Hearts of Fire
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VHS cover of Hearts of Fire
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| Directed by | Richard Marquand |
| Produced by | Doug Harris Jennifer Miller Iain Smith |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
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Bob Dylan Rupert Everett Fiona Flanagan Suzanne Bertish |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Sean Barton |
| Distributed by | Lorimar Productions |
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95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
Hearts of Fire is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Bob Dylan, Fiona Flanagan (billed only as "Fiona") and Rupert Everett. The film was essentially a vehicle for Dylan based on his success as a rock musician. It received poor reviews, a limited theatrical release and was later written off by Dylan himself.
Originally written by Scott Richardson, the screenplay was rewritten by Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas because Lorimar Productions felt that Richardson was a "baby writer" and not experienced enough to take on the responsibility of a starring vehicle for a rock icon of Dylan's stature. Hearts of Fire is also regarded as the film that "killed Richard Marquand", who had directed Return of the Jedi and died of a stroke the same year.
The film was shot in Canada (Hamilton and Toronto) at the defunct Davenport Works of the Canadian General Electric Company and the United Kingdom (Southerndown and Coney Beach at Porthcawl). The film's concert scenes were shot at the Colston Hall in Bristol, and Camden, North London (UK). Concert scenes filmed at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Ontario
Hearts of Fire did extremely poorly in theaters. It was first released in the UK in 1987, being pulled from the theaters after approximately two weeks. As a result, the film was not even released to theaters in the United States, and was sent directly to video in 1990.Hearts of Fire was re-released once more on VHS by Warner Brothers on December 6, 1993.
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