It was really badly received at the time. And got dreadful reviews in the UK. If I remember correctly...

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Its budget was $750,000 and it grossed $248 million.
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I still want to know how they managed to spend 750 thousand (and yeah I know about the websites and stuff, but they cost about 30p back then, hell companies like freenetname were giving them away :p )
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a good student film that somehow became a massive (s)hit
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