films that exist, and since this is something of a bummer New Year’s, we thought, well, just as the characters bury their emotions in 200 cigarettes in the film, we’d do the same with 200 Cigarettes.
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