Together (1971 film)
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Together is a 1971 film directed by Sean S. Cunningham
. Cunningham's first film attracted Wes Craven
who wanted to be in the film business. This was Craven's first credit. Cunningham and Craven would later work on The Last House on the Left
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, Cunningham rented his first office and had a career in film now. He started collecting donations from family and friends who contributed $1,000 each in some cases. Cunningham said The Art of Marriage
was good but crummy and he wanted to make a better version of the film. Cunningham shot the film "Together" which was in some way a remake of "Marriage". After Together was shot Cunningham hired a struggling man Wes Craven
who needed a job and money and who was interested in being the film business. Cunningham was doing re-shoots for Together and hired Craven to synchronize the dailies from the 3 to 4 day re-shoot. After that Craven became assistant editor and him and Cunningham had to mix under conditions of no money. There was a scene in the film that consisted of Marilyn Chambers and a quote "very handsome" black man. The scene involved Chambers running a yellow flower down the man's penis. Hallmark Releasing had never seen a scene like that before and wanted to exploit it. Hallmark bought the film for $10,000.
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Sean S. Cunningham
Sean Sexton Cunningham is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for creating the Friday the 13th series of horror films, which introduced the fictional killer Jason Voorhees...
. Cunningham's first film attracted Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
who wanted to be in the film business. This was Craven's first credit. Cunningham and Craven would later work on The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham.The story is inspired by the 1960 Swedish film The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman, which in turn is based on the 13th century Swedish ballad "Töres döttrar i Wänge"...
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Production
With the $100,000 profit from The Art of MarriageThe Art of Marriage
The Art of Marriage is a 1970 American white coater. It was the cinematic directorial debut of Sean S. Cunningham.-Production:Sean Cunningham, a Broadway director, went into the film business in 1969. He gathered three crew members, and with a budget of $3,500, he shot The Art of Marriage. He said...
, Cunningham rented his first office and had a career in film now. He started collecting donations from family and friends who contributed $1,000 each in some cases. Cunningham said The Art of Marriage
The Art of Marriage
The Art of Marriage is a 1970 American white coater. It was the cinematic directorial debut of Sean S. Cunningham.-Production:Sean Cunningham, a Broadway director, went into the film business in 1969. He gathered three crew members, and with a budget of $3,500, he shot The Art of Marriage. He said...
was good but crummy and he wanted to make a better version of the film. Cunningham shot the film "Together" which was in some way a remake of "Marriage". After Together was shot Cunningham hired a struggling man Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
who needed a job and money and who was interested in being the film business. Cunningham was doing re-shoots for Together and hired Craven to synchronize the dailies from the 3 to 4 day re-shoot. After that Craven became assistant editor and him and Cunningham had to mix under conditions of no money. There was a scene in the film that consisted of Marilyn Chambers and a quote "very handsome" black man. The scene involved Chambers running a yellow flower down the man's penis. Hallmark Releasing had never seen a scene like that before and wanted to exploit it. Hallmark bought the film for $10,000.
Release
They placed ads in the papers about the film and the theater was flooded with people wanting to see it. The line was said to have gone all the way around the block. The film grossed a lot of money and it was another big film for Cunningham and the first hit that Craven worked on. Cunningham and Craven said to Hallmark that if they write them a check when Cunningham and Craven could think of another film to do. Cunningham was offered $90,000 by Hallmark to do a scary film and they would later go on to make The Last House on the LeftThe Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham.The story is inspired by the 1960 Swedish film The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman, which in turn is based on the 13th century Swedish ballad "Töres döttrar i Wänge"...
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