ReelReveal #70

Its writer-director quit Mission: Impossible III and wrote this instead, pitching it as his own It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Michael Shannon was cast as one of three neo-Nazi brothers and fired for being rude to a costumer in a pre-production meeting; his replacement was cast within ten seconds of auditioning. Terrence Malick, of all people, later praised how well it juggled its plotlines.