THE MOVIE POSTER FOR ”THE WAY WEST,” WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IN 1967. Image provided/United Artists
If you’ve never heard ”Harold Hecht’s ‘The Way West’” referenced as a legendary box-office bomb, that’s probably because of Michael Cimino.
Cimino’s epic testament to directorship run amok, a baroque five-and-a-half-hour Western picture titled ”Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate,” was probably the most colossal box-office bomb of all time. Nothing else has ever come close – not even ”Ishtar.” It…
