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Dec 4, 2022 · Before Star Wars: A New Hope dominated cinemas upon release in 1977, rival sci-fi adventure Damnation Alley was supposed to be 20th Century Fox's big blockbuster. Based loosely on a novel by Roger Zelazny, Damnation Alley starred George Peppard and Jan-Michael Vincent as survivors of World War III.
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Dec 19, 2022 · Damnation Alley was set to be 1977's big sci-fi blockbuster before Star Wars changed the game, but its fortunes may have been different had the original casting plan worked out. George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope suffered through a troubled production, and hopes weren't high about its box office potential.
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Nov 6, 2017 · DAMNATION ALLEY is one of those movies that was much, much better in concept than in execution. Released in theaters October 1977, the super-’70s flick had a cool title, a killer poster, a score by Jerry Goldsmith, a cast that included George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Winfield, Jackie Earle Haley, and Dominique Sanda — and the ...
Oct 2, 2016 · Wikipedia has some interesting information on the back ground for “Damnation Alley” — the radioactive skies effect actually took up 10 months of post-production, despite a final result that paled in comparison to “Star Wars.” It was a troubled production, and its story is interesting reading.
Jul 20, 2011 · By the end of ’77, the nation was still Star Wars crazy, while Damnation Alley quickly dropped down to the minor leagues of second-run theaters and block sales to cable.
The movie came out the same time as Star Wars by the same studio. Even though 20th Century Fox determined that Star Wars was going to be a flop and heavily promoted Damnation Alley, it was Damnation Alley that bombed at the box office and we all know how Star Wars turned out.
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Before Star Wars: A New Hope dominated cinemas upon release in 1977, rival sci-fi adventure Damnation Alley was supposed to be 20th Century Fox's big blockbuster. Based loosely on a novel by Roger Zelazny, Damnation Alley starred George Peppard and Jan-Michael Vincent as survivors of World War III. They travel across a devastated America in a ...
