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Originally posted by macallan25
I agree with what you say. Just wondering though, wasn't Passion of the Christ completely funded/produced/released by Mel Gibson? I thought I remember it causing so much of a problem that no production companies in Hollywood would take it on??
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He funded a little under half of the budget himself. I believe the reason why he had difficulties funding the movie was because he wanted full control of pretty much everything production wise. Potential investors wanted a less violent/bloody version, which didn't happen.