Tyler Sage

Tyler Sage lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. You can find his other work at tylersage.substack.com, and on Twitter at @tk_sage.

The film tried to follow up the success of its 1988 predecessor with only middling results.

'Bat Out of Hell' star sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Martial-arts romp was the last project released during his lifetime.

Show was one of the first U.S. programs to feature a predominantly Black cast.

First single off band's debut album fizzled before it became a classic.

A quartet of movies encapsulated the troubled air of the early 1970s.

The followup to 1976's 'King Kong' was an epic, if lovable, failure.

Famed Italian super-producer Dino De Laurentiis swung for the fences with this remake of the 1933 classic.

'King Kong' parody was sued out of existence after cutting too close to home.

Original cut of the Steve Martin / John Candy film was nearly four hours long.

The formula pioneered by Sylvester Stallone's breakthrough hit helped define popular filmmaking in the 1980s.

Some great things should never be messed with.