Heavenss Gate - which destroyed United Artists.
I’m still reminded of that scene in the Howard Hughs movie where Hughs goes into a hanger where his mechanic/engineer/inventor is refining the steam powered car. Hugh’s said he’s cancelling the project and the guy says, “but we’re almost there! I’ve put condensers in the doors, trunk, etc. and we think it will work.
At which point Hughs grabs this huge wrench and says, “this is a buick” and proceeds to throw it at the running steam car in the room. Steam everywhere. “We just cooked the passengers. The project is cancelled.”
That movie needed a Hughs.
Note: All my quotes are strictly from decades old memory.
There’s was a book written about it. Changed Hollywood. they gave free reign to the director of the Deer Hunter because that had been such a huge hit. he rest is Hollywood history.