Hearts of Fire

Hearts of Fire was a 1987 film starring Bob Dylan. Originally written by Scott Richardson, the screenplay was rewritten by Joe Eszterhas because the studio felt that Richardson was, in their eyes, a "baby writer" and not experienced enough to take on the responsibility of a starring vehicle for Dylan.

Related Topics:
1987 - Bob Dylan - Scott Richardson - Joe Eszterhas

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Dylan is rumored to have threatened a lawsuit to keep the resulting rewrite by Eszterhas from being made and it is also regarded as the film that "killed Richard Marquand".

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The film "tanked" in the theaters and only enjoyed a run of approximately two weeks.

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Bob Dylan in a recent interview reportedly only did this movie, quote, "For the money".

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