Bloodstone's production in India became a far more chaotic undertaking than its modest action-adventure premise suggested. Producer and screenwriter Nico Mastorakis had originally intended to direct the 1988 film himself, but was unable to travel to India and instead searched for a non-union action director. Dwight H. Little, who had recently made the action film Getting Even, was hired and arrived expecting to complete the picture on a 35-day schedule. The shoot, conducted primarily around Bangalore, continued for 78 days—more than twice the allotted time—creating the kind of schedule and budget crisis that could turn a small international production into a logistical nightmare.
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The 35-Day Shoot That Ballooned to 78 Days—and Ended in a Bitter Final-Cut Dispute
Bloodstone / 1980s
Bloodstone's production in India became a far more chaotic undertaking than its modest action-adventure premise suggested. Producer and screenwriter Nico Mastorakis had originally intended to direct the 1988 film himself, but was unable to travel to India and instead searched for a non-union action director. Dwight H. Little, who had recently made the action film Getting Even, was hired and arrived expecting to complete the picture on a 35-day schedule. The shoot, conducted primarily around Bangalore, continued for 78 days—more than twice the allotted time—creating the kind of schedule and budget crisis that could turn a small international production into a logistical nightmare.
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